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From: Cynicor <jt__rup__i_n@speak__easy.net>
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wilt wrote:
> Cynicor wrote:
>> Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
>>> One of the big issues with macro photography is the narrow
>>> depth of field.  Is there any software that will take a stack of images,
>>> each at a slightly different focal point and extract the sharpest
>>> areas and assemble one image with greater depth of field?
>>> I've been taking some macro shots where I get several focal
>>> points with different parts of the subject in focus, then merging
>>> the images in photoshop.  It is tedious and seems ideal
>>> for software.
>> Yes! I just read about this a couple of days ago. Downloaded it, haven't
>> tried it out yet.
>>
>> http://www.heliconfocus.com/
> 
> Taking a whole series of photos, all focused at a different plane in
> space, and the photocompositing them with automated software...that is
> what this program does, and it is NOT the same as one photo taken and
> processed to have deep DOF, which is what the OP wants to do.

?? What does "a stack of images" mean to you?