PixInsight Scripts

This folder contains various script to assist with workflows.

Scripts

These are the active scripts that are available.

See release notes for version details.

NOTE The scripts are now available via the PixInsight update system. We are working on signing issues but for now you can navigate to Resources -> Manage Update Repositories and add the URL: https://deepskyworkflows.com/pixinsight

Example (click for full size)	Script (click for documentation and source code)	Description
	Auto-Linear Fit	A script for normalizing RGB channels.
	Fix RGB Pixels	Removes hot red, green, and blue pixels.
	Create Lum Mask	A quick way to generate a luminance mask from a non-linear image.
	Non-Linear Stretch	Helps tweak contrast by increasing foreground and decreasing background with progressive masks.
¯\(ツ)/¯	Generate Decon Support	Creates the masks I use for deconvolution.
	Hubble Palette to RGB	Applies the "Hubble palette" to images.
	Deep Denoise	Removes noise from linear (non-stretched) images.
	Simple Stretch	Applies a Screen Transfer Function followed by a Histogram Transformation.
	Star Trail Magic	(documentation coming soon) Make star trails or arcs and even animate them for timelapses.

Installation

The easiest way is to go to Resources, then Manage Update Repositories, and add the following URL:

https://deepskyworkflows.com/pixinsight

When you restart, the scripts will be installed.

Here are the old instructions for manually installing:

The first step is to download the scripts. You can either clone this repository, or download the latest release.

Once you have the scripts in a folder, for example, DeepSkyWorkflows, you can install with the following steps:

1. Open PixInsight
2. Under the Scripts tab, choose Feature Scripts
3. With the dialog that opens, click the Add button in the lower left
4. Navigate to and select the folder with the scripts
5. Verify that DeepSkyWorkflows has been added
6. You're ready to go! It should appear under Scripts > DeepSkyWorkflows.

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