Join Richard Harrington for an in-depth discussion in this video The Tone Compressor workflow, part of Learning Photomatix Pro.
…There's a very subtle method for…tone compression called tone compressor, and essentially…it doesn't do some of the selective contrast that the other methods do.…But it does have a couple of technical benefits, mainly that it doesn't tend to…add much noise, and it avoids some…of the halos that are often considered problematic.…Let's see how it works.…So with the contrast optimizer here, or details enhancer,…you may notice that we have a bit of a glow.…Now of course there is the neon glow here, but…on those edges you tend to see some halo effects.…
Particularly there on the high contrast area.…And as you increase the strength, it only gets worse.…This is something that many people considered bad with…HDR, and it can be a bit over the top.…Let's chose the tone compressor method for a…second, and stick with the tone compressor presets.…We'll fit the image there and essentially there are three choices for presets.…I really like this for black and white photography.…It becomes very clean.…
But even with the photographic preset, it's quite nice.…
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- 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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