NO deghosting was used on the images, this will be a separate review! So each software was fed with almost 1 Gb of files to chew. Nikon D7000 + Samyang 8mm, 14bit RAW files, 5 photos with 5 EV brackets each -4/-2/0/+2/+4 EV, then generated 16 bit tif files, 5 Panoramas stitched for each exposure, 8000x4000 px, tifs each 183 Mb size. Processor: i7 | RAM: 24Gb, 1600 Mhz | SSD | Geforce GTX 660M 2Gb GDDR5 | Windows 7 圆4 If you don't want to go through all the photos and see directly the results, click HERE If I somehow manage to make my tests, I will add the results later. Why you don't see some other HDR products? Because either the trial/demo didn't allow to save in full resolution, or they couldn't handle that big files at all! These include Fhotoroom HDR, HDR Darkroom 2 Pro, Essential HDR, HDRShop. Picturenaut, Sns-HDR Pro, Oloneo PhotoEngine, Machinery HDR Effects, Luminance HDR (Qtpfsgui), HDR Projects Professional, FDR Tools Advanced, HDR Expose, Enfuse, easyHDR, Dynamic Photo HDR, HDR Darkroom 3 (), Photomatix List of HDR software products in the review in no particular order: So this is what everybody hates to see while editing panoramas: Nonetheless if your style is harsher or you want to convey a specific mood, you can always tonemap individual images and then stitch the panorama without "problems". Also I have to say that if you go crazy with sliders I am sure the results will be different (zenith problems and probably meeting ends mismatch). The purpose is to show what comes out without "too much" fiddling. Once again this review is not about the best result that one can get out of the product. The tonemapped/fused panoramas in the examples bellow come straight from the HDR software products and have NO further editing, from which ALL can benefit. This review is all about user experience, how easy it is to make a relatively natural looking tonemapped/fused panorama from several stitched panoramas with different exposures, exploring panoramic options where present, finding out what's new, see how well HDR products cope with BIG equirectangular images, how fast they are, do they have a problem with zenith, etc. This review is NOT about image quality and which software produces greatest results- everything can be adjusted further and more precisely! The results from the programs will vary A LOT, depending on my experience with them, which for this review in not crucial. IMPORTANT! This review is NOT about the scientific data done in debugging mode, it does not explore ALL modes in each software, which are numerous in every single one. WARNING! Heavy graphics! Please allow some time for the page to load! It’s been a long time since I have this on my mind, so here we go! Grab a cup of coffee or a beer and I hope you enjoy this read. I intend to write several reviews of HDR software products- this is the first one.
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