Luminous Landscape Forum
Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: Brookie on November 29, 2018, 08:59:20 pm
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Wondering if anyone has any experiences to share with the 2019 version of Aurora HDR? In particular I am wondering if it is substantially better at eliminating halos than 2018?
BTW I am working on Mac Mojave, my images are 95% landscapes, and I am not interested in over-the-top HDR effects. My use is simply for managing dynamic range, not going all hot, crunchy, over-saturated, and surreal. I also subscribe to LR and PS. I’ve had some halo problems with them on a particular image looking into the sunrise, so that is why I am interested in something else. Or, maybe I just need more experience with HDR in LR/PS.
Am thinking of updating my copy of the 2018 version but have hesitated to do it as I got a bit torqued off when they came out with 2019 only 60 days after I purchased 2018 and when I asked Skylum to give me break due to my recent original purchase, all they would offer was their standard pre-release discount upgrade - which even further torqued me off. I don’t know, maybe I should let my aggravation go and just upgrade.....
So, if in your opinion Aurora HDR 2019 isn’t a significant improvement over 2018, then what is your favorite HDR software?
Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
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Interesting, I had missed the upgrade announcement. I suppose it is a blessing that Skylum did not bombard me with solicitous emails. A review I found online says halos are improved, but it was not by someone I know or trust. I may just give it a go, as the app is key to my workflow.
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I have tried out the Aurora HDR 2019. I have not tested the 2018 version. So, you can check out my Before/ After images to see whether there is a considerable amount of improvement or not.
Aurora HDR 2019 Review (https://www.photographyaxis.com/post-processing/aurora-hdr-2019-review/)