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The Local Adaptation tone mapping method first introduced in Photoshop CS2 has been improved in CS5, and we were asked how it now compares to Photomatix. However, tone mapping is a very subjective process, so how 'good' the tone mapped results are will depend on your personal taste.
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We show below a few examples of photos processed in both programs. The best advice, however, is to try both Photomatix and Photoshop CS5 with your own photos.
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The left column shows results of Photoshop CS5 Local Adaptation method with default or built-in presets. The right column shows results of Photomatix Details Enhancer or Fusion methods with default or built-in presets. Note that we used the default settings and built-in presets of the respective applications in order to be as neutral as possible, but both Photoshop and Photomatix offer several settings to adjust the result.
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