Guest WPalank Posted March 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 20, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I read on a blog the other day that there is a new Adobe Lightroom plug-in called Enfuse available at Timothy Ames Photography. According to the website it "....provides excellent blending of multiple exposures of the same scene into one final image." Anyone had a chance to use it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest stnami Posted March 20, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 20, 2008 No but it looks like another one of those "Welcome to McDonald's" plugins ............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 22, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 22, 2008 Wow, so far I'm impressed. I took a few boring shots of my kitchen. First is the blended image using the automatic function of the Enfuse plug-in, followed by normal exposure, under and over exposure by + and - 1 1/3 EV. M8, 35 ASPH Summilux (never to use the term Lux again!) at 5.6 on a tripod. None of those typical HDR halos are visible to my eye. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/48429-new-lightroom-plug-in/?do=findComment&comment=517381'>More sharing options...
glenerrolrd Posted March 22, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 22, 2008 That is definitely impressive! Do you think it compares to doing this in photoshop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 22, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 22, 2008 Glen (I assume), The only problem is that the Photoshop utility typically leaves halos and artifacts. found in the past that the standalone application Photomatix Pro works much better than Photoshop but has a million knobs and gizmos that you have to start sliding around. But at least it gives you a preview. But right out of the box, I think this does a better job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted March 22, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 22, 2008 ....still leaves a sterile look...........60 secs in PlayStation will yield the same results from the original LAB> cuves > snapshot > History brush tweak with curves again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlogiston1 Posted March 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just tried the full size version of Enfuse and I think on initial tests that it is quite useful. Lab-curves etc will not work on high contrast images where pixels have no information and are clipped. That is where this and other blending techniques work so well. Movement is as always going to be a problem. I would certainly recommend this for a workflow solution within Lightroom. A donation for this plugin is quite reasonable. All the best, I would like to see more comments about Enfuse from other users. Robin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted March 25, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 25, 2008 When I saw this thread I downloaded the Enfuse product trial and put it to work. Previously I had high hopes for HDR techniques for landscape shots with contrasty situations... sunsets and the like. I used a trial version of photomatix (sp) and the PS approach as well. Ultimately concluded that some of the artifacts produced were just not worth it. With Enfuse I took some of my base shots that I used with photomatix and combined them... I has impressed. The smoothness of the blend was excellent. What I did notice however was a color shift (blend) that was not so pleasant. I also took the opportunity to work a high contrast b/w nude portrait... figure in-front of a window. I took my base image one that I had tried to optimize... over exposed it by 2 stops and then underexposed it by 1.75 stops. I combined the three exposures... and was delighted. The details in the formerly near blown highlights were sharp and the tonalities in the shadows were smooth. And... no annoying color shift. This is one of the reasons I love reading this forum... great stuff and soon after it comes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 25, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 25, 2008 I also took the opportunity to work a high contrast b/w nude portrait... figure in-front of a window. I took my base image one that I had tried to optimize... over exposed it by 2 stops and then underexposed it by 1.75 stops. I combined the three exposures... and was delighted. For scientific purposes only, I suggest you post the "nude portrait" on this thread so that the members of our Forum can make a very objective and unbiased decision regarding the Enfuse Plug-in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted March 27, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 27, 2008 William always gets down to brass tacks when a woman is involved. My kinda guy! BTW, William, I took your sage advice and have been studying The 7 Point System as if it was the dead sea scrolls. I have learned more about photoshop in the last 3 days (since the book arrived) than in the year of struggling with the whole environment,. What a gift to have read your post & message. All the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted March 27, 2008 Share #11 Posted March 27, 2008 Ben, Could you say what book and what the 7 Point System is? Thanks, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 27, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 27, 2008 William always gets down to brass tacks when a woman is involved. My kinda guy! BTW, William, I took your sage advice and have been studying The 7 Point System as if it was the dead sea scrolls. I have learned more about photoshop in the last 3 days (since the book arrived) than in the year of struggling with the whole environment,. What a gift to have read your post & message. All the best. Ben, was I that translucent? Thank you, I couldn't be happier that you have sat down with the '"7- Point System" and really got something out of it! To Mitchell; "The 7-Point System" is a book written by Scott Kelby which gives a thorough workflow from importing your RAW images into Photoshop CS3 and running them through to a final, dare i say it, more professional result. It can be found at Amazon and at about every book retailer in the US in the Photoshop or Digital Photography section. It's written in a clear concise method with images you can download from a website divided into 21 chapters which are basically tutorials taking the images from hmmmm to Wow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted March 31, 2008 Share #13 Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks William, I bought it, but haven't had a chance to really look at it. Best, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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