dchamberlain
Well-known member
Hello,
Hopefully, someone will be able to shed some light on this. I've been using WBPP off and on again and several times I find the calibration of the light frames is not correct. The resulting integrated image after calibration and registration looks horrible with the appearance the flat frames didn't do their job. To test if this was a script issue or frame issue, I took the very same light, dark, bias, and flat frames and ran them through the manual steps. In fact, I subsequently ran WBPP using the very same calibration masters I used in the manual process. I created a video file from Blink to demonstrate the differences between the two processing methods. One video is of the calibrated and registered frames from WBPP, and the other video is from the calibrated and registered frames using the manual method. The one from WBPP shows uneven exposure (flickering) while the one from the manual process is even (except toward the end as some clouds moved in). As I stated, both come from the same set of data but generate very different results. Link for videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b42894qrm6se4wy/AAA0K_F15ybdDZR0v9g2ODBea?dl=0
Here is a screenshot of the integration parameters I use in the manual method:
I hope it is something I am doing wrong with WBPP, because at this point I will have to stick with the manual method.
Clear skies!
Dale
Hopefully, someone will be able to shed some light on this. I've been using WBPP off and on again and several times I find the calibration of the light frames is not correct. The resulting integrated image after calibration and registration looks horrible with the appearance the flat frames didn't do their job. To test if this was a script issue or frame issue, I took the very same light, dark, bias, and flat frames and ran them through the manual steps. In fact, I subsequently ran WBPP using the very same calibration masters I used in the manual process. I created a video file from Blink to demonstrate the differences between the two processing methods. One video is of the calibrated and registered frames from WBPP, and the other video is from the calibrated and registered frames using the manual method. The one from WBPP shows uneven exposure (flickering) while the one from the manual process is even (except toward the end as some clouds moved in). As I stated, both come from the same set of data but generate very different results. Link for videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b42894qrm6se4wy/AAA0K_F15ybdDZR0v9g2ODBea?dl=0
Here is a screenshot of the integration parameters I use in the manual method:
I hope it is something I am doing wrong with WBPP, because at this point I will have to stick with the manual method.
Clear skies!
Dale