Nik® Software HDR Efex Pro™ After the Shoot

Contents

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Understanding HDR Imaging

What Is HDR Imaging?

What is dynamic range?

What is an HDR image?

What is tone mapping?

When Do You Use HDR Imaging?

Using HDR imaging to capture full detail

Using HDR imaging for creative effects

Chapter 2: Getting Started with HDR Efex Pro

Overview of the Workflow.

Presets

Global adjustments

Local adjustments

Finalizing your image

System Requirements

Installation

Adjusting Preferences

Customizing the interface

Setting the default language

Setting the preview mode

Setting the background color

Setting the zoom state

Customizing the Alignment & Ghost Reduction options

Setting Alignment

Setting the Ghost Reduction Method

Setting the Ghost Reduction Strength

Setting the software update interval

Customizing the image output settings

Setting stacking preferences

Chapter 3: Opening Images in HDR Efex Pro

Image Input Requirements

Basic image requirements

Choosing a camera for HDR imaging

Image capture technique

Exposure values dialog box

Automatically setting exposure values

Manually setting exposure values

Opening Images from Adobe Lightroom

Setting up Lightroom for HDR Efex Pro

Importing and selecting images in Lightroom

Exporting from Lightroom

Using the Export button

Using the File menu

The fastest way

Summary of export steps

Alignment & Ghost Reduction with Lightroom export

Opening Images from Adobe Bridge

Setting up Bridge for HDR Efex Pro

Opening an image series

Using the Image Merge dialog ...