CombineZM
Encyclopedia
CombineZM is an open source
image processing software package for creating extended depth of field
images. It runs on Windows XP
and 2000
. CombineZM is based on CombineZ5, a program which runs on older versions of Windows and is no longer maintained. It is superseded by CombineZP.
CombineZM is designed to blend the focused areas of several partially focused digital photographs
in order to create a composite image with an extended depth of field
(DOF), created from the in-focus areas of each image.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
image processing software package for creating extended depth of field
Focus stacking
Focus stacking is a digital image processing technique which combines multiple images taken at different focus distances to give a resulting image with a greater depth of field than any of the individual source images...
images. It runs on Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
and 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
. CombineZM is based on CombineZ5, a program which runs on older versions of Windows and is no longer maintained. It is superseded by CombineZP.
CombineZM is designed to blend the focused areas of several partially focused digital photographs
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
in order to create a composite image with an extended depth of field
Depth of field
In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image...
(DOF), created from the in-focus areas of each image.
Limitations
- Does not support 16 bit images
- Images must be in height order (closest to furthest, but can be flipped within the application)