Macrorail Manual - Extreme
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1. ZERENE STA n Show stacked mage C imp Stack HOO00202 pg Method amp Stack PMax SUMMARY Select your stack s characteristics SUMMARY Photographs 24 Displacement photo 0 0300000 mm Total displacement 0 7200000 mm Directory Ales Image 00020 jpg to Image 000225 jpg Stacking Helicon Focus Method radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack Photo Stack H UD202 jpg Processing time 00 00 18 46 Now you can see a new stack in the list of stacks The original stacked name matches up with the first stacked image but it will appear as Stacked The subsequent stacks will bring a sub number as seen on the list um Olympus Macroph SUMMARY Photographs 15 Displacement photo 0 0125000 mm Total displacement 0 23 75000 mm Directory Alles 000023 jpg a Image 000041 jpg Stacking Helicon Focus Method B radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack Photo Stack000023 1 jpg Processing time 00 02 01 99 Stack 000023 1 jpg 3 photographs Remove unmarked stacked ADVANCED STACK SUB STACK From a hundred or less photographs to stack this technique is very useful For example there are cases in which it is needed the stack of 1 500 or more photographs so the bug s antennae minerals acicular crystals etc are well defined The management of the stacking programs with such a high number of photographs takes a long processing time so dividing the work in small blocks i2. In the following image you can see how a Sub Stacked is being processed in the screen where the current progress is shown 27 Canon Macrophotography Stacking x 12 X Focus Methed A Ovedap amp 08 15 1017 gt Sub Stack 1 000202 to 000213 08 16 10 70 gt Copying temporary directory 08 15 14 560 gt Sub Steck Hebcon Focus Method Be patient 08 15 23 50 gt Processing ime 00 00 13 33 08 16 23 64 gt Sub Stack 2 000208 ta 000213 DS 16 24 15 gt Copying the images to the temporary drectory 08 1527 73 gt Sub Stack Helicon Focus Method Be patient 08 16 37 00 gt Processing tme 0 00 13 36 D3 15 37 03 gt Sub Stack 3 00021415 000275 08 15 37 57 gt Copying the images 10 the temporary directory 08 15 41 16 gt Sub Stack Focus Method Bs patient Processing data Please wait T E 7 Copping before Origin HELICON FOCUS Method Method 8 COMBINE Method De Stack ZERENE STACKER Method amp Steck Al Of course in the Sub Stacks is also taken into account whether the image has been previously cut whether the application has been setup or whether you want to do it at this moment for your Sub Stack so the output size or stacked image is the same as the Original with a 1 2 1 4 or 1 8 of the actual size gaining a lower processing time It is not possible to Crop before
3. PHOTOGRAPHY Photos Dir C tmp COMBINE ZP Combine P Dir C Program Files x85 Man Hadley Combine zP Photo num 200 Live View Automatic Semiautomatic Method Do Stack Output Size Flipped images STACKER Zerene Dir C Program Files erene Stacker DEBUGGING Debug mode Method Align amp Stack All PMax DEVICE It allows you to indicate your Macrorail s data or motorized focusing system to set the resolution e Motor steps You have to select the motor your device has right now it supports single pole motor steps of 48 96 100 200 400 600 and 800 steps If it needs another configuration or has a different motor contact our customer service by sending an e mail to support macrorail com e Shaft pitch Shows the displacement obtained when turning its shaft spindle or screw one revolution 1mm by default e Gearing ratio Z It shows if necessary any gearing with worm gears etc If you have a reduction gear you must introduce a ratio for example for a reduction gear of 1 10 it would be 10 In a case where the motor shaft has a pulley and the shaft s spindle has another you must show the ratio between them For example if every three turns the motor turns the shaft only once then the ratio will be of 1 3 and you should put a 3 in this box e Stabilizing time With this parameter you can indicate the time in milliseconds that your device needs to be completely stabi
4. e EOS20D e EOS 30D e EOS 40D e EOS 50D e EOSM e EOS Kiss Digital N 350D REBEL XT e EOS Kiss Digital X 400D REBEL XTi e EOS DIGITAL REBEL Xsi 450D Kiss X2 e EOS Kiss X3 EOS REBEL T1i EOS 500D e EOS Kiss X4 EOS REBEL T2i EOS 550D e EOS Kiss X5 EOS REBEL T3i EOS 600D e EOS Kiss X6i EOS 650D EOS REBEL T4i e EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS 1000D KISS F e EOS Kiss X50 EOS REBEL T3 EOS 1100D At present the program s version uses the SDK v 2 10 For the indicated cameras with please contact with support macrorail com for us to provide you with a valid version that uses the last available version of Canon s SDK v 2 12 Nikon Macrophotography The Nikon version supports the following cameras e D3 e 035 e D3X e D4 e D40 060 e 080 e D90 e D200 e 0300 03005 0600 0700 0800 05000 05100 05200 07000 For Nikon cameras you need to indicate whether the camera is connected to your computer selecting it on the Configuration screen Currently this version uses a NikonC Wrappper provided by Thomas Dideriksen lt thomas dideriksen com gt http sourceforge net projects nikoncswrapper 27 Canon Macrophotography Stacking x 12 X Focus Methed A Ovedap amp 08 15 1017 gt Sub Stack 1 000202 to 000213 08 16 10 70 gt Copying temporary directory 08 15 14 560 gt Sub Steck Hebcon Focus Method Be patient 08 15 23 50 gt
5. section of the main screen e Output size Usually the cameras work with high resolution depending on its configuration This means that for example an EOS 600D with high resolution could work with 18 Mpx megapixel or in other words with a resolution of 5 184 x 3 456 pixels In many cases it is not needed such a high resolution so in this application you can indicate if the final result is presented with the Original size or with 1 2 1 4 or 1 8 of the Original result This saves a lot of time when making a stack because these applications will work with a smaller version of the Original image Besides you can use the 1 8 parameter to make a previous stack really fast e Flipped images It shows all the images and stacks made vertically reversed It is useful when having the camera upside down in microscopes etc DEBUGGING This is an application s special starting mode that may be required by our customer service in case there is any problem with the application For example that you don t recognize some of you camera s parameters etc HELICON FOCUS Heliconsoft s stacking program http www heliconsoft com In here you could indicate the directory if you have it where the application has been installed and which parameters you will use by default COMBINE ZP Alan Hadley s free stacking program http www hadleyweb pwp blueyonder co uk In here you can also show the setup s directory and preferences when stacking w
6. Assitant positioning By clicking the Process button you indicate to the application that it has to do the whole job for you 0 0100000 0 0 02200000 mm Next this will happen 1 Start the process a There is a pause of Stabilization time b the camera s mirror will lift if this option is selected c it will wait to allow the camera to become stable d and a photo of your object will be taken which will be automatically called Image followed by the number of the photograph 2 It will wait the time indicated in TV speed parameter 3 The motor will be moved the correct amount 4 The first and third steps are repeated until all the photographs indicated are taken 5 The stacking program is called if it has been selected in the tick box This process can take from seconds to several minutes depending on the number of photographs taken on your computer s speed while processing them on the memory installed on your hard disk etc POSITIONING Assistant Positioning is an assistant that lets you easily tell the application through motor movements the initial and final position of your object s depth of field POSITIONING INI CURRENT 0 0000000 mm END 0 0000000 Difference 0 7200000 mm 0 7200000 to ao to Go to INI Goto END 7 i L Reset Make adjustments One of the main problems encountered in macro photography is that when so close to the object cameras
7. parameters as well as the images composing it STACKING This screen shows the configuration of new stack s you want to make STACKING V Helicon 7 CombineZP Zerene Stacker Cropping before Output Size Origin z HELICON FOCUS Method Method A MethodB gt Method C Radius 8 Smoothing 4 COMBINE ZP Method Do Stack STACKER Method Align amp Stack All PMax If you like the result obtained you can save the current configuration applied to the stack pressing Save settings STACK SCREEN The stacking screen is shown when a sequence of photographs has been processed and it has been chosen that they are going to be stacked Please see the previous section of this document Canon Macrophotography Stacking 7 24 mm 07200000 mm 000202 jpg to Image 000225 jog acking Hakcon Focus Method radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack HDOQO202 jeg 00 00 18 46 STACKS J 000202 jpg J image 000203 jpg 1 1 1 I S555 5 14040441 5 Eee 4 5 Xllipg ist _000 0 HL photographe Ji Remove unmarked stacked STACKING v Helicon Combine P Zeene Stacker J Cropping before Output Orign HELICON FOCUS Method Method Method Method C 8 z 4 COMBINE ZP Method Stack
8. program for reflex cameras Canon DSLR cameras e Nikon DSLR cameras e Olympus DSLR cameras In order to know which models are supported by this application consult the Compatibility section The application appears in English by default unless you have your Windows setup in Spanish German or Russian then the application is shown automatically in these languages INSTALLATION The installation process is very easy following these steps 1 Get your own copy of the installation program in ZIP format and unzip it in a directory of your hard disk 2 Startthe installation program setup exe This image will appear Application Install Security Warning Publisher cannot be verified Are you sure you want to install this application Name Macrofotografia Canon From Hover over the string below to see the full domain D negocio Macrofotegratia MacrofotegratiaCanonEng Macrototografia publish Publisher Unknown Publisher Install Don t Install While applications can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not install this software More Information If your Windows version does not include Microsoft NET Framework 4 Client Profile and Microsoft Visual Basic PowerPacks 10 0 those programs will be downloaded and installed automatically For the Olympus version you need Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 3 Click Install and the application s ins
9. MACROPHOTOGRAPHY VERSION 1 1 0 5 All in one Cornwallita Mazarr n Murcia Spain Each ball measures 0 3 mm Madrid July 15th 2013 rev 3 Content IN eine ev cu 1 INSTALLATION P 3 ETUR 5 Ep e P 10 APPHCATIORESANTEBE ACE _______ _ _ PETI MD DRUSI EU 11 enu 12 PRO UOG RAR TAY e 16 MOVEMENT er ae A E __ ________________ __ _ 18 IgM eara iiien EEEN Eea ABa 19 HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO SEQUENCE WITH JUST ONE 21 TACK CREEN 23 HOW TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE 27 HOW TO TOUCHUP A STACK _________ 32 APPENDIX 1 Compatibility rhe tL HEERE SEX HEC NE eb devra NEM dua 34 INTRODUCTION The aim of the Macrophotography program is to facilitate the creation of spectacular images of small objects such as bugs minerals coins stamps etc with dimensions from a few millimeters to microns Currently to be able to create this kind of image you need a set of software and har
10. NT 00000000 mm END 0 0000000 D ference 7200000 mm D py om oo laea 1 5 m 100 20 480 Set INI Make adjustments Another interesting option is the Sub Stacks which do not stack all the photographs at the same time as it does by default but in blocks If your stack has more than a hundred photographs this system saves processing time and the final result according to the chosen configuration and the program used shows better results STACK e e Ea Smoothing 4 Sub stack 12 Helicon Focus Method A Radius Smoothing 4 E MOVEMENT This section sets what the program does when the Process button is clicked MOVEMENT Degrees 10 8 Displacement 0 0300000 Total displac 0 7200000 mm Photographs 24 Counterclockwise Steps 0000000 e Degrees Indicate the number of degrees the stepper motor is going to turn once the photograph has been taken Displacement Indicates the displacement in millimeters that the motor is going to make according to your device s setup e Total displacement Works out the total from the displacement above multiplied by the number of photographs indicated below e Photographs Number of photographs you want take for stacking If you run out of these you can add afterwards as many as necessary e Counterclockwise turn Allows you to instruct the motor to turn in
11. Processing ime 00 00 13 33 08 16 23 64 gt Sub Stack 2 000208 ta 000213 DS 16 24 15 gt Copying the images to the temporary drectory 08 1527 73 gt Sub Stack Helicon Focus Method Be patient 08 16 37 00 gt Processing tme 0 00 13 36 D3 15 37 03 gt Sub Stack 3 00021415 000275 08 15 37 57 gt Copying the images 10 the temporary directory 08 15 41 16 gt Sub Stack Focus Method Bs patient Processing data Please wait T E 7 Copping before Origin HELICON FOCUS Method Method 8 COMBINE Method De Stack ZERENE STACKER Method amp Steck Al Of course in the Sub Stacks is also taken into account whether the image has been previously cut whether the application has been setup or whether you want to do it at this moment for your Sub Stack so the output size or stacked image is the same as the Original with a 1 2 1 4 or 1 8 of the actual size gaining a lower processing time It is not possible to Crop before and use the Output Size option at the same time Only one method can be used at atime
12. T 0 0000000 mm END 0 0000000 Diference 07200000 mm 0 7200000 Gaio END 5 30 2 50 10 20 500 0 24 Photographs 0 0 When you are in Live View mode you cannot take a Preview photograph Olympus cameras do not show Live View on the computer s screen but on the led s screen or in another screen using the video s cable so if you are not comfortable with this mode you should use the semiautomatic mode Live View s automatic mode presents the video on screen only if the camera supports Live View is recommended that you use the semiautomatic mode which takes a photograph automatically when the motor is moved from the Positioning section Working this way you can see whether or not the object is focused PHOTOGRAPHY The tick box tells the program whether or not you want to take photographs and what it has to do PHOTOGRAPHY Miror lockup e Photography Of the box is marked it will take photographs for stacking when you press the Photograph button e Mirror lockup Most reflex cameras have a mirror which is lifted by the camera before taking photograph Moving the mirror up and down can cause undesirable vibrations so you should mark this box If you mark it depending on the camera the mirror will be raised one or more seconds before taking a photograph In some cameras these parameters are established from the camera s own controls In others it can be done from the application In some Canon c
13. a counterclockwise direction e Steps This value is automatically increased as the images are being processed When a stack is finished the Back button allows you to return to the initial position where you started the sequence For an accurate movement of your motor and to be able to indicate from which point to another you want to photograph your object it is recommended to use the Positioning assistant explained in the next point POSITIONING Assistant Positioning is an assistant that lets you easily tell the application through motor movements the initial and final position of your object s depth of field POSITIONING INI CURRENT 0 0000000 mm END 0 0000000 Difference 0 7200000 mm 0 7200000 to ao to Go to INI Goto END 7 i L Reset Make adjustments One of the main problems encountered in macro photography is that when so close to the object cameras can t fully focus the whole object and its background To solve this photograph sequences are made from an initial point to a final focus or depth of field point so once the sequence is done it can be stacked using a stacking program and this program will produce a completely focused image It is better to activate the Live View mode automatically or semi automatically Please see chapter Setup and Interface in the Camera section e INI Shows the initial position in millimeters of your depth of field from wherever you
14. ameras if the mirror lockup is specified it should be marked otherwise the application won t take pictures normally STACKING In this option indicate whether you desire that once the pictures are taken they should be stacked to form a fully focused image STACKING v Helicon Combine ZF kd Zerene Stacker Cropping before Currently the application is prepared to select from the most popular applications in stacking images Helicon Focus Combine ZP and Zerene Stacker It is possible to make more than one stacking program choosing the box you are interested in The manufacturers of these applications have been asked to include in the Macrophotography application s setup a demo version for the Helicon and Zerene s program and a complete free version of Combine ZP s program One of the new functions available is to take a Previous Photo and using the mouse select an area in the photograph which will be stacked in each sequence So the number of pixels in the images is considerably reduced This leads to a faster processing speed in these applications Up to a 30096 of speed can be gained gt Canon Macrophotography Version 1 1 0 5 Evaluative Metenng r Lange Fine Jpeg MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY Degrees 108 Miror lockup STACKING 4 Halican Photographs 24 CombnezP 9 Counterciockwise Zerene Stacker Steps 00000000 Ji Cropping before Total dapimc 0 7200000 POSITIONING INI CURRE
15. and use the Output Size option at the same time Only one method can be used at atime Canon Macrophotography Stacking 7 SUMMARY Photographs 30 Displacement photo 00300000 mm Total displacement 03000000 mm Directory Files image DOCZDZ jpg to image 000231 ing Stacking Focus Methed A radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack Photo Stack HOO0202 1 Processing time 0000 18 95 PHOTOGRAPHS STACKS F Image 000202 jpg image 0004 7 StackHOO0202 jog image D002 Stack 1 jog 7 mage 0002 J StackH000202_2 ipg J Image 000 7 image image wu a i image 000 image DO image 000 image D mage DOU203 jog image 000710 jpg ge 000211 jeg photographs 9 Remove unmarked stacked STACKING 7 Heicon Combine 7 Zerene Stacker lt Cropping before Output Sie HELICON FOCUS Method Method A Method Smoothing 4 COMBINE ZP Method De Stack ZERENE STACKER Method amp Stack Al Currently the Helicon Focus program cannot work with more than 255 images per stack This means that the Sub Stacks are needed in these cases Moreover some errors have been detected in the resulting stacked images when the CombineZP program has to work with a large number of photographs more than 200 so the use of Sub Stacks is recommended to avoid this problem HOW TO ADJUST THE STACK IMAGE This applic
16. ant to remove all the filters applied to the stack click Reset button In order to apply the filters on the stack and return to the Summary screen click the Apply filters on stack button or click Filters again The filters will not be applied until the Exit button is clicked in which case you would be warned that they would be permanently applied to the stack Meanwhile you can choose new stacks or the same one on the list and click Filters to correct or modify a filter APPENDIX 1 Compatibility with reflex cameras Currently there are three versions of the Macrophotography program Each version works with a manufacturer of reflex cameras The manufacturer supplies enough SDK Software Development Kit to develop applications that the cameras applications can use Even though every SDK has multiple camera control functions we have only included those that are relevant to take photographs for stacking However each manufacturer gives support only to a few of their cameras among all the existing ones You can find below a list of all the compatible cameras following the program used Canon Macrophotography This version dedicated to Canon s reflex cameras is compatible with the following cameras e EOS 1D C e EOS 1D Mark II e EOS 1D Mark Il e EOS 1Ds Mark II e EOS 1D Mark e EOS 1Ds Mark III e EOS 1D Mark IV e EOS 1D X e EOS 5D e EOS 5D Mark II e EOS 5D Mark III EOS 6D e EOS 7D
17. ation allows an easy filtering of the stack according to a set of image adjustments In order to do this press the Filters button New retouch options for the current stack will appear BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST Brightness y Contrast p COLOR TEMPERATURE E Cian vj Red Magenta Green fellow J Blue SHARPEN Sharpen 5 0 CROPPING Cropping Preview E Draw grid Heset Apply filters on stacking e Brightness Contrast It allows you to adjust the brightness and or the contrast of the current stack e Color temperature If the colors of the photographed object shown on the screen are not exactly like the original you can adjust the color temperature in this option e Sharpen This allows you to focus the image gradually in case it is toned down compared to the original e Cropping To cut in other words to be left with one portion of the image and dismiss the rest you can draw a rectangular area on the image clicking on it with the left mouse button and drag it to the ending point This way the area to be cut will be shown on the screen Canon Macrophotography Stacking 7 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST D ja In order to finish the cutting click the Cropping button Now you can preview the final cut image If you prefer it you can help yourself with a grid that will be drawn over the stack Click the Draw grid button If you w
18. can t fully focus the whole object and its background To solve this photograph sequences are made from an initial point to a final focus or depth of field point so once the sequence is done it can be stacked using a stacking program and this program will produce a completely focused image It is better to activate the Live View mode automatically or semi automatically Please see chapter Setup and Interface in the Camera section e INI Shows the initial position in millimeters of your depth of field from wherever you desire your object to be focused In order to indicate said position it is necessary to have moved the engine to get closer or further to the object and pressed the Set INI button e END Allows you to show the final focus or depth of field of your object by pressing the Set END button In order to indicate that position it should have been indicated before the initial point in the previous option e Motor movement By means of double buttons 1 5 10 20 50 100 200 and 500 you can indicate the number of steps for the motor to be moved either to get closer or to move away from the object When an motor movement is made the camera or the object moves closer or further depending on your MacroRail s configuration The displacement for each step is defined by your device s resolution Should you need more information please consult this manual s Configuration section e CURRENT and Difference The current position o
19. desire your object to be focused In order to indicate said position it is necessary to have moved the engine to get closer or further to the object and pressed the Set INI button e END Allows you to show the final focus or depth of field of your object by pressing the Set END button In order to indicate that position it should have been indicated before the initial point in the previous option e Motor movement By means of double buttons 1 5 10 20 50 100 200 and 500 you can indicate the number of steps for the motor to be moved either to get closer or to move away from the object When an motor movement is made the camera or the object moves closer or further depending on your MacroRail s configuration The displacement for each step is defined by your device s resolution Should you need more information please consult this manual s Configuration section e CURRENT and Difference The current position of your displacement is shown by the value presented in CURRENT This may be either positive or negative The difference shows the relative distance to the current e Reset Reset button clears the measurements for the initial and final positions It is recommended to press the Reset button when the initial position is established and before clicking the Set INI button For the assistant to work when the initial and final points are set the number of photographs to be taken should be indicated first When the numbe
20. dware Specifically for the software it is necessary to have a program to remotely control the camera from the computer a hardware remote control program to photograph at exact intervals automatically one or several image stacking programs and finally a touch up photography program to adjust the photo s shade etc to the real object All this is a slow process forcing the photographer to go from one program to another to obtain best results Macrophotography is a program that includes these five actions in only one application e Absolute control of the camera to adjust its parameters take previews use Live View mirror lock etc e Absolute control over the hardware device so you can move forward or backwards as you need mark the beginning and ending of the sequence you are going to photograph etc e Control over one or more stacking programs that you are going to use You can choose from the more popular stacking programs like Helicon Focus Combine ZP and Zerene Stacker with your own parameters e Production of more stacks You can add to your sequence as many photos as you want in case you haven t added enough photos to the sequence You will be able to stack them again with any of the programs mentioned before with the parameters you want until you finally reach the expected result e Basic touch up of the stack s generated so the image is as close to the real object as possible At present there are three versions of the
21. e for the FTDI cable indicated in the previous point and the other to connect the reflex camera to the computer The most important part is having installed the drivers from the FTDI USB cable http www ftdichip com Drivers D2XX htm and from the camera APPLICATION S INTERFACE The Macrophotography s application tries to present in one screen all the essential tools to easily make your macro images Below you can see the application s main screen 5 Canon Macrophotography Version 1 1 0 5 A MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY Degrees 10 5 Mirror lockup Displacement 0 0300000 gt STACKING W Total z F Helicon Photographs 24 LE CombnezP 9 Courterslockwise F Zerena Stacker Steps 00000000 fect Cropping before POSITIONING INI CURRENT 05500000 mm D 0000000 Dference 0 7200000 mm 5 10 2 50 10 200 50 Here we have all your reflex camera s current information If when starting the application the camera is not switched on a message of Camera not found will be shown as seen in the following image CAMERA Mode AE Mode Tv speed Av aperture 150 Exposure comp Color temperature Metering mode Image quality Here we have all your reflex camera s current information If when starting the application the camera is not switched on a message of Camera not found will be shown as seen in the following ima
22. ed mage C imp Stack HOO00202 pg Method amp Stack PMax SUMMARY Select your stack s characteristics SUMMARY Photographs 24 Displacement photo 0 0300000 mm Total displacement 0 7200000 mm Directory Ales Image 00020 jpg to Image 000225 jpg Stacking Helicon Focus Method radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack Photo Stack H UD202 jpg Processing time 00 00 18 46 PHOTOGRAPHS A list of photographs added to the current stack I Image 000028 jpg Image 000023 jpg v Image 000030jpg Image 000031 jpg Image 000032 jpg Add 0 i photographs You can click an image s name to see it You can also unmark one or more photographs to discard them in new stacks Finally you can add more photographs to the sequence from the current focused position By pressing the up and down buttons you indicate the number of photographs to be added and then click the Add button The main screen will appear showing the following window In this example three new photographs will be added to the list and will be marked by default to be included in a new stack L Add 3 photographs STACKS It presents a list of all the stacks done for the moment STACKS Stack 000023 jpg Remove unmarked stacked If you click one of the stacks you will see the image You can create as many stacks as desired In every stack you can change the stacking
23. f your displacement is shown by the value presented in CURRENT This may be either positive or negative The difference shows the relative distance to the current e Reset Reset button clears the measurements for the initial and final positions It is recommended to press the Reset button when the initial position is established and before clicking the Set INI button For the assistant to work when the initial and final points are set the number of photographs to be taken should be indicated first STACK SCREEN The stacking screen is shown when a sequence of photographs has been processed and it has been chosen that they are going to be stacked Please see the previous section of this document Canon Macrophotography Stacking 7 24 mm 07200000 mm 000202 jpg to Image 000225 jog acking Hakcon Focus Method radius 8 smoothing 4 Stack HDOQO202 jeg 00 00 18 46 STACKS J 000202 jpg J image 000203 jpg 1 1 1 I S555 5 14040441 5 Eee 4 5 Xllipg ist _000 0 HL photographe Ji Remove unmarked stacked STACKING v Helicon Combine P Zeene Stacker J Cropping before Output Orign HELICON FOCUS Method Method Method Method C 8 z 4 COMBINE ZP Method Stack ZERENE STA n Show stack
24. ge CAMERA Mode AE Mode Tv speed Av aperture 150 Exposure comp Color temperature Metering mode Image quality Preview photo The Preview photo button allows you to take a photograph to be presented on the screen without being saved on the hard disk c Canon Macrophotography Version 1 0 5 CAMERA Ay aperture Exposure comp Color temperature Metenng mode Evaluative Metenng image quality Lange Fine Jpeg MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY v Degrees 10 8 Displacement STACKING V Hehcon Photographs 24 Combine zP Courterclockwise Stacker e Geos 00000000 Cropping befor Total POSITIONING CURRENT 0 0000000 mm D ference D DODOUDO mm 1 5 10 20 50 10 200 500 0 24 Photographs 0 0 Photo It allows to take a photograph saving it in your hard disk Live View Allows you to see the area where the photographs are presented what the camera is seeing in that moment like a video This mode is very useful when using the Positioning functions Canon Macrophotography Version 1 1 0 5 CAMERA photo Calor temperature Photo Metenng mode E MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY Degrees 10 8 Displacement STACKING Wi Hebcon Phobagraphs 24 Combine zP Total dapas D72000 Counterclockwise Zeene Stacker 8 Steps 00000000 Cropping before POSITIONING In CURREN
25. ith the program ZERENE STACKER Zerene Systems s stacking program http zerenesystems com cms stacker Just like in the other stacking programs you can indicate the default directory and parameters REQUIREMENTS This application needs the following software and hardware requirements to work correctly SOFTWARE The installation of Windows XP Windows 7 or Windows 8 During the installation if necessary Microsoft NET Framework will be automatically installed HARDWARE A device known as a machine used to move the camera or object automatically with constant movements defined by the user At present the application can control a single pole stepper motor through a standard USB cable FTDI http www ftdichip com Products Cables USBTTLSerial htm For this to happen four cable direct signals are used to excite the motor s coil in double step mode If you don t have a device you can get one in MacroRail com or build one yourself by consulting the section Taller from the discussion forum http www tuplaneta es see http www photomacrography net forum viewtopic php t 19824 Should you need help please contact with us through support macrorail com In the future it is expected that it will support other focusing tracks like Stack Shot or tracks based on Arduino s open platforms A computer For now the application works with a desktop computer laptop netbook etc It requires two USB connections on
26. lized without any kind of vibration generated by the engine e Type of engine At the moment the program accepts devices that work with Unipolar step motors like MacroRail focusing tracks created by oneself tracks with Bipolar motors either of simple electronic Bipolar A or complex electronic as CNC Bipolar B or with focusing tracks Stack Shot The resolution of your machine is defined by the formula Resolution Shaft pitch Engine steps Gear ratio Z Example Shaft pitch 1mm Motor steps 200 per revolution Gear ratio 2 1 2 using pulleys 2 Resolution 1mm 200 2 0 0025 mm 2 5 microns This is the value that your shaft will move for each motor step or movement you make in the application PHOTOGRAPHY It allows you to provide information related to the photographs you take with the application e Photos Dir Directory where the photographs and stacks you make will be stored e Photo num This shows the initial or current number of photos Every photo taken has a name Image 000000 jpg where the zeros are replaced by consecutive numbers following this value e Live View This allows you to set the camera in video mode to see directly whatever it is focusing If you select the automatic mode it shows the video if the camera supports it For cameras without Live View you have the semiautomatic mode which takes a preview photograph automatically every time that you move the engine to focus in the Positioning
27. r of photographs to be taken is established click Make adjustments The first thing it does is to check if the initial position matches up with the initial position indicated If it does not a message will appear on the screen as a warning of this situation Make adjustments Do you want to move the motor to INI position Then your data will be processed using a special positioning algorithm which will do the following 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Divide the total displacement by the number of photographs Calculate the displacement of each photograph according to your device s resolution Adjust the sequence s total displacement as for the second point with an upward calculation to avoid the need of more displacement when making the sequence Select in Degrees the accurate movement for each photograph Adjust the total number of photographs to the best calculation possible from point 3 Once the algorithm is applied click the Process button to start the photos sequence or to adjust manually the parameters in the Movement section HOW TO MAKE PHOTO SEQUENCE WITH JUST ONE CLICK In Macrohotography it is very useful to make a photo sequence to obtain a stacked image completely focused This program s main aim is to make this action easier by a series of steps or processes For example the start and ending of the object s depth of field to be photographed must be indicated Please see this manual s section
28. s a good option For example of a 1 10 of the total called Sub Stack like that you get a final result stacking the Sub Stacks An example of this is the program Helicon Focus in which you can reduce the processing time up to a 4096 using this technique You will get a better result than you would get by stacking all the images at once This application allows the indication of the number of photographs in every Sub Stack the number of overlapped photos among each Sub Stack the method to be used in each Sub Stack as well as the method to be used in the final stack as shown in the following image 75 Canon Macrophotography Stacking ha 24 mm 7200000 mm Cum gt d mage jpg to image 0002725 ing gt Hebeon Focus Method radius 8 smoothing d BckHOOU202 0000 1846 STACKS STACK Foc 3 mH J image 0002 V StackHOD0202 jpg image DOO2 peer Sub stack 12 Hebcon Focus Method image 000 Overlap 6 image _ DIO image OO0202 jpg 4 image 000 Image 000209 jpg image DO mage 000210 jpg 7 DOO m z DOD211jpg 7 image DOO photographs J Remove unmarkced stacked STACKING Helicon CombinaZP Zerene Stacker V Cropping hefoms Ouiput Origin HELICON FOCUS Method 2 Method A Method B Method C 8 L Smoothing 4 COMBINE ZP Method Do Stack ZERENE STACKER Method Akon amp Stack Al
29. tallation will start When the installation has finished the application will start The first time this screen will appear Canon Macrophotography Mame E mail Serial number Serial number Validate You will have to type your name last name and e mail Later you will have to click Serial Number and send the text that is in the Serial number box to sales macrorail com After that close the application Once we have received and processed your request we will send the License Number to you To validate your copy of the application start it again and the window with your information will appear again Then copy the five lines of the license without empty lines in between or characters at the end in the License box and click Validate Now you can use the program SETUP Before using the application a few parameters need to be set To do this click Setup on the start screen 0 2625000 G Once you have clicked the button the Setup window will appear Canon Macrophotography Setup DEVICE HELICON FOCUS Motor steps Helicon Dir C Program Files x85 Helicon Software sHelicon Focu Shalt pitch Gown Method amp Method A MethodB Method C Radius 8 E Stabilization time Engine Type Unipolar Bipolar A Bipolar B Stack Shot Smoothing 4
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