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by davidjbillo
Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Computer Configuration
Replies: 2
Views: 4095

Re: Computer Configuration

What about number of cores? Would we see a significant difference with a quad versus a dual core? Actually, I think you answered that question in an old 2012 thread on system specs: http://forum.startools.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107&p=139&hilit=computer+specifications#p139 I've been looking at new l...
by davidjbillo
Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unable to Get the Funny Face to Work for Star Alignment
Replies: 3
Views: 4211

Re: Unable to Get the Funny Face to Work for Star Alignment

Good contender for "Best Thread Title" ever, though!
:thumbsup:
by davidjbillo
Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

So I just updated to .289, and started off as before, crop 1 pixel all around, Wipe, and....no more dark anomalies!
Whatever was the cause, it's fixed now. :thumbsup:
by davidjbillo
Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

I originally started this thread because the dark anomalies were showing up at the very beginning, with the first AutoDevelop, and it was throwing off Wipe. I got around it by Wipe for colour only, not brightness. While I was waiting for replies, I just forged ahead to see what I could learn. Yeah, ...
by davidjbillo
Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:19 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

Oh, yeah, you guys are pulling more of the disk out! That looks fantastic! I think I deliberately held back in Develop because I was not able to get a good Wipe. But then I went up to 600% with the Sharp module. Yet you're not having the problem with the star core dark anomalies that I encountered.....
by davidjbillo
Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

Ok, here it is: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j841lzjq2zx5dnj/AAD0xk1Hf7hSCInv-eudAFcga?dl=0 Che, I followed some of your workflows in general, and had some questions... I noticed that whenever you use a module, you redo Develop again...is that a new global stretch, or stretch image as is? And why do y...
by davidjbillo
Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:26 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

Well, I guess I'm pretty happy with this. Sharp, Color, Life, and Denoise modules probably made the biggest differences. I still need to fix those star cores, and there's probably a lot more that could be done, if only I knew how and had more time, but I can't really complain too much about this end...
by davidjbillo
Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:20 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

I experimented with Manual Develop a little (but didn't keep anything) I notice that, without a ROI function, it tends to pull out a milky "haze" over the entire image, reducing the contrast, but on the other hand, seems to greatly reduce the grainy appearance, almost like it is reducing noise...ver...
by davidjbillo
Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:01 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Grab and Move Crop & ROI Windows
Replies: 4
Views: 6603

Re: Grab and Move Crop & ROI Windows

Was going to suggest this also about the ROI rectangle. Any progress?
by davidjbillo
Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:41 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies
Replies: 15
Views: 11982

Re: Saturated Star Core Dark Anomalies

I'm getting better results using a mask that excludes a large part of M31 disk, M110, and also large blobs around the groups of stars with dark anomaly, and forget about gradient wipe, I only used the colour cast wipe. Then AutoDev with a ROI encompassing M31 core area. Now I'm not sure where to tak...