SNS-HDR Forum

Hi,

I was able to compile a version of the SNS for testing the new tone mapping parameters. This version is not yet fully functional, but I hope that it will be stable. This version uses GPU to compute, but now only in the tone mapping process. Requires Windows Vista or later.
[Setup file 32/64-bits]

Please write what you think about the new parameters.

Hello Sebastian,

I have your 1.4.22 Pro version installed. Is it possible to install this new beta together with current Pro version without conflicts?

This version will be installed in a separate directory.

Thanks Sebastian, I'll try it now.

3 RAW files from 5D Mark II combined with Alignment and Deghosting/Noise Reduction turned on.

From the time I click "OK" until tonemapped image opens:

Version 1.4.22 - 2 minutes 13 seconds
Version 1.X - 1 minute 22 seconds

Intel i7-860, H57 chipset
16Gb DDR3
Radeon HD 5770
Samsung 256Gb SSD

That's some great news! I hope I will have some time to test it during the week-end!

Sebastian Nibisz wrote:This version uses GPU to compute, but now only in the tone mapping process.

Fantastic! Can you tell us which GPUs are supported?

Thank you very much for your hard work!!

Thank you Sebastian for the test-software!
Way more faster!
I have some questions:
- Will there be a possibility to reduce chromatic aberrations?
- I miss the sharpen slider
- Color picker for white balance missing?

The highlights-midtone-schadows sliders are wonderful...even if more painful to achieve good results
I have also seen that the "advanced" sliders have some impact on the "basic sliders"
The mapping results are really better than the actual version...Good Man!

Regards

Phil

One thing I forgot:
I would put the slider "Light midtone contrast" slider in the "basic" part
I think that midtone and contrast have to be together like on the old software

Phil

Thank you,
well done!

It works fine and real fast with pentax K34 PEF files (6000*4016 Pixel).
I think the speed as increased a least by a factor of 2
I'm using windows 7 64 Bit, 16 GB RAM, i7 860, AMD Radeon HD5570 (Core 650/ Memory 800 Mhz).

But I'm missing some of the presets.
Export an Import from the Home Version doesn't work.
Any possibility to get them transferred?

Thanks a lot

First things first. The new program appears to be faster. 5 RAW files aligned, de-ghosted and noise reduction took 1 minute to be ready for tone-mapping. With the older version the same five files took 1 minute 20 seconds. Similar sets of RAW files took similar times.

I processed using default settings the same five files in both the old and new versions. First impressions newer version handles shadows better but I need to do some more work on that.

I like the new look interface and the ability to work with the Luminance looks interesting but needs more investigation