[HDRI] Re: NYT article

[Bernhard Vogl]

Hello Eric,

I also seldomly use the Photomatix algorithm for the same reason. I had 
several talks with the Author of the software about this and i think it 
should be mentioned that the current beta version includes a new global 
operator.
The operator is especially useful for panoramic use as it will do a 
"matching" map of several images.
I used this TMO for a MDR stitch of a panorama (by Wolfgang Stich) and 
the results are very pleasing:
http://www.austria-360.at/kaernten/page-gletschermuehle.html

(Sorry for this commercial break, but i thought, it should be done 
justice to the current development of the software)

Best regards
Bernhard

E. Reinhard schrieb:
> My annoyance stems from the fact that the
> tone mapping algorithm produces very unnatural results, and
> is about the poorest algorithm that I know for dynamic range
> reduction. It is very easy to recognize Photomatix output as
> a result --- it looks too compressed with too much local
> contrast.