Masters of PixInsight
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Welcome to Masters of PixInsight
Like to process an image in as little as 6-steps?
Our 'Start Here' page is a FREE resource to get you up and running quickly in PixInsight. You've probably heard that PixInsight can be challenging to learn and use. We say nonsense!
Our Live and Recorded Workshops cover deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. We are dedicated to showing beginners and experienced users how to get the most out of PixInsight!
Our goal is to make YOU a Master of PixInsight!
Here's our team to explain how we are going to do this:
Our ‘Live and Recorded Workshops’ cover deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each session will show you the essential tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos!
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LEARN THE INTERFACE
Our 5-Part Primer takes you on a tour of the interface.
While learning PixInsight may seem daunting, these tutorials will give you a foundation to build on. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you'll catch on. We'll make learning PixInsight fast and easy. You're already on your way to becoming a Master of PixInsight!
Part-1 Introduction to the User Interface, PI Community, Automatic Updates, Global Preferences, Toolbars, Explorer Windows, Menus 7:22min
Part-3 The User Interface continued- the Screen Transfer Function, New Instances 6:47min
Part-2 The User Interface continued- Explorer Windows, Tool Bars, Overall functionality 7:34min
Part-4 The User Interface continued- Processes, Previews, Real Time Previews, Intro to Masks 6:59min
Part-5 The User Interface continued- More Masks, the Process Container, and the Image Container 4:57min
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LEARN TO EVALUATE YOUR DATA
The 'Blink' process is an easy and powerful tool to evaluate data. Although there are more powerful tools in PixInsight to evaluate your data, none are as easy as the Blink process.
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PREPROCESS YOUR DATA
The powerful Weighted Batch Preprocessing (WBPP) script is the most streamlined way to perform preprocessing in PixInsight. The masters output by WBPP are the starting point for rendering beautiful deep-sky images in PixInsight.
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PROCESS AN IMAGE IN 6-STEPS
While the learning curve can seem daunting to the new user, we’ll show you that it’s not! In this mini-workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of PixInsight, and show you how to produce pleasing results in just a few, simple steps.
Ready to learn more?
Our ‘Live and Recorded Workshops’ cover deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each session will show you the essential tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos!
