As always, great content on a new use with layers that I did not know or had not figured out. It was nice to meet you at the Fujifilm Artwalk in Austin Jim. Thanks for everything you do.
Another nice tut, Jim. I find the boulder in the foreground distracting. I was wondering where you would place the removal of an element such as this in your pseudo HDR workflow?
Thanks Roger. I like that boulder but I get it. It could be erased at any time really. I tend to remove stuff like that (along with spots etc) early in my process though, just so I have a clean canvas to work on. Thanks.
@@JimNix Thanks, Jim. I agree. Removing things like that is better early rather than late. But since you are mixing an edited version with a RAW version I wonder if I should remove it from both before the merge or remove it from the exported "final" image. I'm afraid that removing it from both versions before the merge will look strange - especially if the erase procedure isn't exact for both. By the way: I wasn't disrespecting your boulder. I can see that you are very attached.
@@rogerbehymer4412 yes true it could get erased slightly differently if you do it twice so in a case like this I can see doing it last. Haha yes I'm VERY attached to MY boulder. LOL
Very handy technique - a great way to shape the HDR effect. Thanks. And yes I’d like to see more on layers. Also on blending. Thanks for all that you teach us.
Geat content. Your attention to detail is superb, expecially with your foucs on light and color. It makes a hugh difference in the final image and i think is a skill that will make all of us better.
Thanks for the great ideas.I tried it immediately. I'm not sure if I'm still getting used to it or if the image magnification shifts a bit when overlaying the HDR data and the RAW data that serves as its reference position, but it takes a lot of work to get a good overlap. If your method becomes more common, I'm sure SkyLum will add an automatic overlaying process. However, it is very impressive when it is done. Thank you very much.
If the merged HDR images were all shot on a tripod, it should line up. The only thing I can think of that would change the lineup of the RAW image is if you did any crop or straightening to the HDR image. You would have to do the exact same to the RAW image so that it matches. Thanks.
@@JimNix Thank you for your suggestion. Fortunately, in the case of Luminar Neo's HDR process, the motif is positioned with priority given to one image, so I think it is unlikely that the first image will be misaligned, even when handheld. However, with one click of the mouse, the images do not match subtly. For some reason, the layer size of the RAW image to be added is slightly different, and it takes a lot of work to stack them. In the end, the outlines of the HDR and RAW images all match, so they can be treated as the same, but unless I subtly drag the mouse over the four corner points, they are slightly different sizes and do not match properly. This is what I find strange too.
Brilliant! I also would like more on layers and blending. I presume this would work with an HDR-ized jpg file and the original jpeg. I have a lot of older photos taken before I started shooting RAW? Thanks for a great lesson.
Thank you for this timely video on how to tone down HDR. A slider would make it much easier of course. But thankful that you figured out a way to blend them. My question is if I have it HDR version and then overlay the raw file on top of it, how do I do an auto alignment for the two layers? If they are not aligned perfectly then there could be some ghosting? I'm going to be using it for real estate photography editing. Thank you for any info you can provide.
Thanks and yes I have asked them for a slider to tone it down but not sure it will get added. There is no auto-alignment in Layers and I have asked for that too. You have to align them yourself. Hopefully it's not an issue since I assume it's all done on a tripod.
@@JimNix Yes it is done on a tripod but you know how that works sometimes with the slightest of movements from the bracketing shots. Thanks again for all you do for our community and thank you for answering my question.
@@davidtedoni3647 you're welcome. The only other thing to consider is turning off in-body stabilization so that it's not competing with the tripod's stabilization. I have heard of some people noticing those micro-movements from in-body stabilization causing some slight differences, but I haven't noticed it myself.
Jim, quicik question onf HDR Images. I have a large number of JPEG images, seems I remember these could be saved as TIFF images whicfh would then make them HDR. Is this correct and could they then be used as HDR within luminar Neo or must they be shot in HDR?
What if you just took the HDR file and just reduced saturation and/or exposure? Could you get to the same place without the use of layers? (not hating against layers - just wondering whether theres another way.)
It wouldn't be the same result, bc it doesn't reduce the HDR tonemapping. That's what adding the layer does. You blend away part of the tonemapping so it acts like a slider for HDR strength. Hope that makes sense. Thanks.
I'd love a demonstration of the different blend modes in layers, ie what does each one do and suggestions for when to use them. Thanks!
thanks and yes I am working on some ideas for videos about layers, I appreciate it!
Yes please Jim, I'd like to know about layers
ok great thank you!
A new way to use HDR, Thanks! Now, I see a great way to get a better control of my need if I want to use HDR.
thanks for watching and I hope it helps!
As always, great content on a new use with layers that I did not know or had not figured out. It was nice to meet you at the Fujifilm Artwalk in Austin Jim. Thanks for everything you do.
Thanks for watching and yes that was a fun photo walk, nice meeting you as well!
Great tutorial on how to use layers to improve your HDR images. Thanks for sharing Jim.
thanks for watching Ron!
Another nice tut, Jim. I find the boulder in the foreground distracting. I was wondering where you would place the removal of an element such as this in your pseudo HDR workflow?
Thanks Roger. I like that boulder but I get it. It could be erased at any time really. I tend to remove stuff like that (along with spots etc) early in my process though, just so I have a clean canvas to work on. Thanks.
@@JimNix Thanks, Jim. I agree. Removing things like that is better early rather than late. But since you are mixing an edited version with a RAW version I wonder if I should remove it from both before the merge or remove it from the exported "final" image. I'm afraid that removing it from both versions before the merge will look strange - especially if the erase procedure isn't exact for both.
By the way: I wasn't disrespecting your boulder. I can see that you are very attached.
@@rogerbehymer4412 yes true it could get erased slightly differently if you do it twice so in a case like this I can see doing it last. Haha yes I'm VERY attached to MY boulder. LOL
Very handy technique - a great way to shape the HDR effect. Thanks. And yes I’d like to see more on layers. Also on blending. Thanks for all that you teach us.
thanks so much Harry!
Great info as always, Jim! Thanks! Would love to see more videos on using layers.
thank you Geoff and for sure, am working on ideas for that now!
Geat content. Your attention to detail is superb, expecially with your foucs on light and color. It makes a hugh difference in the final image and i think is a skill that will make all of us better.
thanks so much!
Thanks for the great ideas.I tried it immediately. I'm not sure if I'm still getting used to it or if the image magnification shifts a bit when overlaying the HDR data and the RAW data that serves as its reference position, but it takes a lot of work to get a good overlap. If your method becomes more common, I'm sure SkyLum will add an automatic overlaying process.
However, it is very impressive when it is done. Thank you very much.
If the merged HDR images were all shot on a tripod, it should line up. The only thing I can think of that would change the lineup of the RAW image is if you did any crop or straightening to the HDR image. You would have to do the exact same to the RAW image so that it matches. Thanks.
@@JimNix
Thank you for your suggestion. Fortunately, in the case of Luminar Neo's HDR process, the motif is positioned with priority given to one image, so I think it is unlikely that the first image will be misaligned, even when handheld. However, with one click of the mouse, the images do not match subtly. For some reason, the layer size of the RAW image to be added is slightly different, and it takes a lot of work to stack them. In the end, the outlines of the HDR and RAW images all match, so they can be treated as the same, but unless I subtly drag the mouse over the four corner points, they are slightly different sizes and do not match properly. This is what I find strange too.
@@tokuri01 that sounds really odd. I recommend emailing their support about this to seek their input.
Great video Jim! This really expands what this software can do.
thanks so much Dave!
Another great tutorial, thanks
thanks!
Please add further videos on layers in Luminar please.
thanks much and will do!
yes more layers,please!
ok thanks coming soon!
Brilliant! I also would like more on layers and blending. I presume this would work with an HDR-ized jpg file and the original jpeg. I have a lot of older photos taken before I started shooting RAW? Thanks for a great lesson.
Thanks and yes it doesn't matter what file type you have, it's the same idea.
Thank you for this timely video on how to tone down HDR. A slider would make it much easier of course. But thankful that you figured out a way to blend them. My question is if I have it HDR version and then overlay the raw file on top of it, how do I do an auto alignment for the two layers? If they are not aligned perfectly then there could be some ghosting? I'm going to be using it for real estate photography editing. Thank you for any info you can provide.
Thanks and yes I have asked them for a slider to tone it down but not sure it will get added. There is no auto-alignment in Layers and I have asked for that too. You have to align them yourself. Hopefully it's not an issue since I assume it's all done on a tripod.
@@JimNix Yes it is done on a tripod but you know how that works sometimes with the slightest of movements from the bracketing shots. Thanks again for all you do for our community and thank you for answering my question.
@@davidtedoni3647 you're welcome. The only other thing to consider is turning off in-body stabilization so that it's not competing with the tripod's stabilization. I have heard of some people noticing those micro-movements from in-body stabilization causing some slight differences, but I haven't noticed it myself.
Jim, quicik question onf HDR Images. I have a large number of JPEG images, seems I remember these could be saved as TIFF images whicfh would then make them HDR. Is this correct and could they then be used as HDR within luminar Neo or must they be shot in HDR?
What if you just took the HDR file and just reduced saturation and/or exposure? Could you get to the same place without the use of layers? (not hating against layers - just wondering whether theres another way.)
It wouldn't be the same result, bc it doesn't reduce the HDR tonemapping. That's what adding the layer does. You blend away part of the tonemapping so it acts like a slider for HDR strength. Hope that makes sense. Thanks.
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so many secrets on TH-cam these days,
ha so true!
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