CS4 rubbish HDR Merge?

[Robbo]

Just tested this for the first time, and came out looking pants, I tested n my room as there was an OE window, I thought the HRD would have kept the normal looking part of that that isnt OE?

any one assist with this?

 

[joescrivens]

it is just pants no two ways about it, use photomatix instead

 

[RicherSea]

Unfortunately I don't know anyone who has found a way to make the HDR merge in PS work. There simply aren't enough controls to get a good tone map. You need to look at either some other software or a plug-in for PS to do the initial processing, and then use PS from that point on.

 

[swanseamale47]

It is possible to get a decent tonemap but does need a lot of fiddling about, both in what passes for the tone mapping option and in photoshop proper.