PI Tutorials from Warren Keller and Rogelio Bernal Andreo

[mcgillca]

Hi. Has anyone tried these? Do they add much over Harry's excellent tutorials?

Now I have a little experience in pixinsight, I am finding I am picking up a lot by watching Harry's tutorials again.

Colin

[Josh Lake]

I certainly think they're worth the money so far, and I can't wait for them to get into some of the more complex processes later on.

But don't take my word for it, check out one of the free sample videos, Batch Preprocessing or processing in the Linear State. They're fair samples of the series and give you a preview of Warren's style and RBA's expert understanding.

[pmesquita]

I'm also a newbie here and I must say that after assimilating Harry's excellent steps, the Warren Tutorials are taking me into the "next step". IMHO they are sequential for a newbie who wants to start doing some serious processing...

...just my 2 cents...

cheers
paulo Mesquita

[Chris Cappelli]

I agree that these videos are an excellent resource.  They clearly articulate the workflow (and theory) for processing using PI.  As a newbie to PI I'd recommend them for others new to this software.

-Chris.

[Tom OD]

I'm enjoying the videos from Warren and Rogelio. I also bought the AA and PS versions so it was an easy choice for me.
Tom

[pmesquita]

..."AA"...astronomers annonymous? I know we're addicted (ask our wives)..

....can you clarify, please.

cheers
Paulo

[Geoff]

AstroArt

[pmesquita]

ahhh...thanks

[Warhen]

Hello list friends,
With Part-1 of our IP4AP PixInsight series complete, I did want to publicly thank Juan for his support and also this forum for theirs. Special gratitude to RBA of course, and also Harry Page, Steve Leshin, Josh Lake, and others! 

I need to clarify something for the record and am grateful to the moderators for their indulgence. Where RBA states '$50 minus-one-cent for the whole series', this refers to the whole PixInsight Part-1 series only. This must be distinctly understood.  The initial offering was not as clear as it should have been and for this we do truly apologize. We put tremendous effort into research, writing, and production, and have as much as a week's work into one 7-minute tutorial. This was in no way an intent to confuse, or worse- deceive. We simply had not realized that there would need to be a second installment given the breadth of the subject.

We split the series off a month or so ago to enable us to produce a DVD and to keep the project at a manageable length. Work on Part-2 begins this week. Please forgive our oversight and realize that at $39.99, the rolling release is an unprecedented value. We in essence make an agreement with the purchaser, providing a low introductory price in exchange for their patience as we craft a series into what will become a final, viable product.

Astro-imagers as a whole comprise an incredibly fair community. To anyone who feels as if we've slighted them, please do not hold this small oversight against us. We work tremendously hard with the caring heart of a teacher. The 2.5 hours of 22 tutorials of Part-1 took thirteen months to produce. It is impossible for us to work an additional year for $40 and I hope that anyone with an understanding soul appreciates this.

We've had a tremendous response to both the Part-2 announcement and our Part-1 DVD offer. Over 50 subscribers signed up the first day! Despite our imperfection, we have received affirmation that we're doing a very good job and for that we are truly grateful to all of you. Thanks again to all! Here is the updated landing page of our site
 
http://www.ip4ap.com/pixinsight.htm

[pmesquita]

Dear Warren,

although I was an "early complainer" due to my ignorance I now have totally subscribed to the tutorials and I've already paid this morning for Part-2. Of course I'm very pleased with the $39.99 price and I hope that all the parts are kept at that price... ...

cheers and keep up the excellent work.
Paulo

[Raymond]

Hi Warren
Congratulations, for finishing this first part. But I have a further question; will part 2 be the final one or will there be others to follow? What will they cover?
Raymond

[pmesquita]

Hi Warren
Congratulations, for finishing this first part. But I have a further question; will part 2 be the final one or will there be others to follow? What will they cover?
Raymond

good point....I don't want to go bankrupt...

[Warhen]

Hi ya guys,
                  Thanks for the many kind words of support.

Our intention is to wrap up PI in Part-2. As we know, Juan and the PTeam are constantly adding and improving the platform, and that may require subsequent coverage down the road. At some point this year, we will switch IP4AP over to a Lynda.com-type subscription model. One monthly fee would grant access to all of our content. When that happens, adding content via streams would be easier and not have to wait for a new series to be done. That's the best I can tell you for now until we get closer to that change and how we'll handle the transition.

It's going to be another long year of work! I'm glad to have RBA back in the states. I'm installing 1.8 Ripley tonight and also Camtasia Studio Screen Recorder version 8. Once I get a handle on it (using v. 7 now), the videos should look even better for it. I'll begin writing scripts anew this week.

Thanks again for your kind interest, patience, and support. We do greatly appreciate it.

[Warhen]

Dear list,
Our new PixInsight Part-1 tutorial DVD is finally ready to ship! The streaming
version has been a hot ticket for us thanks to you. The disc contains 2.5 hours of pure
information in twenty-three, highly produced and scripted flash tutorials by
myself w/ consultation by Rogelio Bernal Andreo.

Samples are available linked from here-
http://www.ip4ap.com/pixinsight.htm

Here too is some verbiage from the press release-

This time out, IP4AP boards a new vehicle called PixInsight for which there is
tremendous interest. Warren Keller has teamed with PixInsight Expert Rogelio
Bernal Andreo, an APOD imager and recipient of AIC's prestigious Pleiades Award.
IP4AP's succinct and to the point format delivers the much needed 'context and
chronology' to the existing information available on PixInsight- the what to do
and when to do it. If you're new to image processing, PixInsight is specifically
designed for Astrophotography, and is a very powerful and less expensive
alternative to Photoshop. Part-1 of the series will get you comfortable
navigating in PixInsight. You'll learn how to Reduce, Align, and Combine quality
master files; and while still in the linear space: repair Gradients with ABE and
DBE, achieve proper color balance with ColorCalibration, and restore sharpness
with Deconvolution.

Here is the Table of Contents-
http://www.ip4ap.com/pixinsight_part1.htm

PixInsight Part-1 DVD will be available from OPT, Ian King, Teleskop-Service and
other fine shops, as well as directly immediately-
http://www.ip4ap.com/dvd.htm

Work too has begun on Part-2, in streaming, rolling release only, during production-
http://ip4ap.com/pixinsight_part2.htm

Thanks so much for your kind attention! Thanks too to the moderators for their liberal support of our efforts.

Best, Warren, Rogelio and Peter

[pmesquita]

My DVD s alreadu on it's way to me....