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Download Lightroom Export Plugin to Photomatix Pro (8 KB) |
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Requirements: |
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The export plugin works in Lightroom version 1.3 or higher, and requires Photomatix Pro version 3.1 or higher. |
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What it does: |
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The plugin lets you export images from Lightroom to Photomatix Pro. |
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Note that the plugin is intended for exporting rendered photos, the default being 16-bit TIFF files. If you choose to export non-rendered photos as DNG files instead, you would lose the main benefit of using the Lightroom plugin -- the RAW conversion/rendering of the DNG files would have to be done in Photomatix when you export DNG files, and this is slower and of lesser quality than the rendering done in Lightroom. |
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Once you have processed the exported files in Photomatix Pro, you can re-import the tone mapped or blended image back into Lightroom. For that, check the option "Open the saved image in" located at the bottom of the Save panel (the Save panel is the dialog that shows when you choose File > Save As in Photomatix Pro), and select "Adobe Lightroom" on the list. |
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Note: the next version of the plugin will make it possible to automatically re-import directly into the Lightroom library (if you have Lightroom 2.0 or higher). |
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Installation instructions: |
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You will first need to unzip the file 'Photomatix_lrplug.zip'. After that, the installation depends on your version of Lightroom:
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| Instructions for Lightroom 2 |
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Start Lightroom 2. |
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Choose File > Plug-in Manager. |
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On the Plug-in Manager dialog, click on the "Add" tab located at the bottom left. |
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Browse to the location where you unzipped the download and select the folder Photomatix.lrplugin |
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Click the "Add Plug-In" button, then click on "Done" to exit the Plug-in Manager dialog. |
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Select bracketed image files and choose File > Plug-in Extras > Export to Photomatix Pro. |
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| Instructions for Lightroom 1.3 or 1.4 |
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Go to the location where you unzipped the downloaded file. |
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Move the folder Photomatix.lrplugin to the following directory depending on your platform:
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C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3 or
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4
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/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Modules |
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Restart Lightroom. |
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Select bracketed image files and choose File > Export to Photomatix Pro. |
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