HDR PHOTOGRAPHY BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION
HDR Expose 3 and HDR Express 3 use powerful image alignment algorithms to create an HDR image from multiple exposures. The resulting 32-bit image is then ready to have its wide contrast range adjusted to fit into the contrast range of your output device. Unlike other HDR applications which “tone map” their 8-bit or 16-bit image into a useable range, our applications take all the valuable data in your HDR image and “dynamic range map” it into a file that retains naturally clear highlights, vibrant mid-tones and beautifully open shadows.
ADAPTIVE TONE MAPPING ALGORITHMS
Since the beginning of High Dynamic Range processing, HDR applications have been applying the same, one-size-fits-all, tone mapping curve to all HDR merged files. But your HDR images are not like everyone else’s and wouldn’t it be great if your HDR application could analyze each of your individual HDR images and apply just the right amount of tone mapping for the best image possible? Unified Color’s Adaptive Tone Mapping does just that.
DE-GHOSTING
“Ghosts” can appear in your merged HDR images by objects that move between the frames of your different bracketed exposures. HDR Expose 3’s new key frame based de-ghosting algorithms allow you to choose the bracket exposure you want to use to isolate the moving objects in your set. The result is the smart and accurate elimination of ghosts.
VIDEO TUTORIALS
We have also created extensive Video Tutorials. New tutorials are added regularly, please check the tutorials page for updates!
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HDR | |||
32 Bit Beyond RGB Color Editing | |||
HDR Brightness/Output Range Histogram | |||
Gamma - Brightness Control | |||
Adaptive Tone Mapping Technology | |||
Automatic Halo Elimination | |||
Auto Tome Mapping Presets | |||
Exposure Control | |||
Shadow and Highlight Recovery | |||
Color Neutral Black Point Adjustment | |||
Detail-Local Contrast Adjustment | |||
Zone Contrast Adjustment | |||
3rd Generation HDR Merge Auto Alignment & Deghosting | via Photoshop | ||
Manual Alignment & Deghosting | |||
Veiling Glare Correction | |||
EDITING & INTERFACE | |||
RGB/Bch Readout | |||
Display Brighness Setting | |||
32-bit Color Neutral Dodge & Burn | |||
White Balance | Simplified | ||
Multi-Channel Saturation Controls | |||
Selective Color Tuning-Brightness Controls | |||
Noise Removal | |||
Fixed/Free Rotate | via Photoshop | ||
Resize | via Photoshop | ||
Crop | via Photoshop | ||
WORKFLOW | |||
Pano Prep Batch Processing | |||
Batch Merge To HDR | via Photoshop | ||
Editable Recipes | |||
Aperture Merge & Edit Plugin | n/a | ||
Lightroom Merge & Export Plug-in | n/a | ||
Multiple Images Open At Once (Tabbed Document Interface) Text Text | n/a | ||
FILE MANAGEMENT | |||
Input File Types RAW, JPEG, TIFF, BEF | via Photoshop | ||
Input File Types Radience, OpenEXR | via Photoshop | ||
Includes .bef File Format Plug-in For Photoshop |