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 ===== “Stack New Images (PMax)” ===== ===== “Stack New Images (PMax)” =====
  
-To start this operation, use Stack > Stack New Images (PMax). ​ When a project is open, and this operation is selected, then Zerene Stacker monitors some specified ​directory ​for the appearance of new images (.jpg, .jpeg, .tif, and .tiff files). ​ As new images appear in that directory, they are automatically added to the project and stacked using the PMax method. ​ This is particularly useful in combination with Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > Image Pre-sizing to a % value that allows computation to keep up with image acquisition. ​ When the pre-sizing value is properly tuned, a good preview quality output image roughly 1500 x 1000 pixels can accumulate at the same rate that images are acquired, so that a final output is available only a few seconds after the last frame is shot.  (For example, a value of 30% allowed our own laptop computer to keep up with Canon T1i image acquisition at 4752x3168 pixels and 5 seconds per frame.)+To start this operation, use Stack > Stack New Images (PMax). ​ When a project is open, and this operation is selected, then Zerene Stacker monitors some specified ​folder ​for the appearance of new images (.jpg, .jpeg, .tif, and .tiff files). ​ As new images appear in that folder, they are automatically added to the project and stacked using the PMax method. ​ This is particularly useful in combination with Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > Image Pre-sizing to a % value that allows computation to keep up with image acquisition. ​ When the pre-sizing value is properly tuned, a good preview quality output image roughly 1500 x 1000 pixels can accumulate at the same rate that images are acquired, so that a final output is available only a few seconds after the last frame is shot.  (For example, a value of 30% allowed our own laptop computer to keep up with Canon T1i image acquisition at 4752x3168 pixels and 5 seconds per frame.)
  
-The directory ​to be watched is specified at Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > “Watch ​directory”.  The directory ​must exist at the time Stack New Images is invoked.+The folder ​to be watched is specified at Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > “Watch ​folder”.  The folder ​must exist at the time Stack New Images is invoked.
  
 ===== Recipes ===== ===== Recipes =====
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   - Use focus dials and buttons in Zerene Stacker’s StackShot controller to establish start and end of stack.   - Use focus dials and buttons in Zerene Stacker’s StackShot controller to establish start and end of stack.
   - Press Live View button on camera so as to make the camera display the Live View image on its own monitor. ​ //(This is important. ​ If the camera is in Live View mode but is not displaying the Live View image by itself, then the camera will ignore shutter commands coming from the StackShot.)//​   - Press Live View button on camera so as to make the camera display the Live View image on its own monitor. ​ //(This is important. ​ If the camera is in Live View mode but is not displaying the Live View image by itself, then the camera will ignore shutter commands coming from the StackShot.)//​
-  - Press “Shutter” button to confirm control over the camera, and (if necessary) to force EOS Utility to create its target directory to download image files. +  - Press “Shutter” button to confirm control over the camera, and (if necessary) to force EOS Utility to create its target ​folder (directoryto download image files. 
-  - Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > Watch Directory, and select the directory ​being used by EOS Utility for image download.+  - Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > "Watch folder"​, and select the folder ​being used by EOS Utility for image download.
   - File > New Project   - File > New Project
   - Stack > Stack New Images (PMax)   - Stack > Stack New Images (PMax)
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   - Close the Camera Control Pro Live View Window. ​ (The StackShot controller cannot trigger exposures if this window is left open.)   - Close the Camera Control Pro Live View Window. ​ (The StackShot controller cannot trigger exposures if this window is left open.)
   - Be sure that camera body and lens (if any) are both set in manual focus mode.  (The StackShot controller may not be able to trigger exposures if these are set in automatic focus mode.)   - Be sure that camera body and lens (if any) are both set in manual focus mode.  (The StackShot controller may not be able to trigger exposures if these are set in automatic focus mode.)
-  - Press “Shutter” button to confirm control over the camera, and (if necessary) to force Control Pro 2 to create its target directory to download image files. +  - Press “Shutter” button to confirm control over the camera, and (if necessary) to force Control Pro 2 to create its target ​folder (directoryto download image files. 
-  - Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > Watch Directory, and select the directory ​being used by Camera Control Pro 2 for image download.+  - Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > "Watch folder"​, and select the folder ​being used by Camera Control Pro 2 for image download.
   - File > New Project   - File > New Project
   - Stack > Stack New Images (PMax)   - Stack > Stack New Images (PMax)
stacker/docs/stackshot.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/16 22:46 by rjlittlefield
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