Hydra For Mac

High dynamic range (HDR) photographs have the capability to provide a more realistic representation because are capable to display a wider range of luminosity levels. Hydra is a simple Mac app that enables you to recreate the effect by superimposing multiple images taken with the same scenery.

To start using the Hydra Pro capabilities, you must drag and drop the regular images on top of the app’s main window or on top of the Dock icon. Hydra Pro will automatically open the editing window where you can preview the included images, and make the necessary adjustments.

The Hydra app is able to superimpose up to 7 different images: you have the option to preview them, and to visualize general details about each image.

Moreover, Hydra enables you to align the images, allows you to adjust the image temperature, includes cropping capabilities, and allows you to manually or automatically remove ghost zones.

Once the images are prepared to be combined, you can easily switch to the developer mode and apply one of the 12 built-in mapping presets.

To customize the results, Hydra allows you to adjust the shadow and highlights level, the brightness level for different tones, and so on. This way, you will be able to give an artistic look to your images in no time.

When you are satisfied with your project, Hydra allows you to share the image on social media (Facebook, Flickr, or Twitter), to export it to your disk, or to send it to your Aperture, iPhoto, or Lightroom libraries.

In a nutshell, Hydra comes with a collection of simple yet very powerful tools that can superimpose multiple images in order to overcome your camera’s limitations when it comes to capturing different luminosity levels.