Problems with Registax 6

[hjw]

Hi,

out of curiosity, and because of what I read in this forum, I took a video of the moon. The problem is the video is in .MTS format and I used Any Video Converter to transfer it into .avi or .mpg. Problem is that when I try to stack it, I get a "Scan line index out of range." error. Any idea what my problem is? What is the best software to convert files for Registax?

Cheers

HJW

[Alien 13]

I have used Any video convertor and it worked ok but you could try PIPP it will also give you a crop option and the ability to save the files as a series of still images.

Alan

[Laurie61]

I use VirtualDub to convert video from my canon G9. Its free 

[hjw]

Thanks, I got it to work. Have to say I was amazed what you can achieve with a sub-200$ video camera (Panasonic HC-V110) and a tripod ...

[Astrosurf]

Excellent job! Glad you got the video conversion sorted out. It can be a pain. What did you use in the end?

Alexxx

[hjw]

Hi,

since I now know how to do it, I thought I post another one. I know it's cheap but hey I like it ! I promise it will be the last one...

Cheers

HJW

[Astrosurf]

That's brilliant!

[hjw]

Sorry Astrosurf, didn't see your post in time. The key trick is to use an uncompressed .AVI format. Rigistax can't handle compression - Bingo! Enjoying myself immensely at the moment. We have the first clear evening in about two weeks, so will be out and about tonight. Still a lot of things to play around with.

Clear skies!

HJW

[Astrosurf]

Ta HJW, that's useful to know. What sw did you use in the end?

[hjw]

I actually ended up using AVS video converter.

[Grotemobile]

I'm still using

Registax 5.1.I

find it a lot easier

to use than 6.

Steve.

[Astrosurf]

I'm still using

Registax 5.1.I

find it a lot easier

to use than 6.

Steve.

I do too but mainly for planets and even for close-up sunspots as it's less glitchy. I use V6 for the Moon as it applies align points.

[cutepetgroomer]

I've gotten some awesome images of the moon I feel don't need stacking

[hjw]

I've gotten some awesome images of the moon I feel don't need stacking

Hi cutepetgroomer, I would agree - sort of - with your statement. In my gallery I have two moon shots. One taken with a Pentax K-30, a 55-300mm zoom at 300mm and with a 1/200 sec exposure time. The image is fairly sharp down to the pixel level and I don't think stacking would help very much. The other one, like the ones above, are taken with a small video camera. The lens is by far not as good as the zoom and even worse compared to a proper scope. The difference between a single frame and the stacked image is staggering! I hope for a clear sky tomorrow night because in Melbourne we should see a full hour of the "bloodmoon". And I know I will take the video camera as my weapon of choice.

Clear skies!

HJW