Linear Image Star Mask

[msmythers]

This is a repost from http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=10883.msg67771#msg67771

I made a little video about making a simple star mask from a linear image. This is not a mask made from a stretched clone but the actual linear image. This is a bit of a different approach as I make use of the readout cursor and Statistics to set the Mask Preprocessing parameters.

The video has several examples using different images. In the video I will use the star masks to lower the brightness of the stars in the linear image. This video does not have audio as I have problems with speech. I did annotate some of the video at the beginning.

As Chris mentioned trial and error is a big part with learning the Star Mask tool. Using a small representative preview is a great way of testing parameters. I have been using PI since 2012 and just now feel like I have a good grasp on this wonderful tool. 

One more thing if the video seems blurry just pause and restart the video. Please feel free to download the video.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13r3kYqTf8Nb3VnSVhHOVRabGc/view?usp=sharing




Mike