Hi,
I highly appreciate the live stacking function of SC! I have a question concerning to which the dark and flat frames are applied.
1. When I live stack and choose to save each individual raw frame, I see a growing number of frames saved in the target folder on my PC. This allows me to select and stack at a later stage. Are all these raw frames processed with the calibration frames applied, so I don't need to add calibration frames in DSS when running stacking there?
2. I see in the live view my target image getting better and better as more frames are taken and stacked. Is this live view also calibrated with the calibration files?
Thanks a lot!
Lu
Calibration frames applied to individual raw frames?
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Re: Calibration frames applied to individual raw frames?
Hi,
The saved raw frames are *NOT* calibrated with the dark/flat files that you have selected in SharpCap. This is to allow you to perform full processing on those frames later if you want
The improving image shown by SharpCap *is* calibrated with the dark flat files. In fact what happens is this...
* Frame captured from the camera
* RAW frame saved without calibration
* Dark/Flat calibration applied to the frame by SharpCap to create a single calibrated frame (this is not saved anywhere)
* Calibrated frame is aligned with the existing stack and then added to the stack
* The gradually improving stacked image is shown on screen
(repeated many times)
Hope this helps,
Robin
The saved raw frames are *NOT* calibrated with the dark/flat files that you have selected in SharpCap. This is to allow you to perform full processing on those frames later if you want
The improving image shown by SharpCap *is* calibrated with the dark flat files. In fact what happens is this...
* Frame captured from the camera
* RAW frame saved without calibration
* Dark/Flat calibration applied to the frame by SharpCap to create a single calibrated frame (this is not saved anywhere)
* Calibrated frame is aligned with the existing stack and then added to the stack
* The gradually improving stacked image is shown on screen
(repeated many times)
Hope this helps,
Robin
Re: Calibration frames applied to individual raw frames?
Thanks Robin
It's very helpful to know. I understand I should locate the calibration files in my folders and use them when processing my individual raw frames in PIPP, or when stacking in DSS.
Best regards
Lu
It's very helpful to know. I understand I should locate the calibration files in my folders and use them when processing my individual raw frames in PIPP, or when stacking in DSS.
Best regards
Lu