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by dracunculus
04.02.2021 19:22
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: Halo
Replies: 3
Views: 2990

Re: Halo

The stack was done using Nikon raw images, allowing Helicon Focus to perform the raw conversion.
When the raw files are converted to TIFFs first by Photoshop and then fed to Helicon Focus as TIFF files the halos all but disappear.
So, in the future I'll convert to tiff first before using HF.
by dracunculus
03.02.2021 21:37
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: Halo
Replies: 3
Views: 2990

Halo

I've been unable to stack this without a halo appearing. Using method A, radius 3, smoothing 1.
Other methods B,C lead to more halo and some ghosting.
Lighting the images deep in the stack better helped some.
96 images in stack
Any suggestions?
Second image is 100% crop to show halos better
by dracunculus
19.11.2015 00:48
Forum: Helicon Focus: Support
Topic: Red triangle on output icon
Replies: 2
Views: 5481

Red triangle on output icon

I assume this is some sort of error indicator but I am unable to find any details. Can you direct me to an explanation?
Thanks
by dracunculus
02.04.2012 03:42
Forum: Helicon Focus: Support
Topic: HF upgrade compatible with MacOS 10.5.8?
Replies: 1
Views: 2988

HF upgrade compatible with MacOS 10.5.8?

I'm running HF 4.2.1 under Mac OS 10.5.8. I don't expect to upgrade to 10.6.x or 10.7.x in teh near future because of other software issues unrelated to HF. My question is this: I have put HF on the shelf for about 2 years because of unresolved RAW file issues. Today I decided to try upgrading HF an...
by dracunculus
17.01.2010 01:37
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: D300 NEF problems
Replies: 16
Views: 18489

Re: D300 NEF problems

Another observation is that I've now found that some D300 NEF files can be imported at apparently full resolution while other D300 NEFs seem to be imported at thumbnail resolution.

I'll include one of each in the upload.
by dracunculus
16.01.2010 06:23
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: D300 NEF problems
Replies: 16
Views: 18489

Re: D300 NEF problems

Aperture, iPhoto and Preview are all able to read the D300 NEF files at full resolution

I'll upload a file
by dracunculus
15.01.2010 00:55
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: D300 NEF problems
Replies: 16
Views: 18489

Re: D300 NEF problems

The page says that "Mac OS X Leopard provides system-level support for digital camera RAW format" and that the Nikon d300 is "Supported by Mac OS X v10.5.2 or later". I don't have problems opening and processing D300 NEF files in Adobe Camera Raw nor in Picasa. So is there someth...
by dracunculus
13.01.2010 16:05
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: D300 NEF problems
Replies: 16
Views: 18489

Re: D300 NEF problems

That link http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1475 no longer appears active.
Do you have another one?

Thanks
by dracunculus
13.01.2010 05:39
Forum: Helicon Focus: Macro
Topic: D300 NEF problems
Replies: 16
Views: 18489

D300 NEF problems

I'm running Helicon Focus 4.2.1 on a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.5.8. HF works fine with JPEGs but processing NEF yields an image that is very low resolution and is processed in literally seconds as opposed to the minutes a similar JPEG stack takes. It's as tho HF is processing thumbnails rather than th...