European PixInsight Conference 2014
By Vicent Peris and Carlos Milovic
October 31st – November 2nd 2014, Munich, Germany

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Dynamic Range Micro Compression

These techniques are intended for compressing the dynamic range of small-scale objects. They are particularly useful to recover star profiles, as shown in the example below. Data provided by Adam Block.

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Image after conventional dynamic range compression and contrast adjustment techniques.
Image after dynamic range micro compression.