Photomatix Pro combines bracketed photos into HDR images, helping preserve detail across dark and bright areas. Photomatix Pro 7 offers six HDR methods, including Tone Mapping and Fusion, with advanced tone-mapping controls and support for RAW files. Automatic alignment helps with hand-held photos, and ghost-removal tools address movement between exposures. Batch processing includes previews, while presets and tools support real estate photography. Lightroom and Capture One plugins let users process images and return the resulting HDR image to those applications. The trial has no expiration, but trial-mode images carry a watermark. The Pro license is a one-time purchase for one user and does not expire. Photomatix Pro 7 costs 99.00 USD per once; the Pro Plus Bundle costs 129.00 USD per once. PhotomatixCL offers command-line merging and processing on Linux and Windows, with 100 free credits per month. The Photomatix API & CLI plan costs 19.00 USD per month.
Who it is for
It suits photographers who want to merge bracketed images, including real estate photographers and users of Lightroom or Capture One. Developers can use PhotomatixCL on Linux or Windows.
What is good
- Six HDR methods, including Tone Mapping and Fusion
- Automatic alignment and advanced ghost removal
- Batch processing includes previews
- Trial does not expire
- 90-day money-back guarantee
What to know first
- Trial-mode images have a watermark
- Pro license is limited to one user
- Pro 7 costs 99.00 USD per once
Verdict
Photomatix Pro combines HDR merging, batch tools, and photo-editor plugins, with a non-expiring trial that watermarks its output. The Pro 7 license is a one-time purchase, while API and CLI access has a monthly plan.
Get started with Photomatix Pro
- Open the Photomatix website.
- Choose the Photomatix Pro trial or a listed plan.
- Install Photomatix Pro on Windows or macOS.
- Use the Lightroom or Capture One plugin if that is your photo workflow.
- For command-line processing, use PhotomatixCL on Linux or Windows.
Limits to know first
The trial does not expire, but images created in trial mode have a watermark. The Photomatix Pro 7 license is for one user, although that user can install it on other computers they use.
Questions about Photomatix Pro
Is there a free plan or trial?
Photomatix Pro has no free plan, but it offers a trial that does not expire. Trial images have a watermark.
How much does Photomatix Pro 7 cost?
Photomatix Pro 7 costs 99.00 USD per once. Its license is a one-time purchase and does not expire.
Which platforms does Photomatix Pro support?
Photomatix Pro supports Windows and macOS. PhotomatixCL runs on Linux and Windows.
Does it work with Lightroom or Capture One?
Yes. Plugins for Lightroom and Capture One let users process photos and return the HDR image to those applications.
What does the Pro Plus Bundle include?
It costs 129.00 USD per once and includes Photomatix Pro 7, the HDR Merge Batch Plugin for Lightroom, and the Tone Mapping Plugin for Photoshop.
What does Photomatix API & CLI cost?
The plan costs 19.00 USD per month. PhotomatixCL also has a free plan providing 100 credits per month.
Photomatix Pro plans and pricing
All plansCompared on HDR software
- Free plan
- No
- HDR merge mode
- both
- Tone mapping controls
- advanced
- Batch processing
- Yes
- RAW file support
- Yes
- HDR output formats
- OpenEXR, DNG 32-bit, TIFF 32-bit, Radiance RGBE, PSB 32-bit
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS
