Hello,
When working with stacks I am wondering if it is better to apply calibration, debayering, etc. to the individual images in the stack first and then create a master out of the stack (after aligning) or if it would make more sense, to apply the calibration only to the created master of the stack?
When I look in the getting started example, I would assume, calibration shall be applied to all individual images first and then creating the master.
Am I right?
Thanks in advance
Rogue
Yes, to the individual images.
Typically you would
- select the images and create a stack;
- focus on it, select all images in the stack ("..." button) and blink them. Reject any images that you don't want to include in the stack (Stack ▸ Reject);
- then make sure the correct pick image has been selected. By default it is the first one in a range, which is often the one with the best focus. The best focus is what you want as pick image;
- then apply all adjustment with the settings you want to just that pick image, including align (which will be ignored for it of course);
- then select all images in the stack ("..." button), and choose Layer ▸ Copy Pick Adjustments. That will cause all those adjustments to be applied to the other images in the stack.