PinoyStargazer Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Greetings, Anyone has perfect settings for planetray imaging using Imaging Source DFK 21AU04_AS I just had my hand on a used one and first light produced a gray scale image, no color! What am I doing wrong? attached is image 8B416D16-41F7-4112-8283-BE6101A996E9.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owmuchonomy Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I will ask the obvious question. Do you have the colour version of the camera? It is also available in a mono version. Also, if you wish to post images to the threads then please note it is best to use a jpeg or png file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT65CB-SWL Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hi @PinoyStargazer and welcome to SGL. Following on from @Owmuchonomy post... what 'scope etc are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 The DFK is a colour camera which, for speed, only downloads as a mono file. To restore the colour data you need to process the AVI file through PIPP before stacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Don't take this as gospel but I thought that the DFK was a mono camera with a UV/IR Filter before the sensor and the DBK is color, B standing for Bayer matrix.... I think you'll find that the reason is that the camera is mono, hence the lack of color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 12 hours ago, MarsG76 said: Don't take this as gospel but I thought that the DFK was a mono camera with a UV/IR Filter before the sensor and the DBK is color, B standing for Bayer matrix.... I think you'll find that the reason is that the camera is mono, hence the lack of color. Both are colour cameras, the DMK range are mono. The DFK has an IR filter, the DBK does not. The lack of colour is a result of not debayering the AVI file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyStargazer Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Stargazers, Thanks for the Valuable Info, I'll look into my processing workflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Cornelius Varley said: Both are colour cameras, the DMK range are mono. The DFK has an IR filter, the DBK does not. The lack of colour is a result of not debayering the AVI file. I stand corrected... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 14 hours ago, PinoyStargazer said: Stargazers, Thanks for the Valuable Info, I'll look into my processing workflow What capture software are you using? If FireCapture than there is a Debayer feature on it.. for my Sktris 618C... which is basically a rebranded DBK21au618... the debayer RGGB setting gives me a full color image for that CCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyStargazer Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 I experimented with both FireCapture and IC Capture. I left the Debayering box unchecked as suggested by many . I used theDebayering feature in Firecapture post and played wit PIPP (Planetary Imaging Pre Processor) which I found has very very nice- features - you can preview , Registax for stacking and Adobe PhotoShop to try bring out levels and curves, no dice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Try debayering during capture and save the 24bit color video... works for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyStargazer Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 15:42, Philip R said: Hi @PinoyStargazer and welcome to SGL. Following on from @Owmuchonomy post... what 'scope etc are you using? Hello! For the attached PIC on initial thread, I used a 152 mm F 5.9 achromat, Barlow 2x. and DFK 21 AU 01 AS . Firecapture - Debayered raw , registax and Adobe PS for curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyStargazer Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 For the attached PIC on initial thread, I used a 152 mm F 5.9 achromat, Barlow 2x. and DFK 21 AU 01 AS . Firecapture - Debayered raw , registax and Adobe PS for curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyStargazer Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 captured with debayering off. gain around 800 , 60 FPS , 1/30, I believe I chose y800 codec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emyliano2000 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Following! I have a DBK that I never had the chance to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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