frans_waterlander Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Files created with the trial Aurora HDR 2018 program won't open in Photoshop CS2 but open in Photoshop Elements 2018. Anybody else have this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Photoshop CS2, are you serious? ;) That product was release April 4, 2005! To answer your question, TIFFs EXPORTED from this product open just fine in Photoshop CC (latest version), Preview on Mac etc. Save As... will not work! It produces a .mpaur2 document of which Photoshop nor any other application outside of Skylum cannot 'open'. It is a proprietary format. Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 Photoshop CS2, are you serious? ;) That product was release April 4, 2005! To answer your question, TIFFs EXPORTED from this product open just fine in Photoshop CC (latest version), Preview on Mac etc. Save As... will not work! It produces a .mpaur2 document of which Photoshop nor any other application outside of Skylum cannot 'open'. It is a proprietary format. Yes, I know that TIFFs exported work just fine in Photoshop CS2. When I try to export as "PHOTOSHOP" files, they don't open in Photoshop CS2 but open fine in Photoshop Elements 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) Yes, I know that TIFFs exported work just fine in Photoshop CS2. When I try to export as "PHOTOSHOP" files, they don't open in Photoshop CS2 but open fine in Photoshop Elements 2018. Look at your original question as specifically written! I told you how to make it work. Files created with the trial Aurora HDR 2018 program open in Photoshop. And yeah, TIFF or PSD, or JPEG files OPEN fine in Photoshop CC. Edited August 24, 2018 by digitaldog Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Are you hoping to create Duotones from HDR? Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Files saved in 32 bit format (MPAUR) can be opened in AuroraHD and rendered with a different template. AuroraHD saves files as TIFF by default, without layers. I see no advantage to saving results as PSD files. If you do, however, there may be an option for maximum compatibility, which may allow PS-CS2 to open them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) I see no advantage to saving results as PSD files. Right, there is absolutely no advantages to PSD and some disadvantages. What PSD can do is support Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone, hence my last unanswered question. So even with an ancient version of Photoshop (CS2), 'problem' solved; save as TIFF. http://digitaldog.net/files/TIFFvsPSD.pdf Why Use Tiff? Edited August 25, 2018 by digitaldog Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Look at your original question as specifically written! I told you how to make it work. Files created with the trial Aurora HDR 2018 program open in Photoshop. And yeah, TIFF or PSD, or JPEG files OPEN fine in Photoshop CC. I know how to make it work, that was not my question. Files created with the trial Aurora HDR program don't open in Photoshop CS2, but they open in Photoshop Elements 2018, as I already mentioned. For several reasons, time in the market being one, I decided to stay with Photomatix 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 For several reasons, time in the market being one, I decided to stay with Photomatix 2018. Terrific idea!:D Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Unlike AuroraHD, Photomatix will not save the 32 bit file for future use, only TIFF, JPEG, or whatever. With AuroraHD, you can change the rendering without the need to re-import the original files. AuroraHD does allow batch rendering. In AuroraHD, if you "Save" the file, you are saving the 32 bit MPAUR version, which can only be opened in AuroraHD. To save a version compatible with Photoshop, you must "Apply" the preset, or if starting from an MPAUR file, "Export". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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