Hydra Alternatives

Hydra is described as 'Pro provides human eye-like perception to your photographs by allowing you to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) images from a series of regular photographs (up to 7), either from DSLRs or traditional point-and-shoot cameras' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are seven alternatives to Hydra for Mac, Windows, Linux and Adobe Photoshop. The best Hydra alternative is Luminance HDR, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hydra are Photomatix, Dynamic Photo-HDR, HDRtist and WidsMob HDR.

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Hydra Pro provides human eye-like perception to your photographs by allowing you to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) images from a series of regular photographs (up to 7), either from DSLRs or traditional point-and-shoot...

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Hydra alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. Luminance HDR icon
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    Luminance HDR is a graphical user interface (based on the Qt5 toolkit) that provides a complete workflow for HDR imaging.

    35 Luminance HDR alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
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    Luminance HDR Features

    1.  HDR Support
    Discontinued

    Latest version 2.6.1.1 was released in 2021.https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtpfsgui/files/luminance/

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    • Luminance HDR is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Hydra.

    • Luminance HDR is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hydra.

    • Luminance HDR is Free and Open SourceHydra is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Photomatix icon
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    Photomatix Pro is a photography software primarily designed to make the process of creating high dynamic range photos easier and more streamlined. By automatically blending multiple exposures of photos, it has the ability to create fully 32-bit images as well as tone mapped...

    20 Photomatix alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Photomatix Features

    1.  HDR Support
    2.  Create composite HDR photos
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    • Photomatix is the most popular commercial alternative to Hydra.

    • Photomatix is Paid and ProprietaryHydra is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Dynamic Photo-HDR icon
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    Dynamic-PHOTO HDR is a new generation of High Dynamic Range image software with many advanced features, such as Pin Warping and Anti-Ghosting. A High Dynamic Range photography can be created by taking few photos with different exposure, then combining them in the software into a...

    18 Dynamic Photo-HDR alternatives
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    • Windows

    Dynamic Photo-HDR Features

    1.  HDR Support
    Dynamic Photo-HDR iconHydra Icon

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  4. HDRtist icon
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    HDRtist is a new Mac HDR photography tool from Ohanaware. HDRtist is easy to use HDR software, that creates HDR photos and tone maps them in a single step. An intuitive design makes it simple to choose from our 4 different tone mapping techniques.

    5 HDRtist alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Mac

    HDRtist Features

    1.  HDR Support
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  5. WidsMob HDR icon
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    Simple and advanced HDR photo editor to recreate high dynamic range photos as eye-view. Advanced tone mapping algorithm, customize HDR parameters, auto align and adjustment, support both JPEG and RAW files.

    31 WidsMob HDR alternatives
    align images and ghost suppression

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    • Mac

    WidsMob HDR Features

    1.  HDR Support
    2.  Create composite HDR photos
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  6. Franzis HDR projects icon
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    HDR projects is directed at photographers not content with everyday photography and those who want to distance themselves from the mainstream. HDR projects reduces the amount of time on set and provides new and innovative possibilities for transforming your photographs into...

    11 Franzis HDR projects alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Photoshop

    Franzis HDR projects Features

    1.  HDR Support
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  7. Topaz Adjust icon
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    The Topaz Adjust Photoshop plug-in effortlessly creates stunning natural art from photos. Adjust uses HDR processing.

    4 Topaz Adjust alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Photoshop

    Topaz Adjust Features

    1.  HDR Support
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