At the time the software did support RAW files directly. Even still, though, I like to do a small amount of processing on the images before stacking to see exactly how far I can safely push the data that’s in the image.
Thank you. Very informative lesson. Have you compared Starry Landscape Stacker against LrC denoise or Topaz AI denoise? I am a novice but when I tried it using about 20 images (in SLS) the LrC and Topaz removed more noise and seemed to give cleaner results at 200%.
I haven't done a direct / scientific comparison, but may do that soon. Theoretically speaking, stacking should allow further detail to be revealed given the nature of noise being random. AI can certainly do a good job of removing (decreasing) noise, but stacking will likely be the best way to reveal the true details vs the approximation delivered by AI.
Only very lightly processed prior to stacking. I like to gently adjust he exposure and shadows to reveal a bit more detail before stacking, but the vast majority of editing takes places on the staked image(s).
@@marcrasselphotography thanks for reply. You should make a tutorial for MW editing. the result that I see is very interesting. Not too heavy postprocess gives a nice light to the MW.
@@alessandrostorace5255 I’ve gotten that request quite often. Since we’re getting in to MW core season again, I’ll try to get that video higher up on the list.
@@marcrasselphotography Hi, correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't it make more sense to edit more heavily while in raw prior to stacking rather than on TIFF format??
@@Keychainproduction You certainly can, but in my experience I've found there to be a higher risk of revealing / creating artifacts from slight differences in image handling between subs that, when stacked, can show odd patterns. But like everything, there are trade-offs on both sides. There's definitely a valid argument for heavier processing of the raw files since you'll be able to recover more shadow / highlights from raw data vs TIFFs that have some of that data baked in.
You present steps very clearly and simply. Tx very. Can't wait to try.
Glad you found it helpful. Let me know how it goes for you!
Amazing work. Waiting for Milkyway full advance editing tutorial. TIA
Great tutorial! Thanks 😊👍
That was amazing
Great video!
Thanks - glad you found it helpful!
Thanks, great tutorial. One question: why didn't you import the raw directly into SLS?
At the time the software did support RAW files directly. Even still, though, I like to do a small amount of processing on the images before stacking to see exactly how far I can safely push the data that’s in the image.
Thank you. Very informative lesson. Have you compared Starry Landscape Stacker against LrC denoise or Topaz AI denoise? I am a novice but when I tried it using about 20 images (in SLS) the LrC and Topaz removed more noise and seemed to give cleaner results at 200%.
I haven't done a direct / scientific comparison, but may do that soon. Theoretically speaking, stacking should allow further detail to be revealed given the nature of noise being random. AI can certainly do a good job of removing (decreasing) noise, but stacking will likely be the best way to reveal the true details vs the approximation delivered by AI.
@@marcrasselphotography Thanks!
very interesitng, but the MW was already postprocessed before the stacking, right ?
Only very lightly processed prior to stacking. I like to gently adjust he exposure and shadows to reveal a bit more detail before stacking, but the vast majority of editing takes places on the staked image(s).
@@marcrasselphotography thanks for reply. You should make a tutorial for MW editing. the result that I see is very interesting. Not too heavy postprocess gives a nice light to the MW.
@@alessandrostorace5255 I’ve gotten that request quite often. Since we’re getting in to MW core season again, I’ll try to get that video higher up on the list.
@@marcrasselphotography Hi, correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't it make more sense to edit more heavily while in raw prior to stacking rather than on TIFF format??
@@Keychainproduction You certainly can, but in my experience I've found there to be a higher risk of revealing / creating artifacts from slight differences in image handling between subs that, when stacked, can show odd patterns. But like everything, there are trade-offs on both sides. There's definitely a valid argument for heavier processing of the raw files since you'll be able to recover more shadow / highlights from raw data vs TIFFs that have some of that data baked in.