What's new in Photomatix Essentials 4.2
Nov 20, 2017
- New HDR method called Tone Balancer and associated 'Realistic' preset
- EXIF data of source images are now fully preserved in the saved image
- Support for recent camera models such as the Canon 6D Mark II and 5D Mark IV
- Improved the consistency of how the settings adjustments sliders are listed on the left side of the Step 2 window: the Color Saturation and Brightness sliders are now available for all methods and positioned at the same place
- Bug fixed (Windows only): When running under high display scaling setting, the 'Save' button wasn't accessible on the Step 3 window
New in Photomatix Essentials 4.1 (Jul 6, 2017)
- Crop Tool added to the Step 3 window.
- Options to resize the image to a lower resolution before saving it.
- When a single photo is loaded, the 'Next' button automatically appears, allowing to go further without needing to check the box for its thumbnail.
- Support for recent camera models such as the Nikon D7200 and Canon G7X, EOS M3, and 750D/760D (T6i/T6s).
New in Photomatix Essentials 4.0 (Oct 1, 2014)
- New Tone Mapping method designed to give realistic looking results while preserving details in highlight and shadow. It is called Contrast Optimizer and comes with the 'Balanced' and 'Vibrant' Presets.
- Finishing Touch step to add Contrast or Sharpening before saving.
- Back button to return to the Adjust & Preview step and apply other settings.
- Preview checkbox in the Adjust & Preview step to toggle between the original and the image with settings applied.
- Option in Preferences to refresh the Preview continuously as slider moves.
New in Photomatix Essentials 3.2.1 (Sep 17, 2012)
- Updated Raw conversion to add support for recent camera models such as the Canon 650D / T4i.
- Bug fixed: When loading PSD files, the Preview displayed with the wrong colors, inverting the red and blue channels.
- Bug fixed: When processing a single photo with the alignment set in Preferences to "Yes" with the "by correcting shifts" method, clicking on the "Next" button resulted in a crash.
- Bug fixed: When processing RAW files, no color profile was associated to the image.
New in Photomatix Essentials 3.2 (Sep 17, 2012)
- Addition of 20 built-in presets.
- Radio buttons on the top left frame of the "Step 2" window are now for accessing main presets instead of processing methods, and pop-up menu below the radio buttons is for custom presets.
- Two additional buttons ('Natural' and 'Natural+') for Lighting Adjustments setting in Lighting Effects mode.
- Detection of ghosts set to a higher strength.
- Changes in the Details Enhancer algorithm aimed at addressing the issue of difference between the preview and final image that may occur in some cases.
- Support for Raw files from the Canon S100, 5D Mark III and G1 X, Nikon D4 and D800, Panasonic GX1, Fuji X10 and Sony NEX-7.
- Added support for DNG files created with the Embed Fast Load Data option.
- Bug fixed: Temperature slider was working backwards.
- Bug fixed: Canon Raws shot in SRAW/MRAW mode were not converted properly.
New in Photomatix Essentials 3.1.1 (Nov 23, 2011)
- Updated Raw conversion function, adding among others support of Raw files from Olympus E-PL3, Nikon P7100, and Sony A77 and A65.
New in Photomatix Essentials 3.1 (Nov 23, 2011)
- Ability to load and save presets
- Addition of more preset thumbnails
- Bug fixed: sliders were not accurate
New in Photomatix Essentials 3.0 (Aug 22, 2011)
- Product name changed from Photomatix Light to Photomatix Essentials.
- Option to automatically remove ghosts.
- Ability to increase the size of the preview on step 2 and to resize the window.
- Addition of Sharpness setting to Fusion method (replaces Shadows setting).
- Made double-clicking on sliders reset to default value for the setting.