I upgraded to a commercial
I know that
What files do you normally delete and what files do you keep?
Thanks a bunch!
Much appreciated Steve. Well, actually I had a 4TB hdd installed instead of the 3 that I thought. Now I’m up to 9 TB total.STEVE333 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 8:39 pm Hi Jim - After WBPP I just retain the Masters and the Calibrated. If I capture more data later I can Integrate the new Calibrated with the old calibrated. So, no need to keep the Registered.
I'm starting to wonder if I need to keep my original Lights once I have run WBPP. To use them again I would need to have the original Darks and Flats which I don't always keep.
Anyway, that's my approach.
Steve
Juno16 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 9:24 pmMuch appreciated Steve. Well, actually I had a 4TB hdd installed instead of the 3 that I thought. Now I’m up to 9 TB total.STEVE333 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 8:39 pm Hi Jim - After WBPP I just retain the Masters and the Calibrated. If I capture more data later I can Integrate the new Calibrated with the old calibrated. So, no need to keep the Registered.
I'm starting to wonder if I need to keep my original Lights once I have run WBPP. To use them again I would need to have the original Darks and Flats which I don't always keep.
Anyway, that's my approach.
Steve
Are the calibrated lights also registered?
I guess if you have the masters, you don’t need the darks, flats, or flat darks.
Thanks a lot Steve. That’s very helpful
Thanks a lot Steve. I will keep the lights and masters and delete the rest. If I revisit the data again, I will just run WBPP.
Thanks Graeme. At least for meGraeme1858 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 4:59 am I'm not a PI user (yet!) But I have to keep an eye on the processing pc hard drive. The imaging pc keeps all the original captured files. OneDrive keeps a copy. Once transferred and processed, only the stacked fits and the calibration masters get kept. If I'm feeling ruthless or unhappy with a capture or the hard drive is getting full, I only keep the exported png file.
So, is PI disk space hungry?
Regards
Graeme
yobbo89 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 12:43 pm I deleate all xsif but the ones i want to rework on or are just too time consuming to recalibrate ie like a 9 panel and keep the original raw files output from sgpro or sharpcap., the file size range from 128mb for a single panel per filter and over 900mb for a multi panel per filter..., a big hd space consumption.. you should atleast try and keep most of your data, it is good learning curve and you can go back to an old data set and give it a repro with newer skills obtained down the road..
Thanks Rob for your methodology @yobbo89STEVE333 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 5:26 pmyobbo89 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 12:43 pm I deleate all xsif but the ones i want to rework on or are just too time consuming to recalibrate ie like a 9 panel and keep the original raw files output from sgpro or sharpcap., the file size range from 128mb for a single panel per filter and over 900mb for a multi panel per filter..., a big hd space consumption.. you should atleast try and keep most of your data, it is good learning curve and you can go back to an old data set and give it a repro with newer skills obtained down the road..
One thing I've been thinking about is whether it is necessary to save the original Raw Lights. After running WBPP (or however I calibrates the Lights) I then have calibrated Lights and Masters (MasterOSC image or Master NB images). All future processing can be performed with the Masters, or, the calibrated Lights can be combined with any new calibrated Lights to create new Masters. It doesn't seem that the original Raw Lights are needed anymore. Am I missing something?
Steve
I'd say it gives you more options, ie to replace with newer data in the stack and push out any average frames,it's one thing I'm trying to do with my 9 panel, a few panels had a bad sky background from clouds but some good frames where in the stack. I think there are other options to be used in the stacking method,drizzle , average,mean,sigma combination ect.. i don't think there is a work around for that if one had already stacked and deleted the raw files and saved the master, you could say the same for planetary imaging, stacks are a hit or miss,sometimes it can take a few trys to get a good result, there are a few variables to play with, stack size, reference frames, alignment box ectt. A full rework from raw files might yield a better final image? :Think:STEVE333 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 5:26 pmyobbo89 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 12:43 pm I deleate all xsif but the ones i want to rework on or are just too time consuming to recalibrate ie like a 9 panel and keep the original raw files output from sgpro or sharpcap., the file size range from 128mb for a single panel per filter and over 900mb for a multi panel per filter..., a big hd space consumption.. you should atleast try and keep most of your data, it is good learning curve and you can go back to an old data set and give it a repro with newer skills obtained down the road..
One thing I've been thinking about is whether it is necessary to save the original Raw Lights. After running WBPP (or however I calibrates the Lights) I then have calibrated Lights and Masters (MasterOSC image or Master NB images). All future processing can be performed with the Masters, or, the calibrated Lights can be combined with any new calibrated Lights to create new Masters. It doesn't seem that the original Raw Lights are needed anymore. Am I missing something?
Steve
yobbo89 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 8:05 pmI'd say it gives you more options, ie to replace with newer data in the stack and push out any average frames,it's one thing I'm trying to do with my 9 panel, a few panels had a bad sky background from clouds but some good frames where in the stack. I think there are other options to be used in the stacking method,drizzle , average,mean,sigma combination ect.. i don't think there is a work around for that if one had already stacked and deleted the raw files and saved the master, you could say the same for planetary imaging, stacks are a hit or miss,sometimes it can take a few trys to get a good result, there are a few variables to play with, stack size, reference frames, alignment box ectt. A full rework from raw files might yield a better final image? :Think:STEVE333 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 5:26 pmyobbo89 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 12:43 pm I deleate all xsif but the ones i want to rework on or are just too time consuming to recalibrate ie like a 9 panel and keep the original raw files output from sgpro or sharpcap., the file size range from 128mb for a single panel per filter and over 900mb for a multi panel per filter..., a big hd space consumption.. you should atleast try and keep most of your data, it is good learning curve and you can go back to an old data set and give it a repro with newer skills obtained down the road..
One thing I've been thinking about is whether it is necessary to save the original Raw Lights. After running WBPP (or however I calibrates the Lights) I then have calibrated Lights and Masters (MasterOSC image or Master NB images). All future processing can be performed with the Masters, or, the calibrated Lights can be combined with any new calibrated Lights to create new Masters. It doesn't seem that the original Raw Lights are needed anymore. Am I missing something?
Steve
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