
Photomatix Pro User Guide 12
3 Adjusting Images Using Tone Mapping or Exposure Fusion
Photomatix Pro provides access to HDR Tone Mapping and
Exposure Fusion methods in one window. The window includes
a preview, so you can see how adjustments to settings or
changing the adjustment method aect the result. This section
describes the workow for adjusting and processing images and
details the Tone Mapping and Exposure Fusion settings.
3.1 Image Adjustment Workow
After you have preprocessed and merged your source images
(or opened a single image le), the next steps are:
1. Adjust the image to your liking: Choose a style you like from
the thumbnails listed on the Presets window. You can then
rene the eect by adjusting the controls in the Settings
window. Refer to Sections 3.3 through 3.6 for detailed
descriptions of the settings.
Refer to Section 3.2.2 for more information about using
presets.
2. Process the image: When you are satised with the
adjustments, click on the Process button located at the
bottom of the Adjustment window to process the image at
original resolution with the selected settings.
3. Finishing Touch: Once you have processed the image and
before saving it, you may use the options on the Finishing
Touch palette in order to increase the contrast of your
image, sharpen it, or adjust the saturation of individual
colors.
4. Save the image: When you have processed the image, you
can save it. Select File - > Save As. Navigate to the folder
where the le should be stored. Use the default le name or
enter a name in the File name eld. Select a le type:
• TIFF – 16bit: best choice for further processing
• TIFF – 8bit: for use in applications that cannot work
with 16 bit, or for avoiding too large a le size on disk
• JPEG: for use on the web without further editing
If you would like to automatically view the le with a photo
viewing application after saving, you can click Open Saved
Images with. Accept the default program or select a program
from the drop-down list. If a desired program is not on the list,
click Add application, navigate to the folder containing the
program, select the program and click Open.
Viewing image adjustment settings
Exposure Fusion is only available when bracketed
photos are loaded. When a single image is loaded
only tone mapping is available.
To undo changes made during the
adjustment process, click the undo arrow at
the bottom of the adjustments panel.
To redo adjustments, click the redo arrow to
reapply changes.
The settings are automatically embedded in the
saved processed image. To view the settings, click
View Settings from the Workflow Shortcuts bar.
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