Astrophotography workflow in Affinity Photo with James Ritson

[@D777Mac]

Anyone who has been around as long as James Ritson has been at Serif is a good friend of mine, who is wholly appreciated of such talent and know how along with surreal presentations. Thank You Mr. James Ritson for sharing so very, very, very much of your knowledge and wisdom with us.

[@seanmuller5145]

Thank my friend for this tutorial. I have using Affinity photo for about a year and could never find any tutorials for Astro Photagraphy. Please keep them coming.

[@jmh1512]

Amazing tutorial. I was blown away when you used that flat frame.

[@macforme]

1:20:46 is rather daunting. Truth be told: it starts at 0:16:25 and ends at 1:06:00. Amazing demo...thank you very much

[@jessicadesjardins1165]

I could watch a video from James every day... I actually learn something new every single time. Thank you! 👏

[@IanMcCausland]

yes agreed, they guy knows his product!

[@tomaswilde5481]

I saw James Astrophotography workflow last night. I was amazed and grateful for the clear, fluid, and pedagogical way that James routinely does the tutorials that I appreciate so much. From Bogota, Colombia.

[@cmeluzzi]

The synthetic flat technique is amazing! And many thanks for the macros. Your videos are always excellent.

[@T5Zplayer]

As a beginner to astrophotography I had found it quite difficuilt to not only find tools but translate the jargon. I looked at the usual tools but had to take a deep breath at the stupid cost of Photoshop . Caught by chance an article in Astronomy magazine on using Affinity then discovered it is priced at a sensible and affordable level for non photo-pros. I have taken some of my pictures of the moon and used these to get used to the interface but found I had no concept of the workflow disipline needed, this vid has solved that problem. I think I have still put 10-12 hours over a week using this vid to learn the workflow and use the tools. Still dont get half the jargon though but this is a great vid. The only time I became agitated was when the word "unpleasant" was used and feared a photo of my ex wife would appear.

[@smiffy5467]

Nice one James, I don't do Astro but find your videos very interesting.. We need more stuff like this. 👍🇬🇧

[@KJRitch]

New to Affinity. Very complicated workflow but this was four years ago. I'll be watching newer workflow videos and looking into the macros.

[@pksacoma]

I detected this video when I updated to version 2 of Affinity 🎉🎉congratulations it is so helpful and I will need some time to understand all the details… great work..thank you very much..

[@davidmauldin6934]

This is a fantastic video! You should consider doing one of a milky way landscape image too, James.

[@alexpadillayt]

I really like this KZbin video I hope they will continue even after this month 🙏

[@Gill3D]

What a super tutorial. Thank you very much, James and Serif.

[@IanMcCausland]

"Ok this is where it gets nerdy.." wow yer not joking! As nerdy as it is, James makes it so engaging! I doubt I'll ever do this kind of photography but I loved the tutorial!

[@FabioCandido]

Very very interesting and clear! Many thanks.

[@norbertdreyer7735]

Great insight into the processing of astrophotography! Thanks for this entertaining tutorial.

[@Johnnyboy_584]

Outstanding video!! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for bringing on the nerdiness lol, much appreciated. I will be rewatching several time iot absorb as much as possible. Your finished pics look awesome.

[@andyrenals3068]

Stellar tutorial, pun intended. I watched this whilst waiting for Ubuntu 20.04 to unpack and install on an ancient laptop. Taking light that is ancient, manipulating it to please and then sharing this digitally with a global audience. Affinity is nutz.

[@Strohkopfs]

AFfinity works on linux?

[@andyrenals3068]

@@Strohkopfs not as far as I am aware. On the Mac Affinity is excellent. These tutorials really showcase what a great set of tools the Serif guys are building.

[@101stevemc]

Great video. Loved the relaxed delivery :)

[@Astro-Foto-Grafie]

Nice, very nice and clear tutorial. Continue with this. Thank you :)

[@Boxxbeidl]

Thanks for putting this together, helped me a lot!

[@dannyo939]

You're the man James! Really impressed with the power behind Affinity-- and your ability to teach! Thank you for the content here and Udemy.

[@CapitaineNautilus]

Another great tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing your processes.

[@michaelgovan4550]

Mind blowing! Super tutorial, thank you James.

[@nerrelloader4226]

Wow! Amazing work. Thank you, James.

[@ronnieljavier599]

Thank you for this! We really need more of this.

[@tillfromberlin]

Thank so much! Learned so much. Please more of those explaining videos.

[@SeamusBerkeleyFineArt]

Fantastic! Thanks for producing this video, James.

[@jonhaes]

Starts at 16:20

[@AbuDhabiDude]

Thank you so much for this. Just produced my first image of Jupiter using a lot of these techniques (even though you were demonstrating deep sky photography). I got a really good image (for a first ever attempt) from what started out as something of a colourless blurry blob! It’s recognisably Jupiter (and actually quite decent I think). Thank you.

[@nickknight2095]

James, thanks! Great video. I've been hoping that you might do a video on Astro photography in AP as I too have been wrestling with Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) and found the import of LRGB monochrome files into AP quite tricky although, I have seen your video on Channel Packing and this helps a lot. Are there plans in AP to simplify the process of importing four LRGB monos into an integrated sRGB file at all?

[@richarddavidson7282]

Thanks James. I just need to be able to photo the stars correctly now. Great channel

[@rickheath]

I have followed you for some time now, and I am impressed with your processing skills. I have yet to find a processing workflow using Affinity Photo 2. Is this something you could produce and publish? 😊

[@Affinitybyserif]

Hi, thanks for your comment. The techniques employed in this Creative Session are still applicable in Version 2, we don't currently have a full workflow video for V2 but check out the stacking tutorials in our Advanced playlist on the Affinity Photo channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLjZ7Y0kROWittYeNU6L38uDDgP5BNL1Pd

[@suffocation2]

I would have clicked the like button at least 10 times if it was possible !!

[@JulesO]

Hell yeah, I love this guy. Thank you, James!

[@jamiesonsidoti]

My brain hurts. Going to have to watch this a few times to learn the techniques. Thank you so much for such a cool tutorial.

[@get_outdoors]

Please can you do a iPad specific tutorial for star photography

[@brilflint443]

Great tutorial! But when I look at the current v14 version of the Macros, I do not see "Synthetic Flat" creation on the menu. Was it removed?

[@petercomb8635]

I enjoy Mr Ritson's Tutorials but why did it need a 16minue lead in

[@TheSldsnake]

Please more, i really love affinity but we dont have to many resources to learn

[@markwith140]

I am not sure if it is a no-no to mention other sites, but check out the Affinity Revolution site as they also offer a lot of tutorials for the Affinity suite of apps.

[@JamesRitson]

Have you checked our learn pages on the website? Video tutorials for each app (including iPad), a quick start guide, keyboard cheatsheets: affinity.serif.com/learn Also the learning section of our Spotlight blog: affinityspotlight.com/articles/category/learning/ Hope that helps!

[@rolandrick]

Awesome, thanks. What I didn’t get is: how can I work in that non linear space without the whole package 📦? Please don’t misunderstand, I appreciate it of course, but I’m also a nerd and always want to understand the things from the scratch... ☺️

[@fabriziocanale9768]

Great tutorial! How can I install your macro package? Just download and double click? Thank you very much

[@donr6234]

Thanks for the tutorial, few pointers. Most of us don't have a Mac, also when it came to the (File- New from clipboard) it's not even lit up so we can't use it. You may want to add windows shortcuts also. Thanks.

[@donr6234]

Any chance you can do this tutorial on a Windows machine? You had me up until you started doing shortcuts. Very frustrating to make it that far only to lose all control. Great info though, Thank you...

[@SpaceFactsWax]

Thank you for uploading. I had the opportunity to see a rocket launch in 2018. Unbelievable experience. I posted a pretty cool montage of the trip to my page.

[@Mrpaulgs]

Two years old in the software world is ancient history. Anything more up to date using Affinity 2?

[@terrybrooks395]

Thanks, great tutorial, got it to work wonders on my M42 files but now it failed to align files whenever I include flats, frustrating and annoying, nothing has changed, at first it failed, then it worked (same files) now I can't get it to work again.

[@jfrw222]

Great work, thank you so much.

[@BheartL]

I have a question, you said not to use the cameras white balance, but my camera (Canon EOS R) allows me to customize my white balance. I can change the warmth and go all the way to changing the entire color used to tint with. What color would you suggest I use since modding is not necessary for my camera?

[@szabolcsagai]

Pure black magic at daytime ... 👻 Big thank you!

[@moosoneerocketry9826]

Hello again, is there a quicker way to filter out the subs with satellite tracks before stacking? Other than looking at each and every sub.

[@moosoneerocketry9826]

Me again, teehee, I am on a mission. Will Affinity Photo Astrophotography Stack work for cometary fits files as well? DeepSkyStacker will stack the comet, the stars, and then recombine them. Thank you in advance.

[@markwith140]

Nice work James, probably too complex for me at the moment, although I do have an interest in Astrophotography or at least getting into it, so maybe in the future... Interesting method for removing the colour gradation, I can think of some uses for this technique.

[@GuyTakashi73]

pretty slide show: 6:05 starts: 16:10

[@yannl.3530]

Thanks a lot great tutorial !

[@martinsmith3716]

Hello James, would you please tell me what ISO setting you had? Thanks in advance.

[@ednsb]

newbie in astrophotography using a normal mirrorless lens - I have absolutely no idea what he is doing with flats? Etc? Can I shoot a series of 20-sec images with my wide-angle lens then combine them inside Affinity?

[@followthetrawler]

16:20 until the live stream starts. Great webinar though!

[@hellospenjo]

Amazing 👏🏼 thank you 🙏🏼

[@cherylwiggins9246]

Great information!

[@globetrottermike3262]

thanks for this video,most of the videos out there are in PS ,finally a good video

[@RussDnB]

Excellent!

[@timbeaton5045]

I'll second (third?) those comments. Interesting and useful stuff.

[@MrSusanjtr]

How can i do this in the iPad app

[@videomaker8532]

Is this possible on ipad

[@bobkleinbrahm8705]

Wow, nice image with star tracker. Can anyone point me to the link for the macro pack as I do not see it in this tutorial?

[@Affinitybyserif]

Sure, you can get the macros from here: affin.co/LD2020JamesRitson

[@cindymathe2519]

@@Affinitybyserif Could you do a full tutorial on Astro processing but do it in Affinity Photo for IPad?? I only have use of an ipad and don’t know how to access same tools and features as you have on desktop version. I’m not a wiz at this program yet by far

[@peliguin1]

A trek to the stars...very 'energising'.

[@markusbahr2288]

wau!

[@Hsukhaybir]

I just wish there’s a good video like that for iPad users .. can’t find anything helpful unfortunately.

[@garyCauser]

16:20

[@gerardovaldes7976]

Why is he using a Beta version ?

[@jjones2582]

He likes to test out new stuff early. Maybe you didn't pick up on the geek factor he was emanating throughout the video? If you have a license you can do the same thing by downloading whatever the next Beta is from the Affinity forums.

[@JamesRitson]

Hi Gerardo, Jeff is correct-I like to geek out and use the latest betas. In this case, however, the beta is the same as release, but because I do demos to corporate clients and tutorials I will always "reset" the release build to its default settings. The beta has separate settings, so that's the version I use for my own workflows and editing-it has the workspace set up the way I like it, along with my custom shortcuts and macros!

[@jjones2582]

@@JamesRitson - Even better. Running two copies side by side with separate settings.

[@webgirl2381]

Is there any woman in this "Affinity Man's World" ? :)

[@heyjakers]

My thoughts ever day since this started

[@JamesRitson]

We have some female artists coming soon! (Next week I believe)

[@webgirl2381]

@@JamesRitson Thank You:)

[@mickeyred]

Affinity Aevolution and Bethany Acorn both do Affinity on YT, the latter on an ipad

[@bein3296]

Hebrew support please...

[@markwelsh9068]

16 mins before it started? Was that really necessary??? What a waste of bandwidth!

[@skins3738]

Affinity is a rip off!!!!