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Ashampoo FOCUS #6 vs PhotoAcute Studio

Both stand on focus stacking software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

PhotoAcute Studio brings multi-frame enhancement, HDR, focus stacking, corrections, and batch processing into one desktop workflow. Its license levels distinguish 8-bit processing from Professional 16-bit and higher-depth saving.

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The facts

	Ashampoo FOCUS #6	PhotoAcute Studio
Free plan	No	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Windows	Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	ashampoo.com	photoacute.com
On focus stacking software	#24 of 24	#20 of 24

Ashampoo FOCUS #6: what it does well

PhotoAcute Studio: what it does well

Combines frames for superresolution
Reduces noise while retaining detail
HDR handles misaligned exposures
Focus stacking increases depth of field
Supports RAW, JPEG, TIFF, and OpenEXR

What to know first

No free plan
Trial saves images with a stamp
Linux support is through Wine
Manual retouching is not supported

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