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10/08/2006 12:45:28 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
As far as I can tell this function ought to be basic-editing legal (certainly if you compare it with CS2's shadow/highlight tool, which IS basic-editing legal), but I haven't confirmed this yet. |
Guess you're about to find out heheh. |
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10/08/2006 12:50:18 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
As far as I can tell this function ought to be basic-editing legal (certainly if you compare it with CS2's shadow/highlight tool, which IS basic-editing legal), but I haven't confirmed this yet. |
Guess you're about to find out heheh. |
NO, the Free Study was advanced editing, and that's the only time I've entered an HDR, tone-mapped image. It's definitely legal there. I will query SC on this topic soon, though :-)
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10/08/2006 12:53:31 AM · #28 |
| Robert, what HDR format did you use in your free study picture? Photoshop CS2? That is if you want to share ;-) |
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10/08/2006 01:08:24 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by philup:
Robert, what HDR format did you use in your free study picture? Photoshop CS2? That is if you want to share ;-) |
I don't have CS2. I use Photomatix Pro. My previous post, with the image and its original, describes loosely what I did. It's not even "really" an HDR image, because the original does not have an out-of-gamut range. Here's my processing notes for more detail:
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"Processed from RAW, HDR Tone Mapping on a single exposure
Relatively little PS work involved; Gradients (very slight) top & bottom, a little local dodging lower right rock and on waves, a little burning left abutment. A touch of color balance to remove a faint green tinge. NO hue/sat, No selective color :-)
Resize, USM, border, save for web."
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The interesting thing here is that very little photoshop work was required for this image. The tone mapping alone pretty much did the trick. I processed the RAW file to 16-bit TIFF, then opened it in Photomatix Pro and used the tone mapping tool on it, playing with the parameters until I had a good effect. I found it extraordinary how the foreground gradations, barely visible in the original but obvious to my eye when I shot, popped into prominence with the application of tone mapping. This is a pretty mild example, by the way; nothing was pushed to extremes, unlike some of the "experiments" I have posted lately.
Anyway, after tone mapping I saved it as an 8-bit TIFF and finished it in PS7 as described above, really not much work at all.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2006-10-08 01:09:00. |
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10/08/2006 01:57:37 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
I don't know... I haven't tried to use it. But it is listed as freeware, not a free trial. I'll let you know after I figure it out.
edit to add: I just tried it with two different images, (because I don't happen to have any bracketed images downloaded), just to see if it produced a watermark. I can happily say that it doesn't. I can get the link for you if you'd like. |
I just quickly tried it with 2 bracketed shots and got watermarks. It must like you better. :-) Pretty amazing how it works though. Thanks for the info everybody, I might have to work some overtime and get the real version.
Here's my measly attempt from 2 shots (unedited):
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10/08/2006 02:07:02 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Originally posted by kdsprog:
I don't know... I haven't tried to use it. But it is listed as freeware, not a free trial. I'll let you know after I figure it out.
edit to add: I just tried it with two different images, (because I don't happen to have any bracketed images downloaded), just to see if it produced a watermark. I can happily say that it doesn't. I can get the link for you if you'd like. |
I just quickly tried it with 2 bracketed shots and got watermarks. It must like you better. :-) Pretty amazing how it works though. Thanks for the info everybody, I might have to work some overtime and get the real version.
Here's my measly attempt from 2 shots (unedited):
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That's REALLY nice. If you use the "combine-average mode (first one on the list) you should get no watermark. That one works pretty well. Anything else will watermark.
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10/08/2006 02:12:48 AM · #32 |
| Ooh, thanks Robert! I'll give it a shot. I have a TON of bracketed shots from a trip this past week that I was going to manually combine, but this will make things a lot easier. Thanks for the help! |
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10/08/2006 05:47:52 AM · #33 |
2 other HDR pictures I am satisfied with:
and check this out please, HDR and night:
//www.blee-ree-eyed.com/artwork/index.htm#1
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