DRIMaker: Automated High Dynamic Range Images

High Dynamic Range (wikipedia) images are all the rage these days. These images are produced by combining several different shots of the same scene with different exposure settings; this allows photographers to create images that almost jump off the screen. This HDR image of NYC, which made the front page of Digg a while back, is a good example. Traditionally, HDR images are produced in Photoshop as described here, but now Jasper's DRIMaker makes creating HDR images a matter of drag and drop. You drop your set of images on the well, and then you can adjust Threshold, Luminance, and Response values with sliders until you get the image the way you want it. Jasper has a gallery of his own images to get a sense of what is possible.

Unfortunately, Jasper's site is only in German as of yet, but an English build of the software is available for download and an English language site is coming soon. The software is free, but donations are requested.

Thanks, Gunnar!

Update: There was a typo regarding the name of the application; it is 'DRIMaker.'

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Source: http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~jascrack/drimaker/index.html

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Randy Stewart

Here's the translated version from Google

http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uni-koblenz.de%2F%7Ejascrack%2Fdrimaker%2Findex.html&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

Cheers,
Randy Stewart

March 15 2007 at 7:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ben graves

I was unimpressed by this, especially after experimenting with Photomatix Pro. If you want to learn more about HDR photos the HDR groups on Flickr are a great place to start! =D

March 15 2007 at 2:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

racco

horrible app Icon! (yes, it does matter) only played with it for a few min and it crashed. it's been zapped

March 15 2007 at 8:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JoBro2

Most people in the HDR community swear by Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/) to create HDR images.

Also, if you haven't before, check out www.stuckincustoms.com, an amatuer photographer who creates the most incredible HDR images you will ever see.

Like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/182191565

That's real, not a painting.

March 15 2007 at 2:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

DuMaurier

I think the name is a take on the Led Zeppelin song 'D'yer Mak'er'. That was my first impression.

On topic, this app will be great for people that haven't ponied up for Photoshop.

March 14 2007 at 11:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

landon

I downloaded it and it didn't work that great. I have been messing around with HDR in CS2 and there is no comparison. I couldn't get a simple 3 raw bracketed shot compiled in this software. It just displayed one of the three shots, couldn't adjust the sliders for effect and on export the quality was horrible. Maybe I am missing something.

March 14 2007 at 11:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

(01)

Screw the name, those are hot. Anyone know a place where you can get wallpaper size images?

March 14 2007 at 8:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard

Never mind. You meant the pic in the link. I thought you meant the pic on top of this entry. I guess I'm the idiot.

March 14 2007 at 6:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

coyotej

Worst. Name. Ever. (ok, it's not that bad, but DRMIMaker sounds like it's a fake name of some Apple DRM-creation tool. Which has nothing to do with this)

March 14 2007 at 6:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard

not to be picky or anything but that's a picture of vegas, not new york. don't you guys ever get out?

March 14 2007 at 6:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply