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What's this Tone Mapping Filter I keep hearing about?

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Adam

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Oct 21, 2009, 8:21:11 PM10/21/09
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In the following tutorial :
http://www.dphotojournal.com/photoshop-tutorial-creating-a-zombie/

The author refers to :

"Next, and this part is optional, we tonemap the image. So first off you
will need to convert the image to 16-bit, the run the tonemapping filter.
Play with the sliders until you get an effect you like. I use tonemapping as
it gives the image a nice dirty look."

*What* tonemapping filter? I've looked everywhere for it.

I'm using CS4 on Windows.

Thanks!


Mike Russell

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Oct 21, 2009, 9:22:39 PM10/21/09
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Go to 32 bit, then back to 16 bit again and you'll get the tone mapping
options.
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Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

Fred

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Oct 22, 2009, 9:59:41 AM10/22/09
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I think this is what you're looking for:
http://www.hdrsoft.com/

Sam

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Oct 22, 2009, 10:02:59 AM10/22/09
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"Adam" <n...@thanks.com> wrote in message
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A lot of people refer to the "Shadow/Highlight" tool as a tonemapping tool.
It's not technically correct, but could that perhaps be what they're talking
about?

Alternatively, as has been pointed out, you can get some tonemapping
controls by switching to 16 bit mode, but only if you're dropping down from
32 bit mode.
I'm not a big fan of this, as I've never really been able to get
satisfactory results with it.


Mike Russell

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Oct 22, 2009, 1:45:52 PM10/22/09
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Although this will access the tone mapping feature of Photoshop, converting
from 32 to 16 bit is only part of the procedure for tone mapping. Normally
you would start in Bridge with a set of bracketed exposures, combine then
into an HDR, and then do the tone mapping. The whole process is generally
referred to as "HDR".

The results can be quite interesting if the original subject includes
brightness ranges that cannot be covered in a single exposure. Photomatix
and other 3rd party products seem to be easier to use than Photoshop.

Sam

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Oct 22, 2009, 6:49:05 PM10/22/09
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"Mike Russell" <grou...@MOVEcurvemeister.com> wrote in message
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100% agree with what you've just said, however in the context of the
tutorial that the OP posted a link to, This is the only thing I can think is
being referred to as a tonemapping tool.
I've kind of gone off Photomatix in recent years. Version 3 seemed to be a
backwards step in my opinion.
I switched over to Dynamic Photo HDR, and I'm loving the results it gives.


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