IMAGE PROCESSING S/W FEATURES AT A GLANCE
IMAGE PROCESSING S/W FEATURES: BASIC
| S/W | DARK SUB | FLAT FIELD | BRIGHTNESS | STRETCH |
|---|
| PHOTOSHOP | POORLY | NO | yes GUI | yes GUI |
| CCDOPS | YES | YES | YES | ~yes |
| IDL | YES | YES | YES exact | YES exact |
| MIRA AL | YES | YES | YES GUI | YES GUI |
| MIRA AP | YES | YES | YES GUI | YES GUI |
| MIRA PRO | YES | YES | YES GUI | YES GUI |
| MIPS | YES | YES | YES exact | YES exact |
IMAGE PROCESSING S/W FEATURES: ADVANCED
| S/W | MOSAIC | TRI-COLOR | PHOTOMETRY | ASTROMETRY |
|---|
| PHOTOSHOP | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| CCDOPS | NO | NO | approx | sort of |
| IDL | YES | YES | YES exact | YES exact |
| MIRA AL | NO | YES | YES good | YES exact |
| MIRA AP | YES | YES | YES good | YES exact |
| MIRA PRO | YES | YES | YES good | YES exact |
| MIPS | YES | YES | YES good | YES |
IMAGE PROCESSING S/W FEATURES: I/O
| S/W | NATIVE FMTS | FITS | TIFF | JPG |
|---|
| PHOTOSHOP | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| CCDOPS | SBIG | OUTPUT | OUTPUT | NO |
| IDL | YES | YES | YES | NOT YET |
| MIRA AL | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| MIRA AP | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| MIRA PRO | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| MIPS | YES | YES | NO | NO |
IMAGE PROCESSING S/W FEATURES: PRICE
| S/W | PRICE | COMMENTS |
|---|
| PHOTOSHOP | $200 - $600 | mostly pictorial |
| CCDOPS | "FREE" | for SBIG cameras |
| IDL | $1600 | scientific |
| MIRA AL | $199 | BEST BUY !!! |
| MIRA AP | $395 | very capable |
| MIRA PRO | $795 | super capable |
| MIPS | $50 - $300+ | super capable no GUIs |
See A MANUAL OF ADVANCED CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
for more comprehensive information topics of interest for astrophotography.
Watch for our next book for a very thorough
discussion of CCD Imaging and Image Processing
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