When it comes to Photomatix Pro, there are several different methods for you to use when merging HDR images. A brand new method for this version of Photomatix is called Tone Balancer. What is Tone Balancer and what can it be applied to? In this movie, author Richard Harrington explains the Tone Balancer method.
- One of the things I like best about Photomatix Pro…is that it has several different methods…for merging HDR images.…Rather than rely on just one technique,…it actually offers multiple choices.…And there's a brand-new one included…with version six of the software.…That method is called tone balancer,…and it's designed to give you…really realistic images.…It's well-suited for things like…real estate photography, and landscape photography.…Let's go ahead and close the dialog box here,…and give it a try.…
I'll click Browse and Load,…and navigate to a folder of images.…Inside of folder four, you'll find one…called tone balancer.…I've included both processed and raw.…I'll used the processed files here…that were optimized using Adobe Camera Raw.…In this case, we have a landscape photo,…and you can see the different brackets.…Now, with the moving waves, this is going to…create some interesting challenges here,…due to the fact of areas of high motion.…
Let's go ahead and select those, here.…And I'll choose load.…You'll see that it reads it in,…
Author
Richard Harrington
Updated
9/22/2017Released
3/3/2014This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. We're honored to host this material in our library.
- Loading bracketed photos
- Aligning source images
- Reducing noise and chromatic aberration
- Tone mapping with methods
- Fusing a single image or multiple images
- Removing color cast
- Automating with batch processing
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 36s
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Using the exercise files1m 8s
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1. Loading Bracketed Photos
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Loading from a folder3m 42s
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Loading from Lightroom7m 13s
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Loading from Bridge5m 22s
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When to load raw files3m 2s
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2. Preprocessing Images with Photomatix
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Aligning source images4m 5s
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Reducing noise2m 36s
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Working with single files2m 53s
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3. An Overview of Tone Mapping and the Exposure Fusion Workflow
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When to use Tone Mapping3m 15s
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When to use Exposure Fusion2m 48s
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Adjusting the preview window2m 35s
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Working with presets4m 52s
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Add finishing touches4m 48s
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Saving the image3m 45s
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4. Tone Mapping in Depth
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The Tone Compressor workflow3m 53s
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The black-and-white workflow5m 58s
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The tone balancer workflow6m 29s
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5. Exposure Fusion in Depth
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The Fusion/Natural workflow4m 31s
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Fusing multiple images4m 5s
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Fusing a single image2m 22s
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Comparing methods3m 14s
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6. Advanced Options to Solve Problems
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Removing color casts5m 15s
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Removing tough ghosts2m 54s
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Post-process in Photoshop5m 28s
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Using the Adjustment Brush3m 54s
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7. Post-Processing Your Image with Finishing Touches
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Sharpening the final image3m 45s
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Cropping the final image2m 8s
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Conclusion
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Final thoughts1m 4s
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