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 | | Take Better Pictures Than Your Camera CanPhotoAcute Studio (http://photoacute.com/studio/) allows professional photographers and photo enthusiasts to get better pictures with more spatial resolution and less noise and other artifacts (such as chromatic aberration and geometric distortions) with just a slight change to the workflow. Improve your photos as if you had much better camera!
Using the innovative RAW-in-RAW-out type of processing, PhotoAcute Studio can be used together with your favorite RAW processing and post-processing suite instead of replacing it.
While there is no way to add missing detail to a single picture, modern image processing algorithms can do wonders when combining several images and pulling hidden image details to increase MTF and visible spatial resolution. PhotoAcute Studio does not sharpen or super-size your images. Instead, it pulls every little detail from several shots taken from the same point to produce a single final image in super-resolution. You can even use this technique to obtain a photo-quality super-resolution shot by combining several frames of a webcam or a video camcorder. If you have enough frames, you can even print it poster-size - a hopeless mission without PhotoAcute Studio!
Don't let the numerous sharpness enhancers and image resize tools discourage you! PhotoAcute Studio provides a real, measurable increase in MTF numbers that can be proven with independent analysis tools such as Imatest. Have a look here (http://photoacute.com/mtf.html) at the MTF graphs of the original picture and of the one processed with PhotoAcute Studio.
PhotoAcute Studio is not limited to just increasing spatial resolution. It squeezes every bit of extra information available in the several shots to produce a final image that strikes you with its clean appearance, fine details and deep colors. While HDR processing is hardly new, PhotoAcute Studio still combines color and exposure information from several images to produce a final image with naturally deep colors and no under- or overexposed areas.
Combining several images allows discriminating between noise and the genuine details of an image. The unique noise reduction technique applied by PhotoAcute Studio produces naturally clean images with a smooth background and all fine details carefully preserved. Unlike still-image noise reduction algorithms, PhotoAcute Studio applies motion-based noise reduction similar to the ones used in movie production.
Macro photographers will undoubtedly appreciate the increased depth of field resulting from image stacking. Simply taking several pictures with slightly shifted focus and combining the images in PhotoAcute Studio produces sharp images with an amazingly wide dynamic range and deep depth-of-field that is hard or impossible to achieve otherwise.
Producing sharp, vivid, super-resolution images out of several pictures and supporting RAW file formats of all major photo manufacturers, PhotoAcute Studio is irreplaceable for any serious photographer or photo enthusiast. Download the free evaluation version at: http://photoacute.com/studio/ |
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| A World in HDR
by Trey Ratcliff |  | High dynamic range (HDR) photography lets you capture the myriad colors and levels of light that you can see in the real world, and the results are amazing photographs that run the gamut from super real to surreal. Explore this fantastic realm of photography through the unique vision of renowned travel photographer Trey Ratcliff.
New Riders Press; 1 edition (November 30, 2009)
Paperback: 216 pages | Product Description:
In this book, Trey shares his phenomenal HDR photographs as well as backstory on the adventurous circumstances of their origin. He also reveals the techniques he used to get the final shot. The breathtaking images gracing these pages and the author's real-world advice for capturing and manipulating images will inspire you to create your own HDR magic. So Trey also includes his simple and straightforward tutorial that teaches you everything you need to know to make your own HDR photographs, whether you're a beginner, amateur, or professional. A unique blend of practical and inspirational, this book features:
- a breathtaking collection of HDR photographs
- engaging explanations of how the author took or manipulated an image
- expert tips for achieving stunning results (and avoiding common mistakes)
- a fool proof HDR tutorial and software recommendations
| About the Author:
Trey Ratcliff is best known for his website, StuckInCustoms.com, which gets over 250,000 unique visitors each month. His photography has been featured in numerous shows around the world, as well as on the BBC and NBC, ABC, and FOX television. In addition, one of his HDR (High Dynamic Range) photographs was the first of its kind to hang in the Smithsonian. Trey's specialty is his own take on HDR photography: Having grown up blind in one eye, he has a unique way of navigating and capturing the 3D world. That vision, combined with an educational background in computer science and math, leads him through an algorithm-like process for photography that can evoke palpable memories. |
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