Hello guys,
I've tried a software modification from the site Astrobond. I did not want to upgrade to the RAW format (available among the upgrades) because the frames have to be individually processed in Iris and that is something I'd rather not deal with (I know there is AVIRAW, but what's the point of recording RAW if you then process a regular avi?). Sooner or later somebody will come up with a software that processes RAW avis and lets you work only ont the resulting image. I used a modification that the creator called OPTIMIZED COLOUR. To test it I took two identical shots, one before and one after the upgrade (absoultely identical settings). I attach the results below (in 2 messages as I don't know how to put 2 images in the same post).
The most evident effect is that the focus is softer (the developer of this upgrade told me it happens because the sharpness built in in the compression software has been turned off).
I tried and it is my opinion that, once you have used a light unsharp mask on the softer image to achieve a comparable sharpness the image obtained with the modified webcam is overall less noisy. Knowing that here are some processing masters, I would love to have some opinions, if anyone is interested.
I've tried a software modification from the site Astrobond. I did not want to upgrade to the RAW format (available among the upgrades) because the frames have to be individually processed in Iris and that is something I'd rather not deal with (I know there is AVIRAW, but what's the point of recording RAW if you then process a regular avi?). Sooner or later somebody will come up with a software that processes RAW avis and lets you work only ont the resulting image. I used a modification that the creator called OPTIMIZED COLOUR. To test it I took two identical shots, one before and one after the upgrade (absoultely identical settings). I attach the results below (in 2 messages as I don't know how to put 2 images in the same post).
The most evident effect is that the focus is softer (the developer of this upgrade told me it happens because the sharpness built in in the compression software has been turned off).
I tried and it is my opinion that, once you have used a light unsharp mask on the softer image to achieve a comparable sharpness the image obtained with the modified webcam is overall less noisy. Knowing that here are some processing masters, I would love to have some opinions, if anyone is interested.
Attached Image:
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