Thank you for doing all of these. The community has had very little in the way of good Monochrome editing information till now. Also DSS does come for Mac. There is a German guy that has a ported version out there.
Hi Peter, great video as always. There is alternative to aligning your images for the different channels in Photoshop, you can do it in DSS. If you've stacked the first channel, say Luminosity, pick the 'best' image from the score after registration in DSS and note the filename of this image. Then go to your next channel, say Red, import your red images as in the video, then open the previous 'best' Luminosity image that you selected, make sure it is unchecked, then right click and mark it as your reference image. This will align all of the reds against the selected reference image without including it in the stack. Repeat for your other channels and they will all be aligned prior to post-processing. Keep up with the great videos.
Thank you! That is a critical tip! Thankfully I found that out before I recorded the next tutorial, so I will be explaining that in this week's video. It really does make everything a lot easier when you use a reference frame!
Thank you so much for this video. I am still using a DSLR, but the techniques you have shown for processing in PS have helped me a great deal. You have explained it in such a way that is easy to understand and better yet actually works well. I have applied what you have said here to a previous image of mine and the difference is amazing. Thank you again and please keep up the good work. It is very much appreciated, especially with all us beginners out there.
FYI - If you use the type of WIFI extender that uses the electrical power circuits in your house, you can connect a "base" unit next to your router and a "satellite" unit near your outdoor astrophoto setup. This approach provides WIFI signal using the house electrical power circuits between the two extender units. Don't worry, there is no chance of being shocked, as the WIFI signal is transmitted over the electrical conductors in the opposite phase when the WIFI signal is transmitted. Best - Michael
Thanks for all this tutorials. They helped me lot starting with this hobby. I just recently started with Monochrome imaging. But when I try to stack them in DSS - it only gives with RGB stack. Is there a setting anywhere in DSS which I need to change?
I've honestly never tried any kind of live stacking, I'm usually just playing it safe and doing what I know for now. I think that would make for a great tutorial in the course though, thanks for the tip!
Every time I try to sample my black point (using a curves adjustment layer), my image turns completely white. I thought there could be something wrong with my astrophoto, but I've has the same result with a "normal", daytime RAW photo (of eg. a bird). Do you have any ideas what am I doing wrong?
Very simply, the Luminance filter (L) captures 400-700nm of light roughly (which is the full color spectrum from violet to red). A DSLR will automatically capture this range by default, without a filter. This is what produces a color photo. However, a monochrome sensor needs to break things up into specific wavelengths (by color usually), so we can ultimately create a color image like a DSLR. Therefore, we take photos with R (600-700nm), Green (500-600nm), and Blue (400-500nm). This separates the three color channels. Finally, we take a set of images with the L filter which captures that entire range. I'd recommend watching some of the earlier videos in this course for more information. You wouldn't need to do any of this with a DSLR
I don't understand astrophotography. I take like 4 hours of exposure of pinwheel galaxy with a monochrome camera and the result is completely shit with a 1k dollar camera. I don't get it
Thank you for doing all of these. The community has had very little in the way of good Monochrome editing information till now. Also DSS does come for Mac. There is a German guy that has a ported version out there.
Hi Peter, great video as always. There is alternative to aligning your images for the different channels in Photoshop, you can do it in DSS. If you've stacked the first channel, say Luminosity, pick the 'best' image from the score after registration in DSS and note the filename of this image. Then go to your next channel, say Red, import your red images as in the video, then open the previous 'best' Luminosity image that you selected, make sure it is unchecked, then right click and mark it as your reference image. This will align all of the reds against the selected reference image without including it in the stack. Repeat for your other channels and they will all be aligned prior to post-processing. Keep up with the great videos.
Thank you! That is a critical tip! Thankfully I found that out before I recorded the next tutorial, so I will be explaining that in this week's video. It really does make everything a lot easier when you use a reference frame!
ُi wish i see this video before, many thanks Peter keep it up well and great Tutorial
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and experience Peter. Amazing video as always.
Hi Peter really amazing as usual really easy to understand many thanks
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Great video. So many tips. Thanks again.
Thanks Peter, Nice clear tutorial. Keep'em comming.
Wow! The end image looks much cleaner than a DSLR one! Thanks for that.
Thank you for this man, this was extremely helpful to me. I learned quite a few photoshop tips.
Thank you so much for this video. I am still using a DSLR, but the techniques you have shown for processing in PS have helped me a great deal. You have explained it in such a way that is easy to understand and better yet actually works well. I have applied what you have said here to a previous image of mine and the difference is amazing. Thank you again and please keep up the good work. It is very much appreciated, especially with all us beginners out there.
I am about to start mono imaging myself. I found this tutorial very helpful. Thanks!
Great job Peter as always. Now it's time for Pixinsight!
Haha that's for another UA-camr to handle. I've got my hands full already! Photoshop can do a good job for now
This video was really helpful to me; thank you for this post!
Excellent video! Thank you!
thanks so much for sharing your knowledge man
Man really many thanks to you.
Another fab lesson...👍🏻
Excellent video, now to put it in to practice...
Amazing!!!
Thanks for putting this together. A fellow fan of Miami Vice I see. Classic :)
Love it
Okay, that “station mode” changes my mind about the asiair.
I wish I would have found that sooner!
Thank you for this, it's very helpful! Now what do you do with the images shot through the narrowband filters?
the Ethernet port is to be used with a WiFi extender.. not really designed to run a long cable from your home, although technically possible.
FYI - If you use the type of WIFI extender that uses the electrical power circuits in your house, you can connect a "base" unit next to your router and a "satellite" unit near your outdoor astrophoto setup. This approach provides WIFI signal using the house electrical power circuits between the two extender units. Don't worry, there is no chance of being shocked, as the WIFI signal is transmitted over the electrical conductors in the opposite phase when the WIFI signal is transmitted.
Best - Michael
Thanks for all this tutorials. They helped me lot starting with this hobby. I just recently started with Monochrome imaging. But when I try to stack them in DSS - it only gives with RGB stack. Is there a setting anywhere in DSS which I need to change?
Peter, is there any way to use the “tabs” at the bottom of the file list to separate the subs by filter type to speed selection for processing?
Hi Peter, great video as usual, what about the live stacking functionality of the asi air pro? Why do you use another stacking program?
I've honestly never tried any kind of live stacking, I'm usually just playing it safe and doing what I know for now. I think that would make for a great tutorial in the course though, thanks for the tip!
Thank you soooo much for the aligning tips! Can you align the same way in pixinsight?
You don't need to do it manually in pixinsight you can just use the ImageRegistration Process
Very helpful!
Would the workflow be same for a galaxy?
Every time I try to sample my black point (using a curves adjustment layer), my image turns completely white. I thought there could be something wrong with my astrophoto, but I've has the same result with a "normal", daytime RAW photo (of eg. a bird). Do you have any ideas what am I doing wrong?
thx for the great video. can you explain what a luminance file is. How do you record them with your dslr. thx
Very simply, the Luminance filter (L) captures 400-700nm of light roughly (which is the full color spectrum from violet to red). A DSLR will automatically capture this range by default, without a filter. This is what produces a color photo.
However, a monochrome sensor needs to break things up into specific wavelengths (by color usually), so we can ultimately create a color image like a DSLR. Therefore, we take photos with R (600-700nm), Green (500-600nm), and Blue (400-500nm). This separates the three color channels. Finally, we take a set of images with the L filter which captures that entire range.
I'd recommend watching some of the earlier videos in this course for more information.
You wouldn't need to do any of this with a DSLR
@@PeterZelinka thx for this information :)
Hey, Peter. Which version of Photoshop are you using? Dont know much about it as I spend most of my time learning about Pixinsight.
I'm using the latest CC version, you can get it for $10 a month through Adobe's Photography Plan
Also, does Sharpcap or the ASI air replace Polemaster?
Yes, if you have an auto-guider then SharpCap or the ASIAir would replace the need for a polemaster
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Love hour videos peter, but please lose the music, it's distracting. 😃
I don't understand astrophotography. I take like 4 hours of exposure of pinwheel galaxy with a monochrome camera and the result is completely shit with a 1k dollar camera. I don't get it