StarXterminator for Photoshop and Pixinsight

[marc4darkskies]

Anyone else discovered Russell Croman's StarXterminator plugins for Photoshop and Pixinsight yet?

PS: Never mind - I see others are already using it. Great product!

[Nikolas]

Yes it is a great little addon and works much better than topaz denoise.
Still experimenting with it so as not to upset the purists:)
Edit: sorry was thinking of NoiseXterminator which could be a game changer as it doesnt affect the stars and is easily adjustable

[AdamJL]

Yep I've got it. Purchased it when I saw how good it was compared to Starnet.

Then Starnet came out with an update that's as good as StarXTerminator, and it's free... sooo... if you haven't purchased StarXTerminator, I wouldn't bother for now. Stick with Starnet.

[marc4darkskies]

There's no doubt starnet v2 is a great product, but I prefer a photoshop plugin so the workflow stays in one place as much as possible.

[Bassnut]

Yes, the photoshop plug is sure more convenient thats for sure. Then.... along comes noisexterminator plug in, its a cracker!, way less artifacts than Topaz, we live in interesting times.

[marc4darkskies]

I haven't tried NoiseXterminator - will give it a go!

[marc4darkskies]

Trialled NoiseXTerminator .... :eyepop:! Best noise mitigation tool I've seen! Now purchased. Thanks for the tip Fred!

[Andy01]

+1 NoiseXTerminator > Absolutely gobsmakking - it doesn't generate artifacts or mess with stars. Amazing! :)

[The_bluester]

Yep, I don't recall the last bit of software that I downloaded as a trial and then paid for a full license within half an hour. I spent a bit of time throwing varied data sets at it and unless you go really silly with the detail slider, it just works.

[marc4darkskies]

... and if you're careful with the settings even the faintest stars are preserved. That's a game changer if you're a stretching fiend like me! :)

[Retrograde]

I've downloaded the trial of NoiseXterminator but yet to give it a proper go.

Anyone used GradientXterminator? Gradients are a big issue I find when trying to image broadband targets in Bortle 7 skies.

[marc4darkskies]

Yes, I use GradientXterminator, and it works well but you'll need to read the manual or the tutorial to get the best results. It's not a one-click thing.

[Retrograde]

Noted - thanks. :thumbsup:

[RyanJones]

I downloaded the trial starxterminator for PS. When I try to run it it says no AI and gives me an option to download it but when I do it gets to about 84% then kicks back out to the screen where it says No AI. Any ideas ?

[marc4darkskies]

There's a support option on the starXterminator web page.

[YawRate]

I had the same experience.

I purchased it just before Starnet V2 was released, and kind of regretted it now. Its better than Starnet V1, but Starnet V2 beat it handily in my tests.

[marc4darkskies]

Fine if you use Pixinsight. I'm strictly a Photoshop man.

[marc4darkskies]

FYI. You can see a couple of repros I did with StarXterminator and NoiseXterminator here:

https://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=199157
https://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=199233