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Photomatix Pro 4.2.1

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Extends dynamic range of digital photos/scanned films. Demo ($99)

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Photomatix Pro merges photographs taken at varying exposure levels into a single HDR image that reveals both highlight and shadow details, with options for automatically aligning hand-held photographs, removing ghosts, and reducing noise and chromatic aberrations. Merged images can then be adjusted by a range of options and settings to get the look that users want -- from natural-looking results using exposure fusion to painterly, surreal or ultra-realistic images using the tone mapping mode.

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What's New

Version 4.2.1:

Bug fixed: On Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, error message was popping up after having saved a processed image. Bug was introduced in v4.2.0.
Bug fixed: On Mac OS X 10.5, tone mapping a single JPEG or TIFF file made the application crash. Bug was introduced in v4.2.0.
Bug fixed: When exporting bracketed photos to Photomatix Pro via the Lightroom plugin with the "Automatically reimport into Lightroom library" option checked, a temporary file was not deleted.
Bug fixed: 32-bit HDR files saved as 32-bit Floating Point TIFF were displayed very overexposed when opened in Photoshop or Lightroom 4.1.

Version 4.2.1:

Bug fixed: On Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, error message was popping up after having saved a processed image. Bug was introduced in v4.2.0.
Bug fixed: On Mac OS X 10.5, tone mapping a single JPEG or TIFF file made the application crash. Bug was introduced in v4.2.0.
Bug fixed: When exporting bracketed photos to Photomatix Pro via the Lightroom plugin with the "Automatically more...

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later

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Photomatix Pro User Discussion (Write a Review)

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Kraftsims reviewed on 09 May 2012

I've used Photomatix for a while now. I have found it to be a great all around program for HDR. I found CS4 lacking terribly in that category, so Photomatix fit the bill. I purchased the primary program and the add on for Aperture to compare the two, not much difference really. I do find the stand alone to possibly be a little quicker and more robust, but not by much.

I would recommend this programs. Stable, has many options for retouching, getting rid of hues and glows, nice program overall.

[Version 4.2]

+12

Musselrock reviewed on 06 Jun 2011

I have used this application for about 2 years. At the time I bought it, Photomatix was unquestionably the best HDR application available - Much better than CS4s HDR implementation. Since then two products have appeared that challenge it, but seem no better than Photomatix to me. The developer has released several upgrades including a major version update at no additional cost.

While I now have CS5 with HDR Pro, I'm still using Photomatix for ease of use. I can arrive at the same end point in both CS5 and Photomatix, but much faster using Photomatix.

I intended to give it a 4 star review, but PorkPieHat's very unfair comment posted as a review has motivated me to make it 5 stars. I hope someone else who actually "uses" this application will join me

[Version 4.1Beta4]

-12

PorkPieHat reviewed on 04 Jun 2011

Dkosiur's comment below is unquestionably astroturf — a fawning review written by the developer but disguised to look like a real customer review.

Worse, the developer isn't even smart enough to write a bunch of other MacUpdate reviews for other apps so that when we click on his username to read his profile we don't immediately notice that the only review he's ever written here was the one above for Photomatix that's dated the same day as its last version was released!

But the real (retarded) evidence that this is Astroturf is that his review above uses extremely easy to identify marketing-speak FROM HIS OWN WEBSITE! That's pretty much the definition of an idiot. It's also the definition of a developer who deserves to be BOYCOTTED.

[Version 4.1Beta4]

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+354

Harristype replied on 05 Jun 2011

PorkPieHat, here's one of your own comments from another thread: "Peachtreecity, it's not a review, it's a comment, and all the gnashing of teeth here about a measly comment that the app is overpriced is bizarre. You people really need to find a hobby, a lover or something, and then climb out of my ass." So why don't you heed your own words and realize that your 1/2-star rating above is really a comment?

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Ben-Marko replied on 24 Jul 2011

Harristype is right. Stop trolling MacUpdate, pork. Your incredulity is boring and annoying at the same time.

Dkosiur reviewed on 28 Sep 2010

Version 4.0 has added at least one nice new feature that should prove very useful. Of note is the addition of a series of presets that are available via a scrolling window of thumbnails so you can get a quick idea of how your image may look before changing any parameters. Or use the preset as a starting point for your own explorations. And you can save any set of parameters as a preset which also creates its own thumbnail for the next time you use the program.

[Version 4.0]

+92

26cab40 reviewed on 01 Apr 2010

Great program, by far the easiest to use and produces great output.
However, no support for the likes of Sigma's raw format and a few outstanding glitches with others.

[Version 3.2.8b2]

+10

jan13 reviewed on 16 Sep 2009

EXCELLENT (!) PRODUCT with outstanding technical support !

[Version 3.2.3]

-3

DRAW commented on 09 Sep 2009

Hungs up during batch processing. Poor. (3.2.2.@ 10.6)

[Version 3.2.2]

+18

uncoy commented on 19 Jul 2009

Photomatix can make great images (unlike Hydra for example). But it's expensive and complicated. Bracketeer will generate great natural looking HDR for a fraction of the price. Far few bells and whistles, but I'm interested in results, not fiddling or fighting extreme presets.

[Version 3.2]

+10

jan13 reviewed on 13 Jul 2009

Great Program and the ONLY sugestion I may have is a better like Mac Interface, Better integration with LightRoom and Integration with Aperure ...

Otherwise I am very happy with it ...

[Version 3.2]

-6

JonnyG75 reviewed on 02 Dec 2008

I think the program shows great potential based on what other people have done and shown using this program but its not intuitive, i'm sorry to whoever said that. They need to explain more what is going on, what all the dials do. THe First image that comes out is always horrid, and needs massive adjustments, and i find myself pulling random levers til it looks ok. A good tutorial working through several "Case Studies" of several photos would be nice so i could really learn the programs features.

[Version 3.1.1]

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Zeus1 replied on 03 Dec 2008

@ JonnyG75:
You are right, Photomatix can be difficult for the novice. However, if You search the net You will find several good tuts on its use. Search for the blogs of "stuckincustoms" and "beforethecoffee". These photographers have made terrific tuts on HDR, more specifically HDR with Photomatix.

Furthermore, there are several recent textbooks on HDR by e.g. Christian Bloch, Ferrell McCollough, Michael Freeman.

On the other hand, the manual of Photomatix is rather good. If You read it (and reread it several times), You will understand the different possibilities of this software and how to use the myriad sliders.

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+41

Mutant replied on 17 Mar 2010

I found photomatix to be very difficult to use, and I consider myself an advanced amateur. I had to spend a crazy amount of time getting my HDR's to look right. If I wanted to spend that kind of time I'd just do it in photoshop.

Macman9000 had trouble on 28 Nov 2009

This version still has problems using Canon RAW files in "exposure fusion" where if you choose to align files, a fair bit of the image is cropped from the right hand side of the image, and if you choose not to align images (all shot from a tripod) the resulting merge has all images scattered. Very frustrating.

[Version 3.2.7Beta4]

JDar0 rated on 26 Jan 2012

[Version 4.1.3]

Lrlieber rated on 17 Jul 2011

[Version 4.1]

Downloads:61,750

Version Downloads:460

Type:Multimedia & Design : Image Editing

License:Demo

Date:24 May 2012

Platform:PPC / Intel

Price: $99.00

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