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Originally Posted by RugbyRene
Hi all,
Lately I’ve been in an astro imaging slump. I haven’t taken an image in maybe 6 months. I had a think about why and it all comes down to how long and complicated post processing is. I can’t face how long it takes to process my images.
I use Pixinsight which is good but it all just takes so long and is so complicated it can all get a bit overwhelming.
So I was wondering if there is anyway or if there any software out there that can automate the post processing part of astrophotography. I realise some people enjoy this part of it but for me it’s just tedious.
We’ve been able to pretty much automate the data acquisition part of it, so why can’t we do the same with post-processing?
Cheers
Rene
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Hi Rene,
We all have our preferences but I really do like Affinity Photo for all my Astro stacking and processing. It is FUN and ENJOYABLE does a good job and there are many Macros to help automate the setup and development process. Available Macros make the set up of HSO, HOO, Bi-Colour, RGBL etc really easy. See the tutorial at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2vVO9WoDC0
I have tried Pixinsight. I have a Masters Degree in IT with a GPA of 6.4 but I still find Pixinsight a headbanger. I am sure Pixnsight is great if I only could discover how to
easily use the sophisticated processes inherent the software.
Hope this helps.
SB