The Olympus E-system thread

Hey Larry....I'm using Photomatix 2.3.1 though I think this method works for the later versions with small variations. I use SHQ jpeg's for my source files. When photomatix is opened you'll see a tab at the top "Automate" click on it and choose batch processing, check the box that says 'Generate HDR image, choose 1 for the box that says "select X image at a time" Then select the file you want to convert in the location box and finally click on "RUN". Photomatix will generate an image ready for tone mapping and place it in a folder called "Photomatix results" or some such thing. Use Photomatix to open the generated image in that folder and tone map away! Hope this helps.
 
Mino said:
You're welcome. I sometimes wonder if the HDR push is really valid. Below are three images. The first straight from camers, second tweaked only in PS using levels and selective color and the third is the same as the second with HDR push.

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The second photo looks like there was sharpening applied...not true?
 
All three have the same amount of sharpening which is my standard treatment after I melt the final image down to screen post size 800X600, I add one shot of the sharpen filter to snap the image back from the jpeg downsize blues. No special or further sharpening was applied to that image.
 
Mino, I've also noticed that in a lot of your photographs there is usually (all though sometimes small) aliasing like below. is this just a result of a downrez or does it present itself during a diff part of your workflow? thanks in advance.


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Interesting point. The full on file has no signs of this so my guess is it's a downrez issue. If I zoom in and out on the original I get the same result to varying degrees especially on straight lines and such. There is an optimum point in the zooming where it's gold and all lines look perfect. I would guess it's some kind of resolution issue and there's probably a technical fix concerning the image size one chooses to post. I'm an 800X600 kind of guy but hey maybe another size would resolve this issue. I'll do some tests in the future. Thanks for spotting the problem.

PS...You indicate that a lot of my photographs share this problem, can you be more specific as to which ones? I'd like to get this issue fixed but I'm not seeing a "lot" of the images with this issue:)
 
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So here's a test with the same image posted at 1000 pixels in width which may clean the problem away.

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No issues on my monitor at this size so I'm thinking it's a resolution issue. How does it look to you Eqproductions?
 
I still notice it...When you are editing you photos in photoshop you will see aliasing unless you are viewing at 100%. Anything aside from that is going to interpolate or extrapolate pixels. Also you should be using the native resolution of you monitor for accurate pixel representation. But it's odd that it is happening. I used to notice it a lot in your earlier pictures of modern building (porbably cuz there were a lot of diagnal and converging lines.

and please..call me EG
edit..heres one:

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Monitors are running native res and I figured out the 100% view in PS years ago. I had just never really thought about it once I'd posted an image until you pointed it out. To counter the problem, I am no longer taking pictures of anything that has straight or diagonal lines in the frame.
 
It was good to get out and shoot some today if for no other reason than the exercise...My feet would beg to disagree.

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This is my lethargic cat Micky. I was so stoked yesterday about working with the camera again that I went out and got a 70-300mm lens. So le chat here was a test subject. I think I'm going to love the stealth like nature of this new lens:)

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