Live Stack Histogram

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donboy
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Live Stack Histogram

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Robin,

We sorely need a logarithm feature for the Live Stack histogram. It is extremely difficult to adjust the sliders. The shift slow motion controls are nice but not cutting it for adjusting the sliders when they are very close to each other. Also detaching each of the sliders from each other would also be a big benefit.

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I am fully 100% with Don on these requests Robin and it would make adjusting the live histogram so much easier.

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Post by mAnKiNd »

Guys, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a second histogram display on the right panel that is logarithmic? I use that side by side to gauge my adjustments in the live stack histogram window..

Hope this helps
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Re: Live Stack Histogram

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Minos,

The Display Histogram adjustments cannot be saved as viewed. The only histogram adjustments that can be saved as viewed is the Live Stacking and it sorely needs a logarithmic function.

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I think the request here is for the *horizontal* scale to be logarithmic (correct me if I'm wrong) so that it is easier to adjust the black/mid level positions.

I have written code for 3.2 that allows saving with the display stretch applied, although this will get you saved images with a bit depth of 8 because by the point in the code where the display stretch is applied we drop down from any deeper bit depths to 8 bits per channel for display.

cheers,

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Horizontal scale is correct. And please if you can detach the black from the mid and the mid from the white that would be very helpful.

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Robin, It is good that you have written a code for the upcoming 3.2 to save the display histograms setting but in 8 bits only. I would prefer to save my images using the full 12 bits from my ASI cameras. ** I current use the display histogram as a "display only" when I adjust the live histograms points and this makes it much easier to see if I am clipping the black or setting the gamma & white to much. The problem is when adjusting the live histogram the peak is way too narrow making the black and gamma too hard to grab for adjustments esp. since the black and gamma are connected. Adding a log box for selecting in order to spread the live histogram wider would make it so much easier to adjust plus detaching the points so the move as individuals would be much easier and one could manually adjust the points with more control. This way using the live histogram and save as viewed would allow for saving as a png in 12 to 16 bit format. Thank you!

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Re: Live Stack Histogram

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Post by dts350z »

I think the output is actually 16 bits on the wire. Yeah there are only 12 bits worth of values, but they arrive from the camera as 16bits.

In the ASCOM driver, your choices are RAW16 or RAW8.

Maybe the WDM is different?
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Depends on the model of camera - for instance the Sony 178 sensor has a 14 bit ADC, but the 174 has a 12 bit ADC. SharpCap always pushed the data up to the full 16 bits if it is 10/12/14 bit to avoid saving images that look too dim when reloaded.

Of course, with live stacking there will be more bits of data as a number of frames are averaged.

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Robin
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