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Old 24-08-2014, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cometcatcher View Post
One costs a lot of money and one is free?

I don't have PI but from what I've seen it's a very impressive astro processing program, with a very steep learning curve. That's one reason I don't want to try it, I'm getting too old and stupid now to learn how to use yet another program. But then maybe I should, to exercise those sleepy brain cells...
Thanks for that. Might be best if I can figure out how to use DSS first. Might make it easier to use the program in the future if i choose to get it.

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Hey Nick, to answer your question is not really all that straight forward. DSS is predominately a stacking program and although it does have basic processing abilities, it was never meant to be used for proper processing. PI however is a processing program that also does stacking. PI is a closer comparison to photoshop than DSS, as they are both processing software. Hope that helps.
Interesting. Makes sense. I do have Photoshop all ready so I might just try to use that first.

Thanks for clearing up the question!
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