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Inspiring
April 12, 2016
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P: Enable photo merge (Pano & HDR) with imported images

  • April 12, 2016
  • 230 replies
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Now that LRM has the ability to do HDR photos with the built in camera, it would be nice to also be able to produce HDR images with imported photos.  It should be fairly easy to implement since the coding is already done for the camera.

230 replies

Inspiring
July 28, 2019
It would be very nice having PHOTO MERGE function. Please update
funk_munkey
Participant
July 3, 2019
Adding my vote as well, would greatly appreciate if support for HDR stacking of preexisting images could be added to LR mobile for Android.
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
June 13, 2019
This could make sense as they are maybe not the same algorithm: the one that needs to be implemented must be the one from camera raw. That’s maybe the biggest reason why it’s not implemented yet, the need to translate CR algorithms on mobile devices.

The HDR feature available at the time has to work only with the integrated camera, not with huge DSLR files. (And already takes some time, despite the flow” resolution images it has to process)
Inspiring
June 13, 2019
We already know there is enough processing power.  HDR merging is already built into LR mobile, it only works with photos taken with the LR mobile camera though.  If the algorithms already exist, why not use them for imported photos as well?
bguerreiro
Participating Frequently
June 13, 2019
Totally agree! The latest iPad Pro is blazing fast and actually faster than most computers out there.
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
June 13, 2019
I really don’t think so! Modern tablets and phones are blazingly fast compared to computers. HDR and merging softwares were available at a time computers were way slower than actual mobile devices 😉
Known Participant
June 13, 2019
I wonder if there are performance limitations to be considered. I, too, would love to have this, even if it were a bit slow.
Known Participant
June 13, 2019
Is this possible now? I noticed this request is marked as “implemented.”
bguerreiro
Participating Frequently
June 3, 2019
This feature and a batch rename feature are the only reason I still haven’t ditched Lightroom classic CC.

Considering the importance of this as well as how old this request is, I just hope that Adobe has been working on this, surprising everyone with a release together with the new iOS 13!

I’ve heard that capture one is currently working on a mobile platform to be ready when iOS13 is out, so if these are not in the works yet, I am afraid that it may already be too late. Anyway, it’s not like this was requested last month, right?!?
Inspiring
April 22, 2019


I bracket most of my photos so it would be really useful to be able to merge them while on the move. I know you have this feature on your your desktop version but it would be very useful on the app also. Thanks