Deep sky stacker out of memory

Windows Page file size? RAM size, 32 or 64 bit? From: DeepSkyStacker groups.

How could adding calibration frames quadruple the stacking time? Any ideas or suggestions or tips to speed up the process?? Try reducing the star detection threshold , to say 25, and run the lights again to compare with the previous time taken. Yep, Star Detection can increase the total time by a lot. Which can give about 60 stars depending on the object.

Deep sky stacker out of memory

Version 4. I stumbled upon this last night after not imaging for a couple weeks due to weather. So far, so good. The look and feel are basically the same with only slight visual tweaks. One of the standing problems with Deep Sky Stacker has been the lack of a 64bit version. Having only a bit option for DSS only allowed for the use of a maxiumum of 4GB of RAM — in reality it was much less due to other system limitations. Even an attempt to start stacking an image with the Drizzle option selected would result in an out of memory error! The new version is 4. Be sure you are using a bit PC and operating system prior to trying to jump to the bit version. Some of us Astrophotographers are still using older laptops due to driver compatibility for our equipment, limiting our experience.

RAM size, 32 or 64 bit?

Come join the friendliest, most engaging and inclusive astronomy forum geared for beginners and advanced telescope users, astrophotography devotees, plus check out our "Astro" goods vendors. Post by Larry » Sat Jul 27, pm. Post by Juno16 » Sat Jul 27, pm. Post by Ozypic » Sat Jul 27, pm. Post by bobharmony » Sun Jul 28, am.

So you are having fun under the stars taking tons of images of the night sky, and now you need to process them? Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned astrophotographer, Deep Sky Stacker is a great starting point. So instead, we will explain in detail the workflow and let you experiment with the setting. Click here to skip to our walkthrough on using DSS. Deep Sky Stacker, DSS for short, is a commonly used software for doing image calibration and image stacking of astrophotography images. Despite being a free software, DSS offers a complete set of advanced settings and methods and is also one of the fastest calibration and stacking software for deep sky imaging. Two versions of DSS are available: the bits version, ideal for old computers and Windows tablets, and the bits version, which is your best option when working with modern computers. Unfortunately, as often the case with freeware astrophotography software, DSS is Windows only. The downside is that you need a Windows license.

Deep sky stacker out of memory

Forgot your password? I've split this out to it's own thread, that way you're more likely to get notice and answered. You don't mention what camera you're using to shoot the images, what version of DSS you're using etc.

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Post by Ozypic » Sat Jul 27, pm. Before the stacking process a screen recapitulates the different steps. Yes, the flag just tells Windows whether to give the app 4gb of memory flag set or restrict it to the normal 2gb flag not set. When you check one of these options be sure to have enough free hard disk space to host all the created files. Saving the resulting picture. TIF final image which blows the 2Gb barrier. What is a star mask? You obviously know what your doing there. One of the things I like about pixinsight is that it keeps track of system resources it has available and schedules its work to avoid hitting bottlenecks. Monitoring the memory usage by DSS in Windows Task Manager, it appears to be the very last stage after stacking when it tries to load the Autosave. Maybe reboot and try again? Post by Graeme » Sun Jul 28, pm When I had similar problems with DSS crashing and returning out of memory errors the cause turned out to be due to image size. Of course no modification is made to the real image as it is only a previewing trick. So double pleased this week!

Deep SkyStacker is an excellent, and free, software program written by Luc Coiffier that will align, calibrate, and combine, or "stack", a series of individual deep-sky exposures.

Archived This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. You can see an example of a star mask on the right. Posted February 5, At the end of the stacking process, the output file name replaces the list name for each processed file list. I've learned quite a bit over the past few months and I finally had a beautiful night to get out there and give it a try. Email Name Website. The RGB levels adjustments are controlled by: The kind a adjustment that you can modify by clicking on the adjustment name. Two parameters are needed to define the behavior of the cosmetic cleaning. I have just stacked lights with 40 darks and 40 flats all from a 16 bit Kodak chip with no problems at all apart from taking a bit of time. Up to you if you want to give it a try. Post by Larry » Fri Aug 02, pm. The star mask is always created from the image as you see it in DeepSkyStacker which means with the current adjustments applied. Then just click on the Create Star Mask