"(...) Creating HDR images is a deliberate process thus I find this product to be for serious or professional photographers who work at taking “strong” images and when blended in Hydra 1.6 can produce striking results.
I found the application easy to use and it has great potential. (...)"

Hydra: HDR-Aufnahmen ohne Stativ erzeugen
Date: September 1st 2008
Language: German

"(...) Mit Hydra ist es gelungen, Freihandaufnahmen für die HDR-Umwandlung nutzen zu können. Die Zusammensetzung der Bilder erfolgt im Automatikbetrieb meist schon so gut, dass keine oder nur geringe Nacharbeiten notwendig sind. Die Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit von Hydra und dessen einfache Bedienung ist ein weiterer Pluspunkt des Programms.
Im Wesentlichen hängen die erzielbaren Ergebnisse von der Qualität des Rohmaterials ab. Wurde die Belichtungsreihe korrekt angefertigt, sieht auch das Endergebnis meist gut aus."

La prova di Hydra 1.6: HDR su Aperture Date: August 17th 2008
By: Giuseppe Angelè
Language: Italian

"Prima considerazione a bruciapelo: ci è piaciuto molto, per le sue caratteristiche e funzionalità. (...)
Una delle particolarità dei Hydra è la possibilità di effettuare un allineamento manuale delle immagini, utile soprattutto negli scatti a mano libera usando l’esposizione a forcella. (...)
Un’altro aspetto di Hydra è la grafica particolarmente amichevole e pulita, che lo rende molto “Apple-style”, perfettamente in sintonia con Aperture. (...)
Le impressioni su Hydra 1.6 sono molto buone, un programma veloce, con una interfaccia pulita e intuitiva che si integra in maniera eccellente con Aperture, come se fosse una semplice finestra del programma Apple. Gli aspetti che hanno maggiormente impressionato sono proprio la maggiore velocità e flessibilità rispetto a PhotomatixPro, anche se quest’ulltimo vanta un maggior numero di impostazioni. Il prezzo contenuto, inoltre, assegna un altro punto a suo favore."

Hydra 1.6
Date: August 17th 2008
By: Erik Vlietinck
Language: English

"(...) Although Hydra here offers a very cleverly designed control set to change the blending, the software is excellent at guessing the best blend of images to achieve a realistic effect. (...)
These controls allowed me to fine-tune images with good results, and as Hydra 1.5 aims at making HDR output as easy as possible, I was perfectly happy with those results. (...)"

Hydra HDR Software Review Date: August 9th 2008
By: David Sparks
Language: English

"(...) The software aligns the images for you. (...) My tests with this feature showed that it did actually worked and, generally, the automatic alignment did much better than my manual attempts. (...)
you are not looking for the most complex program but still want to make nice HDR images, Hydra may be in your sweet spot. Another point in Hydra’s favor is that it was created by a Mac developer and looks like it. It has a nice interface and doesn’t feel clunky like so many multiplatform applications."

Tutoriel création photo HDR avec Hydra 1.6
Date: August 8th 2008
By: Pierre-Henry Muller
Language: French


Creaceed lança versào 1.6 do Hydra, plugin HDR para o Aperture
Date: July 31st 2008
By: Rafael Fischmann
Language: Portuguese


Aperture-HDR-Plug-in Hydra von Creaceed
Date: July 24th 2008
By: Jörn Daberkow
Language: German

"(...) Ich finde Hydra sehr gut gelungen. Die Regler lassen sich feinfühlig steuern und die Ergebnisse sind exzellent. Man braucht keine externe Anwendung für HDR-Fotos mehr zu starten. Den Preis von 39,95 Euro kann ich nur als sehr günstig bezeichnen, denn HDR-Technik macht aus einfachen Fotos besondere Fotos. (...)"

HDR comes to Aperture with Creaceed's Hydra Date: May 27th 2008
By: Dominique James
Language: English

"(...) Hydra takes advantage of many of Leopard’s latest core technologies. With this kind of optimization, the software offers many functionalities at an incredible speed. And, because it has been developed with Apple’s methodology in mind, Hydra definitely integrates and works well with other software, which makes it a seamless part of the chain in various workflows. (...)"

Tools you can use: software Hydra - Seeing in the Dark Date: Early 2008
By: Pat St. Clair
Language: English

"(...) Hydra is very easy to use, yet it provides a good level of control over the results. I believe this is a product you should put on your list to consider. (...)
(...) I particularly liked the degree of control the blending tools provided, and I liked that I could fix a mis-match by adding points manually in selected areas of the photo, and by using the "adjust points" mechanism. (...)"