[HDR-photo] Color shift when converting to HDR with Photomatix

[Geraldine Joffre]

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:03:55 -0400, Jim Bell wrote
> I am converting single RAW files from my Canon Xti to HDR with 
> Photomatix in the 16bit mode. I get a large shift of the white 
> balance toward yellow. It looks like maybe Photomatix is not 
> interpreting the white balance in the metadata correctly. If I 
> convert a nicely exposed RAW file into an HDR and then look at the 
> original file vs the new HDR image, the result is always way too 
> much yellow in the HDR. Any thoughts?
Are you using a version earlier than 2.4 maybe? If yes, this may explain the
problem and upgrading should solve it. If not, then try to set the White
Balance to "Auto" instead of the default "As Shot". When converting a single
RAW into a pseudo-HDR image, the White Balance has to be set via the default
settings (under Preferences if you are on Mac, and "View->Default Option" if
you are on Windows).

Geraldine Joffre