Okay folks,

Which is the better way to merge my pics in HDR via the Bridge or CS6 itself?



Thanks.


Tom

I have used photomatix for years and recommend it.
Photoshop is generally unrecommended for HDR.

However, HDR with external software is on the retreat, since now it can be done in camera.

Quote from: JPSDK on January 10, 2013, 22:27

I have used photomatix for years and recommend it.
Photoshop is generally unrecommended for HDR.

However, HDR with external software is on the retreat, since now it can be done in camera.

The problem using in camera HDR you are accepting what the software engineer thought what was proper. We have P on most of of cameras and I doubt you use that

Usually the software engineers know what they are doing, which is why I mostly photograph in jpg.
As for HDR, yes, I have done 1000 of them, even developed an invisible style. But now my new camera cannot bracket more then 3.
Then again it can fill the result into one file or it can step up to 3 stops between the shots and let me work the software. Or not.
So will I ever sit there with photomatix again for hours or will I rather let the camera do the work and put fancy sunrays into the image with a ps action?
I dont know, my new camera is new, and I have not tried the HDR or delight options yet.

I'm a HDR Efex Pro man, but more recently have been doing native 32bit editing in Lightroom. Even write a tutorial about it. For many purposes in stock, this is a neat way to get clean noise free results that look real.
http://www.warmpicture.com/blog/2012/12/22/working-with-32-bit-tiff-files-in-lightroom-4/

Steve