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Valid support questions can be about: Software installation problems. Basic software and corporate website usage. General questions on our licensing system. Please ensure that what you report is a support question, not a question on image processing topics. Also, please check that the question you are reporting has not already been answered. 1. 2. Jun 1, 2021. #1. Hi all, I am glad to announce a new version of the PixInsight core application: 1.8.8-8. This is an important maintenance release providing bug fixes, new features and stability improvements on all platforms. Installation packages for PixInsight 1.8.8-8 are now available to all licensed users for Linux, macOS and …Oct 21, 2015. #1. Hi. New to this forum. I have a problem reading fits-files in Pixinsight. They are gray. I am using a Starlight-Xpress SXVR-H694 with the supplied software. I have read that there could be a problem with starlight Xpress cameras and fits-files in Pixinsight, but not sure about it. I am now using Deep …Guys, I just wanted to share a process I came up with in pixelmath that I call Narrowband Normalization that allows you to normalize SHO or HOO (or HOO from a OSC) data in a drag and drop process. I use the offset/scaling normalization method to match the OIII and or SII to that of the Ha signal. I created a video on how this works listed below.Can you reset the ImageSolver script, reenter the coordinates, the date, the focale distance and the Pixel size and run the script (change nothing else). If it is still failing can you report here the console output (you can copy it and insert it as code here) veames said: Althought strangely the save is different than the one …Mar 2, 2024 · But analyzing GradientCorrection models can be difficult and highly subjective due to the following reasons: 1. As we say in the videos, a gradient removal technique based exclusively on the image data will always be a compromise since complete separation of gradients and real object data is impossible. 2. Hi, Having some trouble successfully applying flats to this target. Quite possible I have missed something obvious. I have tried using different sets of flats. And I also tried taking new darks (for the lights and for the flats). Nothing seems to make a difference. The result always has...Apr 10, 2020. #1. I acquired PixInsight in February and today went to update to the most recent v 1.8.8-5. On doing so I was told to first delete the exisiting version before installing the new one and, as far as can see, the new updated version has intalled OK. Notwithstanding, I was susprised to have to delete the exisisting …Delete the "updates.xri" file from PixInsight's main application directory. I did this and NXT installed correctly. Thanks to RC-Astro for sharing this. Reactions ... New versions (the latest I'm aware of being 1.8.9-1) are documented on the "Release information" forums. Updates between versions, distributed by the …Aug 30, 2023 · General. Talk about the PixInsight platform: Post your questions and support requests, or share your experiences with the PixInsight platform here. This is also the place for more or less off-topic discussions (on a dedicated sub-board) . Jun 1, 2022 · Jun 1, 2022. #1. Here is a new (and simple) method to extract and recombine stars with starless images that retains star color and brightness. If you've played around much with removing stars, processing the starless image separately, and then trying to recombine the stars with it, you may have run into difficulties that this method can solve. Sep 21, 2023 · They offer a systematic learning approach designed to help users create new connections and learn new meanings, two skills that the team at WeDoArt believes are important elements of human intelligence. The aim is to help you grow as an astrophotographer and enjoy creating your artistic creations in PixInsight. Thank you, The WeDoArt ... This forum board is reserved exclusively to announce newly released modules and scripts on the PixInsight platform. 1. 2. 3. … 14. Next. Filters. M. …A beta version of AI2 for BlurXTerminator is available for testing. This update is primarily intended to address the shift in star color occasionally observed with AI1. It should also eliminate the subtle vertical banding artifacts observed in very bright areas (e.g., galaxy cores) on some images. No other intended changes …In today’s digital age, building brand authority and trust is crucial for any business seeking to succeed in their marketing efforts. Forums offer a unique space where users active...Oct 8, 2023 · Well-known member. Oct 8, 2023. #1. Hey everyone, I'm thrilled to announce that I have taken over the maintenance and distribution of the EZ Processing Suite, originally created by S. Dimant. This suite is an essential tool for PixInsight users, and I'm committed to ensuring its continued availability and community driven improvement. The National Leadership Youth Forum (NLYF) is a dynamic and exciting event that brings together young leaders from across the country. The NLYF is designed to inspire and empower y...It's worth remembering that, after all the processing, SPCC ends up with just two numbers: a B/G ratio and an R/G ratio. When you look at the plots, these are based on a statistical fit through as many measurable stars as possible, but it is often clear that there is substantial residual uncertainty. So don't be too …Active member. Apr 29, 2023. #17. I decided to download the entire Gaia DR3 and DR3/SP after watching a video by Simon Block and now SPCC failes on every attempt and for every image. In SPCC, the only Gaia catalogs available to …Valid support questions can be about: Software installation problems. Basic software and corporate website usage. General questions on our licensing system. Please ensure that what you report is a support question, not a question on image processing topics. Also, please check that the question you are reporting has not already been answered. 1. 2.Nov 21, 2023 · I was wondering if there is documentation or resources that explains the listed functions below and what the results mean: 1) Noise Evaluation In today’s digital age, having a unique and eye-catching profile picture is essential. Whether you’re using it for your social media accounts, professional platforms, or online for...Well-known member. Hi All - I've created two short tutorials showing how to create and use Process Icons. Learning how to create and save Process Icons was the single biggest step in my learning PI. Hope these tutorials prove useful for you. Creating, Editing, Saving and Loading PixInsight Process Icons: Part 1 Creating, Editing, Saving …Oct 21, 2015. #1. Hi. New to this forum. I have a problem reading fits-files in Pixinsight. They are gray. I am using a Starlight-Xpress SXVR-H694 with the supplied software. I have read that there could be a problem with starlight Xpress cameras and fits-files in Pixinsight, but not sure about it. I am now using Deep …Dec 7, 2023 · Dec 7, 2023. #1. I am looking for a method to blind solve a series of wide field images. When provided with approximate center coordinates, Pixinsight's Image Solver is able to solve the images, but given the number of images that I need to solve (and the fact that there is no information in the headers about even approximate position) this ... Feb 19, 2020 · The LocalNormalization tool provides many resources for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of results, which should always be used. If you are starting, keep things simple and try to learn correct, robust procedures. You probably don't need LocalNormalization for this data set, and shouldn't use it at this point. B. Well-known member. Jan 27, 2008. #7. To all, I finally figured out the formula. Here it is: (1-mask)*m42_long+mask*m42_short I'm not sure why the other technique didn't work (i.e. adding the mask to the long exposure through the Mask menu and using just the short image in a PixelMath instance). Wade.[Deep Sky] Processing techniques / PixInsight computer specs minimum and middle [Deep Sky] Processing techniques · Tareq Abdulla · …PCL and PJSR Development. Share code and programming techniques, learn how to create advanced software tools with the PixInsight Class Library (PCL) and PixInsight JavaScript Runtime (PJSR) frameworks, or discuss about anything related to C++ and JavaScript programming on the PixInsight platform. Threads. 598. Messages.Well-known member. Feb 8, 2021. #1. This thread is a follow on from my recent post here looking at an image registration issue that I'm having. I have addressed my hardware problems in that I have replaced the focuser on my FSQ106 with a very nice unit from Feather Touch. The data that I am getting now looks very clean as …Archived forum contents (read-only) General . Detailed directions to install starnet2. Thread starter Mick G; Start date Oct 6, 2022; M. Mick G Well-known member. Oct 6, 2022 #1 Does anyone have a detailed set of directions on how to install Starnet2 for PixInsight on a windows 11 computer? ... Make sure you …This night I installed the complete set. Just in the download folder, not in Pixinsight folder. In the morning SPCC worked. Then I had to go to work and forgot to save the project. Tonight after work, I started SPCC again and it doesn't work again. It comes up with the message, no stars found. Complete set.It's worth remembering that, after all the processing, SPCC ends up with just two numbers: a B/G ratio and an R/G ratio. When you look at the plots, these are based on a statistical fit through as many measurable stars as possible, but it is often clear that there is substantial residual uncertainty. So don't be too …The National Leadership Youth Forum (NLYF) is a dynamic and exciting event that brings together young leaders from across the country. The NLYF is designed to inspire and empower y... This forum board is reserved exclusively to announce newly released modules and scripts on the PixInsight platform. By applying noise reduction to the first wavelet layer, we can suppress or reduce high-frequency noise. On subsequent layers we can apply noise reduction to larger structures. In this case we have worked on the first four …Jan 22, 2024. #12. The DR3 and DR3/SP XPSD databases used by PixInsight are both PixInsight-filtered subsets of the full Gaia DR3 data release. DR3 is filtered for astrometric use by ImageSolver (and contains no spectrum data); DR3/SP contains extended spectrum data for use by SPCC (and can not be used by ImageSolver).PCL and PJSR Development. Share code and programming techniques, learn how to create advanced software tools with the PixInsight Class Library (PCL) and PixInsight JavaScript Runtime (PJSR) frameworks, or discuss about anything related to C++ and JavaScript programming on the PixInsight platform. Threads. 598. Messages.PixInsight Forums PixInsight’s very own forum. Follow all the latest releases, news, and discussions. The Backyard Astronomy Space Another …Up-to-date instructions for enabling GPU acceleration | PixInsight ForumAre you looking for the EZ Processing Suite, a set of scripts that simplify and automate some common tasks in PixInsight? Find out how to download, install and use this powerful tool in this forum thread, where you can also ask questions and share your feedback with other users.May 18, 2022 · May 18, 2022. #1. Hi all, I am glad to announce the release of a new version of PixInsight: 1.8.9-1. This is a maintenance release providing important bug fixes, improvements and new features on all supported platforms. Installation packages for PixInsight 1.8.9-1 are now available to all licensed users for Linux, macOS and Windows: https ... Pixinsight 1.8.9-2 Ripley(x64) I just upgraded to new Pixinsight Version and am unable to install Starnet V2. (With the previous version of PI, the install worked fine). Here's what I've done: After I downloaded and copied 3 files to the bin directory - the StarNet2 _weights.pb file, the StarNet2-pxm.dll file and the …Jan 24, 2024. #2. yes, SFS can take an "approval" expression and a "weighting" expression. the approval expression can be used to automatically approve subs based on their attributes. "weighting" will write a weight keyword to the header of the file that ImageIntegration can use for weighting. just google "subframeselector …Dec 3, 2023. #1. Hello I did some LRGB capturing on Jupiter. I stacked the videos in AS3 and pulled the three RGB TIFFs into Pixinsight to use LRGB Combine to produce a colour image. The first time I tried it worked lovely. Then after that, when I tried again, all I get is a grey scale image with no colour, although PI names it RGB.Oct 13, 2020 · PixInsight Staff. I am glad to announce an important new feature now available for PixInsight 1.8.8-6 on all supported platforms: The local Gaia DR2 database and its associated GaiaDR2 module and process. The Gaia DR2 database consists of a set of files providing positions, proper motions, parallaxes and three-band magnitudes, as well as data ... 0 additional PixInsight module(s) were found on directory: C:/Program Files/PixInsight/bin (Nonrecursive search) And there is no Starnet2 listed unter Process. For your information, I've installed the version Pixinsight 1.8.9.1. Of course, I've downloaded the Starnet2 version for this Pixinsight 1.8.9.1. Regards Günther Dec 29, 2023. #1. I've built a new desktop machine from parts. I've been running it for about 10 days, with various workloads, and have had no problems. I've run the PixInsight benchmark many times with no problems (the machine typically scores around 40,000). The basic specs of the machine are: CPU: Intel …Pixinsight 1.8.9-2 Ripley(x64) I just upgraded to new Pixinsight Version and am unable to install Starnet V2. (With the previous version of PI, the install worked fine). Here's what I've done: After I downloaded and copied 3 files to the bin directory - the StarNet2 _weights.pb file, the StarNet2-pxm.dll file and the …Removing it from the repository does not remove the script. You want a fully up-to-date repository list, and they use Resources > Updates > Reset Updates. That tells PI to refresh everything in the repository list. You may have to then use the Check for Update option. One or two restarts of PI will be required.Jan 22, 2024. #12. The DR3 and DR3/SP XPSD databases used by PixInsight are both PixInsight-filtered subsets of the full Gaia DR3 data release. DR3 is filtered for astrometric use by ImageSolver (and contains no spectrum data); DR3/SP contains extended spectrum data for use by SPCC (and can not be used by ImageSolver).Mar 2, 2024 · Well-known member. I installed today the new Pixinsight v18.9-2 Build 1601 and checked the new FilterManager. First thing I noticed was that there is no import function to import filters which are not covered. Consequently, SPPC has the import function removed. Though I was able to compare the new filters.xpsd with the one I generated, adding ... Apr 15, 2021 · you have to do "check for updates" after adding the repository. the scripts will then be downloaded, and then you have to quit PI to trigger the installation process. 0 additional PixInsight module(s) were found on directory: C:/Program Files/PixInsight/bin (Nonrecursive search) And there is no Starnet2 listed unter Process. For your information, I've installed the version Pixinsight 1.8.9.1. Of course, I've downloaded the Starnet2 version for this Pixinsight 1.8.9.1. Regards Günther This night I installed the complete set. Just in the download folder, not in Pixinsight folder. In the morning SPCC worked. Then I had to go to work and forgot to save the project. Tonight after work, I started SPCC again and it doesn't work again. It comes up with the message, no stars found. Complete set.Add this URL to your repository list in Resources>Updates>Manage Repositories. Then run Resources>Updates>Check for Updates, the new ColorMask script should be found and downloaded. Finally you will need to restart PixInsight to complete the installation. The new script will appear under Script>Utilities as … We are glad to announce the release of a new version of our CometAlignment module: 1.3.5 for Linux, macOS and Windows. The CometAlignment tool has been designed to align fast–moving objects, such as asteroids and comets, interactively among the stars. The process also allows you to perform... Are you a proud owner of a Singer sewing machine? Whether you are an experienced seamstress or just starting your sewing journey, having access to the right resources is crucial. A...Below I'm referring strictly to the single GPU performance, I have not measured anything else. It took a g5.4xlarge instance with an A10G (9216 cores, 1.3GHz clock) to obtain the same times as my home GTX 1080 (2560 cores, 1.6GHz clock). A g4dn.4xlarge instance with a Tesla T4 (2560 cores, 0.6GHz clock) was …I am trying to update the normalize scale gradient script. I installed PI version 1.8.8-8 but my version of NSG does not have the Image Integration features. With Windows do I need to uninstall PI altogether again and then re-install it? Or is there an update that I can download and install that...Forums. PixInsight. Information on published tutorials and processing techniques with PixInsight. Please read the board rules before posting.Mastering PixInsight does much more than covering PixInsight from A to Z. In addition to including the most complete PixInsight Reference Guide on the planet to date, the book takes an intimate look at RBA's huge private repository of countless personal processing tips, "tricks", methods and know-how accrued over more than ten years.Member. Sep 27, 2023. #5. pfile said: yes, you put the files in the folder scripts, which is inside the folder src, which is itself in the pixinsight installation directory. i guess on windows this is C:\Program Files\PixInsight\src\scripts. then start up PI and go into scripts > feature scripts, click add, and navigate to that directory.Oct 21, 2015. #1. Hi. New to this forum. I have a problem reading fits-files in Pixinsight. They are gray. I am using a Starlight-Xpress SXVR-H694 with the supplied software. I have read that there could be a problem with starlight Xpress cameras and fits-files in Pixinsight, but not sure about it. I am now using Deep …Nov 21, 2023 · Thank you for the quick response! 1. I am using a licensed version, not trial version. 2. If I remember correctly, the last time I had installed the latest version of PixInsight some time in September. PixInsight is a modular, open-architecture, portable image processing platform available for FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. pixinsight.com Sorry for being a skeptic but I am overwhelmed by the plethora of resources offering advice (?) on PixInsight (youtube and others) and I wish the PI forum to be a high-SNR resource and …Yellowbullet.com is a popular online forum that caters to the automotive enthusiast community. With a wide range of topics and discussions, it provides a unique opportunity for bus...Our standard LocalNormalization tool (LN) has also been completely redesigned and reimplemented in version 1.8.9 of PixInsight. LN implements a multiscale local normalization algorithm based on the multiscale median transform (MMT) and two methods for relative scale evaluation: one based on our hybrid …If you are a fan of collecting or trading virtual items, you may have come across the term “MM2 values” in various online forums or platforms. One of the primary factors influencin...Ever since the early days of Pong, computer gaming has been an engaging pastime. Initially, gamers often turned to forums and message boards to meet these needs — until Discord arr...Dec 27, 2015. #1. Hello all. I post this thread in order to get the word out that my website, Light Vortex Astronomy, has undergone some large changes. This used to run on Google Blogger but is now running on Weebly. The original blog has now been deleted and the new website has taken over. A .com domain name was also …This cuDNN 8.7.0 Installation Guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and check for correct operation of NVIDIA cuDNN on Linux and Microsoft Windows systems. With my new computer getting 4 min with the old methods and BluXterminator and 2 min with the new... run time cut by 50%.Mar 2, 2024 · Well-known member. I installed today the new Pixinsight v18.9-2 Build 1601 and checked the new FilterManager. First thing I noticed was that there is no import function to import filters which are not covered. Consequently, SPPC has the import function removed. Though I was able to compare the new filters.xpsd with the one I generated, adding ... Community Articles. How to Enable GPU Acceleration in Pixinsight. By Scotty Bishop. October 19, 2023. Certain processes in PixInsight, like …If you use MaskedStretch instead of HT, you can bring out more of the faint dust without blowing out the core. After the main stretch, you can use exponential transformation with a mask that protects the brightest areas, to push the weaker parts a little. To simplify the process, you can extract a Luminance layer …Mastering PixInsight does much more than covering PixInsight from A to Z. In addition to including the most complete PixInsight Reference Guide on the planet to date, the book takes an intimate look at RBA's huge private repository of countless personal processing tips, "tricks", methods and know-how accrued over more than ten years.All instructions for Pixinsight CUDA acceleration I've seen are too old to cover the latest generation of GPUs, so I wrote a tutorial. This should work on anything from GTX900 to RTX4000-series. Even if you already got it to work using an older version of CUDA, it's a worthwhile update that will give a hefty speed boost …This is a continuation of our PixInsight for Newbies workshop. Now that you've begun to harness PixInsight’s powerful toolkit, it’s time to take it up a notch. In 'Next Steps for Newbies,' Ron and Warren will expand on the basic workflow with the following powerful tools and techniques for both One-Shot Color (OSC) and Monochrome cameras:Computer etiquette is the proper way to communicate while interacting with people online. Whether it’s done in an email, a chat room, a forum or a blog, there are certain things to...I have fully installed the module and have run it without issues till the last Pixinsight upgrade on the 18th May 2022 1.8.9-1 I have spoken to RC-Astro via emails and have uninstalled Pix and re installed Pix to no avail. Can someone help? Bug Reports. Valid bug reports must include: A precise and detailed description of the problem. The precise steps necessary to reproduce the problem. Information on the operating system and hardware where the problem has been observed. If the problem is reproducible with specific data, a link to a minimal data set sufficient to reproduce it. Forums. Forums. PixInsight. Only general topics on image processing and issues related exclusively to PixInsight are allowed. Please read the board rules before posting. Are you looking for the EZ Processing Suite, a set of scripts that simplify and automate some common tasks in PixInsight? Find out how to download, install and use this powerful tool in this forum thread, where you can also ask questions and share your feedback with other users.Apr 27, 2021. #1. This script is designed to prepare calibrated frames for ImageIntegration. It adjusts the (brightness) scale and gradient of all frames to match the best frame. This has many benefits; for example: More precise data rejection. It will make it easier to reject satellite trails, hot pixels and cosmic ray strikes.Updated the script to use PixInsight's SurfaceSpline to model the relative gradient between the reference and target images. The graphs now display smooth curves instead of line segments The graphs are now interactive, allowing the user to zoom (mouse wheel) and display the mouse coordinates in the title bar …Mastering PixInsight does much more than covering PixInsight from A to Z. In addition to including the most complete PixInsight Reference Guide on the planet to date, the book takes an intimate look at RBA's huge private repository of countless personal processing tips, "tricks", methods and know-how accrued over more than ten years.Hi Everyone, Fourth Blog post in the series covering the PixInsight Statistics Dialog. Discover the power of PixInsight's Statistics Dialog in our in-depth exploration. From assessing image quality to in-depth statistics, we've got you covered. Learn how to analyze, adjust, and enhance your...Yes. Keep it in PI. It is not good to take your 32-bit floating file, convert it to 16-bit integer, and then bring it back for more processing in PI. The most common star+starless method starts with two 32-bit FP views, combined in PM with an expression like combine (stars,starless,op_screen ()).I have three hours of data on the Soul Nebula with a L Extreme filter (Ha / Oiii) and three hours with an Askar Sii / Oiii filter. I want to combine the two integrated results to produce a singe SHO image. I assume I need to extract the two channels from each image then re-combine them. Does...If I use BlurXTerminator after SPCC, as last process before stretching, then the result fits well, the points are all close to the lines in the SPCC analysis (Picture 1). But if I do it like in the tutorials, between DBE and SPCC, I get a clear purple tinge in the image and the dots form a cloud around the lines (Picture 2).May 18, 2022. #1. Hi all, I am glad to announce the release of a new version of PixInsight: 1.8.9-1. This is a maintenance release providing important bug fixes, improvements and new features on all supported platforms. Installation packages for PixInsight 1.8.9-1 are now available to all licensed users for Linux, macOS and Windows: https ...Computer etiquette is the proper way to communicate while interacting with people online. Whether it’s done in an email, a chat room, a forum or a blog, there are certain things to...They offer a systematic learning approach designed to help users create new connections and learn new meanings, two skills that the team at WeDoArt believes are important elements of human intelligence. The aim is to help you grow as an astrophotographer and enjoy creating your artistic creations in PixInsight. Thank you, …May 18, 2022 · May 18, 2022. #1. Hi all, I am glad to announce the release of a new version of PixInsight: 1.8.9-1. 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