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...
Author: Erik
Using ExponentialTransformation To Stretch An Image
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...
Using MaskedStretch To Stretch An Image
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...
Using PixInshght’s ArcsinhStretch To Stretch An Image
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:...
Using HistogramTransformation To Stretch An Image
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...
Using AdaptiveStretch To Stretch An Image
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...
Using PixInsight’s DynamicBackgroundExtraction To Correct Images
The DynamicBackgroundExtraction process, or DBE, is a powerful process in PixInsight that corrects a broad range of common issues like gradients, vignetting, and other flat field problems. It is recommended to use DBE early in...
Using PixInsihgt’s ChannelCombination Process To Create an RGB Image
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...
Using PixInsight’s DynamicCrop Process to Crop Images
Cropping is a process where you remove undesirable regions of an image. Typically, cropping removes regions at the border of an image, or simply makes the whole image smaller from a larger image. PixInsight’s...
PixInsight Image Processing Workflow
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...