
Photomatix Pro 5.0 User Manual 32
4.1.5 Batch Processing Subfolders
When your bracketed series are located in multiple folders, they
can all be processed in one run, provided they are in subfolders
of the same parent folder� To batch process multiple subfolders,
check the Process subfolders option at bottom of the Source
frame on the Batch Processing dialog and select sequentially�
When “Process subfolders sequentially” is selected, the batch will process the bracketed image les in one
subfolder and then move on to the next subfolder, all of which are contained in the main parent folder�
Processing Series of Photos with Varying Numbers of Exposures
When your bracketed sets are composed of varying numbers of exposures, you can use “Process subfolders
sequentially” to combine the exposures in these sets in one batch run� Place each set in a separate subfolder,
group the subfolders under a parent folder, select Process subfolders sequentially and select All from the
pull-down menu for the number of images to process at one time�
Grouped by Exposures Option
If you are processing bracketed photos that will be part of a panorama, you may nd it useful to be able to
organize your photos in such a way that all exposures of the same levels are in the same folder� Let’s take as
an example a panorama composed of four views that need to be stitched, with each view having been taken
under three exposures: -2, 0, +2� You will then have 12 photos, and may need to place them in three separate
subfolders composed of four photos each as follows:
• Subfolder1 contains the four photos for the panorama taken at EV -2
• Subfolder2 contains the four photos for the panorama taken at EV 0
• Subfolder3 contains the four photos for the panorama taken at EV +2
If you check “Process subfolders” and select “grouped by exposures”, the batch will combine the rst le
of Subfolder1 with the rst le of Subfolder2 and the rst le of Subfolder3� The batch will then combine the
second le of Subfolder1 with the second le of Subfolder2 and the second le of Subfolder3, and so on for the
third and fourth le of each subfolder�
4.1.6 Advanced Selection Options
All of the subfolders must be contained in
the main parent folder for this option to work
properly.
The following items are accessed from the Process frame
when you click Advanced and click Options to congure
automatic selection of bracketed image les�
Click Automatically detect the number of bracketed
frames when processing a folder that contains les in
addition to those in the set of bracketed frames or when
the number of frames in the set varies� Photomatix Pro uses
the metadata from the image les to perform automatic
bracketed set detection�
• Specify a range using the two drop-down lists to
automatically detect the number of bracketed frames�
• Move the Maximum time between two successive
frames slider right or left to allow more or less time (read
from the metadata)� If your camera is set on continuous
shooting and takes 3 frames/second, for example, then
the slider could safely be set on 1 second�
• Click Select only part of the frames in bracketed set to
load only selected frames from a bracketed set�
Advanced batch processing options
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