HELICON FOCUS MULTIPLE INSTANCE SOFTWARE

I'd suggest you shoot a new stack with several more frames and then process them in Helicon and Zerene using the different options each software offers and see which one does a better job.

It would save time and render better results to have more shots on the stack than to try to do it with the minimum amount as you will spend more time trying to fix it. Helicon is considered one of the best focus stacking software programs because it offers a quick and effective process. As Rob pointed out, you most likely need to significantly increase the number of frames capture to have better transitions and defined edges, which will definitely put some stress on your computer is using the IQ4150 files. I converted the RAW files to jpeg with DPP4 using Batch Processing, EXIF-JPEG. As expected, the DC tool did NOT process the RAW files and I got an error, Cannot Start Depth Compositing Tool, Not Available for the focused image. I have used Zerene to stack 100+ or so frames (from a lower res camera) and the results were very good and had fewer areas that needed retouching when compared to Helicon, YMMV. DPP4’s DC tool processed the jpg images directly from the camera without any issues.

In my experience both Helicon and Zerene treat the files differently and depending on the case the reults are better on one of the other. Until the focus stacking software has some kind of AI to spot where this occurs, and uses a smart content aware replace algorithm to fill in the gaps that the camera is not capable of resolving optically, the only solution is retouching.Īlso you can give Zerene Stacker a try. When the background is 'a little bit out of focus', the foreground will be 'more out of focus', and hence still optically block the less out of focus background, resulting in the exact same problem. Can't be done.Įven if you are not concerned about the background being in focus, you still have the same problem. Just try to take an in focus image of the background adjacent to the foreground where there is an actual gap between the two. It's relatively simple to test this without even getting involved in stacking. The reason it is physically impossible to fix this is because it is physically impossible to capture the background in focus where there is a Z-axis differential between foreground and background. The obvious result is no change because only the first layer is being used. Use Auto Blend Layers, Stack Image with Seamless Tones and Colors checked. This successfully creates a new image with multiple layers but areas are being selected. Doesn't matter which parameters or methods you use in either Helicon or Zerene. Use the Photomerge tool with Auto, Blend Images Together, and Add Open Files. Click to expand.It is physically impossible to fix this.

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