CombineZP vs Hex Editor Neo

CombineZP is a Windows focus-stacking program that combines focused regions from multiple photographs into an image with greater depth of field. Its documented methods include Do Stack and Pyramid Maximum Contrast. It provides quick and thorough image alignment, with rotation correction in thorough alignment. Batch processing can stack images, and users can adjust memory use for image sets that demand more from the computer. Macro parameters are editable for additional control over close-up stacking. JPEG is the documented output format. The program is free and the repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. The repository preserves code originally created by Alan Hadley and shared under the GPL; it contains CombineZ5 and combineZP directories, a README, a license file, and an installer. The README refers to a compiled Windows x86 version 1.0, updated January 27, 2012, in a file named combinezp.msi. The repository says it is kept for posterity, lists no published releases, and a microscopy tools page describes the software as not maintained. Windows is the listed platform; a third-party microscopy tools page also says it works with Wine on Linux.

Hex Editor Neo is Windows software for editing binary files, including files of any size and physical disks such as HDDs, SSDs, optical discs and USB disks. Editing tools cover typing, cutting, copying, pasting, filling, deleting, inserting, importing and exporting data. Search can match binary, hexadecimal, decimal, octal, float, double, character, ASCII and Unicode patterns, including wildcards; replacement supports arbitrary-length patterns and regular expressions. The editor provides unlimited undo and redo, with operation history that can be saved or loaded. It creates 32-bit and 64-bit binary patches, as well as self-installing executable patches with file-hash checking. Portable installation avoids registry changes, shell extensions and shortcuts. More than 130 text encodings are supported, including UTF-8 and UTF-16. Settings can be stored in the registry, local files or shared locations such as OneDrive and Dropbox. The Free Hex Editor Neo plan costs nothing and includes basic editing features. Free Edition users receive limited or no support; email and phone technical support is provided to registered users of Standard, Professional and Ultimate editions.