HDRtist.. Has anyone used it?

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WhiteLight

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HDRtist is a free HDR software... for the Mac.. sorry PC users (i don't think you are loosing out on much though)
Funnily, all you need to do is load the pics, choose the strength of 'HDRing' and you are done.
No complicated sliders and stuff.. just a click of a button.
Can be used for single or multiple exposures.

Am guessing after trying Photomatix & HDR Efex i may be feeling it to be 'light', but there are a lot of users, beginners especially who may find this program fitting their needs..
and the best part is that it's totally free
 
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Ironwood

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I downloaded it a couple of months ago.
I wasn't overwhelmed by the results I got with it, but a couple of pics I ran through it did seem to improve them, but not always the case though.
​It is quick and easy to use, definitely worth a try, doesnt cost much.
 
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BackdoorArts

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I might take a look at it, but I find that for HDR work the best results require moving the sliders and whatnot, otherwise it's more like a high tech version of Instagram filtering. Not saying this is that way, but just from the comments I'm thinking it's like using a preset in HDR Efex Pro 2 and then clicking save - it'll be good, but probably not as good as it could be. But what do you want for free, right?

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Just watched the video. Seems to be a single preset with fixed variations for tone mapping as you sweep across the "strength" slider. Nothing fancy, and nothing you couldn't do in Photoshop - or even Elements or Lightroom with the single photo stuff. Neat to play with if you've never done HDR before, but I'll pass.
 
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WhiteLight

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BackdoorHippie said:
I might take a look at it, but I find that for HDR work the best results require moving the sliders and whatnot, otherwise it's more like a high tech version of Instagram filtering. Not saying this is that way, but just from the comments I'm thinking it's like using a preset in HDR Efex Pro 2 and then clicking save - it'll be good, but probably not as good as it could be. But what do you want for free, right?

(edit - flash forward 2 minutes)

Just watched the video. Seems to be a single preset with fixed variations for tone mapping as you sweep across the "strength" slider. Nothing fancy, and nothing you couldn't do in Photoshop - or even Elements or Lightroom with the single photo stuff. Neat to play with if you've never done HDR before, but I'll pass.
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Yep.. It's as simple as simple can be :)
Definitely if you've used the more powerful programs, this wouldn't impress
 
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BackdoorArts

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WhiteLight said:
Yep.. It's as simple as simple can be :)
Definitely if you've used the more powerful programs, this wouldn't impress
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It's really just a single filter with the ability to merge multiple images. Nice, and definitely worth more than what you pay for it. But I see it as more of a filter program than anything true HDR. As soon as you try anything else I doubt you'd use it again.
 
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