Normalized Narrowband Version-5 for Pixinsight Pixelmath

Narrowband Normalization V5 using Pixnsight Pixelmath. This is an updated pixelmath process I came up with to help you equalize your narrowband data with a simple drag and drop operation for SHO, HSO and HOO images. Many updates are included in this math script when compared to version 4 which includes 2 different normalization modes, 2 blending modes, luminance control and also highlight recovery.
I do apologize for the length of this video but thought it was important to go through all the settings and also the methods to normalization. I welcome your comments so please don’t hold back. Thanks!!!
Note: This download link will stay updated, so for updates, please recheck this video description for future updates.
Narrowband Normalization PixelMath:
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Original Narrowband Normalization video
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Modified SCNR PixelMath link:
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RGB Stars to Narrowband Transfer PixelMath:
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Add Ha to an RGB image:
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Add L to an RGB image:
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Stretching PixelMath:
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Star Reduction PixelMath:
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Color Masks PixelMath:
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[@ianspector1357]

I know you say that you are not a good KZbinr, but you consistently show that you represent the very best of KZbin. You are knowledgable, humble and so generous. Your work is simply wonderful and so many of us are grateful and use your work all the time. Thank you.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Wow, thanks Ian!! That means a lot to hear.

[@lukomatico]

Great job on this buddy! - Keep up the hard work :-D

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks bro!

[@markmuratore413]

Great stuff Bill!! Thanks for your contributions to the community and OSC guys like myself. I use your proceses all the time for my images. I love the control they provide and look forward to trying out these new ones.

[@IcedReaver]

These are some great tools, Bill. Thanks for putting them together and sharing with the community! I think your presenting style is fantastic: clear, well spoken and delivered at the right pace. Keep it up!

[@dylan-reece]

Thanks for all of your hard work Bill! It doesn't go unnoticed by our great community.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Dylan. It is actually is a lot of work but I want to create something that I hope can help others 😀

[@Grolabolator]

V. Cool Stuff, Thank you. Can't wait to reprocess my Rosette data. Appreciate you and your work.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Yeah, give it a try and let me know how it works. Thanks for watching!

[@gregerianne3880]

Thanks so much for these, Bill! Your hard work is much appreciated.

[@cncexporer8318]

amazing. Thank you so much as a beginner so confused with PixInsight.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

I was confused at first too when I first saw it, but after trying other softwares I ended up using Pixinsight at the end. There are a lot of good videos out there on KZbin and also some bad ones. It takes some time to pick it up but you will, it is really good software to use and I like how it allows people like us the ability to create new things via pixelmath or script intergration.

[@stuparker776]

Hi Bill Your scripts are really amazing to me. Being a fairly new user to PI I was so confused by the program but thanks to Lukes's tutorial vids and yours and scrips the fog has lifted so much.I still have a ways to go but if your goal was to help people in my case it certainly has.So thank you so much for your insight and effort.At the start, I struggled to get through the whole vid but I am always so glad when I do as you are so thorough.PLEASE keep it going you and Luke are making a big difference Cheers Stu

[@richardchurch4137]

from a novice making his way in the hobby thank you so much , my imaging processing today made me smile which in this learning curve is not every day but your tools make a huge difference and it was my first use :)

[@tombock336]

Could never adequately thank you for all the time and effort you put into these PixelMath tools, Bill. You make a truly huge impact on how so many of us do our processing!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Tom, what an awesome thing to say, thank you!!!

[@arnsteindale5531]

Again Bill - your work is just fantastic!! Thumbs up 👍

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks!!!

[@andrewhayes3450]

Thank you so much Bill. These Pixelmath tools are so amazing. Can not thank you enough for the work you put I on these.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Andrew!

[@trevorbray7960]

Thank you Bill, your tools are processing game changers for quality and efficiency. Can’t wait to try out the updates.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Trevor, let me know how they work out!!

[@crawfprof]

Thanks so much Bill. The hard work you've put into this is clear. I really appreciate your efforts. For those of us without your depth of knowledge and experience, what you're doing makes these processes so much more satisfying. It's also teaching me a great deal about what's going on in PixInsight and what's going on with the data I'm collecting. So again, thank you.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Gary!!!

[@Voloire69]

You're one of the most useful asset under our belt :) Fenomenal! Thank you so much

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Franco!!!

[@frankbutler3575]

Thanks for these videos Bill and for creating and sharing these really great pixelmath tools.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

You are very welcome!

[@ijontichy7179]

Thanks a LOT, Bill! You are a real time saver! With your scripts one can save many hours of processing time AND get fantastic results!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks!! I really hope they help people.

[@astromatz]

Thank you for your continued efforts! A fantastic tool got even better 👍

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Mathias!!!

[@dr7615]

Thank you for these marvelous tools you have put, no doubt, many hours of your personal time and effort into, and then shared it with the community. I have just applied the SHO NormalizationV5 to M16; It worked very well, considering that I used SII as green and Ha as red.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

You're very welcome!

[@DavesAstrophotography]

Great job once again Bill!

[@gianmariaraboini7952]

Another great video. Your tutorials are so important to me. Thanks again

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thank you very much!!

[@RigoFromSpain]

Again GREAT PIX TUTORIAL Bill, thanks for the all the work you put in it and all for FREE !!!!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thank you!

[@chridignan9178]

Genius! We are so grateful for your care and amazing skills to help this 'Crazy' astro community. Hope you hear the messages below...Your hard work makes such a big difference to our images. Clear skies, Chris

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Chris, very cool of you to say that!!

[@PRASTRO]

Beautiful job Man I'm a OSC person and really new in this hobby, Thank you so much for this drag and drop option. It's amazing THANKS BILL💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻!!!!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thank you!

[@user-ze2ie8wc6l]

Amazing vid and explanation, as well as what you developed!! THANKYOU! And to Lukomatico as well! (Who also has great and help)

[@jbnitpou9942]

Absolutely brilliant !!!! Thank you really 👍

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

You're very welcome!

[@galactus012345]

Thank you for all your brilliant work. Being able to do HOO image with an OSC camera is fantastic. Your scripts are part of my regular process Your explainations in this video are very clear. I am fine with process icons and modify parameters but your excellent scripts would deserve to be hosted in a script or a process for speed and convenience (sliders, preview)

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

I would love for all of my math scripts be in a PI script, but I dont know much about programming. I might have to learn it next, lol.

[@4auswanderer]

You are really a star, wow wow wow. Thank you very much 🙂

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

You're welcome 😊

[@davidstearn1342]

You deserve a medal for creating such a great library of scripts. I just tried the HOO on the Rosette and was blown away. If you were to set up a way to donate I would be happy to donate.

[@CDigata]

I just love what you do for the community, spend your time working on scripts but then share your hard work to us guys,, Thank You Bill Also a small thanks goes out to @lukomatico (my brother to another mother).

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks!!! and yes a big shout out to Luke for sure!!!

[@lioneldelannoy3142]

Amazing work, thank you so much for sharing !

[@easyastroimages5818]

wow bill..this is amazing..sooo much to do here now!!!!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thank man!!! Keep up the good work on your youTube channel too, you are a very good communicator and hopefully I can learn from that 😀

[@easyastroimages5818]

@@anotherastrochannel2173 you do really well man..and most of us dorks watch the entire hour..multiple times..and are begging for more!! id love to see you do a few demo targets beginning to end using your tools and methods..it would be extrremely intriguing!!!

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

@@easyastroimages5818 Yeah, I agree, I should do something from start to finish.; something simple. Next week I go on vacation so maybe when I get back I will do it. I have a few more math scripts I need to release too so will need to fit them in too. , lol

[@marcuswalmsley8445]

If your work doesn't deserve a like and comment of thanks no one does, cheers for all you do for us astro lovers, top man 👍

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks Marcus!

[@JeffHorne]

This tool is working wonders! I’m getting so much Oiii signal with such little user effort compared to before. It’s incredible. I actually think it might be boosting some of my faintest Oiii a little too much, ironically. It makes me wonder if it would be useful to be able to adjust the “symmetry point” of the Oiii/Sii boost curves, and if it would be possible to do that while maintaining a neutralized background. Bravo, once again, on this tool. It’s incredible.

[@billblanshan3021]

Thanks. Re SP, That's what the shadow adjustment slider does.

[@JeffHorne]

@@billblanshan3021 awesome…thank you, sir!

[@christopheguigot841]

Cool 👍 ton tuto…nickel…merci 🇫🇷 .

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks!

[@christopheguigot841]

Cool ton tuto…!! Merci à toi 🇫🇷 …

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Thanks!!

[@Agepi7o]

It's really awesome everything you do. I use all your pixelmath tools everyday. Thank you very much. In this video.......how do you apply the color saturation tool? are they any kind of special settings?. Thanks again

[@garybarr7116]

Bill, thank you so much for all your help and incredible pixel math equations. What KZbin video tells you how to use "Add L to an RGB image script"?

[@animalhouse87]

Amazing! Thank you so much. Quick question, as your going through your workflow, you just click saturation button. How are you doing that without going into curves?

[@davidemancini7853]

Hi Bill, another great video! Is there any way to use one of your tools to bland rgb pic with nb taken with OSC? I have one rgb worth 10hrs anf one nb worth 30hrs, i am using blanding mode in PI but the back ground get so much noise and does not look great.

[@brunorota2478]

Awesome. Congratulations man. Do you have the link to download your Color Mask scripts? Thank you so much

[@richardshagam8608]

I'm still a little confused (been watching way too many YT videos). To get a renormalized HOO image, can we start with an OSC image that we've made starless and then stretched, and then process with your PixelMath icon, or do we have to first synthesize an HOO image by separating out the RGB channels and recombining as HOO before running the icon? I seem to understand the former is what we do. Correct?

[@davidstearn1342]

First, thanks for providing this script. Do you recommend using the HOO script on a permanently stretched non linear image? Should Blur XT and Noise XT be applied first?

[@michaelmuhle5881]

Bill, really like your videos. Being a math aficionado, I appreciate your approach using Pixel Math in Pixinsight. I am relatively new to PIxinsight and right now only have a OSC camera. Am I correct in assuming most of your RGB images are collected with a monochrome camera?

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

I image with both OSC and Mono, the normalization scripts work on both type of data.

[@davelrkn]

Hi Bill I have seen your vids ,awesome & amazing work also on Luke's site but for some reason I cannot load the scripts onto my PixInsight .Its probably something I'm doing wrong as I have loaded plenty before without issue .I'm just not getting my head around this are there different methods as I usually load them from a url link Just simple step by step process would be great Cheers Dave

[@xlaurent1]

Bill I hope you see my comment, first of all thank you so much for your hard work! My question is sho and hso scripts are for mono cameras only? Because I saw in your video you already have an sho image created and the other question should I apply this normalization before stretch ?

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Yes, SHO and HSO are images put together using mono data. HOO is for OSC and mono images. The normalization procedure is for a starless non-linear image. This is described in the instructions within the pixelmath script. Hope this helps :-)

[@richardheinsohn2624]

Bill, Did you run noise reduction on the image after removing the stars before applying your SHO normalization process?

[@nebula_chronicles]

Thanks for doing this Bill, very helpful! I have SHO data for the veil nebula but I like the look of HOO image for this target. I dont want to not use the Sii data. Is there any way I can add the Sii data into the HOO image. I was thinking going with max(Sii,Ha) in pixelmath to create a boosted Ha and then use regular Oiii for HOO image. Can you think of other ways I can do this?

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Hummm, maybe try this: 1) Create a SHO image and process to non-linear starless as you would re the videos. Make sure your image name is SHO 2) Normalize the SHO image using SHO Normalization. this will make the SII the same intensity as the HA. 3) Use pixel math to create a new HOO image by reading the SHO image. R channel will be max(SHO[0],SHO[1]), G channel will be: SHO[2], Blue channel will be: SHO[2]. 4) Run HOO script with the blending method and value you like the best.

[@nebula_chronicles]

@@anotherastrochannel2173 Thank you Bill, will give it a try.

[@dchamb5590]

Your Pixelmath processes have really streamlined my workflow. One question though: what if I wanted to use the HOS pallette?

[@billblanshan3021]

I would have to make one. I can do that when I get back from vacation if that's cool with you.

[@dchamb5590]

@@billblanshan3021 absolutely! That will round things out!

[@louistancredi1340]

Bill, excellent description of the process. I've downloaded the files but when I try to drag them to the Pixinsight workscape the process icons don't appear. I'm using a MacBookPro. What may be the problem? Thanks.

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Did you figure this out? Try and load them manually and see if that works. I am not a mac users but this script was developed on a mac so it should work

[@louistancredi1340]

@@anotherastrochannel2173 Yes, I figured it out. They were showing up in a different pixinsight. All is good thanks for responding.

[@aaronsastronomy9236]

Pixinsight version 1.8.9-2, when i drag the file to the desktop they do not appear.

[@billblanshan3021]

Install the script first

[@zelodec]

Oiii luminance would probably work good on the OU4 squid nebula, right?

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

It might be, let me thik about it more. and I might add SII for Luminance as an option as well for SHO and HSO images just to give a different look, but this would require really good SII data so noise is not being brought out in the Luminance.. Do you have any good data on this OIII nebula you can send me via download link for me to test?

[@zelodec]

@@anotherastrochannel2173 Well my OU4 project was done with the IMX571C camera with IDAS NBZ filter. And because of the nature of OSC cameras there is quite a lot of Ha data in the green channel where Oiii resides. So unfortunately I don't have the right data for you. I actually used a picture I found on Google that has good Oiii data and used it to create a mask for my image to properly stretch the Oiii signal and it worked.

[@jualbar1]

HOLA como estas amigo realmente una genialidad lo tuyo gracias por compartirlo . descargue en una carpeta en mis documentos todas esas herramientas . pero no se como incorporarlas al pixin.. y al pixel mach? podrias ayuradrme por favor para hacerlo ? muchas gracias

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Descargue los archivos y arrástrelos a su espacio de trabajo de Pixinsight

[@jualbar1]

@@anotherastrochannel2173 hola muchisimas gracias.. eso me faltaba ponerlos en el equipo de trabajo por eso no aparecian. te mando un abrazo y como siempre sos un genio

[@MateuszLibner]

dont work with pixi 1.8 :( why?

[@anotherastrochannel2173]

Works on 1.8.9+ for sure and also latest version. Try updating and try again