New book "Mastering PixInsight" by RBA

[ghilios]

Same for me too - I received a PayPal email indicating a purchase, but no email or updates since.

[filicz]

Me too, i paid, i got my Paal recipt and nonr more

[RBA]

Yes, as I mentioned before, we've been having problems with Paypal's API, however, as I also mentioned, if your Paypal account was charged, you can trust you're on the pre-order list. If your account was NOT charged, then you're not. Apologies for any confusion.

I've updated the purchase page with the following note right above the purchase button, to avoid any confusion:



I've given up on Paypal's API for the time being (it's just not working as documented and Paypal isn't helping). I'll definitely revisit it - as someone said, the confirmation message from the vendor is important - but at this moment finishing the book has a much higher priority.

[Borry82]

Is there more news about the release?
I still haven't received anything

Bart

[TexasBob]

Is there more news about the release?
I still haven't received anything

Bart

We're kind of moving backward.  Less than a month ago we were told "on schedule" and now we're 2 months behind.  From the email I received today...

"I will be needing until the end of January for a solid locked-up-for-print complete version."

[Geoff]

Some good news for Christmas however. This is part of an email I just received.

“Now, since I really wanted to have the book done before the end of the year and I know many people have been waiting for a long time already, I've decided to pre-release the "Reference Guide" part of the book in digital format on December 20th (this is regardless of whether you ordered the paper or digital copy). The Reference Guide is a few hundreds of pages documenting in detail each and every existing process in PixInsight (none is missing!), most of them in great detail, what they do, when to use them and how, what each parameter does, how do they affect the results and a long etc.”

[RBA]

We're kind of moving backward.  Less than a month ago we were told "on schedule" and now we're 2 months behind. 

I do what I can. To be honest, I want this to be THE book I write about PixInsight and astroimage processing, so I'm always finding ways to improve it and add to it, being such vast collection of topics, techniques, methods, etc. If it's any consolation, I believe I'm a lot better at writing about image processing than I am at scheduling. Yes, an update was sent earlier today with the new release date and the "holiday advance" Geoff mentioned. Thank you for your patience and support!

[stevek]

My advice to you Rogelio is to get the book right and don't rush it.  No one wants a book full of errors and needing to reference the errata all the time.

[jfschafer]

We're kind of moving backward.  Less than a month ago we were told "on schedule" and now we're 2 months behind. 

I do what I can. To be honest, I want this to be THE book I write about PixInsight and astroimage processing, so I'm always finding ways to improve it and add to it, being such vast collection of topics, techniques, methods, etc. If it's any consolation, I believe I'm a lot better at writing about image processing than I am at scheduling. Yes, an update was sent earlier today with the new release date and the "holiday advance" Geoff mentioned. Thank you for your patience and support!

I'd rather have the book delayed a few months and current than rushed.  Which version of PixInsight will be used in the instructions? I know there's been quite a few updates later in 2019...curious if that's the reason for delay.  Also, I ordered on Paypal. How do I get that reference guide you talked about releasing to us before the book is shipped?

[Geoff]

How do I get that reference guide you talked about releasing to us before the book is shipped?

I imagine that RBA will send a download link to people who have prepaid.

[TexasBob]

Looking at the PDF this morning.  Can't wait for the book to arrive so I can learn how to use PI better/properly!  The reference looks great!

[Geoff]

Great news Rogelio. I have ordered a copy. Just as a matter of interest, how many pages will the book run to?

Thank you Geoff! It's going to be a few hundred pages.

It’s looking to be a very comprehensive book if the remainder of the book is covered in as much detail as the 252 page process reference guide. Looking forward to the finished product

[RBA]

Which version of PixInsight will be used in the instructions?

Everything is being updated to 1.8.8-3.

[Jeffery]

This reference guide is well written, thanks RBA.  This is much appreciated, looking forward to the finished product...awesome !!!

[dpastern]

Hi Rogelio,

I only found out about your book today - I'm not actively imaging and very rarely visit the forums, but I am planning to start imaging regularly in 2020, hence the interest in your book. 

I've placed an order just now (about Ten minutes ago) - no Email from Paypal or your website confirming order as of yet.  I'm not sure if I've successfully pre-ordered, given that my purchase is prior to the 6th January 2020.  I'm about to head off to bed (I'm in Australia, so it's late here), but will check my Emails in the morning. 

I guess, am I too late for the pre-order, of have I snuck in in time?  Will I be able to access the digital PDF reference guide like others have who placed their order(s) obviously before I did...

I'm very new to PixInsight, and seeking all the written help I can get and go through at my own pace in the coming months. 

Many thanks for writing this book!

Cheers,

Dave from downunder