BlurXTerminator for Pixinsight: A Real WOW

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  • Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024

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  • @nightskyimaging
    @nightskyimaging Год назад +17

    Folks, I have never met Adam Block.......I became a member of Adam Block Studios close to two years ago.. This was the investment that paid more dividends than all of my gear purchases. I paid far less for membership to the studios than the cost of my last guide camera. For the record I do not know Adam Block although I feel like I do from watching ALL of his videos.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +6

      Thanks for that unsolicited kindness!

    • @nightskyimaging
      @nightskyimaging Год назад +2

      @@AdamBlock You are more than welcome - it is deserved!

    • @danielsummerslens13
      @danielsummerslens13 9 месяцев назад +1

      Dude! I feel the exact same way - even what's free on youtube has been an absolute game changer for me. thanks Adam!

  • @Lasserubinskov
    @Lasserubinskov Год назад +11

    Your channel is criminally underrated.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +2

      Help Me! LOL thanks for that...

  • @starpartyguy5605
    @starpartyguy5605 Год назад

    I joined Adam Block Studios several months back and went through all the Pixinsight videos. Gold star for me. It’s a lot of information! But weather (pre-smoke) has been a no go until May new moon. I got a small set of images to work with on M27. So for the past 3 weeks I’ve been going back through the videos to get a better idea of what to do. Was still learning Nina and didn’t get any useful flats. I’m at the deconvolution section, which refers me here. Obviously I’m buying the tool. I just want to thank Adam for all the work he’s put into this project. You said Blur-exterminator is the wow factor. Adam, you are the Wow Factor!

  • @markmuratore413
    @markmuratore413 Год назад

    Great intro to another great tool by Russ. Thank you!

  • @normanhey8016
    @normanhey8016 Год назад +3

    Russell has hit another one out of the park. You've done it again, too, with this demonstration of its powerful results. Thanks to both of you.

  • @davidswinnard7565
    @davidswinnard7565 Год назад

    The results you show are astounding. Beyond WOW. thanks to Russ the tools, and to you for the clear introduction, description and explanations. I look forward to trying this out.

  • @Spaced_Out_Bill
    @Spaced_Out_Bill Год назад +1

    Wow. that is incredible! Thank you for explaining in such detail, especially the psf.

  • @davidf9494
    @davidf9494 Год назад +1

    Absolutely a fantastic addition to Pixinsight. Thank for a very informative tutorial on this new method!

  • @Grolabolator
    @Grolabolator Год назад +1

    Awesome video, again, thank you Adam and obviously another fantastic tool from Russell Croman

  • @jrlpereira
    @jrlpereira Год назад

    Wow! Thank you, Russel and Adam for dissecting it!

  • @ericsmiths
    @ericsmiths Год назад +2

    Wow. Extraordinary results. I was hoping at some point Russ would do something like this but this exceeded all my expectations. Thank you for being so quick in releasing this tutorial. It’s going to transform everyone’s images and make beautiful images from amateur equipment and even more stunning images from high end equipment.

  • @olaftopper4813
    @olaftopper4813 Год назад +1

    Amazing topic. Thanks for those detailed explanation and examples, Adam. And of course a huge thank you to Russel for making this state of the art technology available to the astrophotography community!

  • @jamesmorse7867
    @jamesmorse7867 Год назад +3

    Thanks so much for your continued focus on Russ Croman’s work! His new modules are forcing me to go back and revisit all my old data sets. And now I have to start over all again :). And having watched, WOW!!! Bought it as soon as I saw this!

  • @MarkManner
    @MarkManner Год назад +2

    Really incredible. Thanks to Russ, and to you Adam for tutoring us as usual. [and 6770 is spectacular!]

  • @NeilCorke
    @NeilCorke Год назад +1

    Thank you Adam for the in-depth demonstration. I’ll be adding this to the other tools from Russ.

  • @KhalifaAlgady
    @KhalifaAlgady Год назад +1

    This is incredible, like magic!
    thanks for sharing.

  • @lenjones2268
    @lenjones2268 Год назад +1

    It is truly incredible...just applied to some old TIFFS and WOW!!!!...thankyou RC and Adam for this 1st video

  • @jeromeyesavage9628
    @jeromeyesavage9628 Год назад

    Yes, completely changed and massively simplified my workflow....

  • @dmintz88
    @dmintz88 Год назад +1

    Wow! Excellent video, Adam! The difference of what you were able to do with your M4 data, compared to when you originally processed it during your first time using PixInsight, is dramatic - and really speaks to the effectiveness of this tool!

  • @briankotak403
    @briankotak403 Год назад +1

    Absolutely wow! I just got into astrophotography last year and boy did I time my entry well. Incredible improvements in telescope designs, go-to mounts, acquisition, CMOS cameras and post processing. Russell's tools are incredible. Thanks for taking the time to provide detailed explanations in all of your videos! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada

  • @timwhite1111
    @timwhite1111 Год назад +1

    Well, I'll be downloading the trial and having a go as soon as Christmas/work is out of the way! Great video, thanks.

  • @Vincenhouse
    @Vincenhouse Год назад +1

    Oh yes, that's a very big WOW !
    Thanks for your high quality video!

  • @kscheben
    @kscheben Год назад +5

    This looks absolutely amazing! Thanks again Adam for everything you do to keep our hobby moving forward!

  • @RandallWagoner
    @RandallWagoner Год назад +1

    WOW, is right!!! Thank you for the detailed explanation Mr. Block. I will be purchasing this tool...

  • @afryhover
    @afryhover Год назад +1

    Another excellent tool, thanks for the demonstration and info 👍

  • @arnsteindale5531
    @arnsteindale5531 Год назад

    Just great. I recon this tool will be helpful for many people. Thanx Adam.

  • @appalachianghostwalks3094
    @appalachianghostwalks3094 5 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely 💯 amazing 👏

  • @astrofotoperu
    @astrofotoperu Год назад +2

    Hi Adam, thank you very much for this review. I was blown away by Noise Xterminator's simplicity and efficiency.
    Blur Xterminator has that same feel. Looks really promising!

  • @lukomatico
    @lukomatico Год назад +31

    Good grief this looks incredible, Russ's work is wild! - Thanks for sharing this and demonstrating so comprehensively Adam, you're the man! :-D

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +6

      Well... as I recall you posted a video called the "BEST TOOL EVER" ... I chose to avoid that since things are changing and things don't always age well. lol Thanks for watching. It isn't polished... but best I could put together in just a few days- both processing and making a video.

    • @lukomatico
      @lukomatico Год назад +5

      @@AdamBlock Oh mate, you've done a wonderful job on the video - You're far too modest! 🙂
      RE: "BEST TOOL EVER" well, it might be time for me to make a "BEST TOOL EVER PT2" LOL! :-D
      Clear skies!

  • @trinigunbankashi8871
    @trinigunbankashi8871 Год назад +1

    Holy Moly !!! In essence, it is the tools that constantly daydreams; for a beginner like myself, deconvolution is really challenging. It has been quite satisfying to see an expert's review. I'll attempt it in my few sessions. Ty Adam !

  • @bronco_fv
    @bronco_fv Год назад +1

    Sold! Thanks Russ and Adam! Oh btw Adam, you’re a great marketeer for Russ’ product 😀

  • @johnparker9524
    @johnparker9524 Год назад

    Thank you so much for your time and the effort you put into this!!

  • @alneid2707
    @alneid2707 Год назад

    Thanks for walking through the tool. It is impressive!

  • @MayfieldCreekObservatory
    @MayfieldCreekObservatory Год назад +1

    Amazing stuff Adam. I bought it the minute I saw your endorsement. Amazingly I brought up an image of M51 last year shot at roughly 733 mm with my Stellarvue triplet and with the BlurXterminator it is allowing me to zoom in and present a larger image that actually holds up. Cool stuff. Thanks for the info and video!

  • @kekkoukedarake110
    @kekkoukedarake110 Год назад

    I simply say "Thank you for such a complete introduction of BlurXTerminator". Impact is clear and I already started to use and see impossibles now possible.

  • @brianvalente
    @brianvalente Год назад +2

    Nice Adam! Thanks for being ahead of the curve

  • @deep_space_dave
    @deep_space_dave Год назад +2

    Hey Adam! This was a lengthy video but I didn't notice until it was over as the wealth of information you have shared about this new tool is very generous. Russel is really becoming the AI whisperer when it comes to training the neural net to do impossible feats like this. Your deconvolution videos on your site were very helpful but also very time consuming as deconv can be. This is like magic! I am happy to have learned the process the manual way to appreciate what Russ has created here. Thanks for the video! CS!

  • @physmc1
    @physmc1 Год назад +3

    This is extremely cool. Thanks for sharing this guide.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад

      Thanks for you r kind words.This was all done in just a few days... so not polished.. .but hopefully useful.

  • @olly7248
    @olly7248 Год назад +2

    This is going straight into my Pixinsight workflow, thank you for doing this tutorial 👍🏻😀

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching!

  • @pksacoma
    @pksacoma Год назад

    You are right… it is a wow…I did some polls on Facebook…. But here I found the answers… Your explanations are excellent…. Thank you so much

  • @walsc
    @walsc Год назад +1

    I saw this new tool before I watched your video. I instantly purchased it before trying it myself, because Russ's tools are the ones I use the most, they are unbelieveable good. At first I was a bit shocked when the price showed up, but it is really worth the money, it is what you need.

  • @chandrainsky
    @chandrainsky Год назад

    Amazing tool and equally amazing presentation of its capabilities!

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад

      Thank you! Best I could do on short notice!

  • @RickBohart
    @RickBohart Год назад

    As a subscriber, thanks for this video and all your other videos. Some of the best money I've spent on this hobby.

  • @bbonic
    @bbonic Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing! I'm already testing!

  • @jjlodgephotography
    @jjlodgephotography Год назад +1

    Another excellent and informative video Adam! Just this morning I thought to myself, 'I wonder if Russ is working on a sharpening program, that would be so cool'.

  • @markwindsor4137
    @markwindsor4137 Год назад +1

    What!! This is an amazing step forward. I've been trying EZ Decon and also applying your decon steps Adam, but always end up with unwanted ringing or other problems. I'll be revisiting a recently completed nebula image and stepping through it again by adding this tool into the fold. Thanks for bringing this to our attention Adam - your AB Studios lessons have re-energized my astrophotography goals.

  • @redabdab
    @redabdab Год назад

    Many thanks Adam. I am now trying this out. VERY useful to know that NR should not be done first. I would always assume you should reduce noise before sharpening (lest you sharpen the noise too!). So very happy to stand corrected!

  • @AmyAstro
    @AmyAstro Год назад +1

    Fantastic demonstration!

  • @jontalbot9884
    @jontalbot9884 Год назад

    Speechless! What a fantastic tool...

  • @MartiN-dn8rd
    @MartiN-dn8rd Год назад

    Thank you for this very informative tutorial. I tried it right away and the results are incredible. Moreover, it works even with my latest Mars images when you set the PSF manually.

  • @photonmillenium
    @photonmillenium Год назад +1

    BXT seems really impressive ! Thanks for this video !

  • @kevinburke8608
    @kevinburke8608 Год назад +1

    The BlurXterminator tool along with StarXTerminator will manage my biggest flaws in imaging. I'm about to tear down my CGX because at 30s, I have to reject 50% of my subs for star eccentricity alone. I'll still fix it, but I plan on getting this tool and fixing some of my favorite images I have taken in the past. I have already had great results with his star removal tool that makes it feel like I'm almost cheating. Also Adam's "Fundimentals" program has allowed me to use PixInsight far more effectively and plan on moving onto his other program. This last year has been gamechanging for me.

  • @astro7996
    @astro7996 Год назад

    Is this even real life? What an awesome tool! Thanks Adam for explaining in detail how to use it and show the results with different types of DSOs.

  • @jonathanpearceff
    @jonathanpearceff Год назад +1

    Perfect timing! I have been trying to get my head around Deconvolution and failed, even using EZDeconv hasn’t been very successful, and now this comes along. Thanks for breaking the news.

  • @ricklaird2218
    @ricklaird2218 Год назад

    fantastic video. always a great teacher. thanks

  • @martinheitkamper1070
    @martinheitkamper1070 Год назад +1

    Excellent video, esp.regarding the background infos and your expectations! Got my BXT license immediately as I already use SXT and NXT very successful

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад

      Thanks for watching the video!

  • @chrismorley9339
    @chrismorley9339 Год назад

    A very useful review of BXT thanks Adam. Your final four animated images are sensational!

  • @stefanidno
    @stefanidno Год назад

    Unreal!!! Thanks for this video

  • @niraj_dave
    @niraj_dave Год назад

    this is like falling in love with Astronomy all over again...this is really blowing my mind..and I will certainly to reconsider doing PXS purchase after doing a trial of it a while back. This tool seems to be worth every penny for sure. Thanks a ton Adam.

  • @astrounclejoe2572
    @astrounclejoe2572 Год назад

    Thanks Adam. I got it when Russ put it out there and was already using it but this provided a great deal of context and info.
    Agree it would be nice to display or log the PSF being used but trial and error works for now.
    Thanks again

  • @markmayer9290
    @markmayer9290 Год назад

    Minute 42: The differences are easily visible in your post. This looks like a spectacular advance. Than's for sharing a detailed insight into how to use it.

  • @fabiopaolini2561
    @fabiopaolini2561 Год назад

    A great gift for Christmas!

  • @swimswithtrout1870
    @swimswithtrout1870 Год назад +1

    I'm going to download it right now. I had to go back through all of my old images when NoiseXterminator came out, and then again, to a lesser degree with StarXterminator AI11, but it looks like another 3-4 months of re-does is going to be in order.

  • @kmh032008
    @kmh032008 Год назад +1

    This will vastly improve “effective seeing” for those of us with larger oversampled scopes for our average seeing conditions. My 9.25 just got a new lease on life.

  • @novameld5406
    @novameld5406 Год назад +1

    You said WOW. I literally exclaimed "Holy $@&!". Look forward to seeing this integrated into your future Horizons workflows as well.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +1

      LOL I do plan on making some AdamBlockStudios.com specific videos on this...

  • @Xanthus723
    @Xanthus723 Год назад

    I hereby dub thee Russ Croman the best tool creator in the galaxy (probably). Thanks for the in depth look at this tool I'm excited to go back through my stuff!

  • @andrewstott7880
    @andrewstott7880 Год назад

    Adam, Thanks for the video

  • @andygaras
    @andygaras Год назад

    I wasnt all that impressed with NoiseTermintorX but i've tried blurXterminator and its a game changer, unreal.

  • @Luftbubblan
    @Luftbubblan Год назад +1

    Very interesting. And now also the name Deconvolution started to make more sense, as in the past it seemt to me like it should be called Convolution and vice versa :D

  • @arisblan5171
    @arisblan5171 Год назад

    amazing!!! thanks a lot

  • @stuparker776
    @stuparker776 Год назад

    Wow Adam how cool.Just got it!!!

  • @mikebritton2084
    @mikebritton2084 Год назад

    I can't wait to see what I can do with halos introduced by my filters. Awesome

  • @filipgloria
    @filipgloria Год назад +1

    OMG! This is revolutionary!

  • @mars_man5619
    @mars_man5619 Год назад

    Thanks Adam hope to see you at NEIAC.

  • @glentyan2505
    @glentyan2505 Год назад +2

    The de-ringing looks impressive... indeed no black eyes.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +1

      No one wants a black eye of any kind!

  • @N4GW
    @N4GW Год назад

    Excellent video

  • @lenjones2268
    @lenjones2268 Год назад +1

    I "get" your statement re using BE in Linear state before extended processing but it still has an incredible performance on old finished TIFFS

  • @olegsastrophotography1771
    @olegsastrophotography1771 Год назад

    Hello from UKRAINE! Excellent tool! Thank you for review!

  • @gagaboul3423
    @gagaboul3423 Год назад

    Looks promising! I hope it can do wonders with planetary

  • @stardustastro
    @stardustastro Год назад

    This is so cool

  • @PierreVandevenne
    @PierreVandevenne Год назад +1

    Thanks for analysis! I've just tested it on some of my own data: extremely impressive on good initial data, ok to good on not so good data (tracking error, pinched optics). Better on mono channels than on OSC data. But a huge time saver compared to the complete manual process which leads, at least in my case, to worse results... You can't stop progress I guess... but for people who have been through the tedious deconvolution and denoising learning processes in Pixinsight this is a bit of a slap in the face ;)

  • @occamsRazor496
    @occamsRazor496 Год назад +1

    Many thanks for the video Adam. Very comprehensive review of what looks like a great new tool. You mention your video about fully processing M51. I always have trouble processing galaxies in PI so would find this useful. Which of your packages is this included in? Thanks

  • @michael.a.covington
    @michael.a.covington Месяц назад

    58:49 This reminds me very much of wavelet sharpening of images of Mars. There is a lower limit on size, and oversharpening causes artifacts of that size.

  • @crawfprof
    @crawfprof Год назад

    Extraordinary Adam. For a first reaction, it's excellent. I've added BlurXTerminator to my workflow now but am enduring the "dilemma of choice" phenomenon. Which of my images to I start with? I have a good idea after seeing your video.

  • @Deeko76
    @Deeko76 Год назад +2

    Fantastic work! AI models are certainly shining in these application areas at the moment. In terms of workload, I would normally use EZ-Decon on the integrated mono channels and then combine into RGB. With BXT in the workload, would I no longer use EZ-Decon and just apply BXT to the combined RGB or LRGB image? Thanks!

  • @Butzemann123
    @Butzemann123 Год назад

    the change at 12:00 makes me really wonder how it could pull out that much information.
    For example If i just focus at the top of the biggest pillar, the fine details are incredible.

  • @DamianVines
    @DamianVines Год назад +3

    This is mind-blowing :) I can't wait to implement this in my typical narrowband workflow. I typically often use star exterminator on each filter first and then stretch just the nebulosity. With the intention of re-introducing a separately captured RBG stars dataset. Given this, I assume I'd run BlurX first on each filter right after integration, then StarX and continue my workflow? And of course run BlurX on the RBG dataset as well before re-introduction. Thank you so much for getting this video out so quickly :)

    • @rrcroman
      @rrcroman Год назад +4

      It's probably best to run BlurXTerminator on color images rather than individual channels. The network is trained to look at all channels together, and do things like correct for unequal FWHM values between the channels. It can't do this if it doesn't see all of the channels simultaneously.

    • @DamianVines
      @DamianVines Год назад

      @@rrcroman Thank you so much Russell for your reply, this process is really amazing, great work! Since the process has to be run on linear data I suppose it’s not possible to use it in a narrowband workflow where one typically stretches individual channels separately?

    • @rrcroman
      @rrcroman Год назад +2

      For NB, I would 1) channel combine linear to SHO, 2) calibrate color using SPCC NB mode or ColorCalibration with nebula as white reference (both are described in the SPCC doc), 3) run BXT. After BXT decon, if other palette/stretching choices are desired, extract back to separate channels and have at it.

    • @DamianVines
      @DamianVines Год назад +1

      @@rrcroman This is excellent, thank you Russell

  • @miguelmorales9667
    @miguelmorales9667 Год назад

    Ooo, Lot's of stuff in this video. I'll have to watch it a few more times in order to absorb all the information presented about this tool. 8-)

  • @astrophotonics9470
    @astrophotonics9470 Год назад

    Been fooling around with this, impressive script.

  • @pompeymonkey3271
    @pompeymonkey3271 Год назад

    I don't know what's more incredible:
    Russell's new toy,
    or that even you have to pay for telescope time! ;)

  • @midnightlightning1
    @midnightlightning1 Год назад

    Awesome video and function, many thanks Adam. I noticed you have PI configured so that Images display over the top of Icons (minimised images). In my config the Icons show on top of the Images - how do I change it?

  • @astromatz
    @astromatz Год назад +1

    Hi Adam, thank you for your exceptional video on this amazing tool!
    May I ask how you link the GPU to work with Pixinsght?
    I really like your image at the end!

  • @anthonyquintile1718
    @anthonyquintile1718 Год назад +2

    On my processing of that IC 405 image I had actually successfully employed Deconvolution, one of my first times doing so.
    Russell is making astrophotography processing almost too easy!
    Thanks for the video, Adam.
    -A

  • @brandlc
    @brandlc Год назад

    As ever (and totally expected from Adam), an in depth, clear explanation - thanks! One question - I wonder if BXT could be used on science images as well?

  • @chrismcgrew4692
    @chrismcgrew4692 Год назад

    For narrowband HSO data, would one need to do an RGB combine and color calibration in the linear phase before using BxT, or run BxT on each narrowband channel individually before combining?

  • @M31glow
    @M31glow Год назад

    Hi Adam, great post!! Have you ever used Topaz AI denoise and/or Sharpen on one of your Astro images? Just wondering what your thoughts are on the comparison between BlurX and Topaz AI denoise and sharpen?

  • @DamianVines
    @DamianVines Год назад +1

    I know I already commented once and asked a question sorry :) I am a member of you site if that matters :) My second question is what impact might this have one relaxing any subframe selection parameters as they relate to eccentricity...? Knowing that we have potentially more correction available for fixing eccentricity, might we allow more eccentric star though the subframe selector now? Thereby giving us access to subs we might have rejected before?

  • @JonnyBravo0311
    @JonnyBravo0311 Год назад +2

    Yup... Russ will be getting more of my $$$ :)
    Edit: I just purchased it and ran it on its default settings against some of my data. The difference is very immediately noticeable. 25 minutes into your video watching you do all the "what does this setting change" tests.

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад

      I am sure he will appreciate that...

  • @Nodalema
    @Nodalema Год назад +3

    Amazing. Thanks Russ and Adam. Would drizzling before running blurXterminator interfere with its function?

    • @AdamBlock
      @AdamBlock  Год назад +3

      No... Drizzling is part of the integration of data. BXT operates on integrated images. So all is fine!

  • @kooi1970
    @kooi1970 Год назад +1

    Great work from Russ, and a great explanation from you! Only thing that 'bothers' me (a little bit): i paid quite an amount of money for Pixinsight. But to take it to the next level, i have to pay money for extensions that 'correct' the way pixinsight handles thingsAt the end of the day we pay $500 or more to get a complete tool