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Inspiring
Nov 30, 2015 2:58 AM UTC
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P: Add Focus Stacking to Merge

Firmware Version 4.0 for the Olympus E-M1 has just come out with in-camera focus stacking. Actually this is limited to a maximum 8 shot focus bracket. However, if one is happy to do the focus stacking in PP, the camera will do up to a 99 shot focus bracket. No it is not a typo, I mean 99 as in 1 less than a hundred. Photoshop and a myriad other third party apps will do that or so I'm told. So, isn't it time to have focus stacking in LR? I have no desire to stuff around with two photographic apps. So let's make a noise to get focus stacking into LR proper!Regards,Bob Single Shot, 120mm f5.6 Focus Stacking of 150 shots, 120mm f5/6PS: Note, I've amended my comments above from earlier today.

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Antoine HLMN
Inspiring
Aug 15, 2022 10:40 AM UTC

It would be great to implement a Focus Stacking  option in the photo merge menu, which alreay supports HDR, Panorama and HDR Panorama.

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Participant
Apr 17, 2022 10:15 PM UTC

Hola soy usuario de Lightroom Mobile para android... Tengo un movil potente el OPPO FIND X3 PRO 12 GB RAM SNAPDRAGON 888, podria ser en un futuro o pronto añadit la funcion de apilamiemto de enfoque o focus stacking? Seria muy util ya que me encanta la fotografia macro.... Tengo la reflex EOS 90D....

GRACIAS

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Participant
Apr 18, 2022 5:15 PM UTC

Hola porfavor señores de Adobe...seria miy complicado añadir la funcion de apilamiento de enfoque en Lightroom Mobile para android?? No tengo ni mac ni pc y edito mis archivos RAW CR3 en mi movil (oppo find x3 pro) y creo que es de sobras potente para poder soportar focus stacking...

Gracias

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Participant
Nov 24, 2021 9:03 PM UTC

We need the ability in Lightroom to be able to search for specific dates across the catalogue - e.g. for all the images taken in November in all years, rather than have to search by individual years.

Also, it would be great to have focus stacking available in Lightroom, rather than having to open the images in Photoshop!!

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johnrellis
Legend
Nov 24, 2021 10:54 PM UTC

Re focus stacking, please add your constructive opinion to this feature request:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/camera-raw-ideas/lightroom-classic-lightroom-ecosystem-amp-camera-raw-ability-to-do-focus-stacking/idi-p/12221156 

 

and be sure to click the Upvote button at the top right and Follow at the bottom of the first post. That will make it a little more likely that Adobe will consider implementing the feature and you'll be notified when they do.

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Inspiring
Aug 24, 2020 7:46 PM UTC
I refer the honorable gentleman to my previous statement: BOOM! Helicon Focus works great as a LR plugin, and is 10X faster than Photoshop.
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Inspiring
Aug 23, 2020 6:02 PM UTC
I am surprised and terribly disappointed that we still don't have focus stacking in LR. 90% of my PS usage is for this purpose. Doing everything in LR is a big plus.
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rickburress
Inspiring
Mar 6, 2020 3:58 PM UTC
To ACR. As was done with Photo Merge.
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Participant
Mar 6, 2020 3:02 PM UTC


This is a request for focus stacking to be added to Lightroom Classic’s features. 
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Inspiring
Jun 5, 2019 1:35 PM UTC
I hate to be a Downer, but as Groucho said, “I’m against it”. The more features you put in an app the more RAM it takes and the more likely it is to crash (think of a juggler with 100K balls in the air, and then add one more)! Boom! Round-tripping to Photoshop works great! If you’re really serious about it, get Helicon Focus, which is very fast and gives you a DNG back in LR.
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Inspiring
Jun 5, 2019 1:24 PM UTC
luminance masking with layers ? 

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rickburress
Inspiring
Feb 18, 2019 8:55 PM UTC


As Adobe have recently added Panoramas, HDR, and HDR Panoramas to ACR, please do add Focus Stacking as well.
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