P: Indicators where bursts or brackets start and end

[Bob Trlin]

Bursts and bracket shooting is becoming increasingly popular, and faster burst rates mean way more images.  Where the images are required for focus stacking or HDR, it's sometimes difficult to determine the beginning and end of the burst.  It's particularly difficult if trying multiple stacks of different camera settings with the camera on a tripod for a macro of the same item.  It can be done with blank images at the start and finish but this requires moving out of burst or bracket mode then back in again.
I understand that high-end cameras are capable of millisecond time stamps.  Whether this is read to the card or not is another matter.  However, assuming the information is available, it should be possible for LrC, to determine which images were shot within say 1/12th of a second (5 fps) or closer, then to mark them with a suitable metadata tag viewable in grid view, with each succeeding bust having its own unique tag.  The interval should be user adjustable.  

[johnrellis]

Does the command Photo > Stacking > Auto-Stack By Capture Time not work well for this?

[Bob Trlin]

Thanks John,
I've been using LrC for many years and never heard it mentioned.  It's not something one stumbles across.  It's 3 levels down the hierarchy even if one thought to look under the Photo tab. Otherwise, I think it will do quite well.  It's shame camera manufacturers don't add blank markers automatically.  

[DenmarkOne]

For many cases when i need to shoot severeal images, especially if focus stacking and trying different settings, where it can be hard determining when a new series of images begins and another ends. I typically put up my hand ind the frame and capture that as well It works as a clear divider and different hand/finger positions can help me indicate which series of images is which. Ie if one stack is 20 images, and another is 30, i can hold up 2 fingers before beginning the first series, and 3 fingers in between the 2. 

[Bob Trlin]

I do that too sometimes but it means going out of bracketing mode, take a single shot, then back in again.  It would be easier if the camera automatically placed a blank image either side of a bracket or stack.