{"id":73,"date":"2009-07-19T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2009-07-19T18:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gergltd.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2009-11-13T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T17:49:05","slug":"tips-on-using-qtpfsgui-to-produce-hdr-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/tips-on-using-qtpfsgui-to-produce-hdr-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Using Qtpfsgui to Produce HDR Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I currently use Qtpfsgui 1.9.3 to assemble my photographs into high dynamic range (HDR) images. \u00a0In this tool, I am currently using the Mantiuk algorithm. \u00a0I find Mantiuk has only a few knobs to turn and yields great results.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve developed a nice workflow in using the Mantiuk algorithm. \u00a0I generally leave the contrast settings alone, crank up the saturation to around 1.8, and then vary the detail between 1.0 and 3.0 depending on the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I&#8217;ve found a good use of the contrast adjustment of Mantiuk and want to share my findings. \u00a0The image below shows my initial adjustments using Mantiuk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75 \" title=\"Initial adjustments using Mantiuk\" src=\"http:\/\/gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Initial adjustments using Mantiuk\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr1.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Initial adjustments using Mantiuk<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Notice how the light is stratified vertically below the clouds. \u00a0I found that turning up the contrast help alleviate this effect. \u00a0In the following image, I turned it up a good amount to highlight the difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_74\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-74 \" title=\"With contrast increasedc\" src=\"http:\/\/gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr2-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"With contrast setting increased\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr2-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr2-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gergltd.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hdr2.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With contrast setting increased<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I currently use Qtpfsgui 1.9.3 to assemble my photographs into high dynamic range (HDR) images. \u00a0In this tool, I am currently using the Mantiuk algorithm. \u00a0I find Mantiuk has only a few knobs to turn and yields great results. 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