Stacking of macro images?

Could someone explain which piece of Photoshop software is most suitable for stacking closeup images of the same subject over large depth of field so that I can achieve a crisp image of the subject by Blending??
Also, can I upgrade to this software from Photoshop elements 7?
Thankyou for your help
Popsum

Photoshop Elements has no built-in 'Focus stacking' feature, but you can read this and find if that can help you:
http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77567&highlight=focus+stacking

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#target bridge
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woodStack = MenuElement.create("command", "Wood Stack", "at the end of submenu/Stack");
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AppleScript Bug: Duplicating stacked images to albums

for anyone else using AppleScript, I encountered this bug a couple of nights ago. I've reported it to Apple.
14-Feb-2009 02:14 AM Gregory Charles Rivers:
Summary:
The Aperture/AppleScript "Duplicate" command when used to add stacked images to albums does not work as expected.
(1) when stacked images are successfully added to the target album, they are added as masters rather than simple album items.
(2) if the source project is not selected in the Inspector, stacked images will not be added to the target album.
(3) "Duplicate" is not a suitable command for adding objects to albums and confuses scriptors. an additional "Add" or "Assign" command should be created expressly for this purpose.
Steps to Reproduce:
* begin of steps to reproduce *
PROBLEM #1
1. [APERTURE] import 3 masters into a new project called "Gregory"
2. [SCRIPT] in a script editor, get the new project's ID:
id of every project whose name is "Gregory"
-> "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA"
3. [SCRIPT] get a list of the images in the new project:
every image version of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA"
-> a list of 3 objects
4. [APERTURE] create two albums within the project:
-> "Album 1" and "Album 2"
5. [APERTURE] stack the first two images.
6. [SCRIPT] add only the first image to "Album 1"
copy every image version of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA" to theImages
duplicate theImages's first item to album "Album 1" of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA"
-> the stack that image 1 is a member of, is added to the album, but it's not a normal 'linked' album item.
7. [APERTURE] delete the image from "Album 1" by selecting the image and pressing "Delete" on the keyboard.
-> a warning is sounded but nothing happens. with normal album images, they're simply removed from the album.
-> "Remove from album" is greyed out in the Images menu.
8. [APERTURE] select the first image of the stack within the album and press Command-Delete.
-> a dialog is presented confirming that the images inside the album are masters.
confirm.
-> the image is removed from the album, and from the project!
9. [APERTURE] select the remaining image and press Delete.
-> the image is removed from the album without affecting the master as would normally be expected.
(the work-around for removing 'masters' from the album is to unstack them after which they become 'normal' album items again.)
PROBLEM #2
10. [APERTURE] import the first master again, back into the same "Gregory" project.
-> we now have 3 masters in the project.
11. [APERTURE] stack the first two images.
12. [APERTURE] within project "Gregory", select "Album 2".
13. [SCRIPT] add all 3 images to "Album 1" (while "Album 2" is still selected within Aperture).
copy every image version of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA" to theImages
repeat with i in theImages
duplicate i to album "Album 1" of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA"
end repeat
-> only the unstacked image is added to the album.
14. [APERTURE] select the project "Gregory".
15. [SCRIPT] run the script again.
copy every image version of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA" to theImages
repeat with i in theImages
duplicate i to album "Album 1" of subfolder "nested" of project id "UkRHKvb/RfmZ8H+Jn/pxRA"
end repeat
-> all of the images are added to the album.
-> the stacked images are still 'masters' rather than simply album items.
PROBLEM #3
the "Duplicate" command should be used for adding images as links to objects such as albums. the use of the "Duplicate" term for this action leads to confusion. an additional "Add" or "Assign" command should be created for this specific purpose.
* end of steps to reproduce *
Expected Results:
whether stacked or not, images added to albums should be simple linked items, not masters, and which when deleted by pressing Delete simply disappear from the album without affecting the true masters.
Actual Results:
(1) stacked images added to albums are added as masters instead of linked items.
(2) stacked images cannot be added to albums if their containing projects are not selected in the Projects inspector.
(3) the use of the term "Duplicate" when applied to adding items to albums is confusing because the images aren't actually duplicated.
Regression:
Unstack all images before running any script that adds stacked images to albums.

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Would be great to be able to filter the view to just show the stacked images.
At the moment I purple colour code the images in stacks and then filter by colour.
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Grrrrrr........ I was afraid that was the case, which is why I mentioned the SC. Was really hoping you would have a different answer.
To make matters worse, if I do stack the images in an "allowed" area, the stack is not respected in the SC even though all of the images in the stack are present. Looks like I have to choose as to which is more useful for me, Smart Collections or Stacking. Clearly I can't have my cake and eat it too.
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