HDR Efex Pro is a plug-in from Nik Software that works with Photoshop CS4 and…CS5, Lightroom, and Aperture.…I like it for a few reasons.…It's very well-integrated with Photoshop or whatever host application you're using.…It offers great results in terms of image quality, and it has the best interface…and controls of all three of the HDR tools that we're looking at here.…You can download a free trial of the software from the Nik web site and as…we did with Photoshop and Photomatix, we're going to merge the same three…images that we merged before, but this time using HDR Efex, so you can see what it offers.…
Again, there are a number of ways of getting images into HDR Efex.…The easiest though I think is to start in Bridge.…And the reason I like starting in Bridge for all these things is because I've…got a nice view of the images that I want to work with, I can tell exactly where…the bracketed sets are, and I can easily select them in here.…Getting images into HDRsoft is a little bit hidden in Bridge.…
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Released
7/22/2011- Understanding how the image sensor detects shadows
- Capturing a broader dynamic range
- Knowing when to use HDR
- Finding good HDR subject matter
- Using gradient masks to improve dynamic range
- Merging in Photoshop and processing elsewhere
- Dealing with ghosting
- Reducing noise and correcting chromatic aberrations
- Handling HDR images that seem flat
- Combining HDR and LDR (low dynamic range)
- Selective editing with HDR Efex Pro
- Creating panoramic HDR images
- Creating an HDR time lapse
Skill Level Intermediate
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1. Introduction
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Welcome1m 56s
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Using the exercise files2m 9s
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2. What Is HDR?
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Dynamic range defined4m 31s
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Understanding bit depth3m 37s
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Image sensor and shadows2m 38s
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HDR shooting and processing4m 40s
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Single-shot HDR2m 43s
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When to use HDR2m 50s
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3. Shooting and Organizing HDR
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Finding HDR subject matter4m 38s
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Shooting HDR9m 45s
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Workflow and organization5m 36s
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4. Expanding Dynamic Range Through Masking
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More dynamic range masking8m 57s
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Masking with brushes4m 59s
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5. Processing Multi-Shot HDR Images in Photoshop CS5
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Creating an HDR in HDR Efex11m 47s
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Ghosting and Photoshop2m 51s
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Ghosting and HDR Efex2m 47s
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Ghosting and Photomatix6m 36s
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Batch processing in Photomatix10m 51s
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6. Additional Retouching and Finishing
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Finishing an image8m 42s
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Combining HDR and LDR23m 3s
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HDR that doesn't look like HDR12m 41s
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Black-and-white HDR12m 39s
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Panoramic HDR12m 3s
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HDR time lapse4m 24s
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Processing the trestle image10m 1s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye37s
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