Question about merge to hdr

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Luis ORTEGA
Mar 3, 2010
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Can anyone with some experience using this feature in Photoshop please offer some advice on how it works?
Once the hdr merge is created, how should it be processed and printed to get the most out of it?
Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?
Thanks for any advice.

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Mike Russell
Mar 3, 2010
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

Can anyone with some experience using this feature in Photoshop please offer some advice on how it works?
Once the hdr merge is created, how should it be processed and printed to get the most out of it?
Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?
Thanks for any advice.

I found merge to HDR to be unsatisfactory as a way of doing HDR images. There are a variety of HDR programs out there. Here are a couple of comparison reviews of various HDR programs
http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf
http://www.hdrsoft.com/images/cs2/comparison.html
http://captainkimo.com/hdr-comparison

Photomatix is probably the most popular of all the HDR programs, and I was able to get good results in my brief experiments.

If you like to read academia, here’s an interesting PDF about HDR theory: http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf

Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com
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Mike Russell
Mar 3, 2010
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?

This is an interesting question that I have not seen anyone address. There is a workflow, called the Picture Postcard Workflow or PPW for short, promoted by Dan Margulis, that might be useful in this regard.

Dan’s technique uses layers, curves, masks, and layer modes to combine color and detail from multiple channels – the same should be possible for multiple images similar to those intended for HDR.

I would not recommend erasing in general.

Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com
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Luis ORTEGA
Mar 3, 2010
On 03/03/2010 21:57, Mike Russell wrote:
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

Can anyone with some experience using this feature in Photoshop please offer some advice on how it works?
Once the hdr merge is created, how should it be processed and printed to get the most out of it?
Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?
Thanks for any advice.

I found merge to HDR to be unsatisfactory as a way of doing HDR images. There are a variety of HDR programs out there. Here are a couple of comparison reviews of various HDR programs
http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf
http://www.hdrsoft.com/images/cs2/comparison.html
http://captainkimo.com/hdr-comparison

Photomatix is probably the most popular of all the HDR programs, and I was able to get good results in my brief experiments.

If you like to read academia, here’s an interesting PDF about HDR theory: http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf

Thanks.
At this point, I’m not prepared to spend money on another program for it, so I’d like to see how to use Photoshop for hdr.
I’m thinking that the basic manual route of blending several exposures may be the best way to use Photoshop for hdr.
I read that one problem is that you can’t even see the effects on the monitor when you use some true hdr programs because it goes beyond the ability of the monitor to see the effects, but I found this confusing because how else can you determine what looks good?
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Mike Russell
Mar 3, 2010
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:19:48 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

On 03/03/2010 21:57, Mike Russell wrote:
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

Can anyone with some experience using this feature in Photoshop please offer some advice on how it works?
Once the hdr merge is created, how should it be processed and printed to get the most out of it?
Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?
Thanks for any advice.

I found merge to HDR to be unsatisfactory as a way of doing HDR images. There are a variety of HDR programs out there. Here are a couple of comparison reviews of various HDR programs
http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf
http://www.hdrsoft.com/images/cs2/comparison.html
http://captainkimo.com/hdr-comparison

Photomatix is probably the most popular of all the HDR programs, and I was able to get good results in my brief experiments.

If you like to read academia, here’s an interesting PDF about HDR theory: http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf

Thanks.
At this point, I’m not prepared to spend money on another program for it, so I’d like to see how to use Photoshop for hdr.
I’m thinking that the basic manual route of blending several exposures may be the best way to use Photoshop for hdr.

Most of these HDR programs, including Photomatix have free versions that are fun to play around with. So you can try your hand at matching the third party products using Photoshop.

I read that one problem is that you can’t even see the effects on the monitor when you use some true hdr programs because it goes beyond the ability of the monitor to see the effects, but I found this confusing because how else can you determine what looks good?

You are confused only because you’re using common sense, and others, apparently, are not. 🙂

Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com
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On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:19:48 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

On 03/03/2010 21:57, Mike Russell wrote:
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000, Surfer Joe wrote:

Can anyone with some experience using this feature in Photoshop please offer some advice on how it works?
Once the hdr merge is created, how should it be processed and printed to
get the most out of it?
Is it better to use layers and erasing and blending rather that the merge to hdr command?
Thanks for any advice.

I found merge to HDR to be unsatisfactory as a way of doing HDR images. There are a variety of HDR programs out there. Here are a couple of comparison reviews of various HDR programs
http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf
http://www.hdrsoft.com/images/cs2/comparison.html
http://captainkimo.com/hdr-comparison

Photomatix is probably the most popular of all the HDR programs, and I was
able to get good results in my brief experiments.

If you like to read academia, here’s an interesting PDF about HDR theory:
http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/icam/pub/hdr_CIC11_sm.pdf

Thanks.
At this point, I’m not prepared to spend money on another program for it, so I’d like to see how to use Photoshop for hdr.
I’m thinking that the basic manual route of blending several exposures may be the best way to use Photoshop for hdr.

Most of these HDR programs, including Photomatix have free versions that are fun to play around with. So you can try your hand at matching the third party products using Photoshop.

I read that one problem is that you can’t even see the effects on the monitor when you use some true hdr programs because it goes beyond the ability of the monitor to see the effects, but I found this confusing because how else can you determine what looks good?

You are confused only because you’re using common sense, and others, apparently, are not. 🙂

Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com

Joe,

I use both Photomatix Pro and CS4.
When I need to prepare HDR quickly and easily I use Photomatix, if I need well prepared picture for my customer I use CS4. I prefer to work with layers than hdr command.
I don’t think that Photomatix or other hdr application are necessary, you can make great hdrs using CS layers or hdr command.

Regards,
Martin
http://www.gorgolewski.pl

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