HDR ReLight: Creating a Project

Overview

An HDR ReLight project requires from two to six photos. The photos must share the same exposure values (shutter speed, aperture and ISO) and the same white balance. Each of the photos should show the same scene under a different illumination.

 

Creating the project is done in four steps:

• Step 1: locating the folder containing the photos
• Step 2: selecting a set of photos
• Step 3: adding the set to the Project Image Selection panel
• Step 4: creating the project

 

 

Step 1, locating the photos

In order to create a new HDR ReLight project, you have first to display the photos needed for the project in the Browse Workspace.

 

Selecting a folder and displaying the thumbnails:

• Return in the Browse Workspace
• Click on the “...” button located in the top Browsing toolbar
• Using the File Dialog, navigate to the folder containing your photos
• Click the Open button

 

The Browse Workspace now displays the photos contained in the folder you just selected.

 

Step 2, selecting the photos

 

 

Selecting photos:

• Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use
• Click on the first photo in the set
• Shift-Click on the last photo in the set

Or:

• Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use
• Control-Click on each photo

 

A green frame is displayed around the selected photos.

 

Step 3, adding the photos to the project selection

Add the photos selected at the previous step to the Project Image Selection panel.

 

 

Adding photos to the Project Image Selection panel:

• Select the images as explained in step 2 above
• Click on the Add button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel

 

If the panel already contains photos from a previous project, you have first to clear the Project Image Selection list.

 

Removing all photos from the Project Image Selection panel:

• Click on the Clear button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel

 

Removing one photo from the Project Image Selection panel:

• Click on one of the small thumbnails located in the left column of the Project Image Selection list
• Click on the Remove button located at the bottom of the panel

 

Now that you have added your photos in the Project Image Selection panel you are ready to create a HDR ReLight project.

 

Step 4, creating a HDR ReLight project

At this point, PhotoEngine can now create a HDR ReLight Project. The HDR ReLight panel should display: “Ready to create HDR ReLight Project!”

 

 

Creating the HDR ReLight project:

• Click on the Create HDR ReLight Project button located at the bottom of the HDR Relight panel

 

PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photos. Read the next chapter to learn how to edit an HDR ReLight project.

 

What to do when the HDR ReLight panel displays an error message?

If your photos do not contain Exif data or have missing Exif data, the HDR ReLight Panel will display an information message such as: “Shutter speed values are required to build an HDR ReLight Project”.

 

When this happens you can enter the missing data by hand. The Project Image Selection panel works like a small spreadsheet. You can click in any cells to enter a missing value.

 

Manually setting the missing data:

• Click in the cell with the missing value in the Project Image Selection panel
• Type the missing Shutter Speed, F-Number or ISO value
• Press the Tab key to validate
• Repeat until all missing values are entered

 

 

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