Stacking Prog Comparision PS4 vs. Zerene

I couldn't find any direct comparisons of these to stacking methods/programs. So I downloaded Zerene stacker and ran some tests.

First I used Zerene with Pmax in every combination I could think of. Then I ran it in Dmap mode. Then I compared it with the same 6 image stack that was done initially with CS4.

In CS4 all images were opened via LR3 as layers, all layers selected, auto-align was run, then auto-blend "stacking" option was run.

This is far from scientific, just some tests I ran I my computer using the two programs. In an effort to obtain better, sharper, cleaner stacks I really want Zerene Stacker to work well. The results should speak for themselves, unfortunately CS4 looks better to me. I could be doing something wrong and am open to any suggestions to make this work better.

One thing for sure is Zerene stacker is FAR quicker and uses the resources of my new 2010 MacPro much better. This alone is a reason to go with Zerene.

What do you guys think?

Here are the results which are 50% crops:

#1 Zerene Stacker Pmax

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