Photomatrix Pro Help Please - DPChallenge Forums

04/16/2007 10:14:28 PM · #1

I just bought it tonight. I have no clue what my user name would be or if I even have one for starters. Then with or without a user name my key code won't work. Did anyone else have this problem? Tips? Tricks?

_eug

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

04/16/2007 10:27:39 PM · #2

It'd be the email address you registered with, I think.

ETA: I'd be able to tell you for certain, if I hadn't lost all my emails over the weekend. 5 years of software registration info. POOF!

Message edited by author 2007-04-16 22:29:52.

danheacock

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/16/2007 10:31:03 PM · #3

As far as tips and tricks, here's a very comprehensive guide to HDR in general as well as Photomatix Pro:

//www.naturescapes.net/072006/rh0706_1.htm

Hope that helps.

04/16/2007 10:36:34 PM · #4

OUCH eug!! I tried the email address I used and that didn't work :( Thank you for the link danheacock! If I could get the darn paid for version open I'd have more fun. I've been using the trial for over a month now and finally decided to buy it. Now I can't get it registered trying everything I know and all their suggestions too. Of course their "quick and prompt support" hasn't responded in over an hour now.

04/16/2007 10:46:17 PM · #5

Update! I had version 2.3 something and needed to get version 2.4 .. it is now working properly! Thanks to those that responded!

_eug

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

04/16/2007 11:00:08 PM · #6

Woohoo!

04/16/2007 11:03:06 PM · #7

Quick question, will it (single image tonemap) work with jpg? or just RAW??

_eug

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

04/16/2007 11:07:50 PM · #8

Originally posted by jackal9:

Quick question, will it (single image tonemap) work with jpg? or just RAW??

Correct me if I'm wrong, but jpg out of camera are 8 bit, right? Single image tone mapping works because RAW stores 12 bits but discards 4 to generate an 8 bit jpg. You're just recapturing those extra bits.

04/16/2007 11:21:20 PM · #9

Originally posted by _eug:

Originally posted by jackal9:
Quick question, will it (single image tonemap) work with jpg? or just RAW??

Correct me if I'm wrong, but jpg out of camera are 8 bit, right? Single image tone mapping works because RAW stores 12 bits but discards 4 to generate an 8 bit jpg. You're just recapturing those extra bits.

I have NO idea, I ask because a few people on here have stated in the past that they had tonemapped a single jpg image, but when I try it all I find is an option for RAW, just thought maybe I was missing something.

04/16/2007 11:51:02 PM · #10

It will work on a single 8 bit jpg too

Originally posted by _eug:

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

04/16/2007 11:56:18 PM · #11

Originally posted by mystopia:

It will work on a single 8 bit jpg too

Originally posted by _eug:

Originally posted by jackal9:
Quick question, will it (single image tonemap) work with jpg? or just RAW??

Correct me if I'm wrong, but jpg out of camera are 8 bit, right? Single image tone mapping works because RAW stores 12 bits but discards 4 to generate an 8 bit jpg. You're just recapturing those extra bits.

The Photoshop plugin that comes with it only supports 16 bit though.

04/17/2007 12:02:20 AM · #12

I bought the stand alone .. the PS plugin is cheaper .. but doesn't do it all so I opted for the stand alone (Pro)

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/17/2007 12:46:35 AM · #13

Originally posted by mystopia:

I bought the stand alone .. the PS plugin is cheaper .. but doesn't do it all so I opted for the stand alone (Pro)

Okay, cool, I have the trial version at this time and am not finding where or how to tone map a jpg, what am I missing? I have PS 7 so plug in is not an option for me anyway, I guess .

TJinGuy

Nikon Coolpix 2100

04/17/2007 01:13:33 AM · #14

Originally posted by jackal9:

Originally posted by mystopia:
I bought the stand alone .. the PS plugin is cheaper .. but doesn't do it all so I opted for the stand alone (Pro)

Okay, cool, I have the trial version at this time and am not finding where or how to tone map a jpg, what am I missing? I have PS 7 so plug in is not an option for me anyway, I guess .

You can not tone map a jpg by itself. You must create an HDR or use a raw file.

04/17/2007 01:16:37 AM · #15

Originally posted by TJinGuy:

Originally posted by jackal9:

Originally posted by mystopia:
I bought the stand alone .. the PS plugin is cheaper .. but doesn't do it all so I opted for the stand alone (Pro)

Okay, cool, I have the trial version at this time and am not finding where or how to tone map a jpg, what am I missing? I have PS 7 so plug in is not an option for me anyway, I guess .

You can not tone map a jpg by itself. You must create an HDR or use a raw file.

So, it has to be shot in RAW to begin with? or can it be converted?

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/17/2007 10:20:29 AM · #16

Open your .jpg with Photomatrix, click on HDR and then click Generate. Once that is done go back to HDR and click Tone Mapping and make the adjustments you want to the photo.

TJinGuy

Nikon Coolpix 2100

04/17/2007 10:28:34 AM · #17

Originally posted by mystopia:

Open your .jpg with Photomatrix, click on HDR and then click Generate. Once that is done go back to HDR and click Tone Mapping and make the adjustments you want to the photo.

You must have at lest 2 files to use generate. He only has one.

PhotomatixPro, from the best of my knowledge, will do nothing with a single jpg. You either need a few stepped exposures of the same exact subject (in jpg or raw) or a raw file.

04/17/2007 10:35:30 AM · #18

oops

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 10:36:34.