Merge to HDR Pro from Lightroom changing image resolution

Image resolution in PS from a RAW LR transfer is 300ppi but I notice today the final HDR image from a LR transfer of three files is 240ppi. My preference in PS is set to 300ppi and I don't find a way to set a HDR resolution preference. I want my final HDR image to be 300ppi - how do I get this?

Does turning off »Use Graphics Processor« in the Performance Preferences and restarting Photoshop have any bearing on the issue?
Have you tried both reducing and increasing the Memory Usage in the Performance Prefences?
I tried to work on the exposition of the three photos, but that didn't work.
What does this mean?
Are you using actual bracketed shots?

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Okay, solved my own problem. I bit the bullet and did do a reinstall. I'd remembered that one of the previous Photoshop upgrades had failed (either 12.0.1 or 12.0.2) and I'd never gotten around to fixing it. Looking into that suggested reinstalling as the solution so I figured I should try uninstalling and reinstalling then apply all the upgrades and then try it again.
This time the upgrades did go through properly and I was just able to do a merge to HDR pro successfully so it looks like that's fixed the issue.

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I am unable to use the automated Merge to HDR Pro.. at all.
Either from Bridge or PS File >auto>select files etc..
I select the files (tiffs) and click Go/OK whatever and the images appear for a few seconds each , then a transparent layer and then 'nothing'
No message, no error - nothing, just the PS screen??
If I try from Bridge the tools selection of PS brings up a working on images box and then I am told that it could not find any images??
I am trying to follow the video instructions on the adobe site but my CS5 just doesnt do what they say it should.
I have just completed a complete reinstall to no avail.
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Thank you.

Hi:
I had problems until recently with the Merge to HDR. It seemed to work only in 32 bit mode and in 64 bit I would get crashes. You might try 32 bit mode for now but ultimately the problem was with corrupt fonts. When these fonts were trashed, the problem was resolved.
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Hi Bill,
Answers to your questions beow ...
The one thing that I did not see was your HDD setup, and especially how you have your HDD's allocated, with such things as Scratch Disks, etc. That might be useful knowledge.
- Just use a single 1TB hard disk, 516GB used and 398GB free.
With Win7-64, the 8GB RAM is a bit light, as Win7-64 is a RAM hog, and Scratch Disks will most likely come into play, and especially with HDR.
- Can't do much about that as 8GB is the MAX on the motherboard. But again don't have any problems in any other areas and if I do Tone Mapping from the Image -> Adjustments -> HDR Tone Mapping ... menu there aren't any issues.
Now, if you do NOT switch out of PS, while doing an HDR Merge, does it then complete, i.e. is it only when it loses focus, that it hangs?
- Yes, as long as I don't switch out at all.
What are your PS Memory and Cache settings?
- Available RAM 7230, Let Photoshop Use: 4338 (60%) (This is the default setting Photoshop chose)
- Cache Settings, again default: Cache Levels: 4, Cache Tile Size: 1024K.
Do you have any active-scanning anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-anything running?
- Yes, Microsoft Security Essentials
Is Windows Indexing ON - though with Win7-64, it has become much less of a problem, than with older OS's?
- Yes Indexing is on, makes no difference if I turn it off.
What are the Image Size of the HDR Images?
- As they are from Canon 5D Mk II (ProPhoto RBG, 16 bit, 5616 x 3744 (~21MP) and 300 bit/in) they will open anywhere up to 120MB in TIFF or PSD.
I am not sure but it seems a little similar to the issue with the CA sliders in LR4 Beta when we reverted back to Process 2010 after upgrading to PV2012 unless there is a memory leak somewhere. Again if I use NIK Software HDR Efex pro I don't seem to have any of these issue - (just aligment and ghosting ).
Obviously I have a work around by simply not leaving the HDR Merge window before completing the process, just inconvenient.
Regards, Don

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Has anybody else experienced crashes with Merge to HDR Pro or Auto-align Layers? I was trying to use Merge to HDR Pro from Lightroom and was experiencing crashes every time after it had opened all of the images and merged them into a single document (but before the HDR Pro dialog box had come up).
I've tested this further with opening each image individually and then trying to merge them as well as via Bridge and always get the same result.
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Merge to HDR pro is producing very "bleached" and overexposed images.
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Rob

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Have you tried both reducing and increasing the Memory Usage in the Performance Prefences?
I tried to work on the exposition of the three photos, but that didn't work.
What does this mean?
Are you using actual bracketed shots?

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I've notice that this seems to be a problem, but nowhere have I seen an answer that resolved it, so I thought it is worth posting again. Merge to HDR Pro is why I pay for Adobe CC and if it can't be made to work reliably, I'll stop paying!
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I have also encountered this problem today working with a batch of .NEF files, using File > Automate > Merge to HDR in CC 2014. Same problem running from the Bridge > Tools menu. I suspected an issue with scene complexity for alignment until I checked this post.
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