![]() The biggest change is their new compositing method known as the Quantum HDR Engine, which they describe is being ‘powered by AI’. Rather than wasting your time with an endless series of bad HDR editors, follow along with my review process and use the time you save for more photoshoots! Detailed Review of Aurora HDRĭespite the fact that only a year has passed since the release of the previous version, Aurora HDR 2019 has some great new additions. I’ve watched the technology mature and felt its growing pains as the software gradually became more and more popular – and even (eventually) user-friendly. Accessible HDR photography was in its very early stages then, as most people outside of science labs hadn’t even heard the term before. Hi, my name is Thomas Boldt, and I’ve been experimenting with HDR photography since I first got serious about digital photography over a decade ago. What I Don’t Like: Localized retouching a bit limited. Batch processing could be improved, and it would be nice to get a bit more control over the compositing process with layer-based editing, but these are fairly minor issues in an otherwise excellent program. New users will love the simple workflow, and users of Aurora’s previous versions will appreciate the tone mapping improvements provided by the Quantum HDR Engine. Many of the other dedicated HDR editors available are virtually unusable and produce terrible composites, but Aurora takes all the hassle out of the process. Once the tone mapped image is ready, making further adjustments is just as simple and intuitive as editing a typical RAW image.Īurora HDR is easily one of the best HDR software available today. Compositing is fast, even with automatic noise removal enabled across 5+ high-resolution source images. The new Quantum HDR Engine does an excellent job of automatically tone mapping your images, and automatic alignment and de-ghosting correct any camera or subject movement between your bracketed images. At time of writing there’s no free trial, only a 30 day money back guarantee, which makes Aurora HDR harder to recommend.Aurora HDR takes the complex process of HDR compositing and makes it extremely simple. The presets are pretty dramatic and spectacular, but can look over-processed. Other settings to tweak are: a creative LUT mapping option polarizing filter slider color toning dodge & burn and details enhancer. HDR Clarity works by adding localised midtone contrast to the specific areas in a shot, leaving other sections alone that don’t require a boost in clarity. It enhances the texture within an image without introducing noise or halos to the image. HDR Smart Structure works similarly and is powered by Artificial Intelligence. HDR Denoise will automatically recognise noise in a photograph and eliminate it without impacting the essential facets of the main subject. Fortunately, Aurora HDR addresses this through the use of HDR Denoise. One issue that is brought about by the use of HDR processing is excessive noise in shadows or midtones. The added benefit of using a plugin is that your workflow isn’t interrupted or changed and the organisation of libraries are faithfully maintained. But this simplicity is also a blessing in disguise for those less concerned with twiddling sliders. While plugins can contain the same complexity as standalone when it comes to control over settings, some are a little lacking. Those that work as plugins work by running through an existing software, such as Photoshop. As such, they commonly comprise multiple presets and plenty of settings to customise. ![]() Standalone HDR editors run irrespective of other image editing software installed on the device and often their only task is to process HDR images. Typically, they come in two flavours: standalone and as a plugin. The best HDR software will also give the user control to make adjustments so that the HDR effect can be as subtle or drastic as one likes. The software will typically align, blend, and add other imaging effects to provide the user with the best HDR option with the information it has. The next stage is to bring these bracketed images into editing software for processing. The technique involves keeping the camera steady while taking two or more photographs at differing exposure values in a bid to make up for this loss of dynamic range on the sensor this step is known as bracketing. That’s where High Dynamic Range, (HDR) photography comes in. ![]()
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