Analog of Auto Align Layers and Auto Blend Layers?

In Photoshop you can use Auto Align Layers then Auto Blend Layers to select the region that is in focus from each layer. How can I do the same thing in PSE 9? Thanks.

No, you really can't do focus stacking in PSE without a third party plug-in of some sort. This thread is about PSE 8, but it applies to PSE 9 as well:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2514826

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I have CS5 and would like to try focus stacking. I File > Automate > Photomerge with a few photos. They have been aligned in layers. I would like to Auto Blend Layers but the function is gray and not accessible.
Thanks,
Mark

Thank you THANK YOU. As I was doing this I realized you asked me to show my selected layers. I haven't been doing that. I thought photoshop would blend all open layers. Thanks again.

Auto-align Layers and Merge to HDR Pro crashes

Hi,
Has anybody else experienced crashes with Merge to HDR Pro or Auto-align Layers? I was trying to use Merge to HDR Pro from Lightroom and was experiencing crashes every time after it had opened all of the images and merged them into a single document (but before the HDR Pro dialog box had come up).
I've tested this further with opening each image individually and then trying to merge them as well as via Bridge and always get the same result.
I had then decided to try layering the images and blend them to create my HDR image and that's when I found that Auto-align Layers was crashing as well. This leads me to believe that it's actually the auto-align functionality that's causing the crash rather than Merge to HDR Pro as I'm pretty sure that the merge functionality performs an auto-align as part of its steps.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I'm wondering if I may have to completely remove Photoshop. I can do this if necessary but if there's some other way to fix this I'd rather try that first.

Okay, solved my own problem. I bit the bullet and did do a reinstall. I'd remembered that one of the previous Photoshop upgrades had failed (either 12.0.1 or 12.0.2) and I'd never gotten around to fixing it. Looking into that suggested reinstalling as the solution so I figured I should try uninstalling and reinstalling then apply all the upgrades and then try it again.
This time the upgrades did go through properly and I was just able to do a merge to HDR pro successfully so it looks like that's fixed the issue.

I am using the trial version of CC and cannot get the auto blend layers working despite following many videos on youtube etc. I have selected all layers but no matter which order I select etc all I get is an output of the first file in the stack - help!!

I am using the trial version of CC and cannot get the auto blend layers working despite following many videos on youtube etc. I have selected all layers but no matter which order I select etc all I get is an output of the first file in the stack - help!!

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Elements 12 and auto-blend layers

Hi,
I've seen references to using photomerge and auto-blend for focus stacking in Elements - however I cannot locate this option in my v12 installation. I'm thinking this might be for one of the following reasons:
1) I'm not looking in the right place
2) What I've seen online may be referring to other versions of Photoshop (i.e. CS) and *assuming* elements has it as well
3) It used to be available in Elements but was removed or renamed
Any ideas which is the case?
Thanks!

Have a look at this thread at elements village.
http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77567

Photoshop CS6 "Auto-blend Layers" leaves non-editable artifacts.

In Photoshop CS6, I created two TIFF files each having a different focus on the same subject. The intent is to create a single file using focus stacking with all subject elements in focus. The methods used to import the files as layers and align the layers do not create any artifacts.
The "Auto-blend Layer" function, however, creates permanent artifacts on the layers when creating the masks. The function creates masks for each layer based on its own logic for determining what is best focus. The analysis is fairly good where high contrast exists however it is not 100 percent accurate and is fairly inaccurate in low to medium contrast images. In trying to edit the masks and even when you disable or delete the masks artifacts are left along the margins of the masks on the layer itself. This is a bug. No matter what occurs with the mask the underlying layer should be inviolate - at no time should the underlying layer be affected by a mask until the mask is applied. When the masks are disabled or deleted the remaining layer should not display any evidence of the borders of the mask. (Photoshop 13.0.0 64x Extended; color space= ProPhoto RGB; 32bit TIFF files; 16bit PSD)

In Photoshop CS6, I created two TIFF files each having a different focus on the same subject. The intent is to create a single file using focus stacking with all subject elements in focus. The methods used to import the files as layers and align the layers do not create any artifacts.
The "Auto-blend Layer" function, however, creates permanent artifacts on the layers when creating the masks. The function creates masks for each layer based on its own logic for determining what is best focus. The analysis is fairly good where high contrast exists however it is not 100 percent accurate and is fairly inaccurate in low to medium contrast images. In trying to edit the masks and even when you disable or delete the masks artifacts are left along the margins of the masks on the layer itself. This is a bug. No matter what occurs with the mask the underlying layer should be inviolate - at no time should the underlying layer be affected by a mask until the mask is applied. When the masks are disabled or deleted the remaining layer should not display any evidence of the borders of the mask. (Photoshop 13.0.0 64x Extended; color space= ProPhoto RGB; 32bit TIFF files; 16bit PSD)

Eraser + Auto-Blend layers = problem

Hello,
I've been using "Auto-Blend layers" to edit faces in Photoshop. For example: putting Brad Pitt's face on Tom Cruise's face or something like that... However, I seem to have the exact same problem each time.
I use the following method:
Two layers (layer 1 = background = original person) + face of new person (layer 2 = cut out from different .psd with pen tool).
Align faces with eachother (try to match eyes/lips/nose)
Erase parts to make it fit better
Select pixels layer 2
Select "Inverse" layer 2
Select Modify -> Expand -> 6px layer 2
Select "Inverse" layer 2
Delete selected part on the layer 1 with background (layer 1 original face gets deleted)
Select both layers
Auto-Blend Layers
Result done
This entire method works fine, except for the eraser part. (Erase parts to make it fit better) When I use my eraser on the new face to erase some parts that overlap the original face or something, it always turns out bad after using Auto-Blend layers. You can see parts of the transparent background -> it doesn't fit properly. This only happens when I use the eraser. When I use the entire method without fixing some parts with the eraser, it works fine but this way the face doesn't fit 100% since certain details don't match.
Anyway, I wonder why the eraser messes up Auto-Blend layers. I even tried moving the new face (I used eraser on) to a new .psd with the same original person and Auto-Blend layers keeps having parts of the transparent background when the faces get auto-blended. How can I fix this?

You probably would have to go into the mechanics of what the auto blend layer tool is doing. It is meant to stitch two images together such as a panarama. Your case is a little different and erasing may disturb the way the tool combines the underlying layers.

Is there an issue with Edit Auto-Blend Layers in Photoshop CC 2014?

The command Edit > Auto-Blend Layers in Photoshop CC 2014.1 does not seem to produce the expected results for me. For example, I used the Edit > Auto-Blend Layers command when I was doing the exercise on Adding Depth of Field starting on page 122 of the Photoshop CC 2014 CIB. The results: Instead of the foreground and background being both in focus, only the foreground was in focus. The background was out of focus. And, when I turned off visibility of the foreground layer, the background layer showed as transparent.

There seems to be.
See this thread:
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Can I Auto Blend layers in Photoshop Elements?

I have seen face-swapping tutorials online using the "auto-blend layers" tool In Photoshop CS6. Is there a way to do the same thing in elements?
Thanks for the help,
Erik

Hi Broad Arrow builders,
99jon is right.
However, that is assuming you already know the dimensions (99jon rightly describes setting the dimensions in advance) of the logo in advance, and you're going to use the logo you need for one specific use only. A logo you make in Photoshop Elements may not always remain clear and legible when you scale it up or down. I say that because logos will, generally, find their way into lots of places - letterheads, banners, T-shirt emblems, and other places. You might need different sizes for different needs.
You might want to use a vector graphics tool like Illustrator for logo design.
Phew! Okay - temporary fix - PSE 11 will work great! Permanent fix - for multiple designs and dimensions - you might need a different tool.
Cheers,
David

CS6 beta: Auto-Blend Layers fale

Doing some focusstacking with 17 images and than CS6 beta stopped working:
"Could not complete the Auto-Blend layers command because of a programm error"
Tried it out several times, all the same.....

Dear Chris,
I get the posted fale today on my CS6 beta. There is no possibility to
contact Adobe directly to bring them information. Is this normal to have
no support? There is only the forum. This is a way, I don't like. Okay,
because I am frindly and wants to help Adobe I used the forum. But where
is the button to change my language? I couldn't find the German button.
Normaly Adobe must be interested in getting informations about problems,
YOU want to sell your products. I didn't get money for my time to inform
you.
I think you are able to do focusstacking with PS. Look at the picture
and you can see how many layers I used. For more details a German
speaking Adobe-member can email me. The same picture works with a
freeware-software. Name me a reason to buy PS6 for focusstacking at this
moment?
LG Ralf Beutnagel
Am 03.04.2012 00:03, schrieb Chris Cox:
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Re: CS6 beta: Auto-Blend Layers fale
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<http://forums.adobe.com/message/4309104#4309104

Where is the auto blend layers in elements 13

where is the auto blend layers in elements 13? why don't i have a tool bar on the elements page?

That function doesn't exist in Elements, only Photoshop; however, some people have written plug-ins that will allow it so if you're seeing a tutorial maybe that's the situation.
Elements 13 does have several layer blending functions, so will any of those work for what you want to do?
Here is a thread where someone talks about using an recorded PS action in PSE 12 and they include a .zip file in post #14. I don't know if it'll still work in PSE13 or not:
swap faces- used cs5 - Page 2 - Elements Village

Not enough RAM to auto blend layers?

I'm running Win Vista 32bit with 3gig of RAM. When trying to use the Auto-Blend feature of CS4 I get an error message that says Could not Auto-Blend the layers because there is not enough memory (RAM)." The only way I'm able to get this feature to work is if I reduce my image size to less than 1/4 of my original file size. I started with an image that was 4221 pixels wide, and I had to reduce it down to 1000 pixels before the blending feature wold work.
Does anyone know how much RAM this feature needs to work on a full size image? Is there anyway I can set up Vista to allocate more of my RAM to CS4? When I go under preferences > performance, it tells me that I have 1641mb of RAM available. Is there a way I can set this so more of my RAM is allocated to CS4?

I'm experiencing that same problem intermittently, even with smaller projects. The only solution I've found is restaring Photoshop, then often it will work. I suspect theres a mem leak somewhere.

Auto Align Layers not working

Hello,
I am trying to auto align layers from a commercial job to mask different exposures and flashes in and out.
Every time I try to auto align, it doesn't work.
I make them JPGs in Lightroom and bring them over to photoshop.
I add a base layer and then upload the other exposure/light layers.
I make a group to add the exposures into but not the base layer.
Select them all.
Go to Edit - Auto Align Layers - but its always greyed out.
I am extremely frustrated. Help.
Kelsey

Try unlocking the base layer. Not sure if that'll effect it, but I could see it not wanting to auto-align if a layer was locked, even the base layer.
I would also try auto-aligning as soon as you import, before grouping. Shouldn't make a difference, but I do some RE/architectural work myself, and have never run into issue with my workflow (from lightroom I choose "open as layers in Photoshop", then autoalign, then group and mask and edit). Though I don't usually run auto-align. I assume you're on a tripod, did something move?

Auto align layers

I have downloaded a 30 day trial of Photoshop CS3 Extended. I use Windows XP. In the demo on the adobe.com site, there appears to be a feature where you can align 2 images such as a group shot, where you want to take a face from one image and put it in the other image. Can you please tell me how this is done? Thanks for your help.

This info is available in many places. A good place to start would be the help file (f1), another google.com.
But since you bothered to find this forum and ask your question here:
Bring all your images into one file as layers. Select all layers by shift-clicking them. Go Edit>Auto Align Layers.

Auto align images and save them individually

Is there a way to let photoshop auto align images and then save them to separate .tiff files?
Best regards

File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files
Don't forget to crop the auto aligned imaged so that all layers share the same outline.

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