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Markls
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What is the main processing difference between Color and Mono? And how much more time does it take to get a one shot color vs a RGB mono shot processed?
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DaemonGPF
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It doesn't have to be much more complicated, but it certainly can be depending on how much of a deep dive you want to do in your processing workflow. The main difference is you're dealing with 3 to 4 or more "channel" files to combine vs 1 for OSC. You can assign each an appropriate channel color in Photoshop for example, combine them and then process the image as a whole, or you can get in and do preprocessing per channel. Kind of hard to just summarize it that simply. But the only real addition work-wise is whatever you choose to do while the channels are seperate, but in the same breath you can do just as much extra work on an OSC by seperating it into channels. Make sense?
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jgraham
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Hmmmmm, it's hard to give a good answer to that one because it depends on your particular circumstances. For example; starting with my raw source images from my DSLR (color) and my DSI Pro III (monochrome) I'd wager processing my DSI Pro III images is a lot faster. Stacking my DSLR images takes a long time and I usually wait until the next day, and hen there's the follow-up processing in Photoshop, but once they're stacked that usually goes fairly quickly. Stacking my monochrome source images usually goes a lot faster (they're smaller) and combining the RGBs in Nebulosity is a snap. I usualy give my monochrome images at least a quick run-through the same night I take them before going to bed.
I guess the short answer is that once you get image procesing figured out neither process is a big deal, I just find I have more options with LRGB imaging than with one-shot color, but both give good results depending on the target and the conditions.
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Markls
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This helps to clear up things that I did not think about. Now I have more questions than answers. I will have to work through most of these and I think they will become obvious as things progress. If I get stuck on one of these, I will repost and go from there.
If someone has another item noteworthy, please chime in!
Thank you,
Mark
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