StarTools

Anyone up for the challenge of processing data for the Astro Imaging Channel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1XP2VknLwg
There's a link to the files in the comments, and so far I've just tried the M81 and Markarians Chain images (results available via links in my comment). These were done almost entirely using StarTools V1.4 (sheepish admission - I also used PixInsight for a couple of things that I don't know how to do in StarTools, which is probably my lack knowledge!).
Would really love someone who can use StarTools properly (e.g., Ivo!) to have a go at this

ChrisH

ChrisLX200 wrote:Anyone up for the challenge of processing data for the Astro Imaging Channel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1XP2VknLwg
There's a link to the files in the comments, and so far I've just tried the M81 and Markarians Chain images (results available via links in my comment). These were done almost entirely using StarTools V1.4 (sheepish admission - I also used PixInsight for a couple of things that I don't know how to do in StarTools, which is probably my lack knowledge!).
Would really love someone who can use StarTools properly (e.g., Ivo!) to have a go at this

ChrisH

I get back from a trip tomorrow and can take a look on Monday. StarTools workflow is really easy AutoDev->Crop->Dev->Decon->HDR->Wavelet Sharpen->Color->Life->Contrast->Denoise. You may find you don't need all of these on every image. These same 10 steps cover about 15-20 PixInsight steps plus include a couple of algorithms that PixInsight doesn't.