System Requirements

• Mac with 64-bit Intel Processor
• Not Supported: Intel GMA and ATI X1600 Graphic Cards

• Mac OS X 10.7.1 Lion or later
• 64-bit Architectures only

• Minimum: 256 MB of VRAM (GPU)
• Recommended: 512 MB of VRAM (GPU)

File Formats

• TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, DNG, and Most Other Image File Formats
• Most RAW Formats:
• .CRW and .CR2 from Canon
• .NEF from Nikon
• .ARW, .MRW and .SRF from Sony-Minolta
• .ORF from Olympus
• .RW2 from Panasonic
• .RAF from Fuji
• .PEF from Pentax
• All Other RAW Formats Supported by Mac OS X

• Hydra Documents (.hydradoc)
• JPEG Images (8-bit)
• TIFF (8-bit and 16-bit)
• OpenEXR (32-bit) - not available in the Plug-ins

Input Options

• Import up to 3 Pictures (Hydra Express), and up to 7 Pictures (Hydra Pro)
• Exposure Value Calculator
• Input Filters: RAW Sharpening, Color Temperature
• Browsing of iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom Libraries

Output Options

• Document Saving (Choice of File Name and Directory)
• Set Copyright Information in EXIF Data
• Export to iPhoto Library and Aperture Projects
• Export to Lightroom
• Export to Flickr
• Export to Facebook
• Export to Twitter
• Export to Mail

User Experience

• Elegant and Intuitive Interface
• Zoom and Navigation for Images
• 1:1 Full Size Previewing
• Display of Image Information
• Fullscreen Mode
• Autosaving and Versioning
• Automatic Termination and Restart
• Multitouch Zoom in/out
• User-created Setting Snapshots for Easy Comparison
• Burnt and Underexposed Area Flashing for Easier Identification

Alignment

• Advanced Automatic Image Matching Technique (Homography-based)
• Multi-core Acceleration
• Manual Matching with Visual Feedback
• Real-time Previewing
• X-Ray-based Editing for Accurate Positioning

Ghost Handling

• Automatic Estimated Ghost Removal
• or User-controlled Zone-based Ghost Removal
• Selectable per Image Contribution for Each Zone
• Zone Smoothness Control

Fusion & Tone Mapping

• Ultra-fast GPU Accelerated HDR Image Merging
• 32-bit EV Histogram and 8-bit Tone-mapped Histogram
• Output Filters: Details, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation
• Real-time Previewing
• Navigation in Exposure Range
• Scope-based Image Editing
• Custom Scope Selection with Probes (Pro only)

Tone Mapping Presets

• Photorealistic
• Artistic Black & White
• Contrasted Surrealism
• Soft Surrealism
• Arabesque Silhouettes
• Crispy Clouds
• Tinted Sky
• Reds Only
• Sepia Tones
• Retro
• Cyanotype

Post-processing

• Crop
• Glow
• Vignetting
• White Frame

Batch Processing (Pro only)

• Automatic Import of Folders and Splitting into Image Sets
• Image Set Editing (Split, Merge, Delete)
• Sets can be Independently Configured with Various Settings (Alignement, Ghost Handling, Tone mapping...)
• Create Final Image or Hydra Project for User Tuning

Aperture Support

• Import from Aperture Library
• Export to Aperture Projects
• Plug-In for Aperture 3

Lightroom Support

• Import from Lightroom Library
• Export to Lightroom
• Plug-In for Lightroom 3