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Aurora hdr 2018 support4/28/2023 ![]() Question Skylum: Would it be asked too much to add Affinity Photo to the list of supported image editors?īesides the mentioned new features Skylum also modified and improved several filters that already existed in Aurora HDR 2018. Nonetheless I’d say it’s a welcome addition for all those who work with Adobes image editor which is the vast majority of (professional) photographers. Since I don’t use Photoshop or Lightroom I could not test this feature. In my opinion the newly added possibility to use Aurora HDR 2019 as a plugin for Photoshop or Lightroom kind of fits in the same category: Not really missed but definitely nice to have. ![]() There are some built in LUTs and you can get more online (free and paid). I cannot say that this is a feature that I missed in version 2018 but I can definitely see a benefit for those who create entire series of images to which they want to apply the same kind of look (colors). The technique is known from movie production where it’s called color grading. These are basically filters that let you apply the same look to different images. At the same time nothing is lost and if you prefer a more creative approach of HDR photography there are still plenty of filters to tweak your photos just the way you like it.Īnother interesting feature introduced in version 2019 are LUTs (look up tables). My conclusion here is that the new HDR engine is a huge gain for all those who like realistic HDR photos. The colors are not oversaturated and overall it’s a very good basis for further processing. While Aurora HDR 2018 produces very high contrast images the photos merged with Aurora HDR 2019 are much more balanced. The respective images were created using the same exposure bracketing and no further tweaks were applied. To illustrate the improvement that comes with the new HDR engine of version 2019 I prepared a few sample images. It sure does a much better job of creating beautiful but also realistic images as a basis for further tweaking. This has dramatically changed with the introduction of the new HDR engine. As much as I like Aurora HDR for its layer based approach and the customizability of the HDR process I always felt like with version 2018 I had to fight against the programs tendency to produce images with too much contrast and exaggerated colors. The first point in the list is also the most important one in my opinion. Improved HDR Details Boost Effect (the photo is shown in high-resolution while fine-tuning the filter).Improved Adjustable Gradient filter with new sliders for Shadows and Highlights added.New HDR Smart Structure filter for realistic and artefact-free structure (can be found in the new HDR Enhance filter).LUTs support with 11 New Integrated LUTs.I’d like to start my review with a short citation from an informational e-mail Skylum sent out to introduce the improvements they implemented: After having developed a few photos with it I am now ready to share my experience with you in this Aurora HDR 2019 review. Since Aurora HDR 2018 is one of the tools I use to create my HDR photographs I gladly took this opportunity. ![]() Recently Skylum offered me to take a look at the pre-release version of its HDR Software, Aurora HDR 2019.
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