Saving, sharing and editing Vespera images
You can find a detailed tutorial on this link about image processing for the three different image formats used by Vespera. The tutorial includes recommendations on which software to use based on the selected image format and your level of expertise in image processing.
| JPEG | TIFF | FITS |
Audience | All | Intermediate | Expert |
Processing | Automatic by Vespera | Manual | Manual |
Stacking | Automatic by Vespera | Automatic by Vespera | Manual |
Compression | Yes (destructive) | No | No |
File size | 500kB - 1MB | 4MB | 12MB |
Back up | Smartphone, Tablet, soon PC/laptop | Smartphone, Tablet, soon PC/laptop | Smartphone, Tablet, soon PC/laptop |
Software | Any photo editing software | Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Luminar... | DeepSkyStacker, Registax, PixInsight, SIRIL, IRIS... |
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