8 HDR Software Program Shootout
In this article we will compare 8 of the most popular HDR Processing Software currently available including:
- Adobe Lightroom Classic CC
- Adobe Photoshop HDR Pro
- Aurora HDR Pro 2018 by Skylum
- Easy HDR
- Enfuse HDR
- HDRsoft PhotoMatix Pro 6
- HDRSoft Merge to 32 Bit HDR
- ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5
*Note: You can skip reading this next part if you just want to get on with the review.
I have long avoided doing a head to head comparison like this. For a couple of reasons. Mostly because it is a conflict of interest, in two ways. In the first way, I represent.as an affiliate, some of the companies reviewed here. So if I say something is good, how do you know it’s not just me pushing something I possibly could make money on? Secondly, It’s a conflict of interest to myself since photography and this website are my only means of making a living. So if I don’t promote things, I also don’t eat. This is why I most times would just review one piece of software at a time, do the FTC announcement to let you know that I may or may not have a financial connection to the company and then give you my honest opinion of that piece of software. That last part I ALWAYS do. But the truth of the matter is, affiliate deals are not what they were at one time and I make far more of my living selling Prints now. And I thought a good way to do this was to do the head to head, Give some opinions on how they performed but in the end NOT TELL YOU, “This one is the best!” or even give you a “Top 3” I’ll give you the info and the results. YOU make that choice, and it WILL be different for different people since HDR styles are very spread apart from Mild to Wild and not all, do all. So here you have it: 8 HDR Software Roundup.
