EMAC 4325 - Still Image Tool Review

By: Greg Luttrell

Pro HDR

By eyeApps LLC

Description

Automatically create stunning full-resolution HDR images with just a single tap! New version 4 includes beautiful filters and frames, lets you add captions, and is much faster with background rendering. Pro HDR supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod natively.

Apple’s built-in HDR mode in the Camera app is, by design, fairly subtle. For a more aggressive HDR look grab Pro HDR. This app allows you to shoot an auto HDR just like the Apple version but also allows you to take 3 or more images individually by tapping on the light and dark areas that you would like to capture manually.

This normally leads to being able to capture a very large range of tones without having to fuss with it much. The closest you’re going to get to ‘real’ HDR photography on the iPhone.

Overview

After playing with the app for a few minutes, I got the in's and out's all figured out and was trying new shots on practically anything in my garage or around my apartment.  For this review, I will show examples of a step-by-step process of using Pro HDR to create a full-resolution HDR photo.  This app is also available on the Android Marketplace.

Features

• Automatic in-app HDR capture, where all you have to do is tap to capture

• Manual in-app photo capture, where you choose the exposure of each image in your HDR

• Photo library support, where you can make HDRs from your saved images

• Proprietary image alignment algorithm that aligns full-size images in seconds

• Seamless image blending creates one beautiful output image nearly instantly

     •Live-updating image adjustment sliders to perfect your HDR

• Retina Display support throughout the app

     •Fullscreen image preview in portrait and landscape orientation

• Geotagging / GPS / EXIF data saved to your camera roll (requires iOS 4.1 or newer)

• Saves HDR images at the resolution of your camera, up to 5 megapixels

• Share your HDRs with the world with built-in email support, up to 5 megapixels

First Step: Open Pro HDR App - Opening Screen

Step Two: Tap Screen to Start - STAY STILL, IMAGE CAPTURE BEGINS

Step 3/4: First an under exposed photo is taken followed by an over exposed photo

Step Five:  Both under/over exposed Images are rendered together instantly

Final Steps: Color Settings - Crop - Filters - Frames - Text - Share

Final Result