Helicon Focus User Guide [new]

Core Workflow

Helicon Focus is a professional focus-stacking software designed to merge multiple images taken at different focus distances into a single photograph with an extended depth of field.

Export

Use the menu to resize images for social media. A common mistake is exporting 4000px wide images to Instagram—resize to 2048px for faster uploads. helicon focus user guide

• Radius (default 4–8): Controls how far the algorithm looks for sharpness differences.

  User Interface

  1. Find an artifact (e.g., a ghosting halo around a petal, or a blurred area where the algorithm chose the wrong frame).
  2. In the right panel, scroll through the source images until you find the one frame where that area is perfectly sharp.
  3. Select the Brush Tool. Adjust the size and hardness (0% hardness for soft blending).
  4. Paint over the artifact in the left panel. Helicon Focus automatically pulls the perfect data from your selected source frame.
  5. Clone Stamp: Use this for removing dust spots or sensor dust that appears in only one frame.