HeliconFocus is a software that creates one totally focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas.
The software is designed for macrophotography and optical microscope image processing to cope with the shallow depth-of-field problem.

Helicon Focus also aligns images as objects often change their size and position from shot to shot. This function is especially important for macrophotography.

Why Helicon Focus?
1. Quality: advanced interpolation techniques, 16 bit workflow, direct RAW input
2. Scope: unlimted number of images, resolution over 100Mpixels, 64 bit support, Windows/Mac versions
3. Performance: very fast, multithreaded, i7 compatible, batch and command line modes available
4. Tools: clone from source brush to repaint possible artifacts, 3D model , dust map, 2D panorama, Helicon Remote for automated focus bracketing

HeliconFocus can also be used in macrophotography. The software can automatically adjust and resize images to combine the perfectly focused image.

Helicon Focus Lite (basic version):
1. Automatically adjusts and resizes images (important for stereomicroscopes and macrophotography)
2. Uses all available processors (1.7 times faster with 2 processors, 2.3 times faster with 4 processors)
3. Preserves details by using advanced interpolators for image manipulation (Lanczos, Sinc256)
4. Internal workflow always uses 16 bit color depth to preserve colors
5. Processes an unlimited number of images in the stack
6. Supports dust map to automatically remove black points from the resulting images
7. Automatically adjusts brightness of the adjacent images
8. Reads RAW, 8bit and 16bit TIFFs, JPEG, JPEG 2000, BMP, etc
9. Writes 8bit and 16bit TIFFs, JPEG, JPEG 2000, BMP
10. Adds text and scale bar
11. Provides command line interface to call it from other applications

Helicon Focus Pro (advanced version):
1. Includes all the features of the Lite version
2. Helicon Remote utility to automate focus bracketing
3. Retouching brush to clone from aligned source images to the resulting image (cannot be performed with external photo editor)
4. Export of 3D model to Helicon 3D Viewer (included into Helicon Focus installation)
5. Batch mode to process multiple image stacks or the same stack with different parameters
6. 2D micropanorama
7. Export of animated stacks

Limitations:
* 30 days fully functional trial - After evaluation period the software will add promotion text to the resulting image.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $30.00, you can free download and get a free trial.