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Macphun, the creator of the popular photo editing software Aurora HDR, has announced a new version of the program: Aurora HDR 2018. Best of all, it’s coming to both Mac and Windows users. Aurora HDR became the industry standard for HDR photo editing on Mac and reached 1.7 million downloads since its launch in November 2015. In less than 2 years over 100 million photos have been edited in Aurora HDR and 72% of current users have made Aurora HDR their primary HDR photo editor, switching from other software.
. Beginning today you can buy a totally new HDR program from Macphun software, called. We notice things like this because we know our readers are deep into HDR photography on their iPhones, and many of you own Macs and create HDR images from your DSLRs or other gear. Aurora is interesting because it can also take your HDRs out of your iPhone and make them look even better.
Aurora comes in 2 versions. One from the Apple Mac Store at an introductory price of $39.99, and the Pro version only available from Macphun for $89.00. Our readers can dispense with the junior version, because it doesn’t do raw files and lacks some other niceties of the Pro version. Aurora HDR is a collaboration between Macphun and photographer.
Trey is well-known in pro photographer circles, and has been a leading advocate of HDR photography. One aside: I don’t think I have to explain HDR to our readers, but briefly it’s a way of overcoming the limitations of camera sensors by taking multiple photos at different exposure values (brackets). They are then merged into a single image with much greater dynamic and exposure range. Aurora is not without competition, but it does bring quite a few new things to the HDR party. Among the most popular HDR applications for the Mac are, which is the industry leader. Another popular software solution comes from NIK, now owned by Google.
I would say that most photographers use Photomatix, and for years it has been my software of choice for creating HDR images. Aurora is similarly priced to it’s competitors. $99.00 for Photomatix. $149.00 for the NIK suite of Tools which includes its HDR program.
First off, the algorithms in the app, tuned by Ratcliff and the Macphun software engineers, give you a very wide spectrum of options of how your final image will look, from the subtle to the over-the-top. Aurora has more tools for adjusting the image than any of the competition, and unlike the 2 leading HDR tools, you can work in Aurora without needing Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. The Pro version handles RAW files with ease. Using Aurora HDR Pro For the less knowledgeable, Aurora Pro contains many presets, designed for Landscapes, Cities, Indoor photos and more. The presets work well, but you can tune them individually using the many controls in Aurora Pro, then save anything you want so you can repeat the ‘look’ with another photo. I found that generally, I like to create my own looks, but at times I started with one of the presets and modified from that point.
One of the selling points of Aurora Pro are the special presets designed by Ratcliff, which allow you to get a similar look to some of his well regarded HDRs. Aurora HDR Pro gives you many ways to judge your editing. There are side by side and split screen views, and in full screen you can click on a button to take you back to your original image. The tools are very effective.
As I said above, I believe you can do your entire workflow without leaving the application. This is something the other applications don’t offer, unless you use them as Photoshop plug-ins. Aurora offers this feature as well. Aurora supports layers, vignette creation, split lighting (letting you adjust the top and bottom of the image separately), and there are controls for curves, either by color channel, or by all 3 channels together.
There are also effective de-noise controls, and intuitive cropping and rotation tools if your image is not straight. With landscapes I especially appreciated the structure controls to bring out details in trees and rocks. It can also help with clouds.
When you are done tuning your image there are direct links to email, messages and the usual social services. If you want to do further work on your image, there are links to some of the other Macphun photo apps, and of course Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple’s Photos application.
Click on them, and your photo appears in those apps ready for more editing if you desire. Summing Up In total, Aurora HDR has provided a complete end-to-end package that is going to get a novice going with HDR, but allowing a more advanced photographer get the most out of his images. For the photographer working only with an iPhone, you have a couple of options. You can keep your brackets and import them into your Mac and let Aurora give you a stunning HDR image. Or you can import a single image and let the presets or tools work on what you have.
Actually, even a single image can be greatly improved by Aurora. The amount of control is awesome. If you are deep into the Photoshop world, Aurora Pro works just fine as a plug-in.
It was quite stable running inside Photoshop. There are a few things missing, like batch processing.
There are no healing tools, so you’ll have to find another program for that function. Happily, Aurora Pro doesn’t do frames, stickers, or funny hats. There are video tutorials on the Macphun site to give you an idea of what you can expect. Aurora HDR Pro and the Competition Aurora is right in line with the market leader, Photomatix, which sells for $99.00, although you can find coupons around the web that will lower the price a bit. I really like the results with Photomatix, and with some combinations of photos I prefer it.
On the other hand, Photomatix simply doesn’t have the range of control of Aurora, and I was able to use the same images in both and get the output looking almost identical in the programs, plus add certain things to the image that Photomatix or even Photoshop doesn’t provide. Aurora is Mac-only (something we usually don’t see because Windows dominates). I asked the company if they planned an iOS version of Aurora, and it’s clearly being considered, but iOS can’t handle the power that this app has. Perhaps a junior version will appear at some point. The Bottom Line The HDR fans have needed something new and Aurora has provided it. I predict it will make quite a splash with pros and serious amateurs.
It’s well thought out, competitively priced, and likely to evolve with new features over time. If you are into HDR, and want to get beyond the iPhone, or if you are already using some of the HDR applications on the Mac, I strongly suggest you invest in Aurora HDR Pro. I think it’s going to have a great impact in the creative photo community.
Nanoleaf's Canvas, launching today, is the company's second HomeKit-enabled mood lighting product that follows its popular triangle-shaped Light Panels. Rather than using triangle lights this time around, Nanoleaf designed the Canvas to have a square shape with multiple connector ports for more design versatility.What's more, the Canvas is touch enabled and puts thousands of lighting scenes at your fingertips without the need to use an app. The app and HomeKit availability are still available though, offering up multiple ways to control the lighting panels.DesignUnlike the iconic triangle design of the Light Panels, Nanoleaf has designed the Canvas with a new square shape. Each Canvas square measures in at just about six inches on all sides.When conceptualizing the Canvas, Nanoleaf originally planned to offer plain squares with uniform lighting across, but this wasn't possible. Each square instead has a noticeable cross shape in it, dividing it into four. The individual squares still light up in one single color, but you will see the crosshairs within each one.I don't mind the crosshairs and in some ways they make the Canvas more visually interesting, but it could be a turn off for customers who were hoping for flat, uniform lighting across the entire square.There are eight Canvas Light Squares and one Control Square, which needs to be centrally situated and accessible to touch because it's the square that features specific touch-based controls for the entire Canvas system, though all squares respond to touch.The Canvas squares are more. Nanoleaf's new 12-sided light-up remote joins its existing Nanoleaf Light Panels and Nanoleaf Rhythm, adding a whole slew of smartphone-free physical control options for your HomeKit setup in one easy-to-use accessory.The Nanoleaf Remote is bigger than button and remote devices from other companies, but it offers access to many more scenes and as you'll see in my review, it's a great value if you already own a Nanoleaf setup and want a simple iPhone-free control method that anyone in the household can use.
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For people unfamiliar with Nanoleaf, the company makes the Nanoleaf Light Panels, a HomeKit-enabled set of flat, triangle-shaped lights that connect together in a range of different user-designed configurations, providing both light and art. The Light Panels have LEDs inside and can be set to display dozens of different colors and patterns, which make up different light recipes.I've had a Nanoleaf setup for more than a year, and it continues to be one of my favorite HomeKit products. The Remote is specifically designed for users who already have Nanoleaf Light Panels.DesignNanoleaf's Remote has a design that's not quite like any other HomeKit-enabled remote-style device on the market, with dodecahedron shape where each side activates a different scene.The remote, which is a little bigger than palm sized, is made from a white plastic that admittedly feels a bit cheap, but it doesn't look bad sitting on a desk.When the remote arrives, it comes in two halves, with one empty side and a one side that houses the batteries, an LED light, and the. Nanoleaf, the company behind the HomeKit-enabled Aurora smart modular lighting system, recently introduced a $49 accessory that allows the Aurora lights to respond to music, adding a whole new sound-based dimension to an already great product. Called the Nanoleaf Aurora Rhythm, the add-on module is a small three-triangle accessory that snaps right in to an existing Nanoleaf setup using the same plastic connector tabs that connect the Aurora lights together.It can be plugged in to any of the triangle-shaped lights in an Aurora setup, because all of them are able to provide power to the accessory. Setting up the Rhythm is as simple as attaching it to an Aurora setup - there are no other steps involved.
Nanoleaf started out in 2013 as small company offering a Kickstarter project for an energy efficient light bulb, which led to the launch of the HomeKit-enabled Nanoleaf Smarter Kit, a set of three standard-style bulbs connected by a hub.Nanoleaf's first HomeKit accessory worked well but was rather ordinary, something that can't be said about its newest product, the Aurora Smarter Kit. Inspired by the aurora borealis phenomena, the Aurora is like no other HomeKit product - or lighting product - on the market. Priced at $199, the Aurora Smarter Kit is a set of modular mood lights that can be arranged in hundreds of ways. Nanoleaf, a company that specializes in energy efficient LED-based lighting, got its start on Kickstarter in 2012 with a unique set of light bulbs that looked more like art than traditional lighting with individual LEDs mounted on origami-folded printed circuit boards. Nanoleaf has since expanded from simple lightbulbs to home automation with the introduction of its Nanoleaf Home Smarter Kit. Consisting of two of its signature dimmable bulbs and a geometric hub, the Nanoleaf Home Smarter Kit integrates with Apple's HomeKit home automation platform, allowing users to control their lights both through Siri and through an accompanying Nanoleaf app.DesignWhen it comes to the hardware, the Nanoleaf Smarter Kit is undeniably attractive.
The two Ivy bulbs it ships with are some of the nicest looking bulbs you can find, suitable for use in both closed and open-style lamps and light fixtures. The hub, which connects the bulbs to the Internet, is stylish enough to sit out on a shelf or an entertainment unit without looking like an eyesore. It's without a doubt the most visually appealing HomeKit product I've tested so far.Because the bulbs that the Smarter Kit ships with are black, you'll need to take that into account with any lights where the bulbs are visible. The distinctive design is nice, but it's also not going to match with every decor. Keep in mind the hub is going to need to be plugged into the router via ethernet because this is a Zigbee setup.For the record, the Ivy bulbs are standard bulbs that are going to fit in any E26 or E27 lamp and they. Nanoleaf, the company known for its HomeKit-enabled triangular Light Panels, is expanding into new shapes with the Nanoleaf Canvas.Nanoleaf Canvas features square-shaped touch-enabled panels that can be set to hundreds of different colors.
After introducing a HomeKit controller in the shape of a dodecahedron, Nanoleaf recently announced the next generation of its popular triangle-shaped Nanoleaf Light Panels. The new panels don't have a name or a price yet, but the company revealed that they are square and include a few feature additions and improvements from the previous generation (via CNET).Each square panel will include a touch sensitive surface, so you can turn them on or off, dim or increase their brightness, or change to another color preset just by tapping or sliding your finger on them. The base station for the square panels is also said to come with a microphone and motion sensor that can detect motion and alter the lighting flow of the panels as you walk by, for example.Image via CNET Nanoleaf has also greatly increased the maximum limit of panels you can connect together. Instead of 30 panels able to connect to one base station (the limit on the triangular panels), up to 1,000 square panels can be outfitted together at once. Still, for every 60 panels strung together you will need a power booster - set to be sold by Nanoleaf - in order to 'maintain optimal brightness.' Nanoleaf said that it plans to keep the new square panels 'as affordable as possible,' but the company isn't confirming a price range at CES.
The new panels are expected to launch at some point later in. Nanoleaf, the company behind the popular HomeKit-enabled Nanoleaf Light Panels (formerly called the Aurora), today announced the upcoming launch of the Nanoleaf Remote.The Nanoleaf Remote, priced at $49.99, is a neat-looking dodecahedron-shaped device that's designed to let you change your HomeKit scenes and dim the lights just by manipulating the remote.There are 12 sides to the Nanoleaf Remote, each of which can be set to a different HomeKit scene.
You can choose lighting scenes that are for the Nanoleaf Light Panels, or more complex scenes that incorporate multiple HomeKit products.While designed to work with the Nanoleaf Light Panels, the Bluetooth-enabled Remote is a standalone device that works with any HomeKit setup so long as you have a Home Hub, aka a Nanoleaf Rhythm module, an Apple TV, or an iPad. Android users will need the Rhythm module for the Remote to work.Nanoleaf plans to launch the Remote in the spring of 2018, but it will be shown off at CES. Nanoleaf will also be demonstrating Light Panels in new shapes at CES, prior to a launch later in 2018.Nanoleaf's existing Light Panels with Rhythm module can be purchased from the Nanoleaf website for. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Nanoleaf is showing off its latest product, the Nanoleaf Aurora. The Nanoleaf Aurora is a HomeKit-enabled accent lighting setup that consists of a number of different triangle-shaped panels that can be lit up in different shades to provide ambient mood lighting.While the Nanoleaf Aurora has been available for purchase for a few months, Nanoleaf is introducing a new Aurora product at CES, the Aurora Rhythm, an audio visualizer module that connects to the Aurora and allows the lights to fluctuate in time with music beats.The Aurora Rhythm is a plug-in module that attaches to an existing Aurora display. Its built-in audio sensors pick up on music and transform beats and melodies into color displays.
Nanoleaf says it will pair well with all kinds of music and audio, from party tunes to soft romantic music to video games.' Adding the audio visualizer to the Aurora was the natural next step for Nanoleaf,' states Gimmy Chu, CEO and Co-Founder of Nanoleaf. 'The most overwhelming piece of feedback we've received since the Aurora launch has been 'does this sync with music?' ' Visuals play an incredible part in our experiences, but our senses extend so much further than that.
Sound, along with sight, is one of the most interactive senses we have. With the Aurora Rhythm, these two sensory experiences can now come together, harmonizing creativity and inspiring self-expression.' The Nanoleaf app, which works with the Aurora lighting system, is also being updated with 'Rhythm Scenes' that will add the ability to better customize. Nanoleaf, the company behind a line of designer energy-efficient light bulbs, today announced its latest product, the Nanoleaf Smarter Kit. The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit, which is debuting today on Indiegogo, is the first Nanoleaf product to include HomeKit support.Through HomeKit, iPhone users with the Nanoleaf Smarter Kit will be able to control their lightbulbs with voice commands, turning them on and off and incorporating them into scenes with other HomeKit-enabled products through the accompanying Nanoleaf Smarter iOS app.
The kit is also compatible with other connected smart bulbs such as the Philips Hue line. The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit ships with one Nanoleaf hub and two energy efficient Nanoleaf Ivy light bulbs.
The Nanoleaf Hub connects to a router to provide a way for an iPhone to connect wirelessly to the Nanoleaf bulbs. Each of the 3000K warm white bulbs measures in at 800 lumens, drawing 7 watts of power and putting out an amount of light equivalent to a 60 watt bulb.These bulbs also have a unique design that lets them be used sans lampshade and with a range of decorative open-faced lamps. They're made from printed circuit boards embedded with LED chips and and folded into a dodecahedron shape.The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit can be purchased via Indiegogo or the Nanoleaf website for $99. The kit will ship out to customers beginning on November.