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Common and Often Used Scripts

1.2
Installing Scripts from Repositories

Published 2025-02-21   This video shows the standard method of installing third-party scripts. It is super easy. It is also possible to install a script…

1.3
Align By Coordinates

Published 2025-03-12   This video demonstrates how to align images of vastly different image scales. Although StarAlignment can do this job- it is not the…

1.4
ImageBlend Script: First Look

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1.5
ImageBlend Script: How Masks Work

Published 2024/02/01 This video demonstrates how masks work when using the ImageBlend Script.  

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ImageBlend Script: Softlight and Replace with a Mask

Published 2024-02-01   This video shows a demonstration of using the ImageBlend script with the SoftLight and Replace blending modes with a Mask.  

1.7
ImageBlend: Orton Glow

Published 2024-08-30   This video demonstrates how to achieve the “Orton Glow” effect using ImageBlend in a few quick clicks.  

1.8
Substitution Script

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Substitution Script: Add a Graphic or Signature

Published 2024-07-19  PATREON This video demonstrates a number of useful PixInsight methods with the goal of adding a graphic or a signature to your final…

1.10
ColorMask Script

2023/03/29 This video shows the usage of the version of the ColorMask Process Script as it was in 2023. The newer module/process is available from…

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Narrow Band Color Mapper Script

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Continuum Subtraction using NB ColourMapper Script

  This video features a beta version of NB ColourMapper Script.  You can get this version from here:  https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/nbcolourmapper/ Remember, do not follow the link.…

1.13
Blending H-alpha using NB ColourMapper (after Continuum Subtraction)

  This video features the NB ColourMapper Script.  It is available from here:  https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/nbcolourmapper/ Remember, do not follow the link. Copy and paste it into…

1.14
Batch FITs Header Editor Script

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Normalize Scale Gradient

2.1
NSG Where in the Processing Flow

Publish 2022-04-07 Updated information on the Pixinsight Processing Flow and where NSG fits within it… Please visit John Murphy’s website to download the script. You…

2.2
Introduction and WBPP Setup

Published 10/08/2022  

2.3
NSG Overview

Published 10/08/2022  

2.4
NSG Result

Published 10/08/2022  

2.5
NSG Bonus

Published 10/08/2022  

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Description

This course is a carefully chosen set of demonstrations that show how specific, high-impact scripts can simplify your workflow and improve your results. From third-party tools like NoiseXTerminator v2 to built-in gems like ImageBlend, ColorMask, Substitution, and NSG, each lesson gives you the insight needed to use these scripts with clarity. You’ll also learn how to install scripts from repositories, understand how masks are applied in ImageBlend, and explore use cases like Orton glow, LRGB overlays, and adding a graphic or signature.

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