Macrofusion - what is it and how to with GIMP

[Shamo Huo Yan]

Hello there. Recently joined the old forum not knowing it was discontinued, derp, so for introduction click here
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[url=http://gimpforums.com/thread-i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-butter] As for the question I asked... One of the things I take many pictures of is Jewellery. Because they're set with gemstone (Opals) I like to get in really close and get a crisp shot of the colour play. When it comes to rings especially, the DOF is something I struggled with. Only just learned about focus stacking which has been a huge revelation, though maybe common knowledge to some.

I was proud as punch with my first attempt at this and tweeted it with mention to the official GIMP account. The comment suggested to look into "Macrofusion" which I thanked them for. Well in my serach on the web, old forum, here, can't seem to get an idea what it actually is and how to utilize it with respect to GIMP. Feel a bit embarrassed to ask as I have a feeling it could be something quite basic or hidden in plain sight.

Thanks in Advance, Andy.


The actual picture if anyone curious..

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https://au.pinterest.com/pin/740560732446768415/

[rich2005]

Welcome to gimp-forum.net

For those who do not want to trawl through the abandoned gimpforums the question is

Quote:I was taking with my macro lens, where there was no depth of field, can be tweaked using focus stacking...snip..Well I tweeted something about it with a photo of my first attempt. The people at GIMP told me to look into "Macrofusion"

A bit about it here: https://sourceforge.net/u/organelas/macrofusion/ where it says

MacroFusion is a neat little GUI for great tool Enfuse (command line). It makes easy fusion few photos to one with great DOF (Deep of Field) or DR (Dynamic Range). It can be useful for every macro lovers or landscapers.

The snag - it is for linux - but a good place to ask your question is https://discuss.pixls.us/ which deals with all sorts of FOSS.

[Ofnuts]

(06-24-2017, 12:18 AM)Shamo Huo Yan Wrote: Hello there. Recently joined the old forum not knowing it was discontinued, derp,  so for introduction click here
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[url=http://gimpforums.com/thread-i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-butter] As for the question I asked... One of the things I take many pictures of is Jewellery. Because they're set with gemstone (Opals) I like to get in really close and get a crisp shot of the colour play. When it comes to rings especially, the DOF is something I struggled with. Only just learned about focus stacking which has been a huge revelation, though maybe common knowledge to some.

I was proud as punch with my first attempt at this and tweeted it with mention to the official GIMP account. The comment suggested to look into "Macrofusion" which I thanked them for. Well in my serach on the web, old forum, here, can't seem to get an idea what it actually is and how to utilize it with respect to GIMP. Feel a bit embarrassed to ask as I have a feeling it could be something quite basic or hidden in plain sight.

Thanks in Advance, Andy.


The actual picture if anyone curious..

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https://au.pinterest.com/pin/740560732446768415/

Besides the software solution, something jewelry photographers often do is use a tilt-shift lens, so that the focus plane remains close to the whole object (the former bellows cameras made that easier....)

[Shamo Huo Yan]

(06-24-2017, 07:24 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Welcome to gimp-forum.net
A bit about it here: https://sourceforge.net/u/organelas/macrofusion/ where it says
MacroFusion is a neat little GUI for great tool Enfuse (command line). It makes easy fusion few photos to one with great DOF (Deep of Field) or DR (Dynamic Range). It can be useful for every macro lovers or landscapers.

The snag - it is for linux - but a good place to ask your question is https://discuss.pixls.us/ which deals with all sorts of FOSS.

Thanks for the welcome. And thanks for the link, I'll check it out and see if it's going to work for what I'm aiming for... or said another way if I can brain enough to grasp the concept.

(06-24-2017, 10:59 AM)Ofnuts Wrote:

(06-24-2017, 12:18 AM)Shamo Huo Yan Wrote: Hello there. Recently joined the old forum not knowing it was discontinued, derp,  so for introduction click here
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[url=http://gimpforums.com/thread-i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-butter] As for the question I asked... One of the things I take many pictures of is Jewellery. Because they're set with gemstone (Opals) I like to get in really close and get a crisp shot of the colour play. When it comes to rings especially, the DOF is something I struggled with. Only just learned about focus stacking which has been a huge revelation, though maybe common knowledge to some.

I was proud as punch with my first attempt at this and tweeted it with mention to the official GIMP account. The comment suggested to look into "Macrofusion" which I thanked them for. Well in my serach on the web, old forum, here, can't seem to get an idea what it actually is and how to utilize it with respect to GIMP. Feel a bit embarrassed to ask as I have a feeling it could be something quite basic or hidden in plain sight.

Thanks in Advance, Andy.


The actual picture if anyone curious..

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https://au.pinterest.com/pin/740560732446768415/

Besides the software solution, something jewelry photographers often do is use a tilt-shift lens, so that the focus plane remains close to the whole object (the former bellows cameras made that easier....)

Hi there, thanks for directing me to this forum mate. A large portion of the time goes to setting up the stones to catch them on their good side. Literally could use up hours with fine adjustments to angle of the piece, direction of light, temp of light etc. Each variation will give a different spread of colours since Opal is dynamic like that. If a tilt shift lens won't counter act that then sounds like something I would have to look into. Since posting on the older discontinued forum I have had some more practice with the focus stacking and am seeing some improvement so that's a plus I guess.

Thanks again for your help you two, I'm sure I'll be scouring these threads for more hot tips.