Pixinsight Part 1 of 12 total beginners tutorial.

[@dwalt327]

DUDE! I'm 66 years old, going on 14. Being a member of CN, I was totally intimidated by PixInsight from the comments I've seen posted. (Most posters ASSUME everyone is familiar with PI and throw terms around WITH abbreviations that leave half the CN members wondering what's going on.) This is CONSICE, THOROUGH, and, most importantly, NON-CONDESCENDING. Such great instruction, even admitting where you went 'a little astray' and how to get back to ground. Wonderfully done. Good karma. Can't say enough. Of course, you stabbed me right in my scar (my wallet) by helping me make the decision to buy the full-blown PixInsight. Darn you!!! (JK) Please keep making this series because there are folks just like me that absolutely, and deeply, appreciate your down-to-Earth instructions. As you say, the finesse will come later. But if you don't start, you'll never learn the fine points. I've heard it said that the true sign of an enlightened being is the faculty of APPRECIATION. You make me enlightened with your compassion aimed at the TRUE BEGINNER. John Dobson, the inventor of the scope named after him said, and I paraphrase, "The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, it's not how well made it is, it's how many people less fortunate than you got to look through it..." You, DUDE, let many people experience the same thing. Only this time on a computer screen...or "An 8x10 glossy photograph with circles and arrows and writing on the back of it..." (Arlo Guthrie) Thanks for all you do. And Please keep doing it... MR. GOOGLE!!! GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD!!! I mean it! Don't make me come up there!

[@BrokenPik]

I am at a complete loss for words, for this comment. I will say it again , if i was able to help one person here on KZbin , i accomplished my purpose...i am working on a new series ( intermediate for those who are already bored of this group of videos) . Thank you again for those kind and encouraging words......... Mitch / Astrodude.

[@dwalt327]

My Honor and Privilege. (I take it that your name is Mitch, which I didn't know when I posted.) YOU, Mitch, win the Internet for this year! Please stop by the Internet Office, KZbin Division, and pick up your trophy and certificate... =^) Can't wait for the follow-ups...

[@Bike_Guy]

Thank you so much for these PixInsight videos. I was on the verge of giving up halfway through my 1 month free trial, but your videos have inspired me. I spent a day watching, rewatching and making notes, whilst editing my own M31 data that I’d gathered the night before. My images are transformed and I’m looking forward to more hours spent with my scope. Thanks again for this excellent series 😊

[@BrokenPik]

Glad its helping, once you reached Subframe selector, look for the part 2- 3 -2022 newer updated versions.

[@dp91c]

I rarely comment on a video,but I want to thank you for these videos. There are similar videos but all they do is show you how to process an image. I love that you l explain what items are, when to use them, why you use them, and when available possible alternatives. Thank you very much.

[@viktste2199]

This series of tutorials is absolutely superb! Clearly explained and in just the right pace. I just finished #8 (the hardest one so far) and had to play it several times while taking notes, but got there eventually :-) I very much appreciate the effort you have made to make these videos. Thank you. It has made pix Insight go from overwhelming to manageable for me!!!

[@BrokenPik]

Kool, have fun..

[@mercskag7893]

I can’t say how much you have helped me! I was totally lost without your help. Thanks for everything.

[@BrokenPik]

your welcome sir...

[@craiglowery4427]

Wow. So glad I found your site. I’ve been using PI for five months and really need your help. Getting that crazy process window to the right hand side is a major improvement

[@BrokenPik]

Glad it helps.

[@stillontheedge]

Thank you. Just downloaded the trial version and migrating from PhotoShop. This is the first one I found and very nicely goes through things for me, a person who has no knowledge of Pixinsight.

[@BrokenPik]

i hope you produce great images. Enjoy...

[@stephenselwood1941]

Hi from way over in England, I would like to thank you for the fantastic videos you have taken the time to produce and put up on KZbin. I have a trial version of Pixinsight having returned to an old hobby now that I have recently retired. I will be purchasing the program just as soon as my trial is over. A huge part of that is thanks to me being able to work through your videos. There are a few other videos on KZbin that I have tried but I keep coming back to your series, they offer me enough to produce some half tidy images and point me toward much more that must be achievable. You clearly know your way around the program and I never feel that I am being talked down, just talked to, I am lucky enough to have a dual monitor setup, you are constantly running on one if I am trying to use Pixinsight. Thanks again, Steve

[@BrokenPik]

Your are very welcome Steve, its nice to see people using my workflow, though simple and getting kool results.

[@johnhorner769]

Thanks Mitch. Look forward to the rest of the series and hopefully improving my editing.

[@BrokenPik]

keep in mind the "ideas are the same" but times have changed a lot in 5 years. these are just outlines to get you going. Have fun...

[@dchedo]

Thanks Astro Dude, you PixInsight multipart tutorials have been awesome. Previously had been a DSS and Photoshop guy, had always been wary of trying PixInsight due to CN comments about learning curve. Your Total Beginners series truly can take a person who has not seen the PI interface from start to finished product. I subscribed to channel and look forward to your insights on using PI's full capabilities.

[@BrokenPik]

You are wery welcome... :-)

[@barryyoungco]

What a great thing to do for your fellow astrophotographers! I am considering buying the program. This series has helped a lot! Thanks so much.

[@BrokenPik]

you are very welcome....

[@stevenweinmeister9383]

THANK YOU! Just starting out with the trial version. Every single other tutorial on this program either skips steps or assumes that you know stuff you do not. Learned more today with just the first video than I did with all my other poking around on KZbin. I'll be watching all the other videos of yours, in order.

[@BrokenPik]

Glad I could help Enjoy.

[@gracepierce1024]

i agree. everyone else's videos tends to overlook a lot of stuff constantly assuming things you 'should already know'. its not boring. i like that you keep it simple, slow, and straight forward. ive never processed a photo before, or used any of this software, so other folks videos so far have been useless to me or too complex. people have to start somewhere. i was about ready to give up until i watched this one. hopefully the rest will be as good.

[@randallpatrickc]

Excellent - I’m in! ❤

[@ArnsteinBjone]

I'm 63. Computer nerd since 1983. Photographer since 1971 (digital since -1998). I ordered a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer yesterday and started the learning process immediately. I will use it with my Canon 5DS R + Canon 100-400 v2 + Canon 11-24 mm. I saw a 30 min video on PixInsight, from a guy that REALLY was a computer nerd. Wow, he was fast, and a PixInsight-genius. But, even I was a slightly terrified. "What have I done?!?". But, then, I found this, and I'm excited as a kid again. And that was after seeing only part 1! Your teaching skills are 10/10! Tell me how I can donate a few dollars to you! Now on to part 2...

[@BrokenPik]

if you still want to donate , go here. rcfmitch.wixsite.com/altair-support

[@pabsgabs]

I just want to say THANK YOU! I’m new to astrophotography and I read somewhere that PixInsight is the program to get (I’m using a Mac) and with out your tutorials I would have NEVER! Gotten anything done! Thank you!

[@BrokenPik]

Pablo, What a great compliment to get ... Thank you so much . that's what keeps me going.. Enjoy. dont forget to hit the bell to get new updates.

[@edmizzimizzi]

Just found your tutorials...very excited! Just beginning and these are exactly what I need, THANKS, Ed from Waterdown, Canada

[@BrokenPik]

your welcome... from Tilbury On... CAD

[@deanmindock5020]

Pixinsight is quite an achievement. Wow. Thanks very much for what you're doing!!!

[@BrokenPik]

You are welcome , i hope it will help you produce an APOD some day .. Cheers.

[@1xway]

I was able to follow along well for the most part, I on a MacBook Pro you on a PC. Some of the icons look a little different. I did run into one issue at the end and that had to do with saving the icons. I don’t use a mouse and I tried a few other ways of saving it to no avail. I look forward to learning from your work. Thank you for sharing.

[@FredLombardo]

I have been wondering how to set icons, so this video is useful. Good work.

[@DawgcityClev]

So I always felt this program was not only too pricey and intimidating, but those who use it were "smartasses and astro elitists" based on the posts I've read on Astro-Forums. This right here is priceless. You've really leaned me to buy this now. So easy to follow along. Then you have a series on it. Intant sub.

[@BrokenPik]

Thank you sir.. and , if i'm a Smart *** then i beg your forgiveness. LOL ( thanks for the sub)

[@DawgcityClev]

@@BrokenPik So I finally got the trial license, and I don't see the DSLR Raw. Already lost. LOL

[@BrokenPik]

@@DawgcityClev even though they changed the menu in DSLR still use "RAW" send me an Email.. will show you the layout..

[@DawgcityClev]

@@BrokenPik KZbin has gotten so bad I can't even find where to send messages any longer. The DSLR option isn't in my Format Explorer list for some reason. I'm still trying to figure how to send you a message though.

[@BrokenPik]

@@DawgcityClev rcfmitch at gmail dot com

[@TheBigDabrofski]

Just started with PI and this helps me a lot! Thank you for these!

[@BrokenPik]

You are very welcome.

[@Joshua-of2dp]

@ 16:00 Batch Processing is no longer being supported and is now Weighted Batch Processing. I'm in the same boat with the trial version. Following along with your video about 17 min in. So far so good. Thank you. Also, I shortcut would be to click on process explorer on the left, then search for the process/script then left click and dragging it to the right of the vertical line. I see you uploaded this in 2018 so I'm guessing that a few updates may have made things easier since then. On to round 2. Subscribed and Liked

[@astromadness]

Some great work here Mitch. Well done and thanks for taking the time and effort to put the series together. Looking forward to the next instalments. I've watched countless PI tutorials on youtube, and I'm still picking up useful information and tips from yours. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@BrokenPik]

2 more videos will be coming out very soon Masking and denoising...

[@simonworger]

Subbed, just purchased PixInsight and I've learnt a few bits just from your first vid. Looking forward to the rest.

[@BrokenPik]

I hope these series will improve your imaging ... :-) thank you for your support

[@edhekman6615]

Excellent introductory tutorial - good pace.

[@BrokenPik]

Thanks ED. i did what i could ...

[@lwizzit]

Thanks for posting this. I’m about to download the trial, but want to get the most out of my practice time so I looked for something like this first.

[@paul_bracken]

Hi Mitch. Thank you so much for the Pixinsight beginners series. I have used these videos to produce two galaxy pictures that I am quite happy with, and you made it all possible. I feel like we've spent hours together, but of course it was just me listening to you. I am thinking of trying some pictures of nebulae now, and I imagine that some of the processing steps will likely be a little different. For example, I won't be worried about bringing out galaxy lanes, and such. I wonder if you have some tips about where I would deviate from the basic sequence of steps you outlined in the beginners series. Please advise, if and when you get the chance. Cheers, Paul.

[@BrokenPik]

replace HDR for the galaxy lanes , with "localHistogramEqualization" to bring out Nebulae dust ( remove the stars first if you can ) .The trick with Nebulaes is total integration time. careful with LHE it causes a bit of noise. tread lightly. keep the amount around 200. also curves helps with contrast.

[@frl8031]

Possibly the most underrated video on youtube

[@BrokenPik]

OMGoodness , dont be silly... but Thank you , that means a lot to me !

[@dwalt327]

Humility...another sign of a truly advanced, enlightened incarnation.

[@joehoff6048]

Have been a subscriber for a little while, finding your channel via AstroBackyard. Have been wondering if Pixinsight was worth, as what many have described, a steep learning curve. Your basic, plain spoken tutorials were just what was needed for me to evaluate the program before purchasing. Have a monochrome camera and filter wheel arriving today. Being new to your channel, not sure if you use this setup, but if you do, hope you do similar videos on processing using filters. Excellent videos which are a great compliment to Trevor’s and Dylan’s.

[@francescot4652]

Hi Astro Dude! You are FANTASTIC!!! Your tutorials are really well done!!! I'm sooo thankful for the job you have done and the time you saved me with this program! Many many thanks!!!!!! You are really good at explaning, I'm really impressed! Many many thanks!!!!!!

[@BrokenPik]

You are welcome, Enjoy...

[@fatboy1271]

Didn't read through all the comments so this might be known already... The BatchPreProcessing and SubframeSelector Scripts can be on the Desktop. Double click them and then hit the circle, Apply Global, and then the Script will open. I am on the latest version of PI so maybe it was updated more recently; however, it is very nice that you can keep them with your other icons!

[@BrokenPik]

interesting.. barely use PI these days .. its all AstroPixel Processor.0.74 for calibration and integrations

[@fatboy1271]

@@BrokenPik First time hearing about APP. Did you switch over because it's easier or you just get better results? Sorry to turn your KZbin video into a chat...

[@BrokenPik]

@@fatboy1271 no worries man~ it just so much more versatile and easier going then Pixinsight, less crying a river over Ransac errors. plus it has a great NB slider module. to do hubble palette . and not 400$ ,,, works great on DSLR if you can make your darks flats bias frames. you still need PI for Post . download the trial ,, give it a go. i have a basic video on it. more to come when i feel better...

[@fatboy1271]

@@BrokenPik You're awesome for all the info and videos! Sorry you don't feel well so get better soon 🤘

[@BrokenPik]

@@fatboy1271 U bet ! thanks

[@bear5016]

Thank you so much for this. Its so much easier when someone goes step by step visually and people can follow along. Subbed

[@danksolo6183]

Thank you so much for these videos I’m following along I’m on video 4 these are great and I appreciate you very much take care.

[@BrokenPik]

Glad they can help...

[@wanderingquestions7501]

Thanks for your work making this tutorial. Very valuable.

[@BrokenPik]

i hope it helps...

[@robsastro7167]

Brilliant, perfect for new users. thanks

[@Ambress]

I downloaded the PI trial and have yet to use it, with less than a week remaining on my trial, so I was looking for a fast and helpful introduction. This beginners tutorial looks to be exactly what I am needing. I'm only 15 minutes into it but as I proceed, one change I made which may even make for a great "very first step" in this age of 4K high-res monitors, is to change the EDIT > Global Preferences > Core UI Resources for the UI scaling factor, depending upon one's eyes and how well you can read small UI text. In my case, I favored disabling Automatic UI scaling and set a UI scaling factor of 2.0, which seems just about right. Many thanks for this tutorial Mitch!

[@BrokenPik]

Enjoy...

[@ProppedNutFPV]

Finally a set of videos I can follow. One question, the two Icons you created from the or for the Batch processing. I noticed this video is from 4 years ago. It seems like they have changed the names around. Because the Batch Processing Tool isn't there neither is the Sub Frame selection tool. Could the names been changed. I noticed that the drop down menu on your version is a bit different. Thanks again for all this information.

[@BrokenPik]

yes to much has changed in 4 years, like the new WBPP , and Subframe selector. here is the newSubframe one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKSqh3mcac6Khrc&ab_channel=Mitch part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX68dYFpqdeoopI&ab_channel=Mitch part2

[@catpool]

You can make icon for scripst too (as you did in your video), but after clicking on it just press F6 (global)

[@robertstein1760]

Hi! I have enjoyed using and reusing your 12 step tutorial. I have used it side by side with my processing. Now we are camping without any cell phone coverage or internet of any kind. Do you by chance have a text or pdf sequence or checklist I can use as a memory aid that I can print or use off line? Thanks! - Robert

[@randallpatrickc]

These are *excellent* videos - I think I must have missed how to save the output of each process/script in such a way that they are all grouped in the same directory.(Right now I'm creating new folders all over the place - should I be using "project" or something? Ps., you should add a "thanks" button so we can donate a few bucks as tangible thanyou.

[@BrokenPik]

once you have all of them layed out in the window workplace , highlight them all and right click on one of them and choose "save ... icons" give them a name like RGB_OSC.XPSM and put them where you like . mine are on the Desktop. Donations can be made here: rcfmitch.wixsite.com/altair-support thank you.

[@goranthoren5522]

This deserves way more views, great job!

[@BrokenPik]

Thank you Göran Thorén

[@tonyburgum]

Absolutely spot on this. Never used PI but looking to download a trial but wanted to watch 'Idiot Guides' as I call them and this is excellent. Thank you Mitch.

[@BrokenPik]

no problem..

[@bear5016]

Just a tip for anyone just starting out. Goto - Edit - Global Preferences - Miscellaneous Image Window Setting - Wheel Direction, change to Forward. It bothered me immensely that default is backwards when zooming with the scroll button.

[@BrokenPik]

i like to pull back on the mouse wheel to zoom in .. LOL thank you for the Tip.

[@bear5016]

@@BrokenPik No problem 👍

[@BrokenPik]

Your welcome sir.. i hope your imaging goes well and your processing works out great.

[@GaryMCurran]

Thank you! I hope that these 12 videos will open up Pix Insight for me, and others. While I'm not in a position to be purchasing and using it yet, I hope soon I will be, and for that, it will be appreciated.

[@BrokenPik]

no worries mate, enjoy.

[@McItoshi]

What a Hero ! off to watch the rest now

[@BrokenPik]

Kool ... Enjoy.

[@templecave9507]

Thank you for your videos. They are extremely helpful

[@glansberry]

Bring the BATCH_Preproc down, right click and select "Execute in the global context" GREAT tutorial, sub'd

[@BrokenPik]

Thank you sir...

[@glansberry]

I just discovered that from watching your tutorial yesterday. I asked myself "what would this global context thing do..." haha. Still churning through them all, good stuff.

[@Thunder_Dome45]

Hi, In Feb 2018 the DSLR_RAW module was updated to just RAW. But when I click "Pure Raw" and open a color image it comes up and monochrome in Pixinsight 1.8.6. Does yours do that now? In this video it opened as a color image. I'm using a Canon T6/1300D raw format. Just maybe later in the process of images Pixinsight changes the images back to color, but in this first steps the images open as monochrome. Internet searches didn't help much.

[@BrokenPik]

If you are opening CR2 files and they are gray scale , that is good, it means PI sees them as Raw...then you or PI will need to Debayer them/it and apply VNG to the CFA. hope this helps..

[@Thunder_Dome45]

@@BrokenPik it did help, Thanks. The whole series is a great video series.

[@springy120453]

New subscriber, 66 years old, I need this hand-hold, particularly as I am being dragged kicking and screaming towards Astro Pixel Processor. Having paid for Pixi I would rather stick with it!!

[@BrokenPik]

stick with what works for you.. :)

[@springy120453]

@@BrokenPik I'm sticking with this :-). One question if I may, at the beginning you select, in Format Explorer, Pure Raw, and then we go through debayering after. Why can't we just choose "Demosaiced RGB" there and not have to go through the debayering process later? Am I missing a point, not realising an advantage?

[@BrokenPik]

@@springy120453 its important to keep color cameras frames in ""Pure RAW"" mode for the Batch Preprocessing script to work properly if my memory serves. but by all means go ahead and experiment. Enjoy.

[@dankahraman354]

Just finished lesson #1. Duplicating and finding the various explorers (all under View/Explore Windows). Closed PI then opened it, right click on empty work space and loaded saved icons.

[@amp2amp800]

Hi Mitch. Great starter. Thanks. I'm wondering if I need to download scripts. Guess I'll find out soon enough.

[@BrokenPik]

If your using the new Pix 1.8.9.12 , a lot has change but its all the basic ideas process wise.... Im to sick to make updated videos.

[@amp2amp800]

@@BrokenPik sorry to hear that. Keep strong. Yea I did see that it was a bit out of date with the latest changes here and there, but that didnt stop me from following it all. I found it really helpful in getting my first image out. Couldn't have done it otherwise!

[@Zircon_215]

Hi Mitch. I may be mistaken but I thought I saw an updated video of yours on the Photometric Color Calibration process. However, now I can’t find it. If you did do an updated video I’d very much appreciate it if you would direct me to it. I’ve been looking through a lot of your videos … and if it exists, I can’t find it. Thanks.

[@BrokenPik]

I don't think i did. i updated Subframe Selector. maybe its time for the new PCC process update and a few tips..

[@antandshell]

I have to say again that i am so grateful for this easy to follow tutorial. Pixinsight should hire you and pay you lots of cash. If you are not a teacher you should have been. Do you have any videos on just Mono processing?

[@BrokenPik]

Antman72 , thank you for your comments . they mean a lot to me , i still have a few to do..

[@antandshell]

Why cant i have someone like you as a neighbor? lol too few of us! We would never sleep and our other halves would ditch us.

[@BrokenPik]

that would actually happen which not good , i would never get any sleep ... and the wife would looose it .. LOL hahahaha get out of my head !!!

[@BrokenPik]

Anthony, no mono videos yet but they are coming soon i hope , but they will not cover L-RGB ( Sorry)

[@anthonyexmouth]

I've just grabbed the trial, not sure if it's changed recently, but my version just shows RAW and not DSLR-RAW. Are they the same? Also, when zoomed in on raw files the Bayer mask is really obvious, is this ok? I take it the debayer process will sort that out. Thanks for these videos, I'd have gone back to lightroom if I hadn't found these

[@BrokenPik]

Anthony, yes on all counts, enjoy.

[@anthonyexmouth]

@@BrokenPik thanks, clear forecast for tomorrow so targeting bodes. So glad I found your videos. Almost gave up on pixinsight.

[@BrokenPik]

@@anthonyexmouth Im honored !!

[@kajouman]

good job..i want to begin with pixinsight too soon..

[@BrokenPik]

thank you, many more videos to come...

[@dwalt327]

Mitch, I followed the flickr link you posted below. Q: What size Celestron scope is that in the pic? 6 or 8? Q: Was your image of the Horsehead Nebula taken with that? Or was it the 6" Canadian refractor? Regardless, if I took that picture with ANYTHING I owned, I would kiss my family, order the casket, and proudly bow out of this incarnation knowing I have nothing else to achieve. Well...except for that Buddha vipassana teaching thingy. Truly Stunning!

[@BrokenPik]

C8 actually .. the horse head was taken with a AT72ED ( 72mm) refractor and the hypercam AA183Color 70 x 60 seconds ... thats about it.. , hope thats helps.

[@redabdab]

2:57 I don't have a DSLR-RAW item in the format explorer. Only a RAW option. So I pressed "pure raw" in that instead but it's still not able to read my Canon .CR2 images. They just appear totally black.

[@BrokenPik]

They should be black ontill you STF them or stretch the frame. If not something else is amiss.

[@syeduddinacmacgma9734]

You made me excited! Thanks.

[@napper1496]

i dont have subframe selector in my pixinsight.any ideas why? under script its nt there. ahh its in processes under preprocessing

[@BrokenPik]

yep... i hope to make an 2022 update on that script. will see.

[@krisztianrozmaring3100]

Thank you! I just feft PS for Pixinsught but I was lost. Unril now.

[@BrokenPik]

Music to my ears, have fun.

[@KB2AT]

Great tutorial. Now this is what I would follow for a osc cmos camera from zwo correct? Thanks

[@BrokenPik]

Yes, including DSLR s ....

[@KB2AT]

@@BrokenPik so I do the Raw setup like u did in beginning

[@BrokenPik]

@@KB2AT yes, choose pure Raw. for propper debayer.later in the workflow. Keep in mind the next 11 parts are done after Part 12 not before, yet it all applies...

[@KB2AT]

@@BrokenPik ok so goto part 12. Then go back to beginning? Sorry I'm alittle slow this morning. No coffee lol

[@BrokenPik]

@@KB2AT its my fault for doing it backwards.. :(

[@timmbottoni3135]

Thanks!!! On to part 2!

[@BrokenPik]

no problem .. Enjoy...

[@wanderingquestions7501]

Where did my color go? A few months ago I did a beautiful project in PI of M51 shot with my Cannon, so I bought PI. The owned PI requires I do a fresh install (around May 2019). Then with this new install I started working on my M101 project but everything was gray. Using any color module reported the images had no color. The luminence button was grayed out. I thought while fumbling with my Cannon setup I accidentally put it in monochrome mode, but in the mean time I got all the updates of PI. In my current version there is no DSLR_Raw Modules just a RAW module. In that module in Edit Preferences I set it to Pure Raw. Now I started another project. I know I have color images but again... in PI there is no color. Again the luminence button is grayed out. I have to go to View\Color Spaces\Convert to RGB but I still have no color. I don’t understand what’s different between the trial PI version that worked great and this owned version. If I do an AutoBackground extractor and stretch the ABE_Background images it is all gray. What gives? Thanks, B

[@BrokenPik]

if you need help your going to have to contact me.

[@wanderingquestions7501]

Astro Dude How do i do that?

[@BrokenPik]

​@@wanderingquestions7501 Here, rcfmitch.wixsite.com/altair-support

[@anata5127]

Well done, man!

[@dwalt327]

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[@BrokenPik]

thank you for that and i will pass that on.. 4K download it is! www.4kdownload.com/

[@BrokenPik]

Dwalt can i use your comment on my website..?

[@dwalt327]

Of course you can! But thanks for asking.

[@BrokenPik]

thank you sir... :-)

[@ronkramer3476]

I'm not a beginner - but really skipped/missed a lot of features you posted here. THANK YOU

[@BrokenPik]

Thank you , i hoped it would help someone out there ....

[@lenjones2268]

Hi, as ne new PI "learner", I would like to follow your Absolute Beginners Playlist with exactly the same version that you used for this playlist and get a handle on the program before updating to later versions where there are quite a lot of changes, so could you please tell me the actual version, (i see 1.8 in the screenshots), but which version of 1.8 please?. Thankyou so much

[@BrokenPik]

Len, i don't think it matters because the 12 parts are guidelines regardless of the version. its not a recipe to follow exactly its more of an outline of what people can use to accomplish good results , in fact some of these steps should and can be skipped. Example: why go through noise reduction if your frames are real clean from dithering or a TEC cooled camera. I suppose the version that was out in 2018 is what i was using. not sure where your going to find that! 1.8.8.2 probably.

[@wanderingquestions7501]

Nice. Thanks, B

[@kurtbauch5491]

I find myself coming back to these tutorials for clarification and I find that I forget pits and pieces. Thanks! Any chance that you may update a few of the tutorials?

[@BrokenPik]

after last years massive heart attack + 4 titanium stents + ICD surgery , probably not!! sorry. i should be ded.

[@kurtbauch5491]

@@BrokenPik wow, that’s terrible! I hope that you are feeling better and doing well now. Are you able to get out with your scope at all?

[@BrokenPik]

AS you get further into your journey dont forget to add more process icons...

[@gordonlacey9062]

like the videos but the you tube catcher gave me 52 pups and 1 hour to get my computer back

[@BrokenPik]

im so sorry about that , im going to take the link down, no one else reported any problems ...did you get it directly from the source?

[@gordonlacey9062]

yes but good old malewarebytes saved the day thanks for your reply and please finish your excellent work

[@KosmicznyTom]

1500 like :D

[@ansollee38112]

When I attempt to save the desktop icons in Pixinsight - "Load Process Icons" it opens into my C drive Program files/Pixinsight folder. I can find the saved icon if I type in "OSC" into the search window and it will load the icons. Any help appreciated.

[@BrokenPik]

Are you right clicking in the desktop in PI, then navigating to your SAVED icon OSC.XPSM then hit open?

[@guillaumefo]

Thanks !

[@BrokenPik]

No problem,, enjoy.

[@Vegasman77704]

in trial version format bar doesnt have dslr raw only raw is this normal?

[@BrokenPik]

Yes it is in Ripley 1.8.6 (updated from 1.8.5) , double click on the RAW icon , then push the PURE RAW button... then proceed. let me know. DSLR RAW has been removed.

[@Vegasman77704]

@@BrokenPik when I do that my photo pulls up in grey not rgb. Is that normal?

[@BrokenPik]

@@Vegasman77704 yes, in PI , a CR2 is not color its gray scale , it needs to be "Debayered"

[@BrokenPik]

@@Vegasman77704 did you get my answer?

[@Vegasman77704]

@@BrokenPik yea i got a big learning curve with this program i guess. Was watching your first 3 videos on stacking but was wondering if I could just edit one single image

[@luckynumbersevuuun]

youre cool. i like you.

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

The first question in my mind when looking for astronomy software is: what Platform is this for ? Windows, OSX, or Linux ? pixinsight.com/faq/ It would help if you put “Linux” in the Title, or in the description

[@fleejay806]

I can't find the format explorer tab

[@BrokenPik]

try the- menu View > Explorer Windows > Format Explorer . it should pop up and then be in the left tab area. you can also right-click on the left tab area to bring up a menu from which you can select the format explorer.

[@dankahraman354]

No format explorer in my PI.

[@dankahraman354]

and I don't want to go to default settings!

[@dankahraman354]

Format explorer is under View/Explorer Windows/ 2nd item on drop down menu from here. History is 4th item under Explorer Windows which is under View. I don't see any history in the processes carried out yet.

[@dankahraman354]

5 work-space windows in mine.