Although the newest version does have, a plug-in included for Abobe Lightroom. You do not need Photoshop or any other program for it to work. Photomatix Pro 5 is a standalone program. It was and is highly recommended and seemed to be the most popular, widely used software for HDR photography.
I started looking at the software that the pros used in processing their HDR images. Many times my photos looked like the awful images that many people think of when they think of HDR photography, over saturated messes. With HDR photography you combine and tone map multiple exposures into a single high dynamic rage image. When I started messing around with high dynamic range photography I only used Photoshop and just could not get the look I was after. He is a master at HDR photography and I loved the way many of his photographs looked. I first discovered high dynamic range photography several years ago when I found Trey Ratcliff at Stuck in Customs. Photomatix Pro is a lite but very effective application that allows you to fix the problem in a snap by changing the contrast. The Photomatix Pro download includes a plugin for Capture One as well. For more information and a video tutorial, see the Export to Photomatix Plugin for Lightroom page. The plugin will be installed if Adobe Lightroom is installed on your computer. The Photomatix Pro download includes a plugin for Lightroom.
Before October 2010, you can upgrade to Photomatix Pro 5 for US$29. If you bought a license before Photomatix Pro 4.0 was released, i.e. The upgrade to Photomatix Pro 5 is free of charge for customers who purchased a license of Photomatix Pro version 4 from the website.You do not need Photoshop or any other program.
Photomatix Pro 5 (version 5.0.5) I started looking at the software that the pros used in processing their HDR images. Added support for recent camera models such as the Nikon D7200. Version 5.1 has a few improvments over v5.0 and they are: Main updates in version 5.1.
HDRsoft introduced it latest update to it's always popular HDR Program: Photomatix Pro.