Merge to HDR – How to make it work?

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Wolf_Eilers
Dec 2, 2008
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Merge to HDR worked once on the CS4 sample files but no more. Photoshop gets through the Merge to HDR dialog on the sample jpegs (or my own jpegs) but throws the following error when creating the HDR image:

Error 54: uncaught JavaScript exception: Error #.
Line: 168
-> throw err;

If Merge to HDR is chosen on DNG images from Lightroom 2.1 or Bridge CS4, Photoshop again gets to the Merge to HDR dialog but when creating the HDR images seems to throw it away with no resulting error. Photoshop just stares blankly with no images open.

And resetting the Photoshop preferences of course has no effect on this abnormal behaviour. Any ideas on how to make Merge to HDR functional?

(Needless to say Merge to HDR works okay on CS2.)

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Wolf_Eilers
Dec 3, 2008
Sigh … either no one uses HDR or the JavaScript error frightened everyone away.

I’d appreciate some clues as to why this feature does not work on my CS4 installation. It did work once (I’m sure of that.)
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Mathias_Vejerslev
Dec 3, 2008
Never seen this error, sorry. Works for me.
RB
Robert_Barnett
Dec 3, 2008
I do HDR just not with Photoshop. I use Photomatix from http://www.hdrsoft.com. I find by and large it does a better job and is more stable.

Robert
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harold_berm
Dec 3, 2008
I just tried it as I was curious. It’s not working here if I run the script and then browse to the files. If I have the files already open it works.

I’m having the very same issue with the "load files into stack" script. It appears to start but only results in one file, not a stack…nor a 32 bit merge of multiple files in the case of hdr.

In addition I’m having issues opening some 16 bit tiff files that load fine in CS3.

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Wolf_Eilers
Dec 4, 2008
Robert, thanks for the Photomatix tip. The Lightroom export plugin is particularly enticing …

Hmmm, why did I upgrade to CS4? No worries – the change from CS2 to CS4 is worth it. Masks linked to Smart Object. Love it.
RB
Robert_Barnett
Dec 4, 2008
Unfortunately, the HDR support in PS has never been great. It was enough to get people interested in the technology, but that was about it. Third party standalone options are much… more robust.

Robert

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