New to PI, looking for basic tutorials

[Diane Miller]

I've been playing with AP on a beginning level for about a year, using an Astrotrac and camera lenses (17mm to 1200mm), with the Canon7D Mk II.  I'm shooting with a Canon intervalometer, focusing successfully with Helicon Remote on the laptop, and monitoring the shoot with Adobe Lightroom in Tethered Capture mode, which gives me a nice full-screen preview as each frame is uploaded.

I've read a lot about the general principles and am getting decent lights and calibration files.  My initial stumbling block is that I need a "PixInsight for Dummies" book.  My first need is for a cookbook approach to stacking, aligning, and running the pre-processing steps, starting with my Canon raw files. 

I'm hoping to find some good tutorials at this beginning level, appropriate to a DSLR camera.

Thanks for any help!

[pfile]

pixinsight for dummies is coming soon - warren keller is in the process of writing a book.

there are lots of web tutorials, check this page:

http://www.drakevisual.com/pi-links-by-topic

and of course the forum here:

http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?board=11.0

rob

[Diane Miller]

Thanks Rob!  I got in a session last night in decent skies and tonight looks too cloudy and definitely smoky.  (Wildfire season is in full swing in northern California.)  I'll stay inside and study!!

[dzso.bacsi]

Hi,

Definitely visit Harry's Astroshed. http://harrysastroshed.com/pixinsight/pixinsight video html/Pixinsighthome.html Everything is there for a decent start in PI.
Also I found very useful http://lightvortexastronomy.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html for DSLR work.

Cheers

[jkmorse]

Diane,

I have a cribsheet (now up to revision 37!) that others have found useful, or at least so they say (I just know I couldn't live without it).  It has a detailed workflow as well as details on most tools (hyperlinked from the workflow), proposed settings, etc., as well as links to lots of interesting posts on processing techniques.  Its too big to put in here, but if you drop me an email at jkmorse57@gmail.com, I be happy to send you a copy and put you on my list for future updates.  And definitely check out Harry's website.  Its what got me started.

Best,

Jim

[Diane Miller]

Thanks, Jim!  Email on the way! 

[bhwolf]

Diane,

I have a cribsheet (now up to revision 37!) that others have found useful, or at least so they say (I just know I couldn't live without it).  It has a detailed workflow as well as details on most tools (hyperlinked from the workflow), proposed settings, etc., as well as links to lots of interesting posts on processing techniques.  Its too big to put in here, but if you drop me an email at jkmorse57@gmail.com, I be happy to send you a copy and put you on my list for future updates.  And definitely check out Harry's website.  Its what got me started.

Best,

Jim

It is definitely useful, but I've only got Rev 36!  You holding out? 

[chrisvdberge]

I've written down my basic DSLR workflow here:
http://dslr-astrophotography.com/basic-dslr-workflow-pixinsight/

might be of help.

(will be writing detailed posts for every step of the workflow)

[jkmorse]

No holding out   

Actually Rev37 is my working version for the next update but the only new material covers the use of the SHO-AIP script and I always like to cover more than just one improvement before laboring the group with a new version. 

Best,

Jim

[Diane Miller]

Hi Chris,

That looks wonderful -- thank you!  All such contributions gratefully accepted! 

Jim, I haven't gotten your cribsheet -- v36 should give me plenty to get started on.  Maybe my email intended for you was mis-addressed?  I'll try again.

[astropixel]

There is also the DSLR RAW preprocessing work flow in the tutorials section, which has seen a complete overhaul. It is intentionally basic and a conservative approach to image calibration with data preservation in mind, suited to the non-linear characteristics of DSLR RAW data.

[Diane Miller]

Rowland, that sounds great but I can't find it.  There is a wealth of very specific-looking stuff but that one is eluding me.  Can someone provide a more specific path?

Thanks!

[Diane Miller]

Never mind -- I found it!  I was looking on the PI site itself! 

Newbies....

[cdesselles]

For a general run of tutorials for PI things it hard to beat the large number of YouTube videos out there.
 
For more detailed tutorials try IP4AP or Harry Pages' Astroshed websites.  You cant go wrong with them.

[astropixel]

My apologies Diane, I should have posted a link

http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=2570.msg17312#msg17312