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Good upgrade - 16 bit would be excellent - Version: 1.0.2, 2/4/2008 12:00AM PST
Martin Turner--2008
The addition of Tiff as an output format is a good upgrade to this application.
It's still only 8 bit, and would benefit from 16 bit tiff, though.
It's still only 8 bit, and would benefit from 16 bit tiff, though.
Name? - Version: 1.0.2, 2/4/2008 12:00AM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
Tyaris Major
Just one note, not actually about the software itself...
The kids from Coding Monkeys originally called their product Hydra, but ran into legal issues, which resulted in it becoming SubEthaEdit. Unless the landscape has changed, I can see this happening to this Hydra as well.
http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18956&vid=114342&mode=info
The kids from Coding Monkeys originally called their product Hydra, but ran into legal issues, which resulted in it becoming SubEthaEdit. Unless the landscape has changed, I can see this happening to this Hydra as well.
http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18956&vid=114342&mode=info
Image combination for the rest of us 
- Version: 1.0.1, 1/22/2008 12:00AM PST
(4 of 4 users found this comment useful)
Martin Turner--2008
I tried it, I bought it.
Basically, this is lightning fast image combination. The results are nice, though they are only 8-bit JPEG, so it does not create true HDR images. Nonetheless, the results are impressive, and the matching algorithm is significantly better than competitors.
There is nowhere near the level of sophistication of the photomatix software, but, on the other hand, it runs about 60x faster (no, seriously).
If you're a serious photographer, and you only intend to own one kind of image combination software for HDR, then don't buy this one. Buy Photomatix instead.
On the other hand, if you're happy to own more than one tool for more than one kind of job, then this is superb for what it does.
And, if you're the kind of person that still uses iPhoto, you'll find this an absolute joy to use.
Basically, this is lightning fast image combination. The results are nice, though they are only 8-bit JPEG, so it does not create true HDR images. Nonetheless, the results are impressive, and the matching algorithm is significantly better than competitors.
There is nowhere near the level of sophistication of the photomatix software, but, on the other hand, it runs about 60x faster (no, seriously).
If you're a serious photographer, and you only intend to own one kind of image combination software for HDR, then don't buy this one. Buy Photomatix instead.
On the other hand, if you're happy to own more than one tool for more than one kind of job, then this is superb for what it does.
And, if you're the kind of person that still uses iPhoto, you'll find this an absolute joy to use.
