I like using Helicon software. I can't get good results with handheld stacks. Especially when the frames are misaligned quite a bit. Photoshop auto-align works pretty great but I can't figure out how to align them in PS and send the aligned layers to Helicon.
Is there a way to get Helicon to align as well as PS?
Thanks
Handheld stacking in Helicon software?
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Regardless of the stacking software that you are using - you are likely to get unpredictable results without a tripod or some other stabilization platform. Reliable stacking requires axial stability more than lateral stability - so if your images are shifting right/left/up/down then they are likely shifting unpredictably in the focus dimension as well.
But - to answer your PS question about Layers:
If you use Auto-align in PS to align laterally, you can export these images to individual files using File->Export->Layers to Files. Then you can import these files to Helicon to stack.
But - to answer your PS question about Layers:
If you use Auto-align in PS to align laterally, you can export these images to individual files using File->Export->Layers to Files. Then you can import these files to Helicon to stack.
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FYI, I have Don Komarechka snowflake book (AKA = donkom here) and he only does hand held macro shooting. His snowflake images are very impressive.
https://skycrystals.ca/product/sky-crys ... akes-book/
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https://skycrystals.ca/product/sky-crys ... akes-book/
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... also IF you use Photoshop, got to Youtube and look up auto align layers. There might be others besides this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_MAN08qgKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOYpq-f0yxg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_MAN08qgKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOYpq-f0yxg
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