HDRsoft Releases Photomatix Light
By Matt J. Weiss, December 31, 2009 @ 11:20 AM (EST)
HDR photography has gained a lot of popularity recently and HDRsoft's Photomatix has been one of the top softwares for creating HDR photographs.
While HDR photography has not been as popular underwater as it has been on land, it certainly has been played around with. If you have wanted to try out Photomatix but it's been too expensive, HDRsoft has released Photomatix Light, which has limited features but costs only $39 while the Pro version will put you back almost $100.
Features of the Photomatix Light 1.0 include:
For a full comparison between the Light and Pro versions, a chart can be seen here.
While HDR photography has not been as popular underwater as it has been on land, it certainly has been played around with. If you have wanted to try out Photomatix but it's been too expensive, HDRsoft has released Photomatix Light, which has limited features but costs only $39 while the Pro version will put you back almost $100.
Features of the Photomatix Light 1.0 include:
- HDR processing from JPEG, TIFF, PSD and RAW files.
- Automatic alignment of bracketed photos.
- Reading of exposure information from Exif data.
- Two HDR processing methods: Exposure Fusion (for "natural" look) and Details Enhancer Tone Mapping (for more "surreal" look)
- Dialog with preview for adjusting the following settings:
- Exposure Fusion: Accentuation, Blending Point, Shadows, Color Saturation, Midtones contrast.
- Details Enhancer: Strength, Color Saturation, Smoothing, Luminosity, Microcontrast.
- HDR processed image can be saved as JPEG or 16-bit TIFF.
- Color managed display.
For a full comparison between the Light and Pro versions, a chart can be seen here.
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