Thanks guys, but I still can't find it. It's not in the folder where the original AVI is. There s an AS P50 multi folder with photos processed last week ( which I could find...).
Autostakkert doesn't have a wavelets function is that right?
I have redone the faulty lunar shot. I can't believe I didn't spot the doubling in the first place! Here it is with two different gamma treatments (Registax + Photofiltre). No doubling this time.
Ah, much better!
A few blown out highlights, but very nice overall.
I tend to underexpose a bit on the moon if I can, the detail is usually still there and can be stretched out, but if overexposed it is all gone.
Nice job with the webcam, you will be able to do some real work whilst you save up for the DBK21.
I had a go at Jupiter yesterday very disappointing compared to the moon shots. With exposure to minimum, it was still a white disc with faint stripes. Processing didn't help. Hopefully I will get the DBK soon.
Here is a photo of Copernicus taken yesterday with my modified low def. Logitec webcam. It's processed from a short AVI of 75 frames only in AVIstack, on manual mode but using most of the 'factory' settings. I have tweaked the wavelets a tiny bit and adjusted the levels in GIMP.
Arghhh we have created another monster Seriously your efforts are very well done Eric, you are showing great promise and your moon images are excellent. Keep at it, and better buy more storage space for your computer...
Thanks Peter and Stu for your good words. I have kept the processing to a minimum to avoid harsh contrasts. I would be happier with a crisper picture though, but I don't think the webcam is able to deliver that. I would have to move on to a better camera.
At this stage I am considering the DBK 21AU618.AS or the DBK 31AU03.AS (still saving!). In your opinion, is there a significant difference between the two?
Well, while I wait for clear skies above Adelaide and for the new CCD camera I have on order (3/4 weeks wait ), I have reimaged some of my lunar shots taken with my old webcam.
After months of indecision, I have finally bitten the bullet and have gone for the DMK41. I will mostly image the moon with it but will occasionally use it for planets. Perhaps later, I will get the DMK21 or a DSLR.
I have reprocessed this shots in Registax 6 and touch them up very slightly in GIMP (levels and and a tiny bit of unsharp mask). They look a bit crisper than the ones I posted before. I have experimented a lot in Registax and I am slowly getting the hang of it. I can't wait to get new AVIs to process...
Why on earth would you use a DMK41 for imaging the moon? A DSLR would wipe the floor clean against it, for the money you spent you could have got a nice secondhand nikon d3100 or cannon 550D or new 1100d. It will be great for planets but its going blow for high res images of the moon, its the wrong tool for that job IMO
Hope it goes well for you Eric, as soon as you get the chance try a DSLR and see what you think though. Hmm i forgot that you will probably be stacking close up creators and high mag work so it should pay off there with air turbulence
I must say, I haven't really looked at DSLRs, so I can't really compare. But from what I have seen, the DMK41 should do a decent job on the moon. Hopefully substantially better that my current mod webcam.
Why on earth would you use a DMK41 for imaging the moon? A DSLR would wipe the floor clean against it, for the money you spent you could have got a nice secondhand nikon d3100 or cannon 550D or new 1100d. It will be great for planets but its going blow for high res images of the moon, its the wrong tool for that job IMO
It works great for the moon, you get to stack a lot more images than you do with the DSLR and you get a greater level of magnification because of the chip size. If you want really high res images mosaics are easy, and it makes a cracking solar imager as well.
), I have reimaged some of my lunar shots taken with my old webcam.
