Web locations for some Photoshop processing tips and resources:
Jerry Lodriguss
A Beginner's Guide to DSLR Astrophotography (CD Book) http://www.astropix.com/BGDA/BGDA.HTM
A Beginner's Guide to DSLR Astrophotography (CD Book) http://www.astropix.com/BGDA/BGDA.HTM
A
Guide to Astrophotography with Digital SLR Cameras (CD Book)http://www.astropix.com/GADC/GADC.HTM
HDR Combining (Free) http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/LAYMASK.HTM
Recording and Enhancing Star Colour (Free) http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/STARCOLR.HTM
Recording and Enhancing Star Colour (Free) http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/STARCOLR.HTM
Neal Heacock
Making Images Pop (Free) (This takes you to a pdf file) http://tinyurl.com/7jqxzly
Nik Szymanek
Processing in Photoshop http://www.iankingimaging.com/show_article.php?id=9
Making Images Pop (Free) (This takes you to a pdf file) http://tinyurl.com/7jqxzly
Nik Szymanek
Processing in Photoshop http://www.iankingimaging.com/show_article.php?id=9
Web locations for some Photoshop Processing videos:
Adam Block's Instructional DVDs: (not free)
Making
Every Pixel Count in Photoshop http://www.caelumobservatory.com/video/dvd.shtml
DSLR-AIP Walkthrough Videos (free):
Ken Crawford's Videos (free) including the following
Introduction
to Masking
Digging
Out the Details
Intro
to the HDR Toning Tool in Photoshop CS5
Solar
Image Processing - Full Disk
Clipping Masks and Colour Mapping for Narrowband Processing
Clipping Masks and Colour Mapping for Narrowband Processing
Depth
of Field Processing and Processing Tool Box
Multi-Strength
Decon Layer Blending
Louie's Videos (free): Including the following
Boosting
Star Colour
Deconvolution
Deconvolution
Lab
Colour for PS CS4
Noise Reduction Masks
Noise Reduction Masks
Hues
and Contrast
Masks
Star
Repair
Golden
Curves
Noiseless
Colour
Levels
and Curves
Tony Hallas' DVD (not free)
EZ
CCD DVD (volumes 1 - 5) http://www.astrophoto.com/
Some methods and references for combining Ha and RGB:
For Photoshop:
Neil's method of adding Ha to each of the colour channels
(from his Make Images Pop slide show starts on slide 45): http://tinyurl.com/7jqxzly
Robert Gendler's techniques (also contains a good
explanation of some of the issues with combining Ha and RGB): http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/HARGB.html
Starizona Method 1 and Method 2: http://starizona.com/acb/ccd/software/ps_hargb.aspx
Don Goldman's technique (4th section): http://www.starshadows.com/documentation/index.cfm?DocID=3
Tony Hallas' method of using Hue/Saturation colourize and
lighten mode: http://www.geoandpat.com/Ha_plus_RGB.html
Dean Rowe's method using Colour and Luminosity groups: http://tinyurl.com/m3dnu54
For Images Plus:
Mike Unsold's Challenge 12 Workflow Tutorial: http://www.mlunsold.com/process/IP5/CH012/CH012.html
For Pixinsight:
Ha/RGB combining with Pixinsight: http://pixinsight.com/tutorials/narrowband/theory/en.html