Hi Bart,
thanks for your comments and experience. SNS-HDR in the "home" version looks attractive pricing. Is it full feature apart from batch processing and license number limitation? (not sure from the translation conversion from Polish?).
As far as I remember the difference is in a Batch mode that the Pro version has and the Home version doesn't, and the image results for the Home version are not allowed to be sold. I'm not sure if masking is functional in both versions, but
I think it is (I have the Pro version so I can't check for the Home version). I think that Sebastian would be willing to upgrade you from Home to Pro for the difference in License price, should you need that additional functionality and liberty.
I've read that there could also be a Mac version 2.0 in the making, but it's hard to say when. Sebastian is running a one man operation (besides his day-job I think). For the time being it could possibly run the Windows version under Parallels on a Mac. You can check on his forum about the status of a Mac version.
I run parallels on one of my MBPro so potentially it is an option. Certainly "realistic" conversions and easy to use (being an exception rather than a rule) are big pluses.
It's
so easy to get realistic results that I often wonder; is that all I have to do? In the fully released version it offers a ton of controls, masking, etc., but one only needs to use those if the results from the presets are not exactly to your liking. The Beta version 2 Pro is not completely finished yet, but for the most part already very functional.
Cheers,
Bart