Don't Like Your Stacking Program?

[galacticphoto]

Try another one, if you don't like Registax, there are several out there. A couple others to consider are K3CCD and IRIS. I use K3CCD to control the web cams, but it is much "simpler" than registax, it only (single point) aligns and stacks, no sharpening tools. IRIS does everything, and that's its problem, it attempts to be everything to everybody, so It's difficult to use (much more so than Registax).

I've attached a composite jpeg showing a mono shot of saturn processed with each (aligned, stacked, sharpened if available). I seldomly use IRIS, so its example is a bit over processed, and of course, K3CCD still needs some sharpening work (with some other program) after the stacking.

Registax V4 really is the best stacking program out there, at least for avi files. What was Registax's price?.....

A few suggestions on its use:

1)Use a computer with at least 500MB of memory, 1GB preferred; setup a big swap area on your HD

2)Keep the avi to under 2000, preferably under 1500

3)On the align page, go through the sequence to select your best exposure, increase the FFT order to 6 or 8 for planetary ball, 10 to 14 for a higher contrast align feature, set the acceptable quality to 70 or 80%, use gradient, check the auto process button, start by using single align point (multipoint works fine, but requires some attention)

4)Let the processing run through to the wavelet page then before any wavelet processing, go back to the stack page, call up the stack graph, use the sliders to get rid of low quality and poor stacks, be brutal; go back to the wavelet page for sharpening.

5)You can gain noticeable benefit by going through several iterations between the optimize, stack, and wavelet page (if you use multipoint, you will go back and forth several times).


Robert

[neilfleming]

Nice job on the examples. I know IRIS is indeed powerful, but the interface really turns me off.

...Neil

[BT Technologies]

Excellent examples and suggestions Robert. I personally have and do use Registax but like you mentioned, if you get over 1500 frames, the program often locks up and I have to start from scratch.

I will have to give some of the other ones you mentioned a try and post my results.

Thanks again!!

Originally Posted by galacticphoto

Try another one, if you don't like Registax, there are several out there. A couple others to consider are K3CCD and IRIS. I use K3CCD to control the web cams, but it is much "simpler" than registax, it only (single point) aligns and stacks, no sharpening tools. IRIS does everything, and that's its problem, it attempts to be everything to everybody, so It's difficult to use (much more so than Registax).

I've attached a composite jpeg showing a mono shot of saturn processed with each (aligned, stacked, sharpened if available). I seldomly use IRIS, so its example is a bit over processed, and of course, K3CCD still needs some sharpening work (with some other program) after the stacking.

Registax V4 really is the best stacking program out there, at least for avi files. What was Registax's price?.....

A few suggestions on its use:

1)Use a computer with at least 500MB of memory, 1GB preferred; setup a big swap area on your HD

2)Keep the avi to under 2000, preferably under 1500

3)On the align page, go through the sequence to select your best exposure, increase the FFT order to 6 or 8 for planetary ball, 10 to 14 for a higher contrast align feature, set the acceptable quality to 70 or 80%, use gradient, check the auto process button, start by using single align point (multipoint works fine, but requires some attention)

4)Let the processing run through to the wavelet page then before any wavelet processing, go back to the stack page, call up the stack graph, use the sliders to get rid of low quality and poor stacks, be brutal; go back to the wavelet page for sharpening.

5)You can gain noticeable benefit by going through several iterations between the optimize, stack, and wavelet page (if you use multipoint, you will go back and forth several times).


Robert