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Originally Posted by gregbradley
It looks like you are off to a flying start with PI. That is a great image.
I am learning it as well. So far I see for me its main use would be the mosaic tools and perhaps the dynamic background extraction tool.
Although I used it the other day and compared the results with Gradient Xterminator. Gradient Xterminator did a better job but I am not 100% sure I used DBE properly so I am not able to really draw a conclusion yet.
Certainly Gradient Xterminator is way easier to use and understand.
But I am looking for an additional gradient tool for troublesome gradients which is a common problem for the largest camera chips.
Greg.
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Have you tried using ABE (automatic background extraction) Greg? It's pretty smart, and rarely can I do any better with DBE's fine control. Just drag and drop the icon on your image and BANG. I rarely use flats any more even though my system is prone to quite a bit of vignetting. They rarely correct as well and add a little noise sometimes. I find ABE is usually a formidable weapon against gradients too - you can do more than one pass if need be. Then again, I've never used Gradient Exterminator, so I have to make that clear.
p.s. Once you starting ducking into PI to use a few favourite tools it gradually has a way of taking up more of the processing I find, until PS is just for tweaks at the end (if any). All very personal though I accept.