CombineZP vs Zerene Stacker
CombineZP
github.com
Zerene Stacker
zerenesystems.comSide by side
| Figure | CombineZP | Zerene Stacker |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Focus Stacking Software | 8.5 (#3) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Integrations | The opened repository and product pages do not list integrations. | Prosumer and Professional editions include a Lightroom plugin and an integrated controller for the StackShot automated rail. |
| Purpose | The repository preserves CombineZP, whose original code was made by Alan Hadley and shared under the GPL. | Zerene Stacker is focus stacking software designed for challenging macro subjects and discerning photographers. |
| Support | The opened repository and product pages do not describe a support channel. | The maker provides support by email and says Professional Edition includes extended access to support staff. |
Plans
Zerene Stacker
- Student Edition$39, paid once
- Personal Edition$89, paid once
- Prosumer Edition$189, paid once
- Professional Edition$289, paid once
In their own words
CombineZP
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.
Zerene Stacker
Zerene Stacker has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.