Photomatix Pro 6 Review

Photomatix Pro 6 Review

Photomatix Pro 6 Price: $99

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Available For OS: Windows and Mac

Photomatix Pro 6 is the latest Photo Editing Software of Photomatix Pro series. It is developed by HDRsoft. If you are a HDR lover, then you will love this software. Photomatix Pro 6 have a free trial version, you can try this first. I'd suggest you try the trial version first. High-dynamic range imaging (HDR) is the fastest growing and perhaps the trendiest new technique in photography. High dynamic range (HDR) imaging is a very popular technique for capturing a wider range of light.

Photomatix Pro 6 is very easy to use. Both new and experienced users can easily load their images and develop them in Phtomatix Pro 6. An user can quickly edit their image with Photomatix Pro 6. It has lots of nice tools for manipulating and adjusting photos. It has selective brush tool that's effective for specific edits. Photomatix Pro 6 have variety of presets including custom presets. Good amount of written tutorials and tips for program use and photography are available. It has four different tone mapping methods that can use to produce different looks.

The main problem in Photomatix Pro 6 is a bit time consuming to get used to the program. Issue with undoing brush tool strokes and limited file sharing options when exporting an edited image, these are some other problem in Photomatix Pro 6.

Photomatix Pro 6 merges photographs taken at different exposure levels into a single High Dynamic Range image with options for automatically aligning hand held photos. It is very helpful for removing ghosts or visual artifacts when moving objects are present in the scene. Merged Photos can be adjusted with a range of precise controls and with one click presets. The one click presets makes easy to browse creative style options in Photomatix Pro 6. Users can quickly get the look they desire from natural looking results to painterly images, from surreal and dreamy images to ultra realistic images with increased details. New interactive brush tool makes easy to change colors to just parts of the image, by painting over those areas. The distortion correction tool makes it easy to straighten photos that are not level and fix perspective issues where lines do not look parallel when they should. Photomatix Pro 6 can also be used to enhance a single image to boost its shadows and enhance its highlights. It has a plugin for adobe Lightroom. It helps users to integrate Photomatix Pro 6 into their Lightroom workflow. Photomatix Pro 6 can be used as a standard alone app or as a Lightroom plugin.

What is new in Photomatix Pro 6?

Here is a quick list:

• A new feature tone mapping style that called as Tone Balancer. It works great for landscape photos. If you want more realistic photo, this is the best way to go.
• You can blend one of the original photo over the top of your merged HDR. You can access to layering without jumping Photoshop.
• It have a new color controls. There is brush that will allow you selectively paint color changes.
• Distortion removal is a new feature in Photomatix Pro 6. If you want a horizontal or vertical surface, then this is a great tool for it.

Availability

Photomatix Pro 6 is available for both Windows and Mac users. Photomatix Pro 6 is available now for only $99 USD for single user license. Customers who purchased Photomatix Pro 5, They can upgrade it for only $29 USD.

About HDRsoft

HDRsoft Ltd. is a UK registered company. It develops photo editing software. HDRsoft is popular for High Dynamic Range photography. HDRsoft released the world's first High Dynamic Range application in 2003. The  customer support of HDRsoft is excellent. 

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