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Aurora HDR 2018 Coming This Month

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The new update for Aurora HDR is coming later this month – September 28 to be exact. Aurora HDR 2018 adds a ton of new features, including a completely redone tone mapping algorithm that automatically reduces noise, and produces more realistic and natural initial results.

If you’re not familiar with Aurora HDR, it is the software co-created by Trey Ratcliff and the folks at Macphun, which makes other popular photo software apps like Intensify, Tonality and Snapheal.

Aurora HDR 2018 is avialable for pre-order through September 28 with $10 off upgrade and new user pricing. You can find more details here on the Aurora HDR website.

 

Trey Ratcliff and Macphun Partner for Aurora HDR Pro Software

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Aurora HDR Pro

HDR photographer extraordinaire Trey Ratcliff has teamed up with Macphun to build an all-in-one HDR application called Aurora HDR Pro.

It is a standalone application application with a ton of controls and features for creating and tweaking your HDR images. Watch the below video for a brief overview of the features from Trey Ratcliff. [Read more…]

Will Apple’s Rumored iPad Pro Feature a Wide Gamut (aka HDR) Display?

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Apple Wide Gamut Display Patents

One of the big rumors for Apple over the past couple of years has been about an iPad Pro model. The rumors and leaks are well documented and Apple’s faithful fanboys expect it feature a 12.9″ display – as compared to the 9.7″ iPad Air 2 display.

I have a terrible pastime of reading patent applications on the weekends and I happened to notice several published applications from last week indicating that Apple is sorting out both server-side processing and device-level processing of HDR or wide gamut video and images, along with the backward compatibility. [Read more…]

Using Adobe Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop CC

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Check out this video that shows how to use Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop CC.

In this video, Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to take multiple exposures and combine them into a single 32-bit HDR file that can then be edited nondestructively using Adobe Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in Photoshop. In addition, you’ll discover how powerful using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter can be when working with layered files.