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While we’re still working hard on Fun Photo 2.0 we’ve also been working hard on a Professional version of our ever popular HDRtist. For a vast majority of people, HDRtist has been their first step into the world of HDR, providing people with an easy way to get great results. However there’s a huge gap, if you want more than HDRtist. HDR software with more control and flexibility can cost as much as $150!

Enter HDRtist Pro, which aims to provide you with more control, features and flexibility than HDRtist, wrapped up in an Ohanaware easy to use interface, all without the heft of a huge price sticker.
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The guys over at ZDNet did a nice article about low-cost HDR, and they featured HDRtist!

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=6750&tag=col1;post-6750#more-6750

Today we’re very pleased to announce the latest release of HDRtist. Version 1.1 adds the #1 requested feature, which is Image Alignment. We’ve tapped into align_image_stack, a very powerful automatic image alignment tool. Simply click the “Align Photos” button and HDRtist will automatically figure out and align the images for you. This means that HDR’s taken without a tripod can now be used in HDRtist, making the whole HDR photo taking process simpler.

The update weighs in at 5.5 mb compressed and can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.

http://www.ohanaware.com/hdrtist/HDRtist.zip

Forget Megapixels and think Megapixels per cm2.
As the megapixel race is coming to an end, the new race begins. The race for Megapixels per cm2. This time it’s not the largest number that wins, but the smallest… Megapixels per cm2, is a way of measuring sensor density, the higher the density the more problems arise, which then requires the cameras to do more processing to make an acceptable image.

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Today’s post is from my forthcoming guide: Sam’s Complete Guide to HDR Photography. It’s a short guide that aims to help everyone get started with the beautiful world of HDR Photography. I’m aiming to release it some time in November. If you’re interested in taking a look at it earlier, please use the contact us form, otherwise either check here or follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/sam_ohanaware)
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