Had my single "stack comparison" result questioned, so I ran a much more intensive and exhaustive test on these 3 programs again, and once again the Adobe CS5 Extended prevailed
every time.
I ran tests on simple 2-stack images on basic images, to 13-image stacks on complex images, and Adobe CS5 simply shined compared to the other stacking programs IMO.
((( Full and Detailed Report Here ))) Jack
EDIT: I have now added
both of Zerene's stacking modes to this test, and for those who can't be bothered with reading and actually seeing the results for themselves (LOL), here is a summary:
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Adobe CS5 Extended Stacker:
First Place (
7x out of 7)
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Zerene Stacker (Pmax):
Second Place (
Tied for First Place 3x,
Second Place 3x,
Loser 1x)
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Helicon-Focus Stacker:
Third Place (
Tied for First Place 1x,
Second Place 2x,
Loser 4x)
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Zerene Stacker (Dmap):
Last Place (
First Place 0x,
Second Place 3x,
Loser 4x)
Click on the above link for full details
Jack
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