For those of you who have tried both, which do you prefer and why?
I recently purchased the NIK Collection, and I've already had Photomatix for several months now. I like Photomatix a lot because it does a great job of alignment, it has nice ghost control, and I like the many tone mapping options you can experiment with, though I'm far from proficient with it.
I've also heard good things about NIK HDR Efex Pro, but haven't had an opportunity to experiment with it yet. I do plan to try it as well, and ultimately will make my decision based off my own experience with both. However, I would still like to hear others' thoughts on these two HDR programs, in case there's some aspect of both/either that I haven't or won't discover myself. For example, does one do a better job of controlling the "haloing effect" between objects and sky?
I've read some comments here on this topic, and it may have been beat to death already, but time has a way of changing opinions.
Thanks!
I recently purchased the NIK Collection, and I've already had Photomatix for several months now. I like Photomatix a lot because it does a great job of alignment, it has nice ghost control, and I like the many tone mapping options you can experiment with, though I'm far from proficient with it.
I've also heard good things about NIK HDR Efex Pro, but haven't had an opportunity to experiment with it yet. I do plan to try it as well, and ultimately will make my decision based off my own experience with both. However, I would still like to hear others' thoughts on these two HDR programs, in case there's some aspect of both/either that I haven't or won't discover myself. For example, does one do a better job of controlling the "haloing effect" between objects and sky?
I've read some comments here on this topic, and it may have been beat to death already, but time has a way of changing opinions.
Thanks!