![]() ![]() We shall start with an image we took in Berlin – we did 7 different exposures of this image going from -3EV up to +3EV. So let’s do a quick test run of the software. On the right you have the preset overlay toggle and the layers and filters menu – we shall talk about them and what they include in a second but the last option on this bar is the upload which allows you to export or share your images quickly – more share options beyond Facebook and Twitter would probably be appreciated. Next, you have an interesting crop tool with all sorts of custom aspect ratio options – one thing which we found a bit odd is that you can only rotate the image 45 degrees to each side – this should probably be fixed to allow for full rotation. The history option is a bit strange and needs some more developing in our view – the best way to implement this option will be to allow you to control each change – keep/remove it or go back any number of steps in one go – this doesn’t seem possible at this point. It would be nice if there was a tool for comparing before and after just for the last change you made. On the same row, you also have an option to zoom in which also work with the mouse scroll as you would expect and two tools for comparing your edit to the original – the eye and the before/after tool which we actually prefer. We actually prefer Adobe’s method as it is implemented in Photoshop for example where you have different tabs inside the software for different images and maybe this is something worth changing in a future update of the software. Just below you have another row with a few options, including opening a new image, from what we understand (and we might be missing something here), this software can only work on a single HDR image at any given time (there is also no option to close the image and open a new one although you can open a new image and it will make the existing one disappear which is kind of strange), but you can open several instances of the software to work on a number of images simultaneously. Looking at the interface when you just open the software you are greeted with a pretty clean arrangement – you have all the basic menus on the top including file, edit, layers, filters, tools etc. ![]() We did a test with 5 RAW images and it took just over 1 min (7 images which is what we used into the video above took a bit more) to merge all of them together – this might actually be a slight improvement over what the software did when it was first released and we hope to see even better performance in the future. Powerful yet simple to learn and use – Aurora HDR 2018ĭo note that creating an HDR from several images does take a bit of time. Do note that you don’t have two use two or more images – you can just as easily work on a single image using the software although you won’t be getting any dynamic range boost this way. Instead, this will be our subjective look at what this piece of software can do, what it does well and where it might still need to improve.Īfter installing the software (we already had one major update by the way which is nice), you can either drag images onto the software or open it and choose images to open and create an HDR. This isn’t going to be a full tutorial or anything of that sort – Macphun (or actually SKYLUM now) has many great educational videos on their site which you might want to check out if this is what you are looking for. Let’s start by taking a look at the interface of the Aurora HDR software. The new Aurora HDR 2018 version is the first MAC and PC iteration of the software and it brings quite a few updates and improvements as well. Macphun, the company that makes the Aurora HDR and dozens of other photography related applications and software, was founded by two college students almost 10 years ago and for years it was mostly known for creating all sorts of award-winning Mac and iOS apps and software.Īurora HDR is part of a big move by the company to create a larger user base with PC software as well which made the company change its name and it will now be called SKYLUM. This is our first software review and what we are going to do is take a look at the interface, how it functions and demonstrate what this software does using a couple of images.īefore we go deeply into the software itself, let’s start with a quick background about the company behind Aurora HDR. ![]() Today we are going to take a look at a new HDR software called Aurora HDR. ![]()
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