Photomatix Essentials | Photomatix Pro | Photomatix Pro Bundle |
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$39 one-time purchase - perpetual license |
$99 $74.25 one-time purchase - perpetual license |
$129 $96.75 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 $74.25 |
$129 $247 $96.75 |
You save $150.25 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 | |
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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.