
- #Helicon focus vs photoshop cs6 how to
- #Helicon focus vs photoshop cs6 software
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Can't remember the name of the function.Īre you using Helicon Focus? As far as I know, Helicon Focus takes that into account when it "renders" your stack. On my first stacking session I made an elementary mistake: didn't tell Photoshop to resize the images to compensate for the size differences caused by focusing at different distances. Not sure about the exact nature of your problem. You're lucky then! I, for one, prefer to set the camera on a tripod, shoot an unmoving subject, set the parameters in my camera, and have the camera take all the shots by itself.Ī shot like this that you posted would not suffer from halos, since there is no background interfering with the subject. Well, maybe focus rails enable you to avoid halos. The program is designed for optic microscope image processing to cope with the shallow. I think it was about $35, and reasonably well constructed. Helicon Focus is a program that creates one perfectly focused image from several partially focused images. IMO the best solution is to get the stack right in the first place, (I know, impossible in some cases.) I mostly use a focusing rail now, and in most cased, I don't need to do any touch-ups:īy focus rail do you mean you are moving the camera AND the lens, not refocusing the lens? I have been thinking about getting a Stackshot rail and controller for this. You can spend hours fixing little problems in stacking.
#Helicon focus vs photoshop cs6 software
In a pinch, it does a pretty decent job but the software is inconsistent and often introduces. In my experience, a 'halo' can come from: 1) object moves, 2) images are not spaced closely enough, 3) something bad happened. Focus stacking happens to be one of Photoshops weaknesses. The interface looks a little dated, but the menus and controls are logically placed.
#Helicon focus vs photoshop cs6 trial
FREE TRIAL Zerene Stacker Zerene Stacker is user-friendly and easy to use.

At 30 + VAT for the yearly license it is also more affordable than Photoshop. Maybe you could post a screenshot that shows the defect you are trying to fix? Helicon Focus is simple to use and has a no-nonsense approach. It's tricky but I've been doing it by cloning, since I'm unsure of where to set parameters, and have read that increasing the radius can compromise image sharpness.
#Helicon focus vs photoshop cs6 how to
I was wondering if it is preferable to avoid halos by increasing the radius in Helicon, or by post processing using cloning in either Helicon Focus or Photoshop. This week I show you how to quickly stack your macro images using Helicon Focus, then export the stacked image as a raw dng file, before applying my final ed. The advantage of the Helicon approach is a simpler workflow. The Memory Usage area of the Performance preferences dialog ( Preferences > Performance) tells you how much RAM is available to Photoshop. The advantage of the Zerene approach is that it leaves raw conversion algorithms (and their updating) to the specialists.

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I'm very new to Helicon Focus and focus bracketing/stacking in general. Adjust the memory allocated to Photoshop You can improve performance by increasing the amount of memory/RAM allocated to Photoshop. Im pretty sure Helicon focus will give you more control over the process as that is all the program does.
