FocusFusion 1.4.0 update is now available in the Windows Store. This version fixes two issues introduced with 1.3.7: the wavelet focus stacking being cropped too tight and small rendering artefacts.

There were also small performance improvements around memory management and caching for up to 10% faster fusion. This version also introduces the use of fused multiply-add CPU instructions (FMA) whenever available, but a the moment with zero improvements unless you have very, very fast main memory.

And update of FocusFusion is now available in the Windows Store.

The detailed list fo changes can be found in the changelog. As a quick summary, this version (and the 1.2 just before it) focused on rendering quality.

There were multiple optimizations under the hood which were all “spent” on improved filtering, focus measure and stacking. Overall, the rendering speed is still in the same ballpark (fast!) (more…)