Comments on: Comparing Photomatix Pro 4 Beta vs CS5 HDR Pro vs Nik HDR Efex Pro Beta

By: Irfan Hussain

Irfan Hussain — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:37:28 +0000

Thanks for taking time to show the comparison. It’s evident from above samples that Nik HDR efex produces HDR images with the least bit of noise, preserving the realism of the image and still keeping it surreal. I use HDR efex for most of my processing now. May be 1 out of 10 photos, I’ll process using photomatix.

By: Syphon72

Syphon72 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:28:58 +0000

Last night i compared Photomatix Pro and HDR Efex Pro. Based on my experience, HDR Efex Pro is really poor in terms of reducing ghosting. In terms of enhancement, it looks the same, but HDR Efex Pro has an advantage in terms of darkening color in one spot,one of the feature that i like best.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:29:00 +0000

Which software do you use Hamish?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:52:00 +0000

I went to try out Artizen HDR app but discovered its for Windows only. Bummer.

By: Nik HDR Efex Pro Tutorial – Moonscape Example » Unified Photography

Nik HDR Efex Pro Tutorial – Moonscape Example » Unified Photography — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:46:44 +0000

[...] the exciting new HDR toolset from Nik and shared my initial thoughts and feedback in a previous blog post. This time around, I’m going to share an example walk-through tutorial of a recent Moonscape [...]

By: unifiedphoto

unifiedphoto — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:04:13 +0000

Hi Jim,

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback! I actually never heard of Artizen. Sounds like you really like it! I'll have to give it a shot At the time I wrote this blog post, I was definitely leaning more and more towards Nik for my all around favorite HDR app. I agree PS and Photomatix can produce some natural results but for me I just seem to prefer Nik for that type of look based on my testing. I realize others could come away with totally different results and thats part of the fun of HDR! My biggest complaint with Nik right now is its poor results with image alignment compared to Photomatix and PS which, for me, do a much better job aligning images and reducing ghosting. If you have some links to your images with Artizen, please send them along, I'd love to see how its working for you!

Ken

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:36:48 +0000

In your rush to review these apps i think you have missed one of the best HDR apps on the market. Although i do use both Photoshop and Photomatix, my favorite HDR app is still Artizen HDR and in many ways it blow both of them out of the water. That being said i sometimes like the Photomatix result or Photoshop result of others. HDR is to complete with to many different types of photos that only one app can handle. Lastly i also think you favor Nik a bit to much cause both Photoshop and Photomatix can produce very natural results.

By: unifiedphoto

unifiedphoto — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:57:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment. My intention was to let the viewer make their own comparisons but I see your point.

By: Bkane

Bkane — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:01:16 +0000

Nice article but it needs photo analysis. If you could give your opinion of each photo displayed, I'm sure it will enhance the comparison.

By: Leslie Nicole

Leslie Nicole — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:45:49 +0000

Thanks for the comparison. Given that all I want is the best range of light and tones without going surreal, I'm going to check out the Nik HDR. (hey one blogger tip to another – you should have affiliate links)