7 Things I Wish I Knew About PixInsight

PixInsight can be a very difficult program to learn, especially if you're not computer savvy. In this video I'll list 7 things I wish I would've known about sooner in PixInsight.

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00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Fix User Interface Size
02:54 - Process Search
04:18 - History Explorer
05:57 - Stacking Presets
07:06 - Add Custom Files
09:15 - Rejection Data
11:41 - Nvidia Speed Boost
13:26 - New & Improved Speed Boost!
15:14 - Outro

[jacobrichards]

I'm learning how to use this program now! Your insight has been wonderful.

[viewintospace]

Great Tips Peter - definitely did not know all of them! Thanks!!!

[robertgrenader]

These guys have built the most amazing and capable post-processing program, but have failed miserably in the human interface GUI.

[Arcteek]

In NINA you can use a ''Manual filter wheel'' which is a virtual one, so that you get the filter name in the fits file.

[ACKitsBilltheCAT]

I especially like your tip to rename targets in ASIAIR autorun to keep track of filters - that's a huge help. Thanks!

[TooGeekyMe]

The UI scaling factor can also be edited in one of their XML config files. (I did not know of F6 and spend half day diffing trough internet until I found the config file)

[DarrylFranklinGetawaySailing]

The first thing I did was to make the UI scaling too big (1.2 on a 13 in MacBook). It’s has taken one day to find this solution THANKYOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! F6 is the answer 🎉

[philleng]

Thanks Peter. I came to PI after resisting for a long time, and it still seems to me that it is a high performance engine with Model T Ford controls. Why they don't update the UI is baffling! Admittedly it would scupper an entire industry built around trying to understand and get it to work, but it would be nice as it could be so much better.

[mwales]

I'm looking to purchase Pixinsight and have been watching a lot of video's about it. Thanks Peter.. To bad I can't use my AMD graphics card to speed things up...

[epostiljon]

Nice ambient music in the background, what is it if I may ask?

[franksemi_modular]

I don't understand why you would not use UI scaling factor 1 ? Looks perfectly fine on my 4K monitor and easy to see.

[keithhanssen]

I’d like to know how to configure PI or PS so when I bring an image into PS I’ve been working on in PI, it won’t be 50 times brighter.

[gregoryscharf]

A little confused about the tensorflow.dll. Where are you supposed to copy this from? When Pixinsight does an update, there is no download involved, correct? Can you show exactly what you are talking about please. Thanks.

[gopaltripathi]

Hello I am hulk ( nickname ). I am 13 year old and I live in india. I have very much interest in astrophotography and astronomy like very very much.But I do astrophotography with mobile because I don't have money to buy telescope and my parent are not supporting also to buy.can you help me with that please ? I want to continue my future as a astrophotographrer.thanks for reading sorry for bad English

[thomassorensen]

Do I need to spend $2k on a computer before buying pixinsight?