![]() ![]() Not long ago, another duo of Mac only products made the jump to Windows – Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer – so it is nice to see this trend. Having more choices is always a good thing. ![]() I know I am quite curious and eager to try the programs as soon as they are available. You may not care much about those photography prizes, but the comments from Mac users do suggest the Windows crew will be in for an interesting experience. Last month, only 5 months after its launch, Macphun’s flagship product Luminar won the prestigious TIPA award for Best Imaging Software 2017. Macphun is the only such photography developer to have achieved this honor. ![]() Macphun believes that “there is nothing else like Luminar or Aurora HDR on the PC and that there is gap in the market, where we can share our experience and technology and make people’s photo lives better.” The California-based developer, established in 2008, known for making complex photo-editing software simple and fun, has a good track record when it comes to products related to photography: Snapheal, Focus, Intensify, Tonality, Noiseless, FX Photo Studio, Aurora HDR and Luminar.Īpple’s App Store editors have named Macphun products amongst their “Editors’ Choice” for Best of the Year awards for 5 straight years. So, Autumn 2017 is the new date, which is great news for people looking for alternative photo editors. Aurora HDR was planned to be released this Spring for Windows, but the team behind the product decided to delay the launch, as the app needed some improvements to suit the release requirements. It’s great news, although it is not exactly news. Macphun’s best-selling photo editors, Luminar and Aurora HDR, come to the PC in the fall of 2017, bridging the gap between professional and consumer image-editing tools, says the company. A public beta for each will arrive in July. With its intuitive interface and various advanced features, this is a highly recommended program to try out.The number of “exclusively for Mac” programs that end being PC software is growing, and two news names are making the jump: Luminar and Aurora HDR. While it may not have all the capabilities of popular image editors due to its focus on HDR, it’s still a powerful piece of software that integrates with other programs. Overall, Aurora HDR is a great image editor meant for photographers, even just as an extension. However, it falls a bit short in versatility compared to full photo-editing suites. The program can work as both a standalone application and a plug-in-integrating well with Apple Photos as an extension and as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. These vary in tone, contrast, and such, and can be applied with just a click. There are also over 80 unique high-quality presets called Looks, designed in collaboration with popular HDR photographers. Others are for pro photographers, like the Layers & Masking, Batch Processing, and RAW Support. Some are exclusive features: HDR Denoise automatically recognizes noise on your images and eliminates it, HDR Smart Structure allows eye-popping depth and details on the image, and HDR Clarity adds localized contrast only where it’s needed. Over 20 tools allow for layered compositions and targeted areas of graphic processing, like the polarizing filter, details enhancers, color toning, and more. The program automatically aligns and merges multiple exposures of photos, creating a single tone-mapped image. This ensures only the highest quality of bracket merging and color enhancement. ![]() Aurora HDR offers dozens of advanced tools that are powered by the AI called the Quantum HDR Engine™. However, they’re also used to create highly-processed images, tool. HDR image-editing techniques are designed to correct annoying lighting situations wherein highlights and shadows are present in the same image. This program is different from most image editors you may know, as it’s more geared toward photographic properties. Developed by Skylum-formerly known as Macphun-this software is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) editing and processing tool created in collaboration with HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff and has since been working with other acclaimed photographers. Softonic review Enhance your photos with this editorĪurora HDR is a powerful photography program that enables you to edit images into higher quality. ![]()
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