
Click on the Preset dropdown and select Save Preset…. Change the settings for Highlights (-10), Shadows (10), Local Contrast (0), Color Saturation (0), Highlights Depth (4). In the Method dropdown, select: Fusion/Real-Estate. Once Photomatix has merged the images, you’ll see a preview of the end result. In the Merge to HDR Options box, keep everything UNchecked, and hit Merge to HDR.
Click Browse and select a group of bracketed shots that you have exported from Lightroom in the above step (in my screenshot example, I have loaded 3 bracketed frames of a single shot). In order to batch process within Photomatix, you need to create an HDR Preset that will be applied to your blended photos. I also adjust the naming and specify a subfolder to keep things organized but those adjustments can be modified to suit your needs.
The main points to note are the export is full-size, no cropping, at 100% quality with type JPEG. I export full-size JPGs before batch processing through Photomatix. You’ll notice that when I import, I apply two things: In the video the first thing we do is import our photos into Lightroom.