Macphun announces Aurora HDR 2017 edition

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A couple of days ago, Macphun announced a big upgrade to its popular HDR software. Named Aurora HDR 2017, it promises to bring several new features and improvements. If you are not familiar with it, Aurora HDR is a powerful software designed in collaboration with renowned travel photographer Trey Ratcliff. It is a powerful program that is directly compatible with RAW files, can work with layers and masks and has an exhaustive list of settings specifically designed for HDR post-processing, making it the most complete software available on the market.

If you are curious to find out more about it, you can read our Aurora HDR review on MirrorLessons.

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A7r II, 1/100, f/5.6, ISO 100 – Post processed with Aurora HDR

The 2017 edition will bring several new features including:

  • Batch processing: automatically group your bracketed shots, apply effects and process them with once click of a mouse or trackpad
  • Smart polarizer: you can saturate the colours and remove unnecessary glare in the sky, simulating the effect of a polarizer filter

There are also several improvements including a renovated interface and a more powerful tone mapping algorithm.

The new version will be available for pre-order starting September 15th and will be ready to download at the end of the same month. Furthermore, the update should also bring the long-awaited Windows version. To find out more, visit the Macphun website.