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Originally Posted by h0ughy
Doug i have no idea why you dislike this programme so much. I have just purchased the sky6 and CCDINSPECTOR as well as a few other astro programmes with convoluted and specialised logins and passwords and codes just to get on and logged into activate and gain access to updates. PI covers multiplatforms - the others dont. That said - i have not had an issue with pixinsight on any of the computers and sytems that i have it installed on. The new version of PI as automatic updates now - its brilliant.
Since ytou have already wasted your hard earned then why not download the latest version and use it. A lot has changed in the software.
i have only scratched the surface of the programme, but i know one thing - it convinced me that it was totally worth every cent.
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David I think you missunderstand my ramblings. I don't hate the program persay. I just hate the convoluted method of having to try and find the licence file which was stored very safely on a separate partion on my hard drive. This was ruined when the HD went up in smoke. Fortunately I had also put a copy back on another portable hard disk as well. Just found it. I also just realised I need a separate username and Password to be able to download the program and even it's updates. I own the full CCDWare suite and The Sky six and in no way are either of these programs as convoluted to get even an update from or the original serial no for if it is lost.
I agree the program is very good at what it is designed for but it's use is also quite a different process from say Photoshop or Paintshop. I don't see that it adds terribly much in functionality to the likes of photoshop.
Until reasantly there was not a true set of instruction files or documentation for the program just a bunch of video tutorials which to be honest just scratched the surface of what was available or possible with this software but there was no other way to work out what things did.
If this is the way good software is presented then Microsoft just jumped to industry leaders.
Sorry if you dont like my comments David but thats how I feel about this software and yes I still feel I wasted my money, but it's not the first time and it probably won't be the last.
Don't take it personally David, its not directed at you, it is just my thoughts on this software and it's convoluted methods.