Registax nightmare.

[NIGHTBOY]

I have tried the auto align over and over again and inserted mis aligned frames myself with pinpoint accuracy and still the end result looks like 3 of the same pictures but stacked miles apart, what the hell is going on?! Fustrated to say the least....

[NIGHTBOY]

If I take an alignment point from the bottom of the moon and do it manually then the bottom looks fine but the top looks blurry and vise versa.

My photos are of this quality (which I thought was pretty decent). Is anything below this a reject???

[Superdavo]

How many alignment points are you using? I usually use about 30 or so, and I think this should help, I'd you aren't using a lot already. I've had issues with ghost images before myself, but they've usually gone away when re-stacked, perhaps because of different alignment points.

David

[NIGHTBOY]

I put 4 DECENT images into registax, Lowest quality set to 50, auto aligned and it stacked 2 of them like this. IM LOSING THE WILL TO LIVE.

[NIGHTBOY]

How many alignment points are you using? I usually use about 30 or so, and I think this should help, I'd you aren't using a lot already. I've had issues with ghost images before myself, but they've usually gone away when re-stacked, perhaps because of different alignment points.

David

I wasn't aware you could choose how many points to use, from the instructions I got on here I thought you just click the box on a certain point then press align???

[NIGHTBOY]

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[NIGHTBOY]

I've just tried Multi and it ended up looking like smashed glass.

[NIGHTBOY]

Beaten. Another night completely wasted sat in front of this screen all night getting no where. Night.

[Laurie61]

Have you tried using ' Align using centre of gravity' option instead ?  How big are the single images (mb) 

[stephen_usher]

You may like to look at the video I made showing how to create a time-lapse movie of Jupiter using RegiStax 6.

http://youtu.be/i9SROEO09HM

It should show you how to set up your align points.

On the Moon select a mesh of bright or dark points and try to make them as evenly distributed as possible.

Given the low magnification of your image, a few around the edge plus a few on prominent points should be sufficient.

By putting four images in and then selecting best 50% you are merely trying to merge two images. You might as well not bother. Try 100% with so few images.

Usually I stack 70% of 1000 or 2000 frames!

[NIGHTBOY]

I added the photos on, clicked align multi, put 30 boxes on the moon on contrast points, clicked align, limit, optimise and stack and got a final images of 4 moons no where near on line and it was like looking at them in a broken mirror. I'mote than fed up with it.

[David Smith]

Try using version 5.1 instead of 6. I know there are a number of people on the forum who do not get on with 6. I've certainly had some problems in the past and use 5.1 as default now.

[Steve Ward]

Don't want to be 'orrible but I seem to remember going through all this 2 days ago ... 

[NIGHTBOY]

Be as horrible as you like steve but I wont stop until I've sorted it. I simpley trying to stack just 4 perfectly focus shots.

Agent, I'm using Registax 5.

When I select 'Multi' and use about 20 align points I end up with this....

[stephen_usher]

I think that the problem you have is that the four images are far too different for Registax to determine that the points are actually the same. It's not magic or doing image interpretation.

You may have to manually crop each of the images so that the Moon is close to the same place in the image, then Registax has a chance of matching the points.

[m37]

First of all, that crazy broken glass looking thing is cool. However, it's not what you are after, fair enough!!!

If you can post the images somehow or PM them to me I can have a crack at them and detail the steps I take to give you some tips?

we'll get there. It's crazy software. Ace when you get it sorted though.

[NIGHTBOY]

Ok thank you, in at my wits end!!! Admittedly all 4 pics have the moon in a different place because it was drifting through the view finder as my scope doesn't track but, every picture has the whole moon in the viewfinder so that shouldn't be a problem should it?? I'll pm you the images about 4.30pm thank you for the help

[frugal]

You may have to manually crop each of the images so that the Moon is close to the same place in the image, then Registax has a chance of matching the points.

How much leeway does Registax give you with the alignment? Do you have to get them pretty much bang on for the alignment to work?

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[glowingturnip]

tried Autostakkert (http://www.autostakkert.com/) instead of Registax ?  Can't remember if AS takes single photos instead of avis though.

if you're getting no joy, send me a link and I'll stack them in Maxim for you

[NIGHTBOY]

Has anyone tried stacking PHOTOS not video on registax?????

[RobertC]

I stack single images but i also have this exact same problem if i stack images that the object i am trying to stack is very slightly in a different position either it be below or above the rest of the images. 

[NIGHTBOY]

Hmmm interesting. I think it would be fair to say that unless you have a tracking scope and keep the image dead centre then registax cannot be used.

[RobertC]

I can still use it just i have to be very selective of what i choose to stack. It works really quite well, stacked this image using registax - http://www.flickr.com/photos/robchad/10339999964/ .

[cgarry]

Have you seen this post which deals with using RegiStax for lunar images:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184192-full-disc-lunar-imaging-with-a-dslr/

Cheers,

Chris

[NIGHTBOY]

Thanks chris, he's using a tracking mount and he adds 'poor tracking messes up the stacking process'

Looks like it's tracking or nothing :/