Burst stacking

More from the moments you capture.

A steady hand is helpful. A tripod is not always possible. Phorevia aligns compatible frames, combines their RAW data and uses motion-aware rejection to limit the contribution of frames that do not agree.

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Aligned stack — Burst stacking example — **Handheld burst · matched development** Compare a reference frame with the aligned result. Exposure, colour and tone are held constant so you can inspect the effect of combining frames.

Single frame — Burst stacking example — **Handheld burst · matched development** Compare a reference frame with the aligned result. Exposure, colour and tone are held constant so you can inspect the effect of combining frames.

Capture & processing notes 9 source photographs · 960 × 640 detail crop

Reference file: _DSC6373.dng
Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens: 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art 019
Dimensions: 7008 × 4672
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125 s
Aperture: f/9
Focal length: 35.4 mm

Before

Default RAW development
As-shot white balance
AI denoise off

After

9 handheld RAW frames
Production joint-reference high-quality alignment and accumulation
Default RAW development
AI denoise off

The reference frame and stack use the same development. No extra noise or blur was added to the source.

The detail view uses the same 960 × 640 source-pixel rectangle on both sides, starting at (1060, 3276). Its display size adapts to your screen.

A closer look

The tools behind the result.

Automatic alignment

Align handheld captures before combining them. Dense alignment follows differences across the image rather than assuming every part moved by the same amount.

Motion-aware merging

Movement and inconsistent samples contribute less to the result. Inspect moving foliage and subject boundaries as well as stationary texture; difficult movement can still limit the benefit of stacking.

Choose the right method

Use aligned stacking for a handheld burst, or RAW averaging for compatible frames that already line up. Keep the individual sources available alongside the stack.

Continue developing

Select the stack result to adjust light, colour and detail, then export. Saved stack edits retain the relationship to the source frames.

Inside Phorevia

From your capture to your final image.

The actual desktop workspace, with the photograph and tools used for this example.

Phorevia desktop workspace showing Burst stacking with a real photograph

Select the burst

Open your photographs and choose compatible frames in Create stack.
Align and combine

Choose the stacking method and build the combined image.
Inspect and finish

Check detail and moving areas, develop the stack result, then export.

See the source selection Actual frames in the desktop workspace

Actual Phorevia stack selection showing the source photographs used for Burst stacking — The real source frames selected before the combined image was built.

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