What are the image formats available?
Today, 3 image formats are available with STELLINA: JPEG, TIFF, and FITS. These formats are really different from one to another.
If you would like to know the strengths and weaknesses from each and how to extract them, please have a look at the following tutorial here
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[Vespera range] How to select the picture formats you want to save (jpeg, Fits, Tiff, Live, Debug)
You can choose your preferred picture formats directly from your instrument page: Click on the Image Formats tab. 2. Select the formats you wish to use from the available options. To better understand the differences between the picture formats, you ...
[Vespera range] What are the image formats offered by Vespera?
All our instruments can provide the same image formats: - JPEG (as shown on your screen) - TIFF (the final stacked picture that will need to be processed) - FITS (the unitary pictures that will need to be sorted and processed) Here is an article ...
I can't open my raw files in Photoshop
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Why do my FITS files appear in black and white?
The FITS files come from a color sensor containing the information organized as a Bayer pattern. To convert them to a colored image, it is necessary to go through a phase called demosaicing (sometimes called Debayering). A single FITS file is not ...
Image processing tutorial with TIFF format
If you would like to start processing pictures with TIFF format, we can recommend the software Affinity Photo and have a look at our dedicated tutorial here.