Help with IC Capture or is it

[hayju01]

ok so this is the second time this has happened to me now, first time I thought I had screwed up the debayering but it was definately off and i caputuring and recording with Y800. The barlowed (x2.5)images are fine but the unbarlowed are like this.

I can only assume its IC Capture the trouble is the only setting change i made between these and the barlowed was the gain.

Have I wasted imaging time or can I recover these?

[michaelmorris]

I don't have a colour Imaging Source camera, but I have used a colour SPC900 webcam for many years. If this was an SPC900, I would say this looks suspcisously like a a problem with automatic white balance. The problem is that the software has to have a minimum light level to correctly estimate the white balance.

The answer is simple.

1 - Raise the gain level to get the white values to 255 on the histogram.

2 - Set the white balance to automatic.

3 - Wait for the camera to automatically set an acceptable white balance.

4 - Reset the white balance to manual

5 - Lower the gain level back down to the normal levels for capture.

Bingo, you colour balance should now be fine.

[hayju01]

Thanks for the info Michael, I'll give that a go.

So my next problem is that the barlowx2 version which show colour when debayered in RS6 show no colour once stacked I have seen this mentioned in RS before but also see there is a fix but I have the fix.

Could this be the same issue?

[Ant]

I thought that Y800 was a mono codec? I am sure that you need to select a different codecfor the Colour DFK.

Having never had a colour IC camera I can't help any more I'm afraid.

This thread may help a little...? http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-tips-tricks-techniques/157897-first-time-plantery-imager-help-required.html

Ant

[hayju01]

Thanks Ant. (excuse the ignorance) the resultant avi is mono but then I use prefilter debayer in RS6 and get colour it working on the x2.5 avis i took just not on the x2 and the non barlowed well looks like their for the recycle bin!!!

Gamma at 100, Gain at around 750, 1/61 and 60fps