As a result, fine tuning with Aurora’s sliders takes more trial and error and time. Aurora’s were 25mm, or well under half the width. By my observations, the slider controls in Photomatix were 57mm wide. To compare Photomatix with Aurora, I did a “highly scientific” comparison with a cheap plastic ruler on the screen of my 24-inch monitor. Trying to move a slider just a point or two on a 1-100 range is impossible. You make a tiny move with your mouse (or Wacom pen) and you’ve vastly changed the look. My biggest gripe with Aurora is that the effects sliders (which control nearly everything in the program) are too narrow for fine control. It’s not a big problem, but it’s just weird. I think this is the only photo editor I’ve seen that doesn’t allow you to close one image before opening another. If you imported the images from Lightroom, you can’t open a new image without returning to Lightroom. You work on a photo and export it, but you can’t close the image without either quitting or importing a new image. Oddly, Aurora doesn’t have a close command or a document close box. In contrast, Photomatix allows you to export merged 32-bit HDR files in several formats, including TIFF-32 which imports into Aurora. Those are probably enough choices for most photographers unless you want to exchange actual 32-bit HDR files with other editors (which appears to be impossible now). Now you can export to JPEG, JPEG-2000, TIFF, PNG, Photoshop, and PDF in both 8-bit and 16-bit color. In order to open an Aurora file in any other program (say, Photoshop) you change the format by using the export command. (This makes some sense with Aurora’s use of layers and other editing features not in most other HDR software.) It saves only in Aurora’s proprietary format, which cannot be opened in Photoshop or Photomatix. Just recently, the Windows version of Aurora finally got a simple Save command. Not using the Mac version, I do not know which quirks are only in the PC version. Some of them may be due to the quickness of its port to Windows from the Mac OS. There is a lot of good in the program and several annoyances. I’ve been enjoying learning Aurora HDR for the PC since last October. There is a lot to admire in Skylum’s (formerly MacPhun’s) program, but it has its kinks and quirks, too. Today I’m going to focus specifically on Aurora HDR (with a few comparisons to Photomatix). Usually commercial software or games are produced for sale or to serve a commercial purpose.In our earlier post, we did a general comparison between Photomatix Pro (Version 6) and the latest PC version of Aurora HDR 2018. ![]() Even though, most trial software products are only time-limited some also have feature limitations. After that trial period (usually 15 to 90 days) the user can decide whether to buy the software or not. Trial software allows the user to evaluate the software for a limited amount of time. Demos are usually not time-limited (like Trial software) but the functionality is limited. ![]() In some cases, all the functionality is disabled until the license is purchased. Demoĭemo programs have a limited functionality for free, but charge for an advanced set of features or for the removal of advertisements from the program's interfaces. In some cases, ads may be show to the users. Basically, a product is offered Free to Play (Freemium) and the user can decide if he wants to pay the money (Premium) for additional features, services, virtual or physical goods that expand the functionality of the game. This license is commonly used for video games and it allows users to download and play the game for free. There are many different open source licenses but they all must comply with the Open Source Definition - in brief: the software can be freely used, modified and shared. Programs released under this license can be used at no cost for both personal and commercial purposes. Open Source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify or enhance. Freeware products can be used free of charge for both personal and professional (commercial use). High-quality presets for all HDR stylesĪlso Available: Download Aurora HDR for Macįreeware programs can be downloaded used free of charge and without any time limitations.Learn more about tools and features, plus watch free tutorials by pro photographers at: The tool includes best-in-class toning, split-toning, color filter and even graduated neutral density tools to help you achieve fantastic results, easily!Įven More Power - There is no other software like AuroraHDR. Unique Editing Tools - Take advantage of custom textures, layers, brushes, image radiance, structure and detail controls, vignette and vivid colors and much more. ![]() Even create your own presets and share them with other artists. Presets for Instant Magic - You want amazing results, quickly? The app presets for various photography styles will give it to you.
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