AutoIntegrate v1.47 is available as an automatic update through PixInsight update system.
Below is a list of changes since v1.46
- Image preview
- Optional image preview inside the dialog interface. It is enabled by default. Image preview can show light and other images in auto stretch mode when they are clicked in the file list (similar to old blink functionality in the script). During processing it shows images in different processing steps as the script proceeds. During processing there is no auto stretch. Preview window can be disabled and preview size can be changed in a new interface settings section.
- Current image is shown in the preview window in a separate tab. It is enabled by default. There are two tabs, one for settings and one for preview. Image preview can be disabled in Interface settings.
- Optionally a side preview is shown as a separate window next to settings window. Side preview window can be shown or hidden with the Toggle preview button.
- During processing, the current action and image name is written on top of the preview window if preview is enabled.
- If the user has not changed preview screen size manually, the default size will adjust automatically to the screen size.
- Extra Apply changes
- Apply button now by default creates a new copy with _edit added to the end of the name. There is an option to disable making a copy.
- Added simple undo and redo options of apply operations on the same image. This should make it easier to try with different extra options.
- Added Save As option to save the current image that was edited with the Apply button.
- A new option to combine star and starless images. It is separated from the remove stars option so it can be applied separately.
- Arcsinh stretch updates
- Arcsinh stretch uses multiple iterations to reach the requested stretch factor. Multiple iterations usually result in a better image. Number of iterations is configurable.
- Arcsinh stretch black point is calculated automatically. Black point target is configurable.
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretching updates. Now it produces decent images for some targets.
- Added the option to use NoiseXTerminator. Current noise reduction levels are mapped to NoiseXterminator noise values.
- Added an option to do noise reduction in non-linear state after stretching instead in linear state.
- Added UnsharpMask extra option for sharpening
- Added AutoContinue, Run and Exit button duplicates to the top. Should help working with smaller screens. These are just small tool buttons, bigger buttons remain in the same place at the bottom.
- Fix to applying extra options to starless image.
- Close all button is renamed to Close prefix.
- New interface settings section to control some aspects of the user interface. These parameters are saved to persistent module settings so they are remembered between script sessions.
- Separate show and hide buttons for the Process Console.
- Added save button current interface settings. Settings are saved by default when exiting the script. This button can be used to save settings without exiting.
- Monochrome option moved to the lights tab. When monochrome is selected filter files show a text monochrome.
- The crop bounding box is taken from the existing preview in case of auto continue. This allows editing the crop preview and rerunning with auto continue to get a different crop.
- The crop bounding box image is auto stretched so it is easier to see and adjust cropping.
- Interface changes: moved some buttons, made the interface more dense by removing extra bounding boxes and margins. Added one column mode where all sections are added vertically.
- By default all sections are now hidden when the script is used for the first time. Script remembers open/close status for all sections.
- Extract channel default is ‘None’ instead of empty string ‘’.
- Extract channels option is ignored if using color files.
- Fixes to FILTER keyword detection, use case insensitive comparison. Some cameras put the filter name in uppercase.
- Removed the ‘Use both’ stretching option, it did not really work.
- Buttons for save and reset parameters moved to icons buttons at the bottom row.
- Added an icon button to open AutoIntegrate homepage in a browser window.
- Force narrowband mapping option.
- Added command line parameters -a=“do_not_read_settings” -a=“do_not_write_settings”. These can be used when starting the script in the Process Console window.