DSLR H-alpha general workflow question

[Goran]

Hi!
Very new to Pixinsight so sorry if this has come up before but I've really searched for a method but haven't got it to work.
So.
The intended workflow as I understand it is to:
1: Calibrate the Ha light frames with the bias, flats and darks, ticking the "only calibrate" box.
2: Use the Split CFA script on those calibrated frames.
3: Do a star align with the frames in the "0" folder (red channel).
4. Register the result.

Is this a valid workflow?

When I try to do the step 2 the script is doing it's thing but nothing gets saved.

Is there a better workflow to stack Ha frames from a DSLR?

Thank's!
/Göran

[acmalko]

Hi,

I use this workflow apart from bias caus I prefer using darks_flats

1- split_cfa on lights, darks, flats, bias

2- Integrate bias_cfa0 to obtain a masterbias_cfa0

3- Integrate darks_cfa0 to obtain a masterdark_cfa0

4- calibrate flats_cfa0 with masterbias_cfa0
5- Integrate flats_cfa0 to obtain a masterflat_cfa0

6- Calibrate lights_cfa0 with masterbias_cfa0, masterdark_cfa0+calibrate, masterflat_cfa0

7-Cosmetic correction using essentially the masterdark_cfa0

8- Subframe_selector for weighting

9- Alignment + drizzle data (with a synthetic star field)

10- Integration
11- Drizzle integration factor 2, 0.9

 

[Goran]

Wow, thank's!
Need to read through this a couple of times now to try to understand. 

[Goran]

Thing is, nothing gets saved when I use the split CFA script... 

[acmalko]

Honestly, I don't know.

Be sure to have configured the DSLR Raw on "pure raw" (format explorer and double-click on dslr raw)

Be sure to have filled a correct path in the Split_cfa process if the default one doesn't work and a pre- or postfix like "cfa_"

[Goran]

Thank you!
I have pure raw checked and set the split CFA to a specific output folder... So strange...