HDR Merging Script (Patreon)

As promised, I've now published the script that I use to merge exposure brackets to HDR files.

Github repo: https://github.com/gregzaal/HDR-Merge 

It uses Blender's compositor to do the dirty work of choosing which parts of each image should be included in the final HDR file to get the maximum dynamic range, and then uses Luminance HDR to tonemap those HDR files into JPG files that are easier to stitch with.

No compiled binaries are available (yet?). It's a python script which uses PyQt and Exifread libraries for the GUI and exposure bracket detection respectively.

It can be used now, but could still use some polish to make it easier and fully functional for you (e.g. ND filter color cast compensation is hard-coded for my filters, some assumptions are made about the order and consistency with which the images were shot). But I figure it's better to publish it now and sort those out later. Any help with this is appreciated.

Next week I'll work on documentation on exactly how to use this script and some details about my workflow, including how I handle various cases like capturing bright sunlight or stars, avoiding lens flares, dealing with crowds, etc.