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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 307137" data-attributes="member: 9240">I mentioned this in your 365 thread.&nbsp; You'll need to reinstall the Nik Collection and it will give you options in both LR &amp; PS for invoking HDR Efex.&nbsp; Once reinstalled here's how to invoke them.In LR you highlight the images to merge in the Library module, and then either in the Edit menu or by right-clicking on one of them you choose Export-&gt;HDR Efex Pro 2.&nbsp; This will pop up the merge dialog window.&nbsp; One thing I always do before Exporting is go to the Develop module, arrow to the '0' image and apply Lens Correction and CA adjustments and use the spot removal tool (just them, nothing else).&nbsp; Then click the sync button and apply them to the other images in the chain.&nbsp; Then go back to the Library module and Export.In PS, you'll need to have the images open.&nbsp; The Nik/Google Toolbar should be there, so just click on the Merge option under HDR Efex, which will allow you to then add the images you want to merge from the open images (I usually just &quot;add all&quot; and then remove any if I have extra - though depending on the power of your computer the extra open images can slow you down).&nbsp; The rest should be as before.In both cases, when you're done, you'll either get a new Tiff or PSD (depending on how you have preferences set up) in your Library in LR, or as a new image in PS.&nbsp; I suspect your issue with tonemapping has to do with PS running in 16-bit color space when it came back from Nik.&nbsp; If you make that change within the program first (Image-&gt;Adjustments-&gt;8-bit) it shouldn't ask you to tone map.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 307137, member: 9240"] I mentioned this in your 365 thread. You'll need to reinstall the Nik Collection and it will give you options in both LR & PS for invoking HDR Efex. Once reinstalled here's how to invoke them. In LR you highlight the images to merge in the Library module, and then either in the Edit menu or by right-clicking on one of them you choose Export->HDR Efex Pro 2. This will pop up the merge dialog window. One thing I always do before Exporting is go to the Develop module, arrow to the '0' image and apply Lens Correction and CA adjustments and use the spot removal tool (just them, nothing else). Then click the sync button and apply them to the other images in the chain. Then go back to the Library module and Export. In PS, you'll need to have the images open. The Nik/Google Toolbar should be there, so just click on the Merge option under HDR Efex, which will allow you to then add the images you want to merge from the open images (I usually just "add all" and then remove any if I have extra - though depending on the power of your computer the extra open images can slow you down). The rest should be as before. In both cases, when you're done, you'll either get a new Tiff or PSD (depending on how you have preferences set up) in your Library in LR, or as a new image in PS. I suspect your issue with tonemapping has to do with PS running in 16-bit color space when it came back from Nik. If you make that change within the program first (Image->Adjustments->8-bit) it shouldn't ask you to tone map. [/QUOTE]

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