1st Registax 4 question

[matt]

OK.

So I've made the switch to Registax 4 due to the nature of the AVIs produced by my DMK.

I printed out the R4 User Manual and went along with the fast processing run using multiple points (starts on Page 3) and I've already hit a wall.

Everything was going great processing an uncompressed AVI of Saturn. I was using 2 alignment points.

I got up to step 7.

My 2 alignment points had been processed, but then the window marked "Initial alignment running point #1" didn't come up on the screen as per step 8.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

[gbeal]

No idea whatsoever, but does it work with just the one alignment point?
Gary

[matt]

Gaz.

I'm really trying to get the hang of MAP. Otherwise I may as well just use V3:lol:

And I really want to figure out why I can't get this window to come up.

[matt]

OK. Cool. Have fixed it.

Was definitely a software bug.

After all else failed, I completely removed and reinstalled R4 and voila!!!!

The graph is back and the prog is doing what it should.

Weird, though.

[matt]

So...

Here's the result of a run through R4 using MAP. (3 alignment points)

Not as bad as some other "Picasso" portraits I've ended up with using this alignment technique, but still a good demo of the probs I have in using it.

Despite the alignment problems this shows promise, since last night's seeing was very ordinary.

[Dennis]

You're doing so much better than me Matt - I've never got MAPs working on planetary images yet, without the appearance of the post modernist abstract jagged image shearing effects between alignment regions.

Cheers

Dennis

[John K]

Hi Matt,

with the joining of the multiple alignment points I had a similar issue. No matter what I did I could not get rid of them. Then finally someone owed up over the last days or so and suggested that you have to feather 3-5 PER alignment point.

So for 3 alignment points try a feather of 12. Has just worked for me, so would be interested to see how you go.

Good luck with R4.

John.

[Dennis]

Mate – I’ve tried feathers, and even gone as far as wearing cow hide hats, pig skin chaps and cotton drill T-shirts and no matter what gear or adornments I wear when processing in R4, I still can’t get rid of those jagged edges…:lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers

Dennis

[Ambermile]

Planetary is not really what MAP is about, it's ostensibly for lunar shots where the image is full screen. It will always struggle with this sort of pic.

Arthur

[iceman]

I don't agree at all. There's no reason R4 should not align planetary pics with MAP processing any worse than it can align lunar pics with MAP processing.

The only thing I can suggest is post a screenshot at each stage during registax processing, so I can see what your options are. I can then post the same during my processing and look for any differences.

I use MAP processing on planets all the time (Saturn and Jupiter) and I never get those jagged edges.

[Ambermile]

Yeah Mike - but you use magic and a 5x barlow so your image scale is huge and your focus is scary...

[[1ponders]]

This is only a guess, but what alignment size are you using Matt? I found I had problems if I used too big an alignment box. The other side of the coin is if you use a small alignment box then your image needs to be pretty stable and not wobble around the screen too much to get the best from it.