recovering highlights from TIFF file generated by Oloneo

as above - i realized that the TIFF generated (no compression) by Oloneo seems to behave similar to a JPEG file. As we know, Oloneo doesn't offer selective controls to reduce highlights/shadows, so I often need to reimport the TIFFs into LR to fix it.

it seems that this workflow doesn't work. for instance, if i try to recover highlights on the TIFF file (using adjustment brush, e.g. -50 highlights), it gives me the dull grey color instead of recovering real detail 99% of the time. this doesn't happen on just completely blown out highlights, but also areas which can easily be saved in a RAW image.

anyone encountered the same issue before?

on another note, i was wondering why LR doesn't have an integrated HDR feature, where they offer automatic layering/stacking when 3 frames are shot, and the adjustment brush will then automatically use the right frame (e.g. +2EV file to retrieve shadows, and -2EV file to retrieve highlights) when painting on the selected area.

Photoshop takes way too much work; the closest I've found is Enfuse.. but it seems to be broken lately. I'm using Enfuse 4.21 and LR5.0, but it keeps giving me Error 709. searched for it and it seems to be a compatibility issue with multiprocessors. switched to the app for single processor but it still gives me the same problem.
any fix for this, or any alternative app i can use to achieve the above?

i don't need dramatic tones.. just need the extended DR.

thanks guys!

The TIFF is not a RAW file. It will not have data outside of that you see.

I often use the base Oloneo tonemapped file and then mask in bits from the original bracketed sequence via Photoshop. Same approach for most apps like Enfuse, SNS, HDR Pro etc.

I am, however, getting some some very good results from Photoshop's 32bit HDR files edited back in LR5 - a very effective combination.

bunyarra wrote in post #16291665
The TIFF is not a RAW file. It will not have data outside of that you see.

I often use the base Oloneo tonemapped file and then mask in bits from the original bracketed sequence via Photoshop. Same approach for most apps like Enfuse, SNS, HDR Pro etc.

I am, however, getting some some very good results from Photoshop's 32bit HDR files edited back in LR5 - a very effective combination.

i see. what's the quickest way to batch convert stacks of 3 RAW exposures to these 32bit files, and reimport back to LR5 for editing? i was searching through different forums but couldn't find a definite answer.

You can batch HDR images in PS from the Bridge.

http://help.adobe.com …B7-441d-983D-0F863872F6E6

You want to make sure that the Process Collections tool is enabled (in your Bridge preferences). Put your HDR image sequences all in a single folder and then go to "Tools > Photoshop > Process Collections In Photoshop" - Bridge will group your source images into appropriate groups and process each group into an HDR data set saved as a PSD.

You can also have Bridge just stack the image sets (without doing the merge for each stack) by choosing in Bridge "Stacks > Auto-Stack Panorama/HDR".

As far as I can tell, these operations do not permit you to configure the output format, etc. They will work on raw images as source.

kirk

kirk

kirkt wrote in post #16304294
You can batch HDR images in PS from the Bridge.

http://help.adobe.com …B7-441d-983D-0F863872F6E6

You want to make sure that the Process Collections tool is enabled (in your Bridge preferences). Put your HDR image sequences all in a single folder and then go to "Tools > Photoshop > Process Collections In Photoshop" - Bridge will group your source images into appropriate groups and process each group into an HDR data set saved as a PSD.

You can also have Bridge just stack the image sets (without doing the merge for each stack) by choosing in Bridge "Stacks > Auto-Stack Panorama/HDR".

As far as I can tell, these operations do not permit you to configure the output format, etc. They will work on raw images as source.

kirk

kirk

is there a similar process for LR as well? i'd be doing double work if I were to include Bridge in my workflow as well.

also, are we using the raw files, or TIFF files converted from the RAWs as source?

What "work" do you do to your raw data in LR before you merge to HDR?

Ideally you want to do minimal adjustments to raw data prior to conversion for merge to HDR. So, if you think your source images need some CA correction, WB adjustment, a little NR - that's easily done with a preset in ACR (Bridge). Then you can do the batch - ultimately you are generating 32bit files that will be saved in the inconvenient PSD format. If you use PS CC, then you can tonemap the 32bit data in ACR by invoking the Camera Raw filter in PS.

I'm not sure what you want to do. If you really don't need 32bit data just use LREnfuse and avoid the 32bit workflow. If all you are shooting is -1, 0, +1 for your bracket, you don't really need an HDR workflow.

kirk