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Photomatix Pro Changelog

What's new in Photomatix Pro 7.1

Oct 16, 2023
  • Main updates in v7.1:
  • Customization option: Three modes available to customize Photomatix Pro for your use ('Landscape Photography', 'Real Estate Photography' and 'Photogrammetry').
  • HDR Inspector tools: The HDR Inspector panel adds controls to adjust the exposure and zoom factor of a 32-bit HDR image opened in Photomatix Pro. It also allows you to draw a selection on the 32-bit HDR image in order to visualise it at original resolution with an adjusted brightness, with the option to copy it to the clipboard.
  • Lens selection in batch mode: The 'Merge Options' panel of the Batch Bracketed Photos adds an option to select the lens that will be used by the lens correction.
  • Resize to smallest alignment crop: The 'Naming & Resizing' panel of the Batch Bracketed Photos adds an option to apply the smallest alignment crop to all aligned images.
  • The HDR Histogram has been improved and made accessible from the HDR Inspector.
  • Other updates in v7.1:
  • Bug fix: When using the Batch Preview feature with Raw files, the preview was often brighter than it should with presets or setting from Tone Mapping methods.
  • Bug fix: The Open Photo dialog was crashing if the previous path used to load photos didn't exist anymore.
  • Bug fix: When loading Raw images, the 'Merge to HDR Options' window didn't always display the drown-down menu to select a lens.
  • Bug fix: Potential fix for a crash with the Brush Tool involving an 'ArgumentOutOfRangeException' error that had been reported by some users.

New in Photomatix Pro 7.0.1 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Support for Raw files from Nikon Z9 and Sony Alpha 7 IV.
  • Bug fix: Issue displaying DNG images in portrait mode generated by DXO labs.
  • Bug fix: HDR viewer not showing when displaying 32-bit HDR image after a merge.
  • Bug fix: HDR viewer image showing incorrectly under certain scaling modes.

New in Photomatix Pro 7.0 (Feb 2, 2023)

  • Main new features in v7:
  • The new Batch with Preview feature lets users see a preview of each HDR image before batching bracketed photos. Each image can also be adjusted by applying a different preset or HDR settings.
  • The ghost removal mask can now be saved and loaded again in the selective ghost removal window, making it easier if the same photos need to be merged again, and also allowing selective ghost removal when batching.
  • New custom watermark tool, with options to select the font, size, layout and position of the watermark.
  • HDR images can be saved as 32-bit DNG, making it easy to further edit them in Photoshop or other photo editing apps. Processed images can also be saved as DNG images.
  • Other updates in v7:
  • Support for Raw files from DJI Mavic Air 2S, Fujifilm GXF 50S II, GFX 100S, Olympus E-P7, Sony A1, Panasonic GH5 Mark II and others
  • Support for Sony Lossless compressed Raw files
  • Updated lens database
  • Bug fixed: Crash when loading some images with detailed metadata
  • Bug fixed: Metadata wasn't being saved in Batch Single when both LDR and HDR images were generated

New in Photomatix Pro 7.0 Beta (Jan 31, 2023)

  • Batch with preview:
  • This new interactive feature lets you see a preview of each HDR image before batching bracketed photos. You can also adjust each image by applying a different preset or HDR settings. This is particularly useful when processing photos of scenes with varying lighting conditions.
  • Save ghost removal mask:
  • The selective ghost removal feature adds an option to save the areas marked for deghosting. This avoids having to start over again when you need to merge the same bracketed photos. It also allows you to use the ghost removal selection for batching.
  • Custom watermark tool:
  • You can add your own text watermark to images with the new watermark tool, with options to select the font, size, layout, and position of the watermark.
  • Save HDR images as 32-bit DNG:
  • Version 7 adds the option to save images in DNG format, including 32-bit DNG for the merged HDR image.
  • Start batching via drag & drop:
  • You can now initiate the batch processing by drag-and-drop or browsing bracketed photo sets.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.3 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • Support for RAW files for new camera models including Canon R5 and R6, Nikon Z5, Z6 II, Z7 II.
  • Updated lens database.
  • Bug fixed: Thumbnails for RAW files for some newer camera models didn't display.
  • Bug fixed: White balance previews for some RAW files were corrupted or all black.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.2 (Jun 18, 2020)

  • New Merge to HDR plugin for Capture One, allowing users to merge a bracketed set of photos to HDR, then adjust and reimport the HDR image back into Capture One, without leaving their Catalog or Session.
  • Support for Canon CR3 RAW files
  • Support for new camera models including Olympus TG-6, Canon EOS M50, 90D, fUJI x-pRO3.
  • Bug fixed: Batch processing some portrait RAW images would result in out of memory errors

New in Photomatix Pro 6.13 (Dec 17, 2019)

  • Support for new camera models including Fuji X-T30, Sony A6400, Olympus E-M1X and Nikon A1000, Z6 and Z7.
  • Bugs fixed: On some systems, Photomatix Pro would display "Parameter is not valid" error.
  • Bugs fixed: Gpano XMP data in source images were not preserved in the saved final image.
  • Bugs fixed: Batch Bracketed Photos returned an error when processing RAW files with a lens not recognised if the lens correction option was enabled.
  • Bugs fixed: RAW files from the D500 were not merged correctly.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.11 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • Bugs fixed: Fuji compressed RAW files couldn't be loaded anymore.
  • Bugs fixed: On Windows XP, the window that opens when loading images was invisible, making it impossible to use the application in non-batch mode. Bug had been introduced in version 6.1.0.
  • Bug fixed: When loading images without an embedded thumbnails, the 'Selected Photos' window didn't always generate a thumbnail to display on the list.
  • Bugs fixed: The 'Check exposures' report systematically indicated that the most overexposed photos may not cover the darkest parts of the scene well, regardless of how bright the overexposed photos were.
  • When enabling the "Optimize for hi res display" option in Preferences, a prompt is now informing that the application needs to be restarted for the option to take effect.
  • On the Finishing Touch window, the selection for the crop ratio combo-box of the Crop Tool is now remembered between sessions.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.1 (Aug 6, 2018)

  • Dark Color Scheme option: The windows where you adjust and finish the image have been refreshed with a dark color theme, and you can choose between a Light and Dark color scheme for the other windows.
  • Dual White Balance for HDR merge: When processing bracketed sets of RAW images, you can assign a different white balance to the brighter and the darker images.
  • Lasso Tool: The selective adjustment tools now include a lasso in addition to the existing brush option, allowing easy selection of geometric areas such as windows that need different color or blending settings.
  • The brush tool can now use either a round or square brush, and you can set the sensitivity for edge-detection.
  • Support for compressed Fuji RAW files, Canon mRAW files and 12-bit NEF files.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.1.0 Beta 11 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Dark Color Scheme option: The windows where you adjust and finish the image have been refreshed with a dark color theme, and you can choose between a Light and Dark color scheme for the other windows.
  • Dual White Balance for HDR merge: When processing bracketed sets of RAW images, you can assign a different white balance to the brighter and the darker images.
  • Lasso Tool: The selective adjustment tools now include a lasso in addition to the existing brush option, allowing easy selection of geometric areas such as windows that need different color or blending settings.
  • The brush tool can now use either a round or square brush, and you can set the sensitivity for edge-detection.
  • Support for compressed Fuji RAW files, Canon mRAW files and 12-bit NEF files.
  • Updates specific to Windows version:
  • Improved display on large DPI scaling.
  • The performance of the brush tool has been substantially improved.

New in Photomatix Pro 6.0 (May 22, 2017)

  • More style choice for realistic results:
  • A new HDR rendering method called Tone Balancer gives you more options for achieving a realistic look. It is well-suited to real estate and natural style landscapes.
  • Refine your image with more control over color:
  • With the new interactive brush tool, you can make color changes to just parts of the image by painting over those areas. You can also remove color casts, enhance skies, and adjust other image features by fine-tuning the saturation, hue, and brightness of individual colors.
  • Avoid overdoing it:
  • If you want a more realistic look, you can blend your original photo with the HDR rendered image. You can also use a brush to blend specific areas with the original photo, or one of the other photos from a bracketed set.
  • Remove distortion from your photos:
  • If the horizon isn't straight or vertical objects like buildings aren't vertical, you can quickly straighten your photo and fix perspective issues where lines don't look parallel when they should. These are particularly helpful features for architectural and landscape photographers.
  • A more intuitive workflow:
  • Whether you are working with a single image, or a bracketed set of photos, a more intuitive workflow makes it easier to load and choose images and proceed through to editing.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.1.2 (Jun 7, 2016)

  • Support for uncompressed Sony RAW files.
  • Bug fixed: Loading Fuji E-X2 RAW files since the v4 firmware upgrade made Photomatix Pro crash.
  • Bug fixed: Adding the watermark to an image with unusual width and height could cause a crash in specific cases.
  • Bug fixed: Incorrect colors with D810 RAW files. Bug had been introduced in version 5.1.1.
  • Fusion/Natural used in batch mode now always runs in RAM (rather than writing and reading memory to disk as was done in v5.1.1 and earlier)

New in Photomatix Pro 5.1.1 (Jun 7, 2016)

  • Addition of touchscreen support for the case when Photomatix Pro is used in tablet mode.
  • Bug fixed: Dragging the sliders quickly on the Finishing Touch dialog could result in a crash. Bug had been introduced in version 5.1.
  • Bug fixed: When loading RAW files from the Nikon D810, resulting image had incorrect colors. Bug had been introduced in version 5.1.
  • Bug fixed: When loading DNG files created with DxO, resulting image could include black lines. Bug had been introduced in version 5.1.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.1 (Sep 7, 2015)

  • Support for recent camera models such as the Nikon D7200 and Canon 5DS/5DSR, G7X, M3, and 750D/760D (T6i/T6s).
  • Ability to mark presets as Favorites (by clicking on the 'star' icon to the left of each thumbnail) and filter the preset list to only show those favorites.
  • Fusion/Real-Estate renamed into Fusion/Interior and now includes a Brightness setting.
  • Addition of "Architecture" category to filter Presets.
  • By default, the preset name or method name is now appended to the file name of the final image. You can also adjust the suffix in the Preferences panel.
  • On Batch of Bracketed Photos, addition of Base Exposure option for deghosting.
  • The alignment is now done with one alignment method for all cases. The alignment settings (perspective correction option and maximum alignment shift) can be pre-selected via an Alignment Preset pull-down menu.
  • "License Information" panel shows the license status, as well as the license key if a Photomatix Pro copy has already been registered on the computer.
  • Ability to reset the positions of the program's windows. This can be done on the Preferences panel under the "Advanced tab.
  • The Batch Bracketed Photos and Batch Single Photos windows have been rearranged. The source and destination controls are now all on the left hand side, while the processing options are on the right. Other options have also been moved or renamed slightly, but all the features in version 5.0 are still available in version 5.1.  
  • When loading bracketed photos with different orientation (i.e. inverted width and height), a prompt offers the option to rotate the photo(s) to the same orientation.
  • JPEG quality default value is now 80 instead of 100.
  • Addition of two built-in Presets ('Interior 3' and 'Smooth 3') under the Architecture category.
  • Bug fixed: On Open Panel to load images, thumbnail of selected file incorrectly displayed images in portrait mode
  • Bug fixed: Sliders on the Setting Adjustments and Finishing Touch windows were not working smoothly, especially with large images.
  • Bug fixed: Preset panel could become too small and non-resizable in some cases when a category was selected before leaving the previous Tone Mapping / Fusion session.
  • Bug fixed: Preset category selected for custom presets ("My presets" tab) was not remembered in the next session.
  • Bug fixed: After having closed then reopened the Presets panel, the '2-column' and 'zoom' controls on top of the Preset panel did not work anymore.
  • Bug fixed: When loading JPEG grayscale images, the Preview image for Tone Mapping / Fusion did not always display correctly.
  • Bug fixed: In Batch Single Photos, files stored on some NAS storage devices were not processed in alphabetical order.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.1 Beta 4 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • Support for recent camera models such as the Nikon D7200 and Canon 5DS/5DSR, G7X, M3, and 750D/760D (T6i/T6s).
  • Ability to mark presets as Favorites (by clicking on the 'star' icon at bottom of each thumbnail) and filter the preset list to only show Favorite presets.
  • Fusion/Real-Estate renamed into Fusion/Interior and now includes a Brightness setting.
  • The default file name of final images now includes the preset name or method name as suffix. The suffix can also be adjusted on the Preferences panel.
  • On Batch of Bracketed Photos, addition of Base Exposure option for deghosting.
  • The alignment is now done with one alignment method for all cases. The alignment settings (perspective correction option and maximum alignment shift) can be pre-selected via an Alignment Preset pull-down menu.
  • "License Information" panel shows the license status, as well as the license key if a Photomatix Pro copy has already been registered on the computer.
  • Addition of "Architecture" category to filter Presets.
  • Addition of two built-in Presets ('Interior 3' and 'Smooth 3') under the Architecture category.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0.5a (Nov 5, 2014)

  • Fixed bug introduced in v5.0.5 for Windows: "Refresh continuously as slider moves option" was enabled by default and couldn't be disabled.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0.4 (Oct 28, 2014)

  • Added support for Raw files from recent camera models such as the Sony A6000, Canon 1200D, and Nikon D4s, D3300 and Coolpix P340.
  • Bug fixed: Images with a very high aspect ratio caused a crash upon loading the tonemapping/fusion windows.
  • Bug fixed: When merging a high number (e.g. 20 or more) of bracketed images, the alignment could fail due to improver 64-bit addressing.
  • Bug fixed: On computers where the font 'Arial' or 'Times Regular' was not installed properly, launching Photomatix resulted in an error.
  • Bug fixed: Preset Thumbnails panel showed when option "Show Preset Thumbnails" was unchecked in Preferences.
  • Bug fixed: Merging photos having different pixel sizes and with the "Remove ghost" option selected resulted in a crash.
  • Bug fixed: Batch Bracketed Photos with Fusion methods did not create the 32-bit HDR file even though the "Create intermediary 32-bit HDR" option was selected.
  • Bug fixed: Temporary files created when using Photomatix Pro via the Lightroom Export Plugin weren't deleted if the process was canceled by the user, or failed.
  • Bug fixed: In Selective Deghosting mode, clicking on "Remove selection" did not immediately remove the selection from the deghosting Preview
  • Bug fixed: When the Batch Bracketed Photos or Batch Single Photos was running while another program (e.g. Adobe Bridge) was accessing the files created by the batch, there could be small additional files created in the destination folder.
  • Bug fixed: On some computer configurations, the error message "Path not of legal form" could be returned when invoking the Batch Bracketed Photos.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0.3 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Bug fixed: When Nikon D610 RAW files were loaded, resulting image had red lines on the border. Bug had been introduced in v5.0.2.
  • Bug fixed: Zooming did not work correctly for Deghosting Preview on some systems with multiple monitors.
  • Bug fixed: "View Settings" button in Workflow Shortcuts window was incorrectly enabled for images processed with Fusion/Auto.
  • Bug fixed: Adding contrast using presets in the Finishing options for Batch Single Photos produced different results from using the same presets in the Finishing Touch dialog.
  • Bug fixed: Color space setting and choice of custom/source folder destination in Batch Bracketed Photos weren't sticky.
  • Bug fixed: Maximum shift setting for "hand-held" alignment option was incorrect when Photomatix Pro was run for the first time.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0.2 (Feb 11, 2014)

  • Added support for RAW files of recent camera models such as the Nikon Df, Pentax K-3, and Sony A7 and A7R.
  • On Batch Bracketed Photos, added a "Previous Session (non-batch)" item to the list of the Preset pop-up menu.
  • Changed the item selected by default on the File Format combo-box for saving tonemapped/fused images from TIFF to JPEG (selected item is "sticky", so change only affects first use).
  • Bug fixed: When running the Batch Bracketed Photos with the 'Use Preset" option and the selected Preset is related to a Tone Mapping method, the name of the created tone mapped file included the method's name.
  • Bug fixed: When using the feature to replace a selection with source with the Fusion/Real-Estate method, the fused image was incorrect.
  • Bug fixed: On Windows 8, the Progress window did not show after having used the Deghosting Options dialog.
  • Bug fixed: Running the Batch Bracketed Photos using the 'Interior' Preset or Fusion/Real-Estate method on a OS with limited RAM, with relatively large bracketed photos or a high number of them, could result in an error due to a crash in the process.
  • Bug fixed: Using the "Remove ghosts" option caused a crash when merging very large images.
  • Bug fixed: With some user selected Windows themes, the font colors of some dialogs made the text almost unreadable.
  • Bug fixed: Photomatix Pro could freeze if the program's window was minimized while running the ghost removal process.

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0.1 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Added support for D610 RAW files.
  • Bug fixed: On a computer without the Verdana font installed, the program crashed at start-up.
  • Bug fixed: Location of the main application window was reset to default when it was last closed on a secondary monitor while not being maximized.
  • Bug fixed: With the "Refresh continuously as slider moves" option enabled, Undo/Redo action on the Settings Adjustment window did not remember some of the intermediate settings.
  • Bug fixed: Saved images could sometime not open in Capture NX2.
  • Bug fixed: Selected Preset on Batch Bracketed Photos was not "sticky".

New in Photomatix Pro 5.0 Beta 7c (Nov 2, 2013)

  • New Tone Mapping method named Contrast Optimizer, which is is good at producing realistic-looking results while still enhancing shadows and highlights. Contrast Optimizer can be accessed via the Method combo-box or by selecting the 'Balanced' preset (second on the list).
  • New Exposure Fusion method called Fusion/Real-Estate, which is intended for scenes of interiors with a view out of the window on a sunny day. It replaces the Fusion/Realistic method available in batch mode in version 4.2.
  • Updates in Batch of Bracketed Photos: Ability to select a Preset directly from the main batch window, option to process with more than one presets or customised settings, and main Preprocessing Options are available from the main batch window.
  • Automatic deghosting offers additional options (Deghosting amount in the form of a slider and selection of base photo) that can be adjusted with the help of a preview.
  • More buttons added to Workflow Shortcuts panel. In particular, ability to come back in one-click to tone mapping / fusion to redo with other settings.
  • Option to enable Exposure Fusion when a single Raw file is opened.
  • Option in Preferences to enable "real-time" Preview refreshing (option does not show when the OS is Windows 32-bit).
  • Alignment by matching features (renamed into alignment for hand-held shots) made more robust.
  • Highlights recovery step added to Raw conversion before tone mapping a single Raw file.
  • Contextual help for Preprocessing Options shows in a help frame.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.6 (May 15, 2013)

  • Updated Raw conversion to add support for recent camera models such as the Canon 6D, G15, S110, or Sony A99 among others.
  • Made the installer detect when the .NET framework 3.5 is missing (which may happen on Windows 8), and show dialogs to invite the user to install it.
  • Bug fixed: On the File Open dialog, thumbnail of the selected image was not displayed in the case of Raw files.
  • Bug fixed: On some configurations, running the Batch Bracketed Photos with Details Enhancer tone mapping resulted in a crash. Bug had been introduced in v4.2.5.
  • Bug fixed: Clicking on the Utilities menu after having saved an image resulted in an Unhandled Exception error.
  • Bug fixed: When the user does not have the right permission to access the "Application Data" directory, an error was generated upon loading the tonemapping/fusion windows.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.5 (Nov 19, 2012)

  • Added support for Raw files from the Nikon D600.
  • Bug fixed: Color management was not working with monitor profiles created with version 4 of ICC specifications.
  • Bug fixed: When a custom path for storing presets was set in Preferences, loading the Tone Mapping Adjustments window caused a crash.
  • Bug fixed: On 32-bit OS, merging relatively large images (e.g. D800 files) with the deghosting option enabled resulted in an out of memory error.
  • Bug fixed: Lens information was not transferred when source images were Raw files, or when resulting image was saved as TIFF.
  • Bug fixed: Batch listed files with missing leading zeros (e.g. image99 and image100) in alphanumerical order which resulted in listing image100 before image99.
  • Bug fixed: Camera manufacturer information ('Make' tag) was not always transferred to the saved image.
  • Bug fixed: Items of the 'Utilities' menu were enabled on a 32-bit intermediary HDR image prior to tonemapping and fusion whereas the actions of the items could not be applied to fusion.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.4 (Aug 27, 2012)

  • Bug fixed: Images created by Photomatix Pro could make ViewNX2 crash when viewing them.
  • Bug fixed: Batch Bracketed Photos ignored deghosting option when the selected process(es) did not include Merge to HDR.
  • Bug fixed: Running the batch while the selected destination folder is not writeable resulted in a crash.
  • Bug fixed: Paint Shop Pro could not always properly display images created by Photomatix Pro.
  • Bug fixed: Default file name for the merged image was truncated when the file names of the bracketed photos contained dots.
  • Bug fixed: Loading a Tone Mapping preset via the Presets combo-box resulted in a wrong preview if the current selection was an Exposure Fusion method.
  • Bug fixed: Dialog for entering EV information could crash if the loaded images had an alpha channel.
  • Bug fixed: The automatic ghost removal did not always give the same result in batch mode as when loading the photos manually.
  • Updated Raw conversion to add support for recent camera models such as the Canon 650D / T4i.
  • Lightroom Plug-in: Added naming options for the re-imported file and fixed issue of GPS location metadata being removed on export from Lightroom 4.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.3 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Bug fixed: Canon Raws shot in SRAW/MRAW mode were not converted properly.
  • Bug fixed: With some specific image width and height, tone mapping with Details Enhancer in Lighting Effects mode could cause a very dark output and/or artifacts at the left and/or bottom of the image. Bug had been introduced in version 4.2.2.
  • Added support for DNG files created with the Embed Fast Load Data option.
  • Bug fixed: Windows could be shown off-screen on dual-monitor configurations.
  • Bug fixed: In some cases, the Finishing Touch window was not showing.
  • Bug fixed: Rotating, resizing or cropping an image while the Finishing Touch window was open resulted in a scrambled output.
  • Made position of Loupe and Raw Processing Options windows sticky.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when showing preview at large size, under some configurations.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.2 (Jun 15, 2012)

  • Bug fixed: Some windows (Finishing Touch in particular) could disappear or become inaccessible.
  • Bug fixed: 32-bit HDR files saved as 32-bit Floating Point TIFF were displayed very overexposed when opened in Photoshop or Lightroom 4.1.
  • Bug fixed: Presets menu could sometime overlap display options.
  • Bug fixed: Menu shortcuts sometimes failed to work correctly.
  • Bug fixed: Switching presets could result in an error under some circumstances
  • Bug fixed: Issue of file saved under another name and empty file created that was fixed in version 4.2.1 could still happen for some users.
  • Increased the size of the borders of some windows to make it easier to resize them.
  • Added support for Raw files from the Nikon D800E.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2.1 (May 15, 2012)

  • Bug fixed: On some configurations, file could be saved under another name while file created under the chosen file name was empty.
  • Bug fixed: A crash could occur when using the Sharpening function of the Finishing Touch panel.
  • Bug fixed: After having minimized the program's window, the image could become very small.
  • Bug fixed: If the 'Verdana' font was not installed on the computer, Photomatix would crash at start-up.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.2 (Apr 30, 2012)

  • Main new features in v4.2:
  • Display options for preset thumbnails: View at a larger size or on two columns, and listing built-in presets by category.
  • Simplified size options on Preview dialog: Size ratio mechanism replaced by magnifier icons for zooming in or out at 20% increments.
  • "Finishing Touch" palette for post-processing a tonemapped or fused image: Options for increasing contrast, adjusting the saturation of individual colors, and sharpening.
  • Addition of several built-in presets.
  • New fusion method called Fusion/Realistic designed to produce natural-looking rendering of interiors with bright windows. This method is only accessible in batch mode and requires much longer processing times than the other methods.
  • Transfer of all EXIF metadata in the source photos to the tonemapped or fused image.
  • Other updates in v4.2:
  • Option to import presets. The option is accessible from the Preset Category combo-box when the "My Presets" tab is selected.
  • 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.
  • Custom presets can now be organized in groups. Presets belonging to a group are listed under a sub-menu of the Preset combo-box list of the Setting Adjustments dialog, as well as on the Preset Category combo-box of the Preset Thumbnails panel when the "My Presets" tab is selected.
  • Option in Batch of Bracketed Photos for reducing the size of the output files, and adding contrast and sharpening.
  • Added 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.
  • Various small improvements to the dialog for entering EVs that is showing when the source photos do not contain exif metadata or when one or more exposures are the same. In the latter case, the dialog now lists the exposure information read from the EXIF metadata.
  • In Naming Options of Batch Bracketed Photos, ability to only use the name of the first file in the bracketed set to compose the file name of the combined image.
  • File created in batch mode is automatically renamed if a file with the same file name already exists.
  • Added detection of DNG files saved with Fast Load Data option, returning an error message when loading them instead of processing incorrectly.
  • Made watermark removal accessible to licensed users of Photomatix Essentials and Photomatix HDR Plug-In for Aperture.
  • Made the position of histogram, preview and settings windows remembered when quitting, and restored next time the program is used.
  • In Batch Bracketed Photos, increased the number of images that may be processed at a time to 17.
  • Bug fixed: Preset thumbnails were not color managed.
  • Bug fixed: Tone mapping large single files could fail because of insufficient memory.
  • Bug fixed: When tone mapping with selection replacement, crash sometimes occurred when tone mapping again after having undone the tone mapping.
  • Bug fixed: Using Undo in Fusion/Natural settings caused Fusion/Intensive settings to be reset to their default values, and vice versa.
  • Bug fixed: TIFF files larger than 2GB could not be accessed.
  • Bug fixed: Cropping an image with a crop area that included the right or bottom boundary could cause incorrect results or a crash.
  • Bug fixed: Zooming into or out of an image sometimes did not work correctly.
  • Bug fixed: SWR file extension was not accepted as valid Raw file extension.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.1.4 (Dec 10, 2011)

  • Updated Raw conversion function, adding among others support of Raw files from Olympus E-PL3, Nikon P7100, and Sony A77 and A65.
  • Bug fixed: When using two or more monitors, Preset Thumbnails panel could sometimes show truncated.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.1.3 (Dec 10, 2011)

  • Updated Raw conversion function, adding support of Raw files from the Olympus E-P3, Leica D-LUX 6 and V-LUX 2, Panasonic G3/G3F, and Sony NEX-C3 and SLT-A35.
  • Bug fixed: Saving via the "Save Image" menu item did not work properly in some cases, saving with a file extension different from the actual file format written.
  • Bug fixed: Photomatix settings embedded in image saved as JPEG did not display when clicking on the "View Settings" button.
  • Bug fixed: 32-bit HDR histogram was not working. Bug had been introduced in v4.1.
  • Bug fixed: Batch was not taking into account custom directory for temporary files set in Preferences.
  • Bug fixed: The exposure of 32-bit HDR image file created with deghosting on was 9 to 10 stops higher than exposure of 32-bit HDR image file created without deghosting. Bug prevented to stitch 32-bit HDR files when some of the frames needed deghosting and others not.
  • Bug fixed: When height of source image is particularly height (e.g. 10500 pixels high), using the options for reducing chromatic aberrations caused bands of color artifacts in the upper side of the image.
  • Bug fixed: Options for deghosting, noise and chromatic aberration reduction could be selected when using strip by strip processing in batch.
  • Bug fixed: Changing the radius setting of the Fusion Intensive method on multiple core computers could generate a crash.
  • Bug fixed: Rotating an image after having cropped it returned an error.
  • Bug fixed: Workflow shortcut panel could not be reopened after having been closed.
  • Bug fixed: 32-bit HDR image generated from Raw files with ProPhoto RGB as color primaries was different depending on whether the merge was done in batch mode or from the main interface.
  • Bug fixed: Processing images having different sizes via the Lightroom plug-in resulted in garbled output.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.1.2 (Dec 10, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: When ghost removal was selected, undoing Tone Mapping or Fusion and then clicking on Tone Mapping / Fusion again returned an error.
  • Bug fixed: When the replacement with source image was used, undoing Tone Mapping or Fusion resulted in a black image.
  • Bug fixed: On a dual-monitor setting, the Preset Thumbnails window was cut off if Photomatix was started on non primary monitor.
  • Bug fixed: Temporary files were not deleted when the user had set in Preferences a custom location for temporary files.
  • Bug fixed: "jpe" extension was not recognized as a JPEG image type.
  • Bug fixed: Choosing "File > Exit" didn't close the application when Workflow Shortcuts window was displayed.
  • Bug fixed: When the last used source or destination folder of the batch was not accessible anymore, invoking the batch resulted in a crash.
  • Bug fixed: "Filter by" setting for the file list of the Batch Bracketed Photos was not taken into account when auto-detecting bracketed sets.
  • Bug fixed: On the browse dialog, the thumbnail was not displayed when the image file did not have an embedded thumbnail.
  • Bug fixed: running Photomatix Pro under WINE could result in a black output after processing.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.1.1 (Dec 10, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: Clicking on Undo Tone Mapping or Undo Exposure Fusion resulted in a completely black image.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when processing RAW files from the Fuji S2, S3 or S5.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.1 (Jul 16, 2011)

  • Ability to select a region on the Tone Mapping/Fusion preview and replace it with a source photo. A "Selection Mode" option on the Preview window lets users select one or more regions with lasso tools and replace the selected region with one of the source image(s). "Attach to Edges" button automatically adjusts the selection to follow the nearest edges.
  • Improved automatic ghosting reduction: more ghosts removed and less artifacts.
  • Addition of Sharpness setting to Fusion/Adjust method.
  • Improvements to Fusion/Intensive method: several times faster and better results.
  • Option to exclude perspective correction from alignment by matching features.
  • "Quick Selection" option added on Selective Deghosting tool, so that region is automatically marked as ghosted once selected with the lasso tool.
  • Added option in Preferences not to show the Preset Thumbnails panel when the Tone Mapping/Fusion windows load.
  • Made double-clicking on sliders reset to default value for the setting.
  • The Selective Deghosting dialog now shows thumbnails of source photos in contextual menu for selecting photos at a specific EV.
  • Implemented custom scrollbar and improved custom sliders and buttons.
  • Added ability to set the maximum alignment shift.
  • Added option in Preferences for setting location for temporary files used for processing large files with Details Enhancer in "Preview" mode, or processing relatively large files with Fusion/Adjust.
  • On Windows 7, the taskbar progress bar now shows during processing.
  • Added back option to convert raws to pseudo-HDR with Batch Single Photos.
  • Made it possible to batch process jpeg and tiff files without tonemapping using Batch Single Photos.
  • Bracketed images having different width and/or height can now be loaded for HDR processing.
  • Cosmetic naming and presentation changes on the Details Enhancer Settings Adjustments window.
  • Updated RAW conversion to support files from the Nikon D5100, Fuji HS20EXR, F550EXR and X100, Olympus E-PL2 and XZ-1, Samsung NX1 and Sony A-290.
  • Added ability to dock preview settings on the left or right hand side of the application window.
  • Added option in Preferences to set whether the histogram shows when starting a new tonemapping session.
  • Improved mouse wheel support.
  • Bug fixed: JPEG files straight of the camera in portrait mode were not always loaded in the correct orientation.
  • Bug fixed: Images saved as TIFF not showing the correct DPI resolution in Adobe Bridge
  • Bug fixed: Tone Mapping of underexposed single JPEG or 8-bit TIFF produced bad result.
  • Bug fixed: Multiple Undo/Redo on the Setting Adjustments window was not working properly.
  • Bug fixed: After having clicked on the "Undo Fusion" menu item on a fused image, the result was black when fusing again.
  • Bug fixed: When running Photomatix Pro in trial mode via the Lightroom plugin, the prompt notifying about the trial was showing behind the Selective Deghosting window and blocking it.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when processing greyscale images.
  • Bug fixed: On the Selective Deghosting window, the photo selected by default on the contextual menu was often not the appropriate exposure for the ghosted region.
  • Bug fixed: Random crashes under some specific user configuration when using the browse dialog.
  • Bug fixed: When reimporting processed images in Lightroom, stacking was not working properly when the user selected another photo in Lightroom before Photomatix Pro finished processing the image.
  • Bug fixed: various memory leaks.
  • Bug fixed: "360 degree image" option was not part of the settings embedded in tonemapped image.
  • Bug fixed: When loading raw files from the Pentax K-5 (and likely other Pentax models), the resulting image had red lines on the right border.
  • Bug fixed: When fusing images having the same EV values, the EXIF information was not preserved in the fused image.
  • Bug fixed: Preset Thumbnails panel disappeared when the program's window was minimized and then restored.
  • Bug fixed: An image that had been saved as JPEG or 8-bit TIFF could not be re-saved as 16-bit TIFF.
  • Bug fixed: Histogram for Red color was displaying the histogram for Blue color and vice versa
  • Bug fixed: Error returned by Photoshop when opening an image saved in Photomatix and that had been tonemapped a second time after having re-opened a tonemapped image.
  • Bug fixed: Loading images with different orientation value in their metadata made the alignment crash.
  • Bug fixed: NEF files from the Nikon D7000 shot as multiple exposure could result in strong magenta cast.
  • Bug fixed: Crash when running under Wine.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.0.2 (Nov 18, 2010)

  • Added support for RAW files of new camera models such as the Canon 60D and G12, Nikon D7000, Olympus E-5, and Pentax K-r and K-5 among others.
  • Bug fixed: Preset Thumbnails panel did not show a scrollbar upon selecting the "My Presets" tab when a scrollbar was not needed to display the initial built-in presets.
  • Bug fixed: The preview was not color managed in the case of the Exposure Fusion methods.
  • Bug fixed: On the Lightroom plug-in dialog, the "Crop resulting images" and "Align images" options were not sticky.
  • Bug fixed: When selective deghosting tool had been invoked but no region marked as ghosted, an error was returned when using the Loupe on the tonemapping/fusion preview.
  • Bug fixed: The exposure fusion settings were not correctly embedded in the resulting images.
  • Bug fixed: Browse dialog was crashing under Windows 98 or 2000.
  • Bug fixed: Mouse wheel was not taken into account on the Preset Thumbnails panel.
  • Bug fixed: The batch processing did not recognize the NRW raw file extension.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.0.1 (Oct 18, 2010)

  • Bug fixed: When loading RAW files directly in Photomatix, the datetime and camera model of the saved tonemapped or fused image were scrambled.
  • Bug fixed: The processed image was not displayed when the user is logged-in as a non administrative user.
  • Bug fixed: Raw conversion routine did not set the black value correctly, which could result in pink highlights in the resulting image with RAW files as input.
  • Bug fixed: The "View Settings" feature was not working after having opened a saved tonemapped or fused JPEG image.
  • Bug fixed: The automatic bracket detection of the "Advanced" selection option of the Batch Processing did not work properly with RAW files as source.
  • Bug fixed: After having clicked on the "My Presets" tab while there were no custom presets, changing a setting returned an error.
  • Bug fixed: When the Preset Thumbnails panel was docked and its orientation changed, it would go to the right place but be undocked, overlapping the Preview window.
  • Bug fixed: The Preset Thumbnails panel sometimes displayed scrollbar and content in the wrong orientation.
  • Bug fixed: When loading RAW files directly in Photomatix and processing with one of the Exposure Fusion methods, the ICC color profile and XMP metadata embedded in the saved fused image were corrupted.
  • Bug fixed: Selecting more ghosted regions than the number of source images on the Selective Deghosting window returned an error.
  • Bug fixed: The Presets folder was not created if it did not already exist.
  • Bug fixed: Some controls were not displaying when the program is run under Wine on Linux.

New in Photomatix Pro 4.0.0 (Oct 18, 2010)

  • Selective deghosting tool: enables users to select ghosted regions with a lasso tool, and change the preferred image taken for each selected region.
  • Preset thumbnails panel: built-in and user presets for tone mapping and fusion show as thumbnails in a panel alongside the preview. Panel can be set in horizontal or vertical orientation.
  • High quality noise reduction with new algorithm applied on source images (users can still use the old algorithm when the noise reduction is applied to the merged 32-bit HDR image).
  • Ability to tone map a single image in 8 bits/channel mode.
  • Unified dialog for HDR Tone Mapping and Exposure Fusion methods.
  • Viewing of tone mapping or fusion settings embedded in processed image.
  • Improved rendering of Tone Compressor tone mapping method with default settings and extension of the range of the Tonal Range Compression setting.
  • Option in Preferences to customise default filename.
  • Alignment with the "by matching feature" method now takes into account perspective correction in addition to rotation, translation and scaling.
  • Faster upsampling of preview for tonemapping/fusion, with zooming control in the form of a slider instead of a stepper.
  • Dialog enabling to adjust options when opening a single RAW file in order to tone map it.
  • Batch of single files adds options for noise and CA reduction and RAW conversion white balance and color space.
  • Transfer of lens information when available in source images in TIFF or JPEG format, or Canon RAW files (other camera manufacturers apparently encrypt the information).
  • Transfer of XMP metadata information from the source to the resulting image.
  • Embedding of tone mapping and fusion settings in images saved as JPEG (previously was only when saved as TIFF).
  • Changed options in Preferences to bypass dialogs so that in enables to bypass all dialogs till tonemapping/fusion instead of just the dialog asking what to do with the dragged files.
  • Faster processing and reduced memory usage for Fusion/Adjust.
  • Ability to move selected slider and to zoom image using the mouse wheel.
  • Photomatix Pro is now minimizing itself when reimporting into Lightroom.
  • Added "Save Image" menu options which directly saves the file with default name and location set in Preferences, without showing dialog prompting for filename.
  • Extended time for automatic bracket detection of batch processing from 8 to 64 seconds.
  • Enabled zoom factor of less than 100% for the zoom slider of the Tone Mapping preview window, and adjusted fit-to-screen to replace the upsampling from the smallest size by a downsampling from the medium size.
  • Set the DPI setting for exporting with the Lightroom plug-in to 300 pixels/inch instead of the Lightroom's default of 240 pixels/inch.
  • Made the Lightroom plug-in ignore the error returned by Lightroom when importing a photo that is already in the catalog.
  • Added support for reading PSB files (8, 16 and 32 bits/channel).
  • Multi-threading support added to RAW demosacing, parts of fusion/adjust and last part of "by matching features" alignment.
  • Bug fixed: When the metadata of source files contained hierarchical keywords set in Lightroom, the hierarchical keyword structure was not preserved in the tone mapped tiff file.
  • Bug fixed: Black Point setting for Fusion/Adjust had almost no effect
  • Bug fixed: Opening a panorama displayed with a height of less than 400 pixels could make the HDR viewer crash.
  • Bug fixed: Panning an image using the scrollbars could sometimes show a trail.
  • Bug fixed: With some raw files thumbnails did not show on browser for loading files.
  • Bug fixed: Loupe was opening on top of status bar when the task bar orientation is set to be on top.
  • Bug fixed: Saving as Radiance when the image has a width higher than 32768 pixels produced invalid files (Radiance files need to be written uncompressed in this case, as RLE-compression requires that the image is less than 32768 pixels wide).

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.9 (May 18, 2010)

  • Bug fixed: Crash with 64-bit edition when batch processing images with Exposure Fusion methods

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.8 (Apr 29, 2010)

  • Support of RAW files from recent camera models such as the NIKON D3S, Pentax K-x, Sony A5 and Canon 550D/T2i, S90 and 1D Mark IV.
  • Adjusted the raw conversion process to reduce memory fragmentation.
  • Bug fixed: In the 64-bit edition, thumbnails were not displayed when browsing image files.
  • Bug fixed: Batch of single files could transfer incorrect image orientation.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.7 (Jan 7, 2010)

  • Set the color conversion for display to use the relative intent of the display color profile instead of perceptual.
  • Made "HDR Generation - Options" dialog resizable.
  • Slightly modified the way memory allocation is made for reduction of noise and Chromatic Aberrations.
  • Added suffix to the name of files resulting from using the "Remove watermark" option in Batch Single Files.
  • Bug fixed: White Balance and Color Profile options on HDR Generation dialog were not sticky.
  • Bug fixed: Auto White-balance was not applied correctly in batch processing.
  • Bug fixed: Errors when saving image file (e.g. due to full disk) were not always reported.
  • Bug fixed: Saving as Jpeg could cause a crash when a write error happened.
  • Bug fixed: Alignment option with Exposure Fusion/Adjust method was not taken into account with large source image files.
  • Bug fixed: Position of the histogram window remembered from last session was sometimes out of view.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.6 (Oct 11, 2009)

  • Bug fixed: The Loupe's marquee still showed on the preview when the mouse was not positioned in it anymore.
  • Bug fixed: Failure to correctly process Pentax PEF files. Bug had been introduced in version 3.2.4.
  • Bug fixed: Failure to correctly process RAW files from the Olympus E-500. Bug had been introduced in version 3.2.4.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.5 (Sep 30, 2009)

  • Added "Fit to window" button on Tone Mapping preview dialog.
  • Made the ratio and preview magnification settings remembered separately depending on whether the image is in landscape or portrait mode.
  • Bug fixed: Using RAW files as source images produced incorrect results. Bug had been introduced in v3.2.4.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.4 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • Bug fixed: When the height of the program's main window was relatively small, the Tone Mapping Preview dialog did not show.
  • Bug fixed: When an HDR image file was opened in preview mode, processing with tone mapping crashed.
  • Updated RAW conversion routine to support RAW files from new camera models, such as the Canon 7D and 500D, Nikon D5000 or Pentax K-7.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.3 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • Bug fixed: 360 degree image option was not taken into account when fusing exposures with Adjust method in non-batch mode.
  • Bug fixed: Color Space and White Balance settings on "Generate HDR - Options" dialog were not sticky.
  • Bug fixed: Checking the "Use XMP settings in each subfolder" on the tone mapping settings panel in batch mode did not make the batch use the XMP file.
  • Bug fixed: In some rare cases, saving images was not possible.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.2.2 (Aug 26, 2009)

  • Bug fixed: Loading tone mapping presets sometimes failed.
  • Bug fixed: Image orientation exif tag was not transferred from the source to the resulting image saved as JPEG or TIFF.
  • Bug fixed: "360 degree image" option of Details Enhancer was not taken into account with files processed via Batch Processing.
  • Bug fixed: Intermittent crash with generate HDR when "by matching features" alignment method was selected still occurred for some users in v3.2.1.
  • Made the width of the tone mapping settings palette resizable in order to make it possible for users running a Korean version of Windows to see the sliders in their totality.
  • Added shortcuts for Undo and Redo buttons of Tone Mapping settings palette.
  • Bug fixed: Clicking on the "Show Original" button of the Tone Mapping Preview dialog showed a black preview for some users.
  • Bug fixed: tone mapping a 16-bit image file did not produced correct output (lacked contrast and was too bright, as if a wrong gamma had been applied).
  • Bug fixed: For users not having standard fonts installed on their system, invoking Tone Mapping returned an error.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 (Feb 6, 2009)

  • Tighter integration with Lightroom. HDR options are now set from the Lightroom plug-in and the processed image can be automatically re-imported into the Lightroom library.
  • Bug fixed: Processing files in Canon sRaw format caused an exception.
  • Bug fixed: Transfer of exif data was not always taking the information of the normal exposure.
  • Bug fixed: When tone mapping an HDR image file that was previously saved as Radiance in Photomatix Pro, the color profile was not properly embedded.
  • Bug fixed: When strip processing option had been enabled for HDR generation in batch processing, checking the blending methods at the same time made the batch return an error.
  • Bug fixed: Processing source images in the BMP format returned an error.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.1 (Oct 25, 2008)

  • New settings added to Exposure Blending method "H&S Adjust": Shadows, White Clip, Black Clip, Midtones and 360° image. Note that the Strength setting has been renamed into Accentuation.
  • Added histogram window to Exposure Blending dialog. Position of histogram is sticky. When histogram is closed, can be reactivated via menu "View->8-bit Histogram".
  • Ability to obtain an image in 16 bits/channel mode when blending images in 8 bits/channel mode.
  • Option to reduce chromatic aberrations / color fringing added to "Generate HDR options" dialog. The chromatic aberrations reduction can also be directly applied to an image via the Utilities menu.
  • Updated algorithm of alignment method "By matching features" to make it more robust.
  • Improved "Highlights Smoothing" setting of Details Enhancer tone mapping method
  • Ability to use Single File Conversion to tone map single RAW files in one run directly after having created the pseudo-HDR image.
  • Added option for reducing noise in 32-bit HDR image.
  • Improved layout of Tone Mapping settings dialog for Details Enhancer by grouping settings in expandable views instead of placing them in a tab control.
  • Added support for reading 32-bit HDR images in PSD format.
  • Made path of resulting image of batch show as clickable hyperlink.
  • Added a "refresh on demand" button to tone mapping dialog when size of preview is set to either large or fit.
  • When saving a tone mapped image, added an option to save the settings in an XMP file along with the image.
  • When batch processing subfolders, made it possible to have the results saved under each one of the subfolders instead of the main parent folder.
  • Added a naming option on Batch Processing to have the name of the resulting files start with the name of the processed subfolder.
  • Added better support for reading of compressed TIFF files.
  • Ability to edit text boxes showing value of sliders on Tone Mapping and Exposure Blending dialogs.
  • In Batch Processing, added naming option for having the created file name end with sequence number.
  • Updated raw conversion to support recent camera models such as the Canon 50D, Nikon D700 and Nikon D90.
  • Availability of Lightroom Export Plug-In to Photomatix Pro.
  • Added option to Save Panel for opening saved image in another application. Option is available for 8 and 16-bit images. By default, popup menu lists imaging applications installed on computer, such as Aperture, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc. Choice is made sticky.
  • Added check for updates.
  • On dialog popping up when multiple image files are dragged to Photomatix, added option to skip dialogs for source image selection and Generate HDR options.
  • Improved support for "large font" mode.
  • Settings of Exposure Blending window are now sticky
  • JPEG quality of Batch Processing can now be set in increments of 1.
  • Ability to select up to 12 images at a time for Batch Processing.
  • Reduced RAM requirements by 3 when tone mapping with Details Enhancer a large HDR image file opened in preview mode. Tone mapping a 20,000 x 5,000 panorama requires now around 600 MB of RAM instead of almost 2 GB previously. (Note: the reduction in RAM consumption is achieved via writing to and reading from temporary files on disk which slows down the processing of large HDR image files opened in preview mode).
  • Bug fixed: Option "360° image" for Details Enhancer did not always work correctly.
  • Bug fixed: When Strength setting of Details Enhancer tone mapping method was set to a low value, setting the color saturation to zero produced an almost white image.
  • Bug fixed: Batch Processing did not return the error message associated with some error codes.
  • Bug fixed: Opening a Radiance HDR image file in preview mode sometimes crashed.
  • Bug fixed: Hourglass was not showing when tone mapping preview is refreshing
  • Bug fixed: On the HDR settings dialog invoked from Batch Processing, the "Show preview" button for White Balance did not work.
  • Bug fixed: Saving Tone Mapping settings from Tone Mapping Settings dialog did not work correctly when it was done prior to any settings change on the dialog.
  • Bug fixed: Option "Force EV values" in HDR generation settings of Batch Processing was not taken into account.
  • Bug fixed: Histogram of Tone Mapping Settings dialog did not fill the height of the histogram's box.
  • Bug fixed: On 64-bit systems, automatic search for imaging application to be listed in the combo box of the Save Panel did not look into the correct directory.
  • Bug fixed: Drag-and-drop of files with non supported extensions was possible.
  • Bug fixed: Tone Compressor was not working when applied to a 16-bit image.
  • Bug fixed: slow execution of White Balance preview from Generate HDR options dialog.
  • Bug fixed: histogram did not display correct.
  • Bug fixed: "Save aligned output" option of Batch Processing was sometimes greyed-out when it should not
  • Bug fixed: Single File Conversion did not retrieve metadata information available in HDR image files in Radiance format.
  • Bug fixed: HDR images in Radiance format created with Batch Processing or Single File Conversion did not save the name of the color profile.
  • Bug fixed: tab order of "Light Smoothing" radio buttons were not correct.
  • Bug fixed: Reading of HDR image files in Floating Point Format did not work.

New in Photomatix Pro 3.1 Beta 10 (Oct 15, 2008)

  • On dialog popping up when multiple image files are dragged to Photomatix, added option to skip dialogs for source image selection and Generate HDR options.
  • Bug fixed: Blending method "H&S - 2 images" did not produce correct output.
  • Bug fixed: Invoking "Reduce noise" or "Reduce Chromatic Aberrations" from the Utilities menu made sometimes the program crashed on computers missing the .NET 1.1 framework.
  • Bug fixed: For images in landscape mode, bottom of Tone Mapping Preview could have unnecessary extra space at bottom of the form.
  • Bug fixed: Title of progress panel did not include the name of the file processed.

New in Photomatix Pro 2.5.4 (Nov 22, 2007)

  • Added support for Raw files from the Sony A-700 and Canon G9.

New in Photomatix Pro 2.5 (Jul 20, 2007)

  • Six new settings for tone mapping method Details Enhancer: Color Temperature, Saturation Highlights, Saturation Shadows, Highlights Smoothing, Shadows Smoothing and Shadows Clipping. Additionally, the setting Light Smoothing has been changed from a slider to radio buttons (in order to make it clear it can not take intermediate values) and the setting Microcontrast varies differently: the maximum value of 2 in previous versions is now the same as a value of 0 in version 2.5.
  • Two new settings for tone mapping method Tone Compressor: Color Temperature and Color Saturation.
  • Information such as Camera model, DateTime original, Aperture, ISO and focal length passed through to resulting images saved as JPEG. Additionally, the information is also passed through to tone mapped images coming from an HDR image file in Radiance (.hdr) format that has been created with Photomatix Pro version 2.4.1 or higher.
  • Camera model and DateTime Original added to the information passed through to resulting images saved as TIFF.
  • Resize function available for 32-bit HDR images.
  • Updated RAW conversion code to support recent camera model such as the 1D MKIII.
  • Faster processing time and less memory usage for tone mapping method Tone Compressor.
  • Tone Mapping preview now refreshes when the "360 image" option is selected.
  • Tone mapping method Tone Compressor can now be used with "Large File Processing".
  • Ability to batch tone map hdr image files using the Tone Compressor method with Single File Conversion.
  • Added -wb argument option to the command line version to specify temperature for white balance adjustments when converting RAW files to create an HDR image using PhotomatixCL.exe. Example of use is: -wb 7500
  • Bug fixed: HDR images created from RAW files and saved as Radiance (.hdr) should now open correctly in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
  • Bug fixed: TIFF files produced by Photomatix should now open fine in Paint Shop Pro, Picture Windows and Qimage.
  • Bug fixed: Batch Processing should not stop on the 36th set anymore when processing RAW files.
  • Bug fixed: Processing RAW files from the D1X should not crash the application anymore.
  • Bug fixed: Conversion from Olympus E-400 RAW files should not produce incorrect pattern anymore.
  • Bug fixed: Processing copies of the same RAW files should now work as expected.

New in Photomatix Pro 2.2.3 (May 19, 2006)

  • New application icon.
  • Function for zooming directly to 100% and for "Fit to screen".
  • Maximum preview size option for Tone Mapping increased to 1024.
  • Ability to save the settings after having tone mapped the whole image.
  • Bug fixed: Batch Processing now outputs TIFF tone mapped files when TIFF format selected, even if output bit-depth is set to 8-bit.
  • Bug fixed: incorrect readings of White and Black clips settings from XMP files for values lower than 0.06%
  • Bug fixed: crash while changing preview size after having maximized Tone Mapping preview
  • Bug fixed: problem on computer using Unicode file naming (e.g. Chinese OS) when loading more than one image at a time from the Open panel
  • Bug fixed: crash when aligning more than 3 images with same brightness level.