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Focus stacking in Luminar Neo

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Demo summary

The user demonstrates the Focus Stacking extension in Luminar Neo, merging multiple images with different focus points into one sharp photo.

Step-by-step

  1. Select the photographs you want to merge
  2. Open the Focus Stacking extension
  3. Drop the selected images into the extension window
  4. Click on Start

Highlights

“we just need to select the photographs we want open focus stacking and drop them all in”

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