Best stacking software

[KenGee]

Hi All, trying my hand at solar photography with a non tracking mount. What is the best software to stack none tracking images. Registax doesn't seem to be copping...or is it me:shrug:

[Merlin66]

Kenny,
Normally the exposures are so short that there's no issue stacking with Registax 5 (I prefer 5 to the later version 6) or Autostakkert 2.
Which camera are you using?
A fast frame mono is certainly the best tool.

[KenGee]

Hi Ken, I'm using a ZWO 174MMM, when I get to the last step it is rejecting all of the imagines, if I change the setting i get a image that is half white half black.

[barx1963]

I found that Registax 6 didn't like the AVI's that my Chameleon 3 camera produced. Couldn't cope with any of the codecs I tried.
So I can just switch the camera software to produce BMP files instead and just stack those or use PIPP to convert the AVI frames into BMPs.

Cheers

Malcolm

[Merlin66]

Kenny,
Which codec are you using?
How many frames in the AVI?
I haven't yet tried the ASI174, but it is a favourite for the solar imagers...
What ever the issue/ problem I'm 100% sure is not a major one and can be fixed.
Ken

[KenGee]

Thanks guys, sorry for the late reply had Xmas commitments. I installed registax v5 and it has resolved the problem somewhat. It is still rejecting a lot of pictures o I need to do a bit more playing. I'll try it on a tracking mount and see if the helps.

Hope the new year brings you clear sky's.