http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/ 2026-04-10T22:48:10+0000 http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/ http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/lib/tpl/arctic/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-10-19T22:17:54+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/stackinglandscapes?rev=1760912274&do=diff Focus Stacking Landscape Scenes Some scenes just beg to be sharp everywhere, but have too much depth to make that possible in a single shot. Here's an example: Photo credit: Stan Lane At this size, you can appreciate the scene but you cannot tell whether everything is sharp or not. text/html 2011-07-24T06:23:55+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/stackselectedfortransparentforeground?rev=1311488635&do=diff Using Stack Selected to Retouch Transparent Foreground “Transparent foreground” is a common artifact that occurs because wide aperture lenses will “look around” opaque parts of your subject to see sharp details in the background behind them. This tutorial shows how to fix the problem relatively quickly and painlessly by using retouching in combination with Stack Selected. text/html 2011-04-15T04:40:18+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/tutorial001?rev=1302842418&do=diff Tutorial #1: Getting Started With Focus Stacking To get started with focus stacking, you’ll need four things: * computer with Zerene Stacker software * digital camera that allows manual focusing * subject that doesn’t move * something to hold your camera steady text/html 2024-02-09T23:21:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/tutorial002?rev=1707520901&do=diff Tutorial #2: Using a Macro Lens on a DSLR In this tutorial, we’ll explore a couple of ways to use an interchangeable-lens camera with a macro lens. Method #1 — Focusing by Turning the Lens Ring Continuing the theme of “playing with matches”, here is the image that we’ll be making. It covers an area that is a little less than 25 mm wide and about 35 mm deep. text/html 2021-04-29T15:50:53+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/tutorial003?rev=1619711453&do=diff How To Use DMap Introduction To Normal Operation Let's start this tutorial with an example that hits the most important points. Here is a common situation, shown as we want the result to appear. The main subject is sharply focused everywhere, while the background is smoothly blurred. text/html 2023-02-17T02:52:13+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/tutorialsindex?rev=1676602333&do=diff Zerene Stacker Tutorials Welcome to Documentation Central! We hope this material is helpful to anybody learning to use Zerene Stacker. New users are particularly encouraged to read and watch the first few bullet items, from “How To Use Zerene Stacker text/html 2015-04-07T00:22:09+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/usingcanoneosutility?rev=1428366129&do=diff Using Canon EOS Utility To Step Focus Canon EOS Utility is camera support software that comes bundled with every Canon DSLR. One thing it can do is to control auto-focus lenses so that you can shoot a focus stack very precisely through a graphical user interface on your computer. The function is simple to use but not obvious. This tutorial is intended to be a recipe and quick-start guide. text/html 2023-04-09T00:29:16+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/usingcontrolmynikon?rev=1681000156&do=diff Using ControlMyNikon To Step Focus ControlMyNikon is a inexpensive piece of 3rd party software that can automatically control your Nikon camera from a Windows computer to shoot a focus stack. ControlMyNikon comes with a comprehensive set of video tutorials, but it can take quite a while to watch those and pick out the few bits you really need to get started. This tutorial is intended to be a quick-start guide for new users of ControlMyNikon v2.9. text/html 2014-10-05T00:24:26+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/usingmagiclantern?rev=1412468666&do=diff Using Magic Lantern To Step Focus On Canon DSLR Magic Lantern is a free and open source firmware add-on that extends the functionality of many Canon DSLRs to provide automatic acquisition of focus stacks by controlling the motor inside automatic-focus lenses. Magic Lantern has many other features and can be difficult to learn, so we're providing here a quick recipe for how to use just the focus stacking feature. text/html 2014-03-15T22:11:15+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.zerenestacker.com/cms/stacker/docs/tutorials/usingnikoncameracontrolpro2tostepfocus?rev=1394921475&do=diff Using Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 To Step Focus Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 is camera support software sold by Nikon. The current version 2.17.0 runs on Windows and all versions of Mac up through Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). One thing Camera Control Pro 2 can do is to control auto-focus lenses so that you can shoot a focus stack very precisely through a graphical user interface on your computer. The function is simple to use but not obvious. This tutorial is intended to be a recipe and quick-st…