Just so everyone can see what is available, list any HDR and/or tone mapping software you know of, and provide a link to its homepage. If you want to discuss the particulars of one application, please start a new thread.

Photoshop CS3 (http://www.adobe.com) has fair HDR support, but not much in the way of tone mapping.

Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/) seems to be the most popular choice. It comes in two flavors, standalone for both HDR and tone mapping, and a Photoshop plugin that offers only tone mapping.

Summary of links to many of the tools mentioned in posts that follow:

* Photomatix: http://www.hdrsoft.com/
* FDRTools: http://www.fdrtools.com/ (http://www.fdrtools.com/)
* Dynamic PHOTO HDR: http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html
* Qtpfsgui: http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/ (http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/)
* Artizen HDR: http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Artizen.htm (http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Artizen.htm)
* Picturenaut: http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/ (http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/)
* ReDynaMix: http://www.mediachance.com/plugins/redynamix.html (http://www.mediachance.com/plugins/redynamix.html)
* easyHDR: http://www.easyhdr.com/ (http://www.easyhdr.com/)
* wukong: http://www.imagingluminary.com/product.htm (http://www.imagingluminary.com/product.htm)

OK; you broke my arm Doug (lol). The program I like the most for doing HDR's is Qtpfsgui (http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/). It's opensource (i.e., free) to boot. :)

OK; you broke my arm Doug (lol). The program I like the most for doing HDR's is Qtpfsgui (http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/). It's opensource (i.e., free) to boot. :)

... has lots of tonemapping algorithms, good choise

saby

Artizen (http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Artizen.htm) is available as a stand-alone program and as plug-ins (tone-mapping) for Photoshop.

I'm trying out the trial version.

Dynamic Photo HDR, found at http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html

AKVIS Enhancer Standalone supports HDRI technology. You can take a series of shots of one and the same object using different exposure settings, then load the images into Enhancer and combine them into one image.
http://akvis.com/en/enhancer-tutorial/examples/funny-slides.php

Hi Akvis,

witch tonemapping function Ur software uses

FDRT(http://www.fdrtools.com/front_e.php) is another great software especially at deghosting moving objects

PTGUI (http://www.ptgui.com/) does HDR Tonemapping and photostitching.

picturenaut.....free download......

Thanks to all who have contributed. HDR is something I'm drifting into, and hope to improve upon in '08!

Look at a more detailed view on some of hdr making programs. I've done Photoshop merge to HDR function (http://myphotosoft.com/hdr/photoshop-hdr-2.html) and Photomatix (http://myphotosoft.com/hdr/photomatix-3.html) yet. Artizen is in the process. Comments are welcome.

Is there a program to make a simulated HDR using a single jpeg image?
Alan

Is there a program to make a simulated HDR using a single jpeg image?
Alan

Hi Alan,

the qtpfsgui does it

Is there a program to make a simulated HDR using a single jpeg image?
Alan

dynamic photo hdri does as well but they also do a Photoshop plug in on its own just for this

http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/fakehdr.html

Palms

Saby and Palms, thanks for the information.
Alan

A new one is: http://creaceed.com/hydra/
may be it's just new for me, but it's for one file HDR especialy, and gives quite good results:http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/pool/

A new one is: http://creaceed.com/hydra/
may be it's just new for me, but it's for one file HDR especialy, and gives quite good results:http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/pool/

Mac specific and also based on going to their website , that flickr hdr pool group of images are not all from using that software, if you re read the website it seems to simply be a pointer to "hdr examples" not "hdr examples because of our software" .

Mac specific and also based on going to their website , that flickr hdr pool group of images are not all from using that software, if you re read the website it seems to simply be a pointer to "hdr examples" not "hdr examples because of our software" .

so it's a hdr software or not, if it is than it placed the right thread, till it's a thread for list of hdr softwares, have U ever tried it? tell the advgs. or disadvgs. I think Ur quite new here so let me tell U just one thing be informative not just tell off others.

Is there a program to make a simulated HDR using a single jpeg image?
Alan
Artizen HDR does it.

so it's a hdr software or not, if it is than it placed the right thread, till it's a thread for list of hdr softwares, have U ever tried it? tell the advgs. or disadvgs. I think Ur quite new here so let me tell U just one thing be informative not just tell off others.

No ones telling anyone off ,the idea that those images in the hdr pool came from that software is misleading .
Just pointing out some facts.
Great thread btw.
cheers

New to me: Wukong

http://www.imagingluminary.com/product.htm

Here's a twist, tonemapping for Lightroom with an app called Enfuse

http://lightroom-news.com/2008/03/03/enfuse-for-lightroom/trackback/

Heres another one I haven't seen listed.

EasyHDR he also offers a no frills free version
http://www.easyhdr.com/

Artizen (http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Artizen.htm) is available as a stand-alone program and as plug-ins (tone-mapping) for Photoshop.

I'm trying out the trial version.

Do you have an opinion of this product at this point?

I use Photoshop CS3 and Photomatix at present. Also have Lucis Art.

Thanks, Don

I like Wukong (They seem to have changed the codename Wukong to Essential HDR ). It really faster and produce more clear images comparing with Photomatix.

here is the beta test download link (need to register first):

http://imagingluminary.org/support/index.php

Let me know your opinion after the try.