If you click Cancel out of the tonemapping window, the temporary 32 bit file in the background is lost. Once the source images are merged, the tonemapping window opens automatically and it appears there’s no obvious option to save the intermediate 32 bit file. This is a nice touch and something that Adobe should do in the next revision to HDR Pro rather than bringing up the missing profile dialogue. Nik applies the working space profile you have set up in your PS preferences automatically. There’s no batch mode for merging or tonemapping so given that fact and the speed, Nik isn’t likely the best solution for anyone doing volume, commercial work or time sensitive work. A fair bit slower than merging the same set of files into HDR Pro, at least on my computer. Speed of merging the source images isn’t great. You can also choose to open the resulting file as a Smart Object. According to Nik, the Adaptive deghosting is best used for things like leaves/branches and the Global deghosting is best used for larger elements that move more through the scene like people or cars. There are two types of deghosting and three possible strengths for each type. A dialogue box opens where you choose your source files, choose whether you want to use alignment and deghosting. Very similar to the path for merging to Photoshop’s HDR Pro so there’s some familiarity here for those already using HDR Pro. To start merging a set of files the command path is File>Automate>Merge to HDR Efex Pro. I also know that Nik has a lot of users and a lot of fans and that’s fine. I know you can make adjustments after choosing a preset, but I still prefer a more DIY approach. I, personally, feel the products are overpriced for what you get and I’m not a fan of ‘canned’ or ‘recipe’ based solutions. I’ll state upfront that I don’t own any Nik products (I’m using the trial version for this review). Nik’s 32 bit flavour is EXR (as opposed to Radiance HDR).
WHERE DOES HDR EFEX PRO SAVE FILES SOFTWARE
The software installs the tonemapping plugin as well as a merge script so you can do both the merging and tonemapping.
HDR Efex Pro is the newest in a series of plugins from Nik. Another new entrant into the HDR software field has been introduced by Nik Software.
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