Lumincance HDR notes

gistfile1.txt

When LHDR needs to use align_image_stack, it needs to be run as admin

However that doesn't work when LHDR is started from Lightroom as editor.

Operators
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Mantiok 06
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HDR production is mainstream.
Default settings are unusable
CF: 0,35; Saturation: 0,80; Detail: 1,5; pregamma: 0,50
High contrast for shadows and highlights
Lights tend to blow out slightly
Image still spatially a little flat

Mantiok 08
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HDR more conservative than 08
Retains more of the depth of the image but loses contrast
Big problem: shadows get crushed in almost every setting I tried

Fatal
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HDR mainstream, but less aggressive than Mantiok 06
Seems very difficult to reduce contrast in highlights
Alpha and Beta channels produce very drastic results at seemingly normal tresholds
Good, vribrant color reproduction
Problem: creates halos around highlight / shadow transitions