J Metsavainio's Tone Mapping In Startools?

[dariv]

Hello StarTools community....
I've gotten a mono camera and NB filters now and have left the DSLR world behind.
Looking for ways to process the data I came across this tone mapping method that gives some great results, but I can only find tutorials in PI and PS.
Would anyone please describe how to apply this method in StarTools?
Thanks!

[admin]

Congrats on the new camera!

Would this be close to what you're after?

[dariv]

Ivo,
Thanks for the response. Yes, star removal is one part of the puzzle. There are several more steps as outlined in the picture below:

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https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9HcYqbvUc4s/ ... apping.jpg

I'm sure all of these steps are covered in different post on this forum. I'd like to gather all those tutorials up and condense them into a StarTools version of the tone mapping technique.

[admin]

Sounds great!

It should all be relatively straightforward;

• generate starless SHO data using the Heal module (you should only have to create the star mask once; you can use a stretched version of, say, the O III for that).
• stretch the starless versions using AutoDev or Develop. Save them individually.
• Import the resulting starless results, stretched SHO images as RGB respectively using the LRGB module. Now you got your HST-color Tonemap. Save this.
• Now load Ha, stretch it. Go into the layer module and load/add the tonemapped OIII.
• Copy the result into the buffer, put the buffer into the background, load/add SII and add once more.
• Save the result as your new luminance data.
• Now combine the colour from the HST-color Tonemap with the luminance data we just created. You cna use th LRGB for this, or the Layer module (use colour of foreground mode).
• Pour yourself your favourite drink for a job well done!

[dariv]

OK, I'm going to give this a try over the weekend.
Thanks!