The PixInsight Path
The videos listed below are the most update-to-date versions of the information I have on the topics of interest AND they are in the order I suggest you view them. My site has grown so much that I now need to highlight the core Fundamental material in a logical order. The items listed here will be starred or marked in the full collection so that you can see the other videos in the full collection you have not yet reviewed.
This does not mean you should not watch all of the videos! Far from it... but the path below I feel will be a more streamlined and efficient path to follow in learning PixInsight and image processing in general. Sometimes it might not (initially) seem clear why I have ordered things in this way- but I promise I have given much thought to this. This list represents my answer in terms of organization of content you must see. FastTrack training is a must. Items 2-14 or so are considered "QuickStart" content. You will see later at around #50 where you have accumulated enough knowledge to fully appreciate the first full workflow video.
- FastTrack Training (all videos)
- Views and Interface Controls
- Processes, Instances and Real Time Display
- Previews
- Previews Update
- Normalized Data Representation
- Readout Preview Update (watch first)
- Readout Mode (Older video with more good information)
- Scripts (Installing and Using) (2 videos with information to read)
- Templates and Icons Update (a philosophy)
- Templates and Icons (the original video with more information)
- History Explorer
- File Explorer
- Second Instance of PixInsight (good to know)
- Comparing Views (Images) (Third video is optional)
- STF and Histogram Transformation (all videos)
- Non-Linear Images (In Depth)
- Cosmetic Correction
- WBPP: Calibration of Astronomical Images MUST SEE!
- WBPP: Flat Darks and Dark Frame Optimization MUST SEE!
- WBPP: A Brief Tour : Loading Data
- WBPP: A Brief Tour : Master File Creation
- WBPP: A Brief Tour : Calibration Panel
- WBPP: A Brief Tour : Post Calibration Tasks
- WBPP: Managing Master Files in WBPP
- WBPP: Cosmetic Correction
- WBPP: CMOS OSC Configuration example (with Flat Darks)
- WBPP: CMOS OSC Configuration with Biases
- WBPP: Mono LRGB Configuration with Interactive LN (2 parts)
- WBPP: Grouping with Custom Keywords
- WBPP: Grouping for Multiple Nights Demonstration
- WBPP: Using the Pedestal Feature (Narrowband Imagery)
- Manual Calibration (good to learn and see once)
- DBE Explanation of Parameters and Setup
- DBE 2022 Update
- DBE Usage
- DBE Common Misattribution
- PCC and SPCC (comments after FastTrack Training)
- PCC and SPCC Astrometry (small overlap with the above, with more info)
- SPCC the Process
- SPCC Background Neutralization
- Masks: Fundamental Concepts
- Simple Mask Math (do not worry about the Pixel Math)
- Another Mask Demonstration
- Object Masks Part 1
- Object Masks Part 2 (Deconvolution)
- Range Masks
- Star Masks (MLT)
- NGC 1333 Workflow (you now know enough to follow along in a *real* Workflow session)
- Pixel Math (work through these and take time to learn Pixel Math)
- Image and Process Containers
- Substitution Script
- ColorMask Script
- Image Integration Primer: Fluctuations
- Image Integration Primer: Part 2
- Image Integration Primer: Part 3
- Image Integration Primer: Part 4
- Image Integration 2023 Part 1
- Image Integration 2023 Part 2
- Image Integration 2023 Part 3
- Introduction (Normalization)
- Normalization Primer (Optional)
- Local Normalization
- Through the Looking Gas (Intro to Weighting Schemes)
- New Normalization and Weighting in PixInsight Part 1
- New Normalization and Weighting in PixInsight Part 2
- Image Weighting in PixInsight Part 1
- Image Weighting in PixInsight Part 2
- Image Weighting in PixInsight Part 3
- Image Weighting in PixInsight Part 4
- Linear Fit: Part 1 (Theory)
- Scattered Light (Linear Fit)
- Color Saturation
- HDRMT Lagoon Nebula (Simple Example)
- HDRMT Usage (NGC 2022)
- Pixel Insertion
- Substitution Script
- HDRMT with Pixel Substitution (NGC 4691)
- Fundamental Workflow Updates (M42 with HDRMT, SPCC, BXT, NXT...etc)
- Morphological Transformation Part 1
- Morphological Transformation Part 2
- SCNR
- To Screen or Unscreen (SXT)
- A Guide to MLT and MMT (video collection)
- NEW Selective Rejection with GAME!!!
- LRGB Blending
- LRGB Combination: Learning from a Mistake
- Calculate Gain and Read Noise
- Drizzle (from the Horizons collection)
- Drizzle Example (from Horizons)
- NGC 300 Workflow (OSC)
- NGC 3486 Workflow (LRGB)