Sony Pixel Shift Multi Shooting: Editing a file in Imaging Edge & Photoshop CC
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2017
- Sony Pixel Shift Multi Shooting: Editing a file in Imaging Edge & Photoshop CC
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Beautifully done video Mark. I don’t know many people who could have explained the “mystery” of pixel shift like you did.
Wow, the "quick" edit is worth the price of admission here. Well done.
Thanks Mark, fantastic tutorial, informative and excellently explained
What a great video! Thank you
thank you for this video good luck Mark
Thanks very much!
it's almost like taking a bracket shot; well done thanks!
Thanks!
im a newbie and i got 10% of of what he said. someday i'll make my own tuts. thanks for this!
This is not a new feature for a newbie and neither is the camera it is available on - I make newbie tutorials such as beyond the basics.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills i didnt come nice. Sorry. What i meant is your vid enables me to step up and learn.
Great video!2021!
Thanks!
Lovely video. But just one question. What do you recommend as maximum time of exposure when shooting PS mode? Is it worth trying it with ND filters for long exposure shots? THX
I have used long exposures with PSMS. You will, however, still get artefacts in the sky, moving foliage or water with a PSMS workflow. Occasionally you may be lucky with a very clear sky.
I meant by "digitalizing Negatives" - Instead of scanning a negative with a scanner , photographing a b/w negative / a 35 mm film with an sony 7 R III in oder to turn the analog film into a digital file . And my question was , if pixel shift, is than of any benefit ? Some people say pixel shift only brings an improvement by photographing something 3 dimensional ( i.g a house , ) but not when photographing something flat as i.g. a 35 mm film negative . Now i tried to photograph a 35 mm negative with pixel shift and i do no see any improvement vs a single shot . But maybe i do something wrong ? So my question is, does pixel shift add sharpness when i shoot a 35 mm Negative with my sony 7 R III ? ( Putting my my 7 R III on a stand with a macro lens and photographing a 35 mm Negative which lays on a light board in a holder )
Mark, is there anything about the pixel shift motion artifacts correcting procedure that can't be done expeditiously with Lightroom or Capture One? THANKS for your help.
If you have a lot of sky or moving foliage to clean up then it would take ages or be impossible as you are replacing pixels.
Hallo Mark, thank you for your Videos, i learn a lot from you. Ive got the RIV, so can i use Pixel Shift at night with low shutter speed? or its even better i make one imageas Longexposure?
I haven’t tried pixel shift at night so it may be worth trying it out.
Fantastic tutorial. I'm doing a multi image panorama and would prefer a RAW output file. I saw the comment of DNG, however, some programs don't recognize DNG. It would be great if you can influence that update Mark :-)
Thats why i asked you if in that case pixel shift is getting you better results than a single photo ?
Or let me rephrase the question : Is pixel shift also getting you a sharper image if , what you shoot is only 2 dimensional ? Or has it only advantages with 3 dimensional subjects
Wish I could edit in Capture One as a RAW. Thanks for the tutorial
Thanks 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you so much
At 6:50 you describe the action for opening single TIFF as a second layer under background of PSMS TIFF, by holding down Shift key ( in Move tool) and dragging single into PSMS and releasing shift key. Using newly updated 2018 PS CC, I have attempted this action a number of times and cannot replicate the result of opening the single TIFF as a layer inside PMSM. Kindly advise.
This is a standard Photoshop procedure that till works for me in CC 2018. If this does not work for you try one of the many alternatives for combining two files into layers, e.g. Select All. Copy, then Move to new file and select Paste.
Thank you for the video. Which USB connection are you using in the camera? And are you connecting to a USB or USB-C on the computer?
The connection is USB-C but I am still removing the memory card to transfer the Pixel Shift landscape images I have captured.
Mark Galer's Alpha Creative Skills oh, I see. So, even if I can’t get my camera connected to Imaging Edge, Pixel Shifting can still works by using the SD card mounted on OSX? (On a side note, it is very frustrating not being able to connect any of my cameras to my laptop via USB-C and Imaging Edge, BUT I can easily connect all of them to Capture One and do tethering, using the same exact cable)
Great video! But...If I were to buy this cam, can it do pixel shift AND bracketing at once?
No
Great video, those Sony colors are just so bad out of the camera. But thanks for the video, I'm going to try one out. I wish it was like the Olympus and did it in camera.
Great video Mark , do you know when the update "Adobe raw DNG converter" is released ?
They should be releasing the updates about now
Indeed :-) , thanks !
Hi and again thanks for these videos. Can you apply this to the new Sony EZV1 ? Regards from Colombia, South America
If you mean the ZV-E1 then no - this is a feature for the A1 and 7R cameras
Export to DNG would be a great option for next version of Imaging Edge.
That would be fantastic
@@AlphaCreativeSkills can they do it now
@@JJ-vp3bd - No
Nice tutorial. But why do have both files the same dimensions in pixels? What would be the benefit of Pixelshift, if not having a higher resulution?
I was thinking using pixelshift for a group pic of 60 people to have a better resolution. Saw your portraits done with PS and hoped to have a better resolution like that. Would you recommend triyng this? Thanks Mark!
In a Bayer sensor each pixel on the sensor is Red, Green or Blue. The Raw software makes each pixel RGB. When using pixel shift each pixel contains Red, Green and Blue from examine the four files. This leads to sharper and more detailed images.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills thank you. Tested out and saw a big difference. Still not sure how you did manage to make this portrait fotos you showed in a previews viedo in this PSMS mode, because even slighty moving subjects do not work for me...
Hi Mark " Px. Multi shoot . correction " is no good ? Is that not what one can use to eliminate ghosting ? ( Instead of you re way with another level and a mask ? )
acneubauer - I don’t understand the question you have asked. The workflow outlined in the movie corrects artefacts produced when using pixel shift multi-shooting to shoot landscapes where some events may move between each individual shot - instead of using it for architecture or studio work.
thank you for the fast answer . I understood that . I was just wondering what " Px. Multi shoot . correction " is for ? And why you did not use it ? The name : " Px. Multi shoot . correction " sounds as if it is exactly for that what you solved with you re workflow . Than please explain what is the " Px. Multi shoot . correction " for ? What can i do with it ?@@AlphaCreativeSkills
I am stuck on the first step.
My 4 Pixel Shift images look good in the Viewer but everytime I select them to create&adjust the composite the resulting image comes up totally black.
What is wrong? Help please.
I can’t replicate this error so I am not sure why you are seeing a black frame.
Very nice. Do you provide access to the RAW files on your website?
Moshe Ovadya - not yet, but I'll add them when I get back from Indonesia.
Mark Galer's Alpha Creative Skills Awesome. Thank you.
Hello Mark,
I am trying this process using PS 2024, on a mac. I notice the video was done in CC version. Are there updated instructions for PS 2024?
I’m subscribed to you on Patreon.
Same workflow
Mark, I would love to wirelessly tether with my A7R111 and Imaging edge but I find it so unreliable. Do you have any suggestions, perhaps a wifi extender. Thanks.
The word tether refers to a connection via cable. This does not require a Wi-Fi connection.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Mark I really admire your work but remember you invite questions so there is no need to be flippant. A RUclips search with that term results in many videos. I would like to use my A7R111 together with Imaging edge in my business and view results on my iPad but it's always losing the connection. Thought you might have some suggestions.
So what happens to pixel shift if wind is blowing the trees and the lake has waves.
That is explained in the video
Olympus give limitations on pixel shift such as minimum f8 and ISO 6400 maximum. What are Sony's limitation if any apart of moving subjects? Thanks and regards.
You can't use ISO 60, 64 and 80. No limitations to aperture.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you.
Do you recommend any tripod for PIXEL SHIFT ?
Not really - stability is dependent on more factors than just the brand of tripod, e.g., I use an umbrella placed between the wind and a tripod if stability is important. I tend to shoot with very low vantage points so can use much smaller and lighter tripods than most photographers who prefer to stand when shooting landscapes.
Mark Galer's Alpha Creative Skills Thank you ! I was trying PIXEL SHIFT, and I seen on my results few lines of pixels I think it was my problem (the tripod) - I’ll try with more weights on it
Hi I’m curious why you didn’t merge all four files instead why am I missing ?
All four images were selected and merged at 1 minute 25 seconds.
What's the difference between this and HDR?
incubusman421 - HDR is a technique to extend dynamic range while this technique increases the quality of information at every pixel site. With current Bayer design each pixel is either red, green or blue at the time of capture and only in the demosaicing process does the pixel become an RGB pixel. With this technique the camera moves the sensor to collect rgb data at every pixel site but ends up with four frames to do this.
Q: have u tried this on waves when photographing seashore ?
No I haven’t
Great video ... but ... unfortunately Viewer crashes immediately on my MacBook Pro (Intel 2020, recent OS Ventura) at every try to import. So the feature is not usable for me. Very annoying from Sony
It may be a software conflict as the Viewer app is reliable on both my Intel MacBook and Studio Mac M1 computers.
can I use this feature for fireworks shoot?
Probably not
Is sit also improving sharpness , while digitalizing Negatives ?
It is improving sharpness but I don't know what you mean when you say "digitalizing Negatives"
@@AlphaCreativeSkills I meant by "digitalizing Negatives" - Instead of scanning a negative with a scanner , photographing a b/w negative / a 35 mm film with an sony 7 R III in oder to turn the analog film into a digital file . And my question was , if pixel shift, is than of any benefit ? Some people say pixel shift only brings an improvement by photographing something 3 dimensional ( i.g a house , ) but not when photographing something flat as i.g. a 35 mm film negative . Now i tried to photograph a 35 mm negative with pixel shift and i do no see any improvement vs a single shot . But maybe i do something wrong ? So my question is, does pixel shift add sharpness when i shoot a 35 mm Negative with my sony 7 R III ? ( Putting my my 7 R III on a stand with a macro lens and photographing a 35 mm Negative which lays on a light board in a holder )
@@acneubauer - I have only tried digitize film using a Flextight scanner. I would imagine any other method would lose some of the data contained by the film.
Thats why i asked you if in that case pixel shift is getting you better results than a single photo ?
Or let me rephrase the question : Is pixel shift also getting you a sharper image if , what you shoot is only 2 dimensional ? Or has it only advantages with 3 dimensional subjects ?@@AlphaCreativeSkills
I can’t comment because I have not captured 2-D objects. My expertise and knowledge comes from my own photographic experiences.
why won't it show on my screen its all black
Why use camera raw app and not photoshop if your images are not RAW?
The images were Raw and I did use Photoshop
A7iii does this?
Renzo Scerpella - this is exclusive to the A7Rlll