


It took a long time, seemed stuck at 75% of the chromatic aberration process though no sign of the app crashing, it was just chugging at 300% CPU. I loaded 3 bracketed exposures, ticked alignment and reduce chromatic aberration and clicked okay. I have a top of the line brand new 5K 27inch iMac with almost all options maxed out: fastest CPU, fastest GPU with 4GB of RAM, SSD, etc. One of the big selling points is how fast that application is. You tweak it a little bit more until you think it doesn’t look too horrible and you’re done. The experience of using this is very similar to Photomatix: you have a bunch of sliders but no idea what they are actually doing, so you click around brainlessly having no clue which does what, until you get to a point where you’re so confused about what you’ve done that you think it’s time to stop. If you’re like me it’ll tickle your curiosity enough to test it, for others they might think they’re buying the holy grail of HDR, but really I am doubtful. Ratcliff who is also extremely good at marketing and hype. Someone mentioned how Macphun is good at marketing, this is exactly why they went to Mr.
#AURORA HDR 2018 USER GUIDE TRIAL#
There is a trial version so I gave this a go.Īurora HDR will do nothing good for me personally, I find it rather pointless. I have bought some of Ratcliff’s tutorials, and I own Macphun’s Intensify as it came with a bundle I bought some years ago, so I’ve been bombarded with news and requests to pre-order.
#AURORA HDR 2018 USER GUIDE PRO#
Powerful one-click presets, including Signature Pro presets by Trey Ratcliff, yield fantastic results instantly.Total HDR editing experience with the most complete set of tools available.Revolutionary HDR algorithms make possible the entire spectrum of HDR looks, from natural to highly stylized.A joint project between Macphun and Trey Ratcliff, one of the world’s pre-eminent HDR photographers with over 14 million fans online, Aurora HDR can help photographers of all skill levels create amazing images. It’s one of the most complete and powerful HDR apps in the world. Aurora HDR Pro is no longer for sale, as its functionality has been incorporated into Aurora HDR 2018.Īurora HDR, perfect for photographers of all skill levels, provides a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art tools for HDR photography.
