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Entirely New AI-based HDR Algorithm!

Aurora HDR 2019 uses Skylum's new Quantum HDR Engine. It is a completely redesigned HDR algorithm, paired with artificial intelligence, which took 3 years of development by Skylum’s AI lab. My favorite thing about this new version is you no longer need to make corrections on the initial results because it virtually eliminates noise, halos, and other little issues you often needed to fix. 

This means you can focus on your creative side. Begin by trying out the new "looks" (formerly called presets, a few of mine are included for free). And try tweaking out the "HDR-ness" of your creation with the new and improved HDR Enhance and Smart Structure sliders.

If you have Aurora HDR 2019, then you already have a few of my Looks (formerly know the as Presets) pre-installed with the product. I then decided to go a little out-of-the-box (they call it out-of-the-square in New Zealand because they think in 2D) and make these "Experimental Looks". They use a variety of new techniques that tweak out some of these cool features of the new version including LUTs and the new HDR algorithm.

There are some great ones in here for experimentation and two of my favorite ones are "Barbie Sliplotion" and "Mistaken Jamaican". There are many that can make a sunset scene more than dreamy like "Doctor Handsaplenty" or "Flemish Foot Fetish". Some also work great for interior situations like "Groping for Darkpants" or "Orgasmic but Miasmic". Don't forget that there is an overall Looks slider on each one that allows you to adjust the intensity from 0% to 100%. I would suggest 100% on "Hurry! Turtlehead!"

And they're not just for Festivals!

I'm excited to release these 29 really fun and beautiful presets ("looks") for you! I've been perfecting them for the last seven years as I shoot photos of people and art at festivals around the world. Plus these also work great in other environments too, as you'll see in the sample photos and videos.

And even better, you can get them for Lightroom or Luminar. I've been using Luminar more and more. There's a slick slider in Luminar that also allows you to adjust the extremity of the filter if you find it is a little overkill.