Author: Erik

ArcsinhStretch is a unique process in PixInsight because you can only use it with RGB data and it focuses on preserving color information. You have to do a couple of things before using ArcsinhStretch:...

MaskedStretch focuses on stretching mid tones and avoids saturating very bright regions. MaskedStretch works by progressively masking your image with each iteration of a stretch so that the mask becomes stronger as the number...

ExponentialTransformation (ET) is best used with images that have already been stretched using another process, so ET is best suited for non-inear images. ET enhances contrast in darker areas without stretching noisy areas, while...

Update October, 2023: The EZ Processing Suite is no longer available in PixInsight Update October, 2023: The EZ Processing Suite is no longer available in PixInsight The EZ Processing Suite is a set of...

AdaptiveStretch that’s useful when you want to achieve a stretch in a short amount of time. If the amount of processing time is important to you, consider using the EZ Soft Stretch as well...

HistogramTransformation is probably the most used tool to stretch an image into its nonlinear state because it is easy to use when used in conjunction with the ScreenTransferFunction (STF). You can use HistogramTransformation more...

PixInsight offers a couple of ways of combining R, G, and B images into a single RGB image for further processing. The easiest to use process for this is ChannelCombination (the other way is...

PixInsight offers its users a lot of options for image processing and it can be difficult to figure out which processes to use on an image. This article is an index article for a...