Wow! When I clicked the thumbs up button, not only did my image stretch way better than it ever has, but all my flats suddenly perfectly calibrated, my stars weren't over-saturated and my skies became Bortle 1!!! Amazing! 😜
I'm 59 and now back to looking up at nights instead of watching my feet . Having my first telescope as a 11yr. Old youngster . Well I guess in the long run tutorials such as yours are very helpful in much appreciated. And by the way if you haven't already smash the like and subscribe button Thanks much one of your subscribers Vic
I used to really dislike people grabbing for likes and subscribes but after watching several of your videos now I saw this one and I just died laughing. You have earned a like and subscribe. On another note, I have always enjoyed your videos and content. Keep up the great work.
For a super fast - quick check of a sub is I use ASIFitsView, free software from the ZWO website included in the ASI studio. It reads .fits files as long as they are 16bit. Just associate your .fit files with ASIfitview and you can double click to open your .fits, then right click and select histogram from the pop up menu and you can play with the sliders or zoom in on the histogram to fine-tune to see how you are doing.
Nice video. I'm using GIMP and cannot figure out how to star mask. There are not any good tutorials on this. Could you make one for us beginners? Thanks.
Are use deep sky stacker and gimp for my Astro photography. I would love to know more about editing with gimp especially when you use a one shot color camera but your photograph comes up gray in gimp, how do you get it to show an actual color?
yup, you should *always* track the image (blue tick on the HistogramTransformation tool) and also reset after each stress to reset the histogram and preview window to correctly show the data.
Hi, How do you bring a single image into photoshop? Beginner AP, building a rig and while I wait for all the pieces to arrive I'm learning as much as I can. I'm advanced in Photoshop but not in the astro processing world (if that makes sense) Cheers if anyone can help.
These instructions are really straightforward and actually enjoyable to watch...great quality instructions, thank you. But, after a couple of stretches in PS, my image went from a very dim, wispy pic of M81 and M82 to a bright white rectangle. Total fail. What could be wrong? Argh.
You don't ruin anything, each systems run separately in a very smooth way. This is my own experience for over one year now since I installed Windows on my MAC.
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Mack forced me to hit the like button... 😂
Not me
Wow! When I clicked the thumbs up button, not only did my image stretch way better than it ever has, but all my flats suddenly perfectly calibrated, my stars weren't over-saturated and my skies became Bortle 1!!! Amazing! 😜
I'm 59 and now back to looking up at nights instead of watching my feet . Having my first telescope as a 11yr. Old youngster .
Well I guess in the long run tutorials such as yours are very helpful in much appreciated.
And by the way if you haven't already smash the like and subscribe button
Thanks much one of your subscribers
Vic
Not only is Mack an Astro wiz... He’s also a Magician!!!
Such a good video, on point, with markers, no bullshit talk, just the help one is looking for. Thank you, Mack.
I used to really dislike people grabbing for likes and subscribes but after watching several of your videos now I saw this one and I just died laughing. You have earned a like and subscribe. On another note, I have always enjoyed your videos and content. Keep up the great work.
Mack and OPT once again going above and beyond! Much love to you and the team.
I use Nebulosity and Gimp - thank you, this is so helpful.
just what i've been looking for! subbed
Hi Mack. Awesome work man!
Nice, short, effective and clear video! Congrats! I am following this channel and look forward for the next video.
Mack you're the best!
Thank you for all the help
Very helpful! Simple instructions and great tips. Good work, Mack! 😁
Awesome info!!!!!!!!!! And Mack is dope.
For a super fast - quick check of a sub is I use ASIFitsView, free software from the ZWO website included in the ASI studio. It reads .fits files as long as they are 16bit. Just associate your .fit files with ASIfitview and you can double click to open your .fits, then right click and select histogram from the pop up menu and you can play with the sliders or zoom in on the histogram to fine-tune to see how you are doing.
The quality of these videos speak by them self Clear Skies!!! OPT
Great video! I had used Maxim DL until recently, now Photo Shop. I really liked your demo on this program. Thanks👍
Nice video as always, looking forward to many more!
Photoshop is really great. Curves could be done there as well.
Hey Mac nicely done.
Nice and useful content, but that production is top level!
Thanks for the demo. I use DSS and GIMP and consistently have difficulty using masks.
Loved the guide to Like button 😂😂
Didn't know it worked like that.
For me GIMP is best and Easy😁
Thanks for the awesome content my dude!
BTW either the download link is not working or wetransfer is USELSS...
Great beginner tutorial. It's only logical you start with a Mac...given your first name :-). Keep looking up Mack!
👍Mack
I use Photoshop to process my data :). Great video OPT!
Niceness
Nice video. I'm using GIMP and cannot figure out how to star mask. There are not any good tutorials on this. Could you make one for us beginners? Thanks.
Does that work on a single photo frame. Like no stacks
Are use deep sky stacker and gimp for my Astro photography. I would love to know more about editing with gimp especially when you use a one shot color camera but your photograph comes up gray in gimp, how do you get it to show an actual color?
Hi
Question
What photoshop do you use?
In Pixinsight, I also set the view to the image I'm stretching so you can see the histogram stretch along with the preview window.
yup, you should *always* track the image (blue tick on the HistogramTransformation tool) and also reset after each stress to reset the histogram and preview window to correctly show the data.
Hi,
How do you bring a single image into photoshop? Beginner AP, building a rig and while I wait for all the pieces to arrive I'm learning as much as I can. I'm advanced in Photoshop but not in the astro processing world (if that makes sense) Cheers if anyone can help.
These instructions are really straightforward and actually enjoyable to watch...great quality instructions, thank you.
But, after a couple of stretches in PS, my image went from a very dim, wispy pic of M81 and M82 to a bright white rectangle.
Total fail.
What could be wrong?
Argh.
over stretched.
I use PixInsight for planetary moons I capture.
Might want to know 1:50
The part you're looking for 2:20
I winced at the PixInsight section...that is *not* how you would do it lol. Bad boy Mack, bad boy.
Why you dont use Lightroom?
Very helpful video, buy the way you can easily install Windows on MAC and have both operating systems on one machine and give up on the magic part :)
why would you ever ruin a Mac by doing this?
You don't ruin anything, each systems run separately in a very smooth way. This is my own experience for over one year now since I installed Windows on my MAC.
I followed the instructions to like and subscribe but it didn't stretch my image...why???
Grayscale is a toy, show us how to do it in RGB
If the content in these videos wasn't so good, all the pandering for likes, subscribes, and all the other horseshit would be intolerable.
Good info but terrible loud anoying music
thoughts and prayers