Re: Star Mask, Star halos & noise
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:12 am
Hi Ivo,
Thanks a lot for the tips.
I was able to get rid of those red/blue pixels, and for the 3-5 stubborn ones using RGB Blur, and then I used the 'Heal' module at the very end for the few left, as you suggested.
Regarding the star colors, I tried to apply a star mask around the halos since the RGB creation to see if I could protect them through the process (specially during Wipe's), but they did not popped out. So, just for kicks, I did the RGB combine and DBE for gradient removal in PI to check if I had any star colors, and then I could see the star colors, so I'm not sure why I'm not getting them in StarTools for red & yellow stars, but I'll let you play with it, and I look forward to your results.
Yet, I'm extremely happy with my last process. As you can see, I'm getting closer to your processing of this object & I found myself processing very fast & enjoying the processing process unlike the pain that I was feeling with my previous tools.
Here is the outcome....
Thanks a lot for the tips.
I was able to get rid of those red/blue pixels, and for the 3-5 stubborn ones using RGB Blur, and then I used the 'Heal' module at the very end for the few left, as you suggested.
Regarding the star colors, I tried to apply a star mask around the halos since the RGB creation to see if I could protect them through the process (specially during Wipe's), but they did not popped out. So, just for kicks, I did the RGB combine and DBE for gradient removal in PI to check if I had any star colors, and then I could see the star colors, so I'm not sure why I'm not getting them in StarTools for red & yellow stars, but I'll let you play with it, and I look forward to your results.
Yet, I'm extremely happy with my last process. As you can see, I'm getting closer to your processing of this object & I found myself processing very fast & enjoying the processing process unlike the pain that I was feeling with my previous tools.
Here is the outcome....