How to Make Gigapixel Macro Images

    The Overall Process The GIGAmacro images featured in the GIGAmacro Viewer are assembled from hundreds, or more often thousands, of individual photographs.  To create a gigapixel image, we use a technique generally known as “Stack and Stitch”. Focus Stacking Focus stacking is a technique which combines multiple images taken at different focus planes…

RAW Workflow for Gigapixel Macro Images

RAW Workflow for Gigapixel Macro Images For the vast majority of gigapixel macro imaging, jpg photos and 8-bit workflows are perfectly acceptable, and we ship the Magnify2 configured that way.  But what when jpg doesn’t fit the bill? Sometimes we need a RAW workflow for gigapixel macro images. That’s what this blog article is about.   First, some…

Store Gigapixel Images Free, here’s how

You can now store your Gigapixel Images for FREE, here’s how. With the release of the latest GIGAmacro Viewer, you can store gigapixel images free and share them, with a private group or with the world at large. To do this you will need to create a username and password and then follow the steps below to…

Wet Specimen Holder for Macroinvertebrates

Gene CooperGene is a creative innovator and developer with a passion for developing scientific tools, exhibits, and educational programs that provide new ways of exploring the world both literally and figuratively. Photography is a common thread in his life and work, which has come a long way since childhood years experimenting with unique perspectives, angles,…

Using Batch Templates For Forensic Toolmarks

Gene CooperGene is a creative innovator and developer with a passion for developing scientific tools, exhibits, and educational programs that provide new ways of exploring the world both literally and figuratively. Photography is a common thread in his life and work, which has come a long way since childhood years experimenting with unique perspectives, angles,…

Three rig setup for creating the terapixel macro

High Resolution Macro Imaging Workflow

Once you get into production mode, it’s easy to have a bunch of projects and folders that can be confusing and difficult to keep track of.  If you have multiple people using your Magnify2, or multiple Magnify2s, the high resolution macro imaging workflow can be even more challenging. Also, there are many different processes and…