Focus Magic

[Farside]

I was cursing the lack of a shake reduction lens or camera yesterday when I thought I'd lost a couple of decent shots, but Focus Magic pulled them back from the bin. Not 100%, but viewable at a smaller res.

Using Tamron SP 60-300 at maximum wobble.
This is a crop of how bad it was...


This is after cleaning up...



http://www.focusmagic.com/download.htm
You get 10 saves as a trial - I'm not sure if the full version saves as the same size jpeg as gets put in, this one didn't.

[Orio]

I use a similar program, Focus Fixer, for my work.
I would not use it for my own photos though, because I don't like the artifacts it generates.
But if you need to make an unuseable photo, useable, for your job, it's magic.

[Katastrofo]

Pretty cool results, Dave!

[Farside]

I'm quite impressed with it, and am now trying to find a freeware app to do the same thing. I expect a f/w one to be a bit clunkier to use, though.

[Katastrofo]

Hummm, looking at the picture, quick question, Dave: Has Heath Ledger's
sainthood been approved by the Vatican? Just curious...

[luisalegria]

This is interesting.

It seems to give an interesting - more apparently detailed - look to web-sized jpg's.

My not quite focused and moving bears -



After focus and motion adjustment -



It might need a bit of despeckling now.

[Orio]

I much prefer the first image, Luis.

I reckon the usefulness of this type of software for rescuing images that are absolutely needed and unrepeatable. But I prefer to see a little blur than the consequences of the software's action.

[Laurence]

[Farside]