


– A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase. – New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 at a special pre-order price of $89 – Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade at a special pre-order price of $49 Mixed-computer households can share the same product key for Mac and PC that can be activated on 5 devices. Speed Improvements – Up to 4x improvement in RAW image processing, and up to 200% faster merging and masking performance means that Aurora HDR 2018 is dramatically faster than the last version.Īurora HDR 2018 will be availabe for pre-order on September 12, and released on September 28.Files are interchangeable and mixed-computer households can share the same product key. Cross-platform version – Aurora HDR 2018 will be available both for Mac and PC users.New User Interface – Redesigned from scratch, the modern and responsive user interface brings a powerful, yet joyful experience to HDR photo editing.Lens Correction Tool – The new Lens correction filter easily fixes all kinds of lens distortion, from barrel to pincushion, to chromatic aberration and vignetting.Works as a standalone app or as a plug-in to Photoshop and Lightroom.Image Radiance, brushes, masks, lighting, vignettes and much more help users achieve their artistic vision.Unique layer system that supports blend modes, custom textures and using original exposures as source images.Luminosity masking that automatically makes advanced selections within HDR images based on the Zone System.Over 70 presets that give photos an amazing HDR look in just one click.Tone-mapping algorithm to achieve both realistic and dramatic HDR images.Total HDR editing experience with the most complete set of tools available.Aurora HDR 2018 will be available for the Mac and PC (Windows). You can run it as a standalone application or as a plug-in for several Lightroom and Photoshop versions.Aurora HDR is a tool to create perfect HDR photos – from one-click presets and advanced tone-mapping, to layers, noise reduction and powerful luminosity masking controls. Aurora HDR 2018 can import several kinds of raw files such as NEF and CR2 as well as JPEG and TIFF, and exports to JPEG, PNG, GIF, JPEG-2000, and TIF. A Polarizing filter can be used to produce deeper blue skies with enhanced contrast, while a Top & Bottom Tuning tool seeks to imitate the effect of graduated ND filters by raising or lowering brightness in specific areas. And in case you make a mistake, there is no need to fret over it the history panel allows you to revert to any previous point in your editing.įinally, the software is equipped with a variety of interesting filters that can achieve specific effects. Additionally, a lens correction tool can be used to minimize distortion and a transform tool is available for correcting your perspective. For more specific adjustments, a tone curve tool is provided as well as HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance), color toning, and highlights/shadows panels. The software also offers a wide variety of tools for enhancing your pictures before or after combining them, including masking options and an advanced Raw file processing engine for performing non-destructive edits.Īurora HDR offers over 50 one-click presets for quickly making sweeping changes to your image, with the possibility of saving your own custom presets for further use and sharing the file with other users. During the compositing process, you can configure the program to remove ghosting, color noise, and chromatic aberrations for an improved result. It can automatically form composite images thanks to tone-mapping technology, and features an all-encompassing HDR Enhance slider that can either make the punchy HDR look more apparent or reduce it for a more realistic effect. Designed as a dedicated solution for high dynamic range photography, Aurora HDR 2018 from Skylum gives Windows users an intuitive platform for combining bracketed exposures into a single photo.
