Can Photoshop CS6 remove moving people or cars by median-stacking multiple shots?
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I want to combine several photos of the same scene to remove tourists, cars, or other objects that moved between shots. I saw this demonstrated as a median-stack technique in Photoshop, but I’m unsure whether it works in Photoshop CS6 (not Extended). If not, is there another way to achieve a similar result, either in CS6 or with free software?
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Yes, I have done it in CS5 and CS6 with the following:
- File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack
- Select all layers and use Edit > Auto Align to align them
- Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object
- Layer > Smart Objects > Stack Mode and choose Median
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Yes. In Photoshop CS6 you can do this with a stack-based workflow:
- File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack
- Select all layers and use Edit > Auto-Align Layers
- Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object
- Layer > Smart Objects > Stack Mode > Median
This works when the scene stays mostly unchanged and only the unwanted subjects move between frames.
If the automatic median result isn’t ideal, a manual CS6 method is to load the images as layers, auto-align them, then add layer masks and paint on the masks to hide/reveal parts of each frame. That can give more control than an automated median blend.
If you want a free alternative, ImageJ/Fiji can also perform this kind of operation, assuming the images are aligned first. TIFF files are commonly used for that workflow.
So: yes, CS6 can do it, and there are also free alternatives if needed.
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