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Peter,
Nice sentiment, but you can't effectively wavelet (or deconvolution for that matter) process an image that has been converted to jpg. You need to use the uncompressed 16-bit tiff.
FWIW, here's my flow.
1) Use Autostakkert! 2
2) Get a video with at least 3000 frames, 6000 frames is better. Castrate it so it is manageable.
3) Use lots of alignment points, big or small depending on the detail at that part of the image. You want to pretty much cover the object of interest. I will post an image of the APs for a recent Saturn session if requested.
4) Produce an output stack of between 900 and 1800 frames. 1800 frames will let you sharpen more. Use tiff output format. Normalize the level to a value which will give you headroom to work with:
Mars -- 65 to 75% (depends on how much cloud there is!)
Venus -- 55%
Saturn -- 75 %
5) Sharpen with wavelets in Registax 6, keeping an eye on the output histogram. Do not allow saturation (go back to stack and use a lower level if you are saturating). I like to sharpen too much, conventional wisdom is don't go too far.
6) Adjust colour balance LAST.
My 2c worth.
-Ivan
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