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Marky1973

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I wasn't sure where to post this but, as I am still a beginner, I thought this might do it!

Inside Pixinsight - Warren A .Keller

I know a few people have commented on this book in a few posts over the last few months, so I thought I would mention that it seems to be available now, despite having been pushed back a couple of times and, last time I looked, being slated for 26th September release. It is out of stock at Amazon, but WORDERY appears to have it at a similar prize so I ordered yesterday to see what happens! Currently it is preparing for dispatch, despite the WORDERY link suggesting it was printed to order.

No idea if it will be any good, but it sounds like it will be good for someone like me who has a grounding in Imaging, but needs that help to figure PI out and boost their pictures will a decent workflow.

Of course, it could be rubbish, but that's not my fault. If I get the time when it turns up, I will try and share my thoughts!

Mark

 

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I have ordered it as well, and I have his DVDs and I have subscribed to the Reloaded website! He has had issues with the printers, apparently, but things should be moving along now.

I think it will be very useful have a easy reference while sitting at the computer - at least, that's my hope!!

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According to Springer the ebook is available, while the softcover is due 11 oct. Amazon says after 21 oct, and my local inet bookshop says delivery time is 2 - 5 days.

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I emailed Wordery about my order and the confusion over the dates available on Amazon... and this is the reply I got

So we can offer a great range of books, we source our specialist items directly from the publisher or our supplier when a customer places an order. Some of our items are located in our UK warehouse and have a faster dispatch period as a result. Your item was in stock at our supplier warehouse and has been dispatched.

The delivery estimate that you will have seen from us when you placed the order was 7-10 working days, which includes the anticipated dispatch time. Your order was dispatched on Thu, 15th September. We expect your item to reach you within the given estimate.

Not sure what that means for me, but the delivery was due by 21st, so will be interesting to see what turns up! :-)

 

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I would confidently expect this to be excellent. Warren Keller has an expertise which can be relied upon and a clarity of expression and sense of audience which sets him up well for the task in hand. I reviewed his CD tutorials for Astronomy Now a while back and found them first class. On top of that he strikes me as a very nice guy, generous in his praise and always encouraging. I'll certainly order a copy for here.

Olly

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34 minutes ago, ollypenrice said:

I would confidently expect this to be excellent. Warren Keller has an expertise which can be relied upon and a clarity of expression and sense of audience which sets him up well for the task in hand. I reviewed his CD tutorials for Astronomy Now a while back and found them first class. On top of that he strikes me as a very nice guy, generous in his praise and always encouraging. I'll certainly order a copy for here.

Olly

Careful now Olly, you might end up developing a new workflow! :evil4:

I'm still working my way through the book to process my bi-colour Crescent and bubble. So far it has proven to be worth its weight in gold (does an e-book have a weight?). Bearing in mind that I am not yet anything close to what could be considered "expert", from what I can see so far, it is perfectly possible to produce an image in PI that doesn't look like it's been "PIed" to within an inch of its life. :)

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1 minute ago, Pompey Monkey said:

Careful now Olly, you might end up developing a new workflow! :evil4:

I'm still working my way through the book to process my bi-colour Crescent and bubble. So far it has proven to be worth its weight in gold (does an e-book have a weight?). Bearing in mind that I am not yet anything close to what could be considered "expert", from what I can see so far, it is perfectly possible to produce an image in PI that doesn't look like it's been "PIed" to within an inch of its life. :)

I'm always changing my workflow! Or should that really be playflow???

Olly

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2 hours ago, Marky1973 said:

Well, my wife just texted me to say a book has arrived....will be interesting to see what it is when I get home - maybe it will be a special hardback edition signed by the author! ;-)

Or the e-book on CD :grin:

8 hours ago, Pompey Monkey said:

Careful now Olly, you might end up developing a new workflow! :evil4:

I'm still working my way through the book to process my bi-colour Crescent and bubble. So far it has proven to be worth its weight in gold (does an e-book have a weight?). Bearing in mind that I am not yet anything close to what could be considered "expert", from what I can see so far, it is perfectly possible to produce an image in PI that doesn't look like it's been "PIed" to within an inch of its life. :)

IMO, it should always be the driver and not the car who determines the destination. That being said, PI is somewhat of a F1 car, and it's easy to overshoot the finish line. From your reply it looks like you have the car under control. :icon_biggrin:

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I am taking it slowly as I start reading the book - indeed, I am only a couple of chapters in, reading about integration of the Master Bias and Master Dark. I am tending to read through sections and then follow them through on PI with some subs I have from a previous session. I am finding it very helpful though - even just the first chapter dealing with examining the quality of your images has opened up some insight that I hadn't had from other sources.

However, as the book itself recommends, you probably should have some basic understanding of the purpose of the various subs/calibration frames that you need for AP and the purpose behind them. It would also be sensible to have some basic knowledge of PI, although the book does explain things very well (so far) it will be helpful if you are familiar with the interface to an extent.

To this end (and with the caveat that I had only read a few sections) I can see this being a very useful tool for me, even if it does take me a year to get through it (there is no rush though and, certainly, no prize for coming "first"). However, I would recommend reading something like "Making Every Photon Count" to get that grounding in AP and working through some tutorials like Harry's before dipping into the book as these will give you a solid grounding on which to embark on the text. It's like most things in life really, take advice from lots of places, and don't expect to find a "one size fits all" solution.

YMMV of course, but just my impression of the first few sections of the book for me. I'm very happy so far.

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7 hours ago, Marky1973 said:

I am taking it slowly as I start reading the book - indeed, I am only a couple of chapters in, reading about integration of the Master Bias and Master Dark. I am tending to read through sections and then follow them through on PI with some subs I have from a previous session. I am finding it very helpful though - even just the first chapter dealing with examining the quality of your images has opened up some insight that I hadn't had from other sources.

However, as the book itself recommends, you probably should have some basic understanding of the purpose of the various subs/calibration frames that you need for AP and the purpose behind them. It would also be sensible to have some basic knowledge of PI, although the book does explain things very well (so far) it will be helpful if you are familiar with the interface to an extent.

To this end (and with the caveat that I had only read a few sections) I can see this being a very useful tool for me, even if it does take me a year to get through it (there is no rush though and, certainly, no prize for coming "first"). However, I would recommend reading something like "Making Every Photon Count" to get that grounding in AP and working through some tutorials like Harry's before dipping into the book as these will give you a solid grounding on which to embark on the text. It's like most things in life really, take advice from lots of places, and don't expect to find a "one size fits all" solution.

YMMV of course, but just my impression of the first few sections of the book for me. I'm very happy so far.

Yep totally agree, the first few chapters was an eye opener to me too. Im also working my way through slowly and hopefully it will pay dividends in time. I would say it is a must book if you use PI.

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