#Zerene stacker vs helicon focus pro

HF seems to also have some editing capabilities within the focus stacking process.like if something moves, you can choose which in focus images to use in case it chooses poorly. Since you can use an aperture of f/8 or f/11, the image will be inherently. I also need to shoot a few more varied focus stack images to try while on the trial period. I did do that route and have several resultant images.and I didn't even yet do ALL the permutations as that HF and Zerene both have multiple algorithms you can choose for processing.Īnyway, still working the experiments.

#Zerene stacker vs helicon focus pro

With similar features and algorithms, its Helicons main competitor at a similar price point as the Helicon Focus Pro version. Those small adjustments seemed to be overly amplified somewhat.so, thinking if I can get back close to a RAWimage after stacking with the Helicon app, I might like to go that way.Ĭ1 has a Helicon plug-in that can make the roundtrip seamless.but it only seems to run it as TIFF out and TIFF in.so, not sure how that will work. This article would not be complete without mentioning Zerene Stacker. I tried originally doing some slight sharpness, color ,etc.in Capture One first and exporting out as TIFF files.and running through both focus stacking programs. Whereas Zerene Stacker has proven itself to be smoother and more streamlined. So far, it appears I like Helicon's ability to work with RAW images in and export DNG (essentially 'RAW') images out.I'm working right now to see how much I can push/pull the resultant DNG image in both capture one and On1 RAW. Helicon Focus is very easy to use and supports RAW files, offers features to optimize stacking and creates 3D files from a stack. However, it appears there is a LOT of info I need to delve into with Zerene to maybe learn to 'tune' some parameters. The algorithm used to compile the final images is based on PMax (in Zerene) and Method C (in Helicon), algorithms that are quite similar: PMax is a pyramid method. Well so far.the Helicon Focus seems to be a bit ahead of the Zerene app for me. The series of images have been processed in the programs Zerene Stacker (ZS), ( Personal Edition, version 1.04) and Helicon Focus (HF), Pro, version 8.0.1 in BETA release).