| Photomatix Essentials | Photomatix Pro | Photomatix Pro Bundle |
|---|---|---|
|
$39 one-time purchase - perpetual license |
$99 one-time purchase - perpetual license |
$129 one-time purchase - perpetual license |
| 4 HDR methods | 6 HDR methods | 6 HDR methods |
| 30 HDR presets and 33 HDR settings | 40 HDR presets and 70 HDR settings | 40 HDR presets and 70 HDR settings |
| Alignment of hand-held photos | Alignment of hand-held photos | Alignment of hand-held photos |
| Automatic ghost removal | Advanced ghost removal tools | Advanced ghost removal tools |
| Batch processing with previews | Batch processing with previews | |
| Brush Tool | Brush Tool | |
| Options for real estate photography | Options for real estate photography | |
| Plugin for Lightroom (non-batch) | Plugin for Lightroom (non-batch) | |
| Plugin for Capture One | Plugin for Capture One | |
| + HDR Batch Plugin for Lightroom | ||
| + Tone Mapping Plugin for Photoshop |
| $39 | $99 | $247 $129 |
You save $118 compared to buying Photomatix Pro, the HDR Batch plugin and Tone Mapping plugin separately |
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| free trial | free trial | free trial |
| Photomatix Essentials | Photomatix Pro | Photomatix Bundle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merge to HDR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maximum number of bracketed photos per set | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| HDR "Look" with a Single Photo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native RAW support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realistic presets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Artistic presets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Estate presets | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Black & White presets | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Details Enhancer HDR method | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contrast Optimizer HDR method | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tone Balancer HDR method | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tone Compressor HDR method | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fusion/Natural HDR method | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fusion/Interior HDR method | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced HDR settings | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Individual color adjustments | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brush Tool | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blend with original and source exposures | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exposure Fusion from a single RAW file | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Finishing (Sharpening & Contrast) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Crop Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Straightening Tool | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Watermark Tool | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saving & loading custom presets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thumbnails of built-in presets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thumbnails of custom presets | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Favorite presets | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preset thumbnails display options | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic alignment of hand-held photos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic ghost removal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selective ghost removal tool | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Load and save ghost masks | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Noise reduction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chromatic Aberration reduction | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic lens correction of RAW files | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Bracketed Photos with preview | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Single Photos | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Bracketed Photos | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 32-bit HDR Image Inspector | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Histogram | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 32-bit HDR Histogram | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color managed workflow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open & save in JPEG and TIFF file formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open in RAW image file formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save in DNG file format | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open & save in 32-bit HDR image formats | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plugin to export from Lightroom | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plugin to export from Capture One | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plugin to batch merge to HDR in Lightroom | - | - | ✓ |
| Plugin to HDR tone map an image in Photoshop | - | - | ✓ |
Note:
If you buy a Photomatix Essentials license, you can later upgrade to Photomatix Pro for the US$60 price difference between the two products.
And if you buy a license Photomatix Pro license, you can upgrade to Photomatix Pro Plus Bundle for the price difference between the two products.