[HDR-photo] photomatix beta

[Bob Wise]

My workflow is batch mode followed by the tonemapping plug-in for  
photoshop CS2.
No TIFF or JPG required at all.

I do sometimes think that that preview I see in the tonemapping  
preview doesn't very closely
match the results I get after running it.

Am I missing a better workflow option? Is it better to use the  
standalone, go to Tiff, then go into PS from there?

I am a bit concerned that the pace of releases seems much higher on  
the standalone than on the plugin.
Might be okay if they are using the same engine underneath and when I  
download the latest standalone version the plugin uses
upgraded engine. Can someone on the list say for sure?

-Bob

On Mar 22, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Royce Howland wrote:

> Toni & Mike -- If you select a default output bit depth of 16-bit  
> in Photomatix View > Default Options > Tone Mapping, then TIFF will  
> be the default save file type as well. JPEG defaults when you are  
> using 8-bit output.
>
> I don't know what kind of workflow you are applying after saving  
> your tone mapped files. However if you're saving as TIFF, that  
> implies to me that you're doing at least some amount of further  
> post-processing in Photoshop or whatever. In that case you may  
> benefit from saving 16-bit from Photomatix, and only convert down  
> to 8-bit after all processing is complete. In particular this may  
> preserve more levels of detail in the shadow tones of your tone  
> mapped image, which you may find useful during any later tonal  
> adjustments and so on...
>
> Royce Howland
> Calgary, Alberta
>
> P.S. I know there's a bit of a grey zone between technique  
> discussion and support requests, but note that this list is not for  
> general Photomatix support or enhancement requests. For that  
> purpose use support at hdrsoft.com as directed on the Photomatix  
> support page:
> http://www.hdrsoft.com/support/index.html
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