LHaRGB Processing M81 & M82 - GraXpert, BlurX, SPCC

This video outlines my processing for the region that includes M81 and M82.

Programs Used:
PixInsight
Photoshop
GraXpert
Russall Croman: BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator
Bill Blanshan’s Stretching Methods

Links:
Bill Blanshan:
   • Pixinsight - Stretching using Pixelmath  

Adam Block - Russell Croman Video - BlurXTerminator:AI Version 4:
   • BlurXTerminator: AI Version 4  

Adam Block - SPCC:
   • PixInsight SpectroPhotometric Color C...  

SPCC - HaRGB with SPCC
   • SPCC — HaRGB with SPCC  

GraXpert
   • MIND BLOWN!!! Use GraXpert directly o...  


Chapters:
0:00 INTRODUCTION
2:36 PixInsight WBPP - all channels
3:10 Dynamic Crop - all channels
3:52 PI - Processing RGB
4:00 GraXpert
6:26 Combine RGB
7:33 BlurX - star shapes
9:22 SPCC
12:37 BlurX - Final Run
14:23 Bill Blanshan - Stretching
15:30 PI - Processing Ha
17:59 PI - Processing Luminosity
20:53 3-hours of wasted processing?
22:03 Adding Ha to RGB using SPCC
22:50 Plate Solving Image in order to run SPCC
24:58 Histogram Stretch - make HaRGB nonlinear
25:30 Fix Defects in HaRGB Image
26:00 StarXTeminator - make starless image
26:33 Separate into R-G-B
27:28 Adjust R-G-B images in Photoshop
31:13 RGB Combination - PixInsight
31:22 PixelMath - bring back the stars
32:15 Luminosity Adjustments
32:55 Make Starless Version
34:21 Curve Stretch
34:53 PixelMath - bring back the stars
35:56 Combine Luminosity with HaRGB - LRGB Combination
38:08 Final Images


Music:
Song: Dance of the Mammoths
Licenses: Youtube Audio Library
Artist: Robert Munzinger