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Pages: 1 garret super member Reged: 07/26/09 Loc: Netherlands best astronomical plugins?       #3821890 - 05/22/10 02:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I want to order the latest Photoshop version CS5, one of the best 'tools' of photoshop are the plugins. I want to use plugins like Gradient X terminator and those from Astronomy Tools. Are there any other <must-have> plugins for (deepsky) astronomical images? (Noise-ninja?) Garret, The Netherlands Post Extras:       DugDog Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/19/07 Loc: Temecula, Ca. USA Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: garret]       #3821907 - 05/22/10 02:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools. Annie's Astro Actions. Both of these work very well IMO. Excellent value and worth the price. I purchased Noise Ninja too... I don't use NN as much as I thought I would. Still a good tool and a little pricey. Free MUST have tool: HLVG by RBA Post Extras:       DugDog Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/19/07 Loc: Temecula, Ca. USA Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: DugDog]       #3821912 - 05/22/10 02:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I forgot...Annie's Astro Actions has a very nice gradient removal tool...plus many other nice actions. Post Extras:       SanDiegoPaul Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/22/05 Loc: San Diego Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: DugDog]       #3822051 - 05/22/10 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use Gradient Exterminator and have for quite a while. I'm sure Annie's tool is just as good....so it may be more cost effective to buy her toolset first. If you still need/want more then you can later purchase Carboni's Tools and Gradient X. There's no reason you have to do all of the expenses at the same time. Post Extras:       Mark Sibole Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/30/07 Loc: Fife Lake Mi. Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: SanDiegoPaul]       #3822188 - 05/22/10 05:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 2 best ones available IMO and what I use is Gradientxterminator and Noels. Between the 2 there isnt an image I cant fix. Just my 2 cents worth Post Extras:       btieman scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/24/08 Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: Mark Sibole]       #3822527 - 05/22/10 08:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just received CS5 the other day. I haven't found any of the CS4 plugins to work in it The big loss is FitsLiberator--which I assume will migrate to CS5 and probably needs to be on your list of "must haves"--unless you're DSLR. If you don't yet have CS5, it might be worth getting it and waiting. If you have CS4, you might wait until people get their plug-ins changed over to CS5 before updating. My $0.02 anyway. Right now I do have CS4 and CS5 installed at the same time without problem. Brian Post Extras:       DugDog Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/19/07 Loc: Temecula, Ca. USA Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: garret]       #3822555 - 05/22/10 08:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   *** Note I have Photoshop CS2 I am not sure if the plugins I mentioned will work with CS5. Post Extras:       emutz sage Reged: 02/15/06 Loc: Pensacola, Fl Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: DugDog]       #3822600 - 05/22/10 09:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   fitsplug. It allows you to import and export .fits files from PhotoShop. Sometimes I need to move images between Maxim and PS. This plug allows me to do that. Post Extras:       garret super member Reged: 07/26/09 Loc: Netherlands Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: emutz]       #3823231 - 05/23/10 06:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the reply, before I buy any plugin I must first find out if it will work with CS5! Garret Post Extras:       budguinn Post Laureate Reged: 11/24/04 Loc: Gold Beach, Or Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: garret]       #3823401 - 05/23/10 09:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Noel's stuff...actions and StarSpikes Pro Russ Cromans' Gradient Exterminator HLVG by RBA Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Postmaster Reged: 01/04/08 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: best astronomical plugins? [Re: budguinn]       #3823718 - 05/23/10 12:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use GradX , Noels actions and even though it has some duplication I like Peters actions better for some things. http://petersastro.50webs.com/home.html I also like to use JPMs star removal for certain situations like layering in Ha or just toning down a star field. http://astroanarchy.blogspot.com/search/label/PS-actions Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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