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Download Tone Mapping Plug-In 1.2 (380 KB) |
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Requirements: |
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This Plug-In is compatible with Photoshop CS2 and CS3. It also works with Photoshop CS, Photoshop 7.0 and Photoshop Elements 4.0 and 5.0. However, it will be limited to 16-bit RGB images in those cases, as only Photoshop CS2/CS3 supports 32-bit image format. |
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Installation instructions: |
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Double-click on the file you downloaded to launch the installation setup wizard. |
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By default, the setup wizard points to the Plug-Ins directory of Photoshop CS3 and in English language. | | |
If you have Photoshop CS2 instead, please select the Plug-Ins directory of Photoshop CS2:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\
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If your language version of Photoshop is other than English, you may have to select another Plug-Ins folder name (for instance, "Zusatzmodule" in German, "Modules externes" in French, "Plug-In" in Italian, "Plugins" in Spanish, "Ekstramoduler" in Danish, ...)
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Restart Photoshop. Open an image in 32 or 16 bits/channel mode and go to the menu Filter. If the installation ran correctly, you should see an item "Photomatix" on the Filer menu list. Select it and click on "Tone Mapping" to start the plug-in. |
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Description: |
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The Tone Mapping plug-in processes High Dynamic Range images in order to reveal their details in highlights and shadows. |
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The resulting image can then be converted into an 8-bit or 16-bit file that shows the whole dynamic range available in the original HDR image. Because the tonal range has been compressed while maintaining local contrast, the tone mapped image is ready for display on standard monitors and prints. |
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The Tone Mapping plug-in can also be applied to a 16-bit image resulting from RAW conversion. |
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Updated in version 1.2: |
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Added six new settings: Gamma, Color Temperature, Saturation Highlights, Saturation Shadows, Highlights Smoothing, Shadows Smoothing and Shadows Clipping.
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Bug fixed: scripting should now be correctly supported.
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Bug fixed: actions calling the Tone Mapping plug-in should now play with the correct settings.
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Bug fixed: trying the plug-in on the new layer of an HDR image should not crash Photoshop anymore.
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Updated in version 1.1: |
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Added setting "Micro-smoothing". This setting
smoothes out local details enhancements, which has for effect of reducing noise in the sky for instance and tends to give a "cleaner" look
to the tone mapped image.
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Made the settings sticky.
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Renamed setting "Smoothing" into "Light Smoothing" and "Microcontrast" into "Micro-contrast", and changed the controls
of both settings from
pull-down menus to sliders. A value of "High" for Light Smoothing is now the equivalent of +1.
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Extended the range of setting "Light Smoothing": it can now take a value of +2 (equivalent of "Very High") as maximum instead of +1 (equivalent of "High").
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Fixed bug that produced almost black output, or white corners with some images.
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