ABSTRACT
Processing HDR files in Camera Raw Camera Raw now has the ability to edit TIFF 32-bit HDR files just as you would a regular TIFF or raw image. What this means is you can now use the Basic panel controls in Camera Raw, or Lightroom to edit 32-bit HDR files (providing they have been saved as flattened TIFFs). If you have got accustomed to working with the latest Process 2012 tone controls, your editing experience working on HDR images will not be that much different from when working with regular raw, TIFF or JPEG images, except the dynamic range you’ll have to work with will potentially be that much greater. In my view, working with the Camera Raw tone adjustments makes it easier to achieve the desired tone balance in an image. The other benefit from using Camera Raw as an HDR editor is you don’t end up with the noticeable ‘HDR look’ you tend to get when processing HDR files to render low dynamic range versions. i.e. you can avoid getting the rather obvious halos (although some photographers do seem to like this kind of effect).
