Nice video Trevor! Yet another sharpening technique to try to is high pass filtering. The trick is to apply it in duplicated layers above your base layer with soft light and screen blend modes applied and at lowered layer opacity. You will also likely need to reset the black point after applying. Due to the way high pass filtering works (sort of like Find Edges) there is usually no need to apply an additional mask to it.
ANOTHER great video Trevor and these tips compliment what you've included in your Astrobackyard Image Processing Guide. I took your advice and purchased Topaz Labs DeNoise AI...worth every penny...as is your Image Processing Guide! They both have really helped take my images to the next level. Thanks again.
Thank you for this video, Trevor! Sick image too! I normally don’t, but I will definitely start sharpening my images after this. This has been an eye opener
Really love your stuff! You're such an inspiration and your pictures are breathtaking! ♥✨ Thanks for sharing your tips with us! 💖 Really hope that one day I can capture at least one deep sky object that would look as good as it does in your pics.. ✨💖
Exactly what I needed Trevor, thanks a lot for helping with our processing skills, I almost use all of your tips for processing as they are very useful and effective! :) Clear Skies!
Hey Trevor , not sure if you are still checking these older feeds but I finally figured how you did this method. Your tutorial is good it is just I have a mental block with certain Photoshop processes, however, I am much more comfortable now and easily followed along. - Cheers Kurt
Also, you can create a sharpening layer with a black mask on it. Then if you create a selection of edges or otherwise, you can just paint with white on the black mask to reveal where you want the sharpening. With Ctrl/CMD H you can also hide the marching ants to make it much better to see what you are doing. A mask is better in my opinion because you can always go back and change things or tune them up or down, whithout have to do everything all over again. Wonderful image by the way!
Nice. Just purchased your processing guide. Love the Photoshop stacking section! Also some nice tips for DSS, + the youtube videos come so handy as extra content. Great work!
Really appreciate how you take the time to explain how you get these great images. hopefully one day I can get half as good as you thank and keep looking up.
I was just gobsmacked at that image of the Eagle Nebula, Trevor, let alone your speed in using masks and layers (neither of which I understand). I have your e-book on Astrophotography, so I had better get back to it. By the way, I had no idea Topaz could work as a plug-in tool for PS; I thought it was a stand-alone program. Great stuff, anyway, Trevor. Many thanks.
I don’t even really do astrophotography (but I do love to observe through my 8 inch dob) but your videos are still so great to me. Although I do love taking photos of stars with my canon 20d. So keep making great videos!
Is there a way to do Ha & Oiii extraction in Photoshop similar to what I've seen people do in APP? I ordered an L-eNhance and I wonder if I can do that in PS. Would be an interesting video! Thanks!
Really useful tutorial. I thinks its been 2 years since your last step by step image process. Maybe you could do a newer version. BTW that m16 is amazing!!! I know you have a version that need to be paid but maybe you could do lite version of it idk
Amazing the video Trevor. I use opensource software to do that. The similar software is name Gimp, but i never make or use that technic that you show here. I will play with Gimp trying to do the same, or something similar. As always, thank you for show it to us!
Good video, Trevor. Very informative. I Use Paintshop Pro and I also have Topaz Denoise. PsP is a little different to PS, but the same principles apply in any case and it's easy to adjust the workflow to suit. But, I agree with you on Topaz, damn good piece of software :) I might have a look at their sharpening app too, see how it goes.
Hi guys is there a blog or a comment board where people who are interested in Astrophotopgray can ask questions? for ex I am trying to decide whether to buy a Canon or a Sony (a7 iii) converted camera for deep space photography, any thoughts?
hi trevor! love watching your videos, as always. i was wondering about the section where you were using the eraser tool to bring out the sharpened layer from underneath. wouldn't it be better to use a mask on that "soft" layer and paint on the mask instead of erasing the layer itself? that way, if you decide later you want to undo sharpening in certain parts, you wouldn't have to start from scratch to make those changes.
This is a better way, but you just use the mask you created and paint out the bits you don't want. Hold down Alt and move the mask to the soft later, the white areas of the mask will be the sharpened parts now, and can simply be painted black at a low opacity to fix areas that are too much etc.
Have you tried the lumenzia plugin for creating selective masks? Beyond that when "erasing" parts of the image you can just use another layer mask and paint in with black instead of the eraser tool. This will allow you to paint back in details that you might have changed your mind on. As always thanks for sharing your workflow and knowledge.
I don't have the equipment (yet!) to be able to do pictures like this and apply your tutorial, but this is awesome. Also, I would like you to, PLEASE, do one about how to process widefield images that are in the milkyway band (lagoon and trifid for example). There are so many colors, nebulae and stuff around there that i always feel like i'm missing something. I mostly shoot @200-400mm with an unmod Nikon. Cheers!!
Wow, just stumbled upon your channel... LOVE IT! Also the fact that you're in Ontario haha Im in Elliot Lake myself! Looking to start deep sky photography upon seeing this video. I was seriously about to pull the trigger on the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens but now Im thinking the skytracker to start off with. You completely made me refocus on what I want to do. Where abouts in Ontario are u? Do you have any edits I can see using the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 and 135mm 2.0? You've earned a new subscriber 👍
Trevor, great video as always! I got a little tip for you: You click a lot with a mouse within Photoshop. I think your workflow would benefit greatly if you use a tablet instead. Wacom has some nice "lite" versions of their products which would improve your workflow a lot in my opinion. I am an artist working in the film industry, so I use those tools a bit. That's why I mention it. I don't get paid by Wacom or anything like that! :D So, it might take a while to get used to a pen on a tablet instead of a mouse, but again, I think it's worth trying. Cheers!
How are the sky at your area right now? Is it bright during the night? Can you do DSO imaging right now. here in sweden its impossible at the moment. i live at about 59 degrees. And the sky right now is so bright during night i can't do any imaging. The worst is that now the nights are so clear and it is warm and nice outside. BUT I CANT IMAGE BECAUSE OF THE DAMN SKY. ;)
This was a little to fast for me. Slow down and show me what you sharpened. My old eyes need more time to find and see. I cant tell what happened. What am i looking for? I couldnt see any difference. Sorry. Thank you for trying.
I love your tutorials, but honestly, the amount of destructive editing you use in Photoshop makes the photographer in me cringe 😂. Still, great videos!
I was thinking the same haha, why use the selection to erase the background and putting it on top when you can just leave the sharpened layer on top and hide the non selected area just by clicking on the mask icon. Also, smart filters and adjustment layers would make the whole process much safer and modifiable. But, with this video I discovered Topaz Denoise AI and this program just blew me away ! Thanks Trevor !
No argument that this makes for intriguing, artful images, but is this still an image the Eagle Nebula? Consider how Hollywood liberally uses the phrase "based upon a true story". Is that what's going on here? I was an astronomer decades before I became an astrophotographer. I'm OK with post-processing away the visual errors created by atmosphere and image recording devices. But, this is pushing the edges of astronomy and into art.
Why don't you just leave the photo as it is only with the (basic) calibration performed on it (dark, bias, flat)? Everything else you do to the photo in Photoshop or wherever is unnatural and untrue.
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Nice video Trevor! Yet another sharpening technique to try to is high pass filtering. The trick is to apply it in duplicated layers above your base layer with soft light and screen blend modes applied and at lowered layer opacity. You will also likely need to reset the black point after applying. Due to the way high pass filtering works (sort of like Find Edges) there is usually no need to apply an additional mask to it.
Thanks Nico!
I love it’s
Yaaaasss Trevor!!! I've been waiting for this all week!!!
Awesome Kush, thank you!
AstroBackyard I just downloaded your processing guide!! It's really great!!!! Definitely some very useful tips in there!
This actually helps! Not many TH-cam videos explain how to do this.
Glad to hear that!! Thank you :)
ANOTHER great video Trevor and these tips compliment what you've included in your Astrobackyard Image Processing Guide. I took your advice and purchased Topaz Labs DeNoise AI...worth every penny...as is your Image Processing Guide! They both have really helped take my images to the next level. Thanks again.
Awesome tutorial Trevor👌🏼
Thank you for this video, Trevor! Sick image too! I normally don’t, but I will definitely start sharpening my images after this. This has been an eye opener
Glad to hear that!! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing.. i will definetly try your tips 😁
Awesome. Glad to hear that!
Great video Trevor, very helpful!
Yes!!! That’s the kind of tutorial I need! Thank you!
Great tutorial. I want to try this after lunch.
Really love your stuff! You're such an inspiration and your pictures are breathtaking! ♥✨
Thanks for sharing your tips with us! 💖 Really hope that one day I can capture at least one deep sky object that would look as good as it does in your pics.. ✨💖
Thank you!
These vids come in right in time so I can watch while shooting my subs
Thats what I like to hear!!
Damn, that astrophoto looks straight up awesome! I’ll be sure to use these tips in the futur. Thanks Trevor!
Thanks man! So glad this was useful to you, thank you!!
Thanks Trevor. Great tutorial.
Exactly what I needed Trevor, thanks a lot for helping with our processing skills, I almost use all of your tips for processing as they are very useful and effective! :) Clear Skies!
Hey Trevor , not sure if you are still checking these older feeds but I finally figured how you did this method. Your tutorial is good it is just I have a mental block with certain Photoshop processes, however, I am much more comfortable now and easily followed along. - Cheers Kurt
Also, you can create a sharpening layer with a black mask on it. Then if you create a selection of edges or otherwise, you can just paint with white on the black mask to reveal where you want the sharpening. With Ctrl/CMD H you can also hide the marching ants to make it much better to see what you are doing. A mask is better in my opinion because you can always go back and change things or tune them up or down, whithout have to do everything all over again.
Wonderful image by the way!
Brilliant job Trevor especially that define edges tool. - Cheers Kurt
I am a fan of yours photography😍😍
Nice. Just purchased your processing guide. Love the Photoshop stacking section! Also some nice tips for DSS, + the youtube videos come so handy as extra content. Great work!
Is there a way of adjusting the sensitivity of the "find edges" tool?
I have the same question. My "find edges" doesn t find so many edges. Have you solved it?
Beautiful!
Really appreciate how you take the time to explain how you get these great images. hopefully one day I can get half as good as you thank and keep looking up.
Thank you very much Alex!
I was just gobsmacked at that image of the Eagle Nebula, Trevor, let alone your speed in using masks and layers (neither of which I understand). I have your e-book on Astrophotography, so I had better get back to it. By the way, I had no idea Topaz could work as a plug-in tool for PS; I thought it was a stand-alone program. Great stuff, anyway, Trevor. Many thanks.
My images were missing that little bit of sharpness before. This helped me a ton!
Awesome Trevor! 👌😁
Thank you!
It's perfect advices!!!
Thanks!
This guy is so good that I can't even tell the difference in the thumbnail.
Thanks Trevor great tips
Thanks Greg!!
I don’t even really do astrophotography (but I do love to observe through my 8 inch dob) but your videos are still so great to me. Although I do love taking photos of stars with my canon 20d. So keep making great videos!
Hey! I got an 8” dob like your video said and I LOVE it!
Which vid did you do the select and mask tutorial?
What camera and lens did you use to take a picture of that?
Thanks I’m going to give this a shot now!
Thank you again 😊
Pretty cool!
very helpful!!!!
When you're so early not even the dudes who say first are here
Thank you! 🙌🏽😎
My pleasure!
In LR, try holding the alt key while adjusting sharpness.
Hi Trevor, I'm contemplating going ultrawide, and see that you have already done so... Which model did you go for?
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
Is there a way to do Ha & Oiii extraction in Photoshop similar to what I've seen people do in APP?
I ordered an L-eNhance and I wonder if I can do that in PS. Would be an interesting video! Thanks!
Really useful tutorial. I thinks its been 2 years since your last step by step image process. Maybe you could do a newer version. BTW that m16 is amazing!!! I know you have a version that need to be paid but maybe you could do lite version of it idk
are these tips included on your processing guide?
oh nevermind i guess i didnt wait till the end of the video
Amazing the video Trevor. I use opensource software to do that. The similar software is name Gimp, but i never make or use that technic that you show here. I will play with Gimp trying to do the same, or something similar. As always, thank you for show it to us!
Good video, Trevor. Very informative. I Use Paintshop Pro and I also have Topaz Denoise. PsP is a little different to PS, but the same principles apply in any case and it's easy to adjust the workflow to suit. But, I agree with you on Topaz, damn good piece of software :) I might have a look at their sharpening app too, see how it goes.
Hi guys is there a blog or a comment board where people who are interested in Astrophotopgray can ask questions? for ex I am trying to decide whether to buy a Canon or a Sony (a7 iii) converted camera for deep space photography, any thoughts?
hi trevor! love watching your videos, as always. i was wondering about the section where you were using the eraser tool to bring out the sharpened layer from underneath. wouldn't it be better to use a mask on that "soft" layer and paint on the mask instead of erasing the layer itself? that way, if you decide later you want to undo sharpening in certain parts, you wouldn't have to start from scratch to make those changes.
This is a better way, but you just use the mask you created and paint out the bits you don't want. Hold down Alt and move the mask to the soft later, the white areas of the mask will be the sharpened parts now, and can simply be painted black at a low opacity to fix areas that are too much etc.
Have you tried the lumenzia plugin for creating selective masks? Beyond that when "erasing" parts of the image you can just use another layer mask and paint in with black instead of the eraser tool. This will allow you to paint back in details that you might have changed your mind on.
As always thanks for sharing your workflow and knowledge.
Very cool. I will check that out
I don't have the equipment (yet!) to be able to do pictures like this and apply your tutorial, but this is awesome. Also, I would like you to, PLEASE, do one about how to process widefield images that are in the milkyway band (lagoon and trifid for example). There are so many colors, nebulae and stuff around there that i always feel like i'm missing something. I mostly shoot @200-400mm with an unmod Nikon. Cheers!!
so cool
Wow, just stumbled upon your channel... LOVE IT! Also the fact that you're in Ontario haha Im in Elliot Lake myself! Looking to start deep sky photography upon seeing this video. I was seriously about to pull the trigger on the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens but now Im thinking the skytracker to start off with. You completely made me refocus on what I want to do. Where abouts in Ontario are u? Do you have any edits I can see using the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 and 135mm 2.0? You've earned a new subscriber 👍
Thanks Trevor you and Chuck have really helped with my astrophotography processing
Really glad to hear that! Chuck is the man!!
You can go straight into DeNoise AI from Photoshop?!? You just made my day!
You should do the ring nebula I got it through my telescope and through the eyepiece you could see the actual nebula but it was really small
Trevor, great video as always! I got a little tip for you: You click a lot with a mouse within Photoshop. I think your workflow would benefit greatly if you use a tablet instead. Wacom has some nice "lite" versions of their products which would improve your workflow a lot in my opinion. I am an artist working in the film industry, so I use those tools a bit. That's why I mention it. I don't get paid by Wacom or anything like that! :D So, it might take a while to get used to a pen on a tablet instead of a mouse, but again, I think it's worth trying. Cheers!
click click carpal tunnel time. -some guy who sucks at using a mouse and keyboard
you could also use a layer mask rather than destructively deleting parts of a layer.
How are the sky at your area right now? Is it bright during the night? Can you do DSO imaging right now. here in sweden its impossible at the moment. i live at about 59 degrees. And the sky right now is so bright during night i can't do any imaging. The worst is that now the nights are so clear and it is warm and nice outside. BUT I CANT IMAGE BECAUSE OF THE DAMN SKY. ;)
Hi, i am new to astronomy but I dont know what telescope to buy, can someone help me pls. I want to observe the deep sky
You need one of them telescope things...make sure your look through the thin end though
@@quntiebaws1668 not sure that's very helpful man!
GALAXY
Should watch Astrobiscuit for cheap ways to capture and improve images
Nice Trevor, but yours pc is not using whole screen why???
You need to show and tell us what you are using for your compositions in the description!
I would never be able to do these without photo shop
This was a little to fast for me. Slow down and show me what you sharpened. My old eyes need more time to find and see. I cant tell what happened. What am i looking for? I couldnt see any difference. Sorry. Thank you for trying.
Photoshop is expensive for a broke college student like me lol. Is there any cheaper alternatives?
I notice that when you used Topaz, you did not check the “auto” box, so you didn’t even use the AI part there.
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And how much is Adobe Photoshop? $250USD a year. I would recommend free programmes such as GIMP
Actually only $10/month
Me ( seeing the cover image of the video): What's the difference....let's watch the video🙃
Yeah its not that apparent from just the small thumbnail.. But these relatively slight changes are what bring the photos to another level.
Hey
Hey!
Camera please. Haha. Kidding 😂
You left me in the dark. Sorry. I don’t use Photoshop. But I still think this was a good vid.
I don't rent software.
I love your tutorials, but honestly, the amount of destructive editing you use in Photoshop makes the photographer in me cringe 😂. Still, great videos!
I was thinking the same haha, why use the selection to erase the background and putting it on top when you can just leave the sharpened layer on top and hide the non selected area just by clicking on the mask icon. Also, smart filters and adjustment layers would make the whole process much safer and modifiable.
But, with this video I discovered Topaz Denoise AI and this program just blew me away ! Thanks Trevor !
No argument that this makes for intriguing, artful images, but is this still an image the Eagle Nebula? Consider how Hollywood liberally uses the phrase "based upon a true story". Is that what's going on here? I was an astronomer decades before I became an astrophotographer. I'm OK with post-processing away the visual errors created by atmosphere and image recording devices. But, this is pushing the edges of astronomy and into art.
Why don't you just leave the photo as it is only with the (basic) calibration performed on it (dark, bias, flat)? Everything else you do to the photo in Photoshop or wherever is unnatural and untrue.
Far too little real astronomy on this and Dylans channel, time to delete?
This channel is for astrophotography...I'm sure there are a lot of "pure" astronomy channels out there for you...Cheers!!