Hi all,
Had a chance to try out this software, it is quite impressive!
Takes several images of different focal points, and stiches them together into one image of perfect depth of field…
If you have a camera that allows you to manually adjust the focal point, you can use it to produce high quality images.
It can be downloaded free from here…
Thats pretty cool! Thanks for sharing your discovery!
Thanks! [8D]
GREAT LAYOUT by the way!!!
I’ve seen this program before, sure is impressive. But it does not appear to be free as noted. One year license is $29.95, full license is $139.95 (or so, I don’t remember).
Bob Boudreau
Thanks
Hi Bob. That’s still a whole lot less $$$ than the new camera I’ve been wanting. Do you think it’d work ok with my current point and shoot for high quality pics? I’m going to download the demo and give it a try.
If you read the promo on the site, it requires a camera with the ability to adjust focus in many consecutive steps. I doubt if this could be done with a point and shoot, but I could be wrong. Neither of my small cameras will do this - a Canon Digital Elph S500 (5MP) or my newest Pentax Optio S60 (6MP). The Pentax does have a manual focus option which is done by toggleing one of the switches, but it’s not a true manual focus and I doubt it it would be suitable.
When I visited the site in the past, I proceeded along to the checkout just to see what was going on. At that time it indicated the site was in the Ukraine, which did not really make me feel too comfortable.
Proceed at your own risk!
Bob Boudreau
To try the program out, I snapped 5 pics of a scene using different focus points for each frame. It took me about 4 minutes to produce a finished, focused pic using the program. Keep in mind, this is just a test pic. I didn’t use any any external lighting other than what’s normally on in the layout area. It also represents the Achille’s tendon type shot for a point and shoot. Here’s the progression:
And the grande (grande?
) finale. What you see isn’t digitally altered like we’re accustomed to. It’s just an in-focus pic of what’s really there.
How’s that for cool? I’m absolutely stoked!!!
Me too! I am quite excited about the possibilities of this software.
Getting a high depth of field (or is it low depth of field?) is not something most photographers are interested in. Typically in the “real world” you are not looking for this effect, having a blurry background on a close-up shot increases the drama of the image. But us modelers prefer a nice sharp image, from lens to infinity, which makes for a more realistic picture.
You have to have a camera that you can manually control the focal point of the image. The more pictures taken the better the final composition will turn out. It is critical that the camera does not move from one picture to the other, otherwise the results will be less than desirable.
I too am a bit concerned about the .RU in the URL. I don’t know how any legitimate business in Russia can function.
I guess I will have to decide if it is worth the risk in another 29 days.
I took these pictures using a Nikon D1 camera, using the existing fluorescent light.
Just so I understand … the FREE download on the site is only good for a limited number of days ??? I downloaded the free one, but have yet to try it.
Mark.
Guys,
I’m super impressed with the intial shots shown on this thread. I think as time goes on, we’ll all be seeing these digitally enhanced depth of field model shots as they give a more real life perspective.
Take care,
Thats right, its good for 30 days. It will also add a “watermark” on the completed image with their URL. I have cropped them out of the above pictures.