Photomatix Pro 6

Arrived spot on time this software does exactly what I want to do and is an excellent to my photo software library

Ive been using HDR software for years and have tried many many brands. Most of the ones out there wont let you adjust much, I love how much you can adjust here. I have never tried the Photoshop version but dont know how well it would be.

This is a great product.. easy to use, and one hell of a lot of fun!!

My ability to successfully do HDR processing was limited. I can only afford Photoshop CS2, and it isnt really great for HDR. It doesnt want to work in a psuedo-HDR mode unless its forced, and even then, it isnt as good as Photomatix. The tone mapping in Photomatix is really helpful in much of my processing. I havent gotten a great deal of experience with it yet, so I cant give it a five star rating........but I bet its that good.

I mainly use Adobe Lightroom 6, and find Photomatix a really good tone mapping and HDR software, it does exactly what I require. I am very happy with the results.

The C.D. arrived on time and in perfect condition. It came with the codes to register online and was obviousy new. The C.D. comes with a tutorial on it so the box is unneeded packaging.Saved 50% just to forego the box, thats a deal!

I do a lot of editing in the field and use a Mac Pro Book that came supplies with iPhoto. iPhoto is not bad when it works but with larger format shot it tends to shut down every 3-4 photos. The Apple Wizards have had three opportunities to resolve the problem; reloaded the program twice, tried to tweak it once and finally threw in the towel saying it had to be a program glitch and all they could do was report it. That was three years ago and Ive even uploaded every update they have and the problem persists. Id read that Aperture was really no better than iPhoto ... just more of the same so I sought a new solution.

Great underlying engine handles both Fusion (merging your photos into an in-memory HDR one that cannot be displayed on normal monitors), and, Tone-mapping (converting the above in-memory HDR image into a regular JPG or TIFF (8-bit or 16-bit) image). There are many options for controlling both sides of the above process(es), including lots of presets to get you started. The software also can handle RAW files (such as .CR2) as its input images, and HDRsoft seem to do a great job at keeping the software up-to-date for newer cameras. It handles my Canon 6Ds CR2 files flawlessly.

Most things these days dont come with a printed handbook and you are left to either print out a costly PDF or try to work out how to use it on screen. Hopeless if its software and you have to keep switching between screens.

Easy to install and work with. You dont need a degree, just have a go and see the results for yourself.