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Still the Best Free Software for Stacking Milky Way? Sequator Tutorial
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Күн бұрынIn this SEQUATOR TUTORIAL I describe a basic, fast workflow to edit and stack milky way photos to reduce noise and improve detail in the landscape and night sky as well as how to use sequator.
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I've been noise averaging astro, night sky and nightscape shots for a while but Sequator has really shortened the time it takes to get great results. It's a FREE piece of software and finally delivers the ability to quickly create stacked astro and milky way photos for Windows PC users. I'll take you through the process in this sequator stacking tutorial.
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My name is Will Goodlet. I am a wildlife, landscape and astro photographer working in the African Safari business. I spend my time exploring the dusty roads of Africa with my Land Rover, Basil.
I've been taking photographs for 40 years, first in Hong Kong, where I grew up and later to follow my dreams of a life photographing Africa.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
If you are interested in how I get shots like this here's a vlog - watch from here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edR7ncmXuKm-XY0.html
@martinbradley4982 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video Will. I love your succint, waffle free presentation.
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Martin! Glad it was helpful.
@markpavey7984 3 жыл бұрын
Fab Will, Given me the confidence to get out there and have a go. Perhaps tonight 👍😁 Shirt and sharp vid with loads of thanks.
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Go for it! Hope the clouds stay away :) I LOVE astro.
@markpavey7984 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Cheers. Bit delayed in catching up with your videos, but getting there.
@jmfoty4280 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial, Will!
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@tariqalkindi8045 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the response although nit sure how to do but will google it greeting from UAE
@craigfouche 4 жыл бұрын
Cracking shot Will!
@Mr09260 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Will I am Just about to get into Milky way photos >> my 20 f1.8 lens will be arriving on Tuesday >> so excited
@malgosiak123 4 жыл бұрын
I admire your passion and patience. You are brave and adventures for sure. Good for you . Thank you very much for sharing not just your amazing video but also , all the great tips . Learned a lot.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Margaret! Very kind of you to say.
@santodomingo1605 Жыл бұрын
Sequator used for combining foreground and sky has a weakness in that it assumes that the foreground is static - in other words you don’t (or your tracker doesn’t) follow the stars. I use a Polarie startracker which has a half-speed setting for sharp stars but minimal foreground blurring. The foreground moves slightly between exposures with the result that Sequator aligns the stars nicely but the foreground becomes blurred. Having masked the sky I had hoped that the software was clever enough to align both the foreground and the sky separately but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
@JohnSmith-qc6bq 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to share this helpful video, much appreciated and you have earned yourself a sub. You should have many more subscribers.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
That's fantastic John, really appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment here and thanks for the sub!
@MRMTerk 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help to understand how sequator works!!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@jasonwarley811 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Will! You explained this so well!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@gertooms7192 4 жыл бұрын
Great info, superb nightscape Will!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gert! Very kind of you
@christinepepper4053 4 жыл бұрын
Stunning image, Will. I'm really enjoying your videos and wishing I could be back in Africa again!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Christine - I hope this one wasn't too nerdy! Come back soon :)
@christinepepper4053 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Need to save up first!
@heartofaries 4 жыл бұрын
Another terrific video...
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@cjiscurrentlyonline 4 жыл бұрын
Love that image. Thanks for the tutorial, Will.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Neels!
@GaleRainwater 4 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, thank you.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Dave-Evans73 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Will, very helpful. Can you edit a panorama using this technique in sequator?
@jmfoty4280 4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for taking a look John :)
@Basquinj 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting vid !
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@5sidedfistagon 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one Will I know the exact location you were at, one of my favorite locations, Gannbos! The quiver tree forest!
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yep that’s right. :)
@tomcoskey2077 3 жыл бұрын
This is a great video!!! Do you do any processing on the star images in Lightroom or do you just save as TIFF and use Sequator? Awesome images!
@tariqalkindi8045 Жыл бұрын
Hi well nice demo thanks. the only part that i missed was how to move the final process to lite room? do i first need to save the photo & re open in lite room or there is short cut?
@WillGoodlet Жыл бұрын
I think you would need to synchronise the folder in LR and the image would appear
@konstantin7031 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@konstantin7031 4 жыл бұрын
and great foto!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@An1kii 4 жыл бұрын
very nice indeed ! good job will ;) you earn a new sub too :)
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@kunalpatelfilms Жыл бұрын
What about Denoise AI? I am hearing it does an excellent job and much easier and less shooting
@WillGoodlet Жыл бұрын
This video was made some time before denoise - it’s worth comparing the two techniques. But of course one might even stack then denoise for even better results right?
@behindthelens9554 4 жыл бұрын
Really informative and helpful video will! i couldnt help but think though, can we stack foregrounds on sequator?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
I don't believe it is a feature but I will have to check. With my setup (I use a number of lights at night) I don't usually stack as it takes too long to setup everything on my own. I can think of ways to use the output from sequator to easily stack foregrounds in Photoshop though.
@behindthelens9554 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Can you make a tutorial on that?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll do some work and let you know.
@dimitristsagdis7340 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I need to take a look at the mac version and shoot with this s/w in mind. By the way what was the exposure duration for the original shots (15 sec?)
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
These ones were 20 seconds ISO3200 F2.8. I have gone down to 8 seconds with this method, but mainly for panoramas with longer focal lengths.
@chtojeetovsezanyali 3 жыл бұрын
the dark shot should be absolutely dark?) (sorry for kind a stupid question)) what parameters should be to shoot the dark one? just decreasing the shutter speed on the same iso/F ? p.s.: thx for video
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Hi it’s important to shoot it with the same settings but with the lens cap on
@selkieboat 3 жыл бұрын
I am so confused about one thing when using Sequator. I take my "star photos" in RAW, open them in "PhotoDirector 10" do exactly what you suggest, then export the files to a folder as TIFF. I then proceed to open Sequator, and add the TIFF star images. I then get a message in the main screen "read failed! Unsupported format or invalid path. But at the sametime in the work box to the left, I can see all my TIFF files under Star Images with a green light. And the middle Base image purple. Now if I do the exact same thing, but using RAW to import it works! I am told that it is better to use TIFF than RAW. I didn't even think Sequator would read RAW?
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
selkieboat I think it’s fine to use RAW - some cameras have artifacts but most don’t- so if RAW works go for it.
@johannespuggaardpoulsen1976 3 жыл бұрын
I stacked some photos of the Andromeda galaxy, i set High Dynamic Range on and stacked them, but when i want to see the photo a message comes up "Read failed! Unsupported format or invalid path". Can i only see them in Lightroom?
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Johannes, sorry I haven't seen that problem before. Did you manage to figure it out? What did you specify the file type to be when saving? Can you read it with other software? I am not the developer, so obviously, it could be a good idea to check there as well.
@amankumarsingh6886 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Will, when I'm stacking why the image produced is of star trails doesn't matter if I select align or trails.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
What are your EXIF on the images? How many images are you stacking? Did you choose the correct settings in the set up panel?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Just tried it myself and getting good results. Did you figure it out?
@amankumarsingh6886 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet First of all thank you for reply sir When I first used sequator, I used 30 light light frames and 15 dark frames, output was great. Since then I always got trails instead of accumulation with same setting. Idk why. I'll try it tonight again with same number of dark and light frames .
@amankumarsingh6886 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Yes with help of ur video. I did exactly same Even I got good result but for only once. Are dark frames important? Usually I don't use them
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Aman Kumar Singh Great!!! No they aren’t so important, they just improve the quality a little more. They are more important for deep sky astrophotographers and also where it was very hot and your sensor has a lot of. Hot pixels - they are less important for trails than for stars as points of light. They are also more important where there is a lot of dark foreground
@madhurjyapratimborah2430 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much by the way I have a question. Where can I change my brush size??? I don't have any mouse.
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a great question -- I also struggle with it because I don't use a mouse. In the video I used a touch pad to pinch. But I haven't figured out what the keyboard shortcut is yet. It's really annoying.
@markpavey7984 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Thought the brush size was adjusted with right and left bracket keys on the keyboard.
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
@@markpavey7984 Doens't work in Sequator - the manual doesn't suggest any keyboard shortcut - just the mouse. As I don't have a mouse it's a pain in the butt. However, pinching on a wacom tablet works - sites.google.com/site/sequatorglobal/manual
@markpavey7984 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet apologies I forgot you were referring to Sequator. Agree with Wacom, great piece of kit.
@viktorhogberg9070 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, one question. The 7 images that you import as star images are .tif files. Is that important? mine are cr3 files
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Viktor Högberg I think that’s fine they are supported. I used Tif because I wasn’t sure what files people would use and what support is offered. Also there are some files and camera brands which show artifacts.
@viktorhogberg9070 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Ok, thanks
@dummyjoe7895 4 жыл бұрын
Can you make startrails using this software? also can i stack like 20 photos of Comet NEOWISE using this software too? Thanks so much!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, there is a star trails setting in the bottom left panel. Re the comet, you could give it a go.
@michaelthescreechowl9427 4 жыл бұрын
How do you create the 'light' around the foreground? I assume since these pictures also have the milkyway in the shot that you are using a very dim light and briefly shine it on the foreground while the shots are being taken before stacking?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
I use a technique called low level lighting - you can see me using it in the field in the video on the Hantam Karoo the whole second half is a night shoot.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edR7ncmXuKm-XY0.html
@michaelthescreechowl9427 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Really appreciate your work!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks really kind!
@BmoBleep 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, Good day. Why am I having star trails after stacking? I usually stack 20 light frames, but I always get star trails even if I choose Align Stars, Accumulation.
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
What happens if you align the first, middle and last frame? Does that align successfully?
@BmoBleep 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet No, Sir. It didn't align successfully. :(
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Dent Shino just a guess is there a created date in the meta data? Are you processing RAW or TIF? What camera model?
@BmoBleep 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Thank You for giving a time helping Sir. No, there is no created date in the meta data. I'm processing RAW using the App DeepSky Camera. (Since I just use a smartphone)
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Dent Shino I think it needs the time to be able to decide how to stack (just a guess)
@nevadaxtube 4 жыл бұрын
I believe it is called "See qway tor" like equator.
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Too late for this video.
@m.witter5115 3 жыл бұрын
My star trails look like a string of beads instead of circles even though I've got my intervelometer at 30 x 30sec shots spaced 3 secs apart...I do notice Im not gettting the number of shots I reqquested..I wonder if my sensor is heating up or the rate of transfer is too slow.. I have a high rated SD card and two battery pack.....It was very cold llast night 37 degrees F. Any ideas as to why the gaps? Could I have missed something in post processing with sequator?
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Marguerite Witter I think you should try a longer exposure maybe take iso down a stop and go up to a minute. If you don’t have a lot of aircraft then go down 2 stops and up to 2 minutes a shot. Keep long exposure noise reduction off. You also need more shots unless this is a test?
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
Marguerite Witter maybe you are set to stars as point of light in sequator there is a toggle button
@m.witter5115 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet Thank you , Will..One more qquestion from a pro: When you set the intervalometer: When I say I set the interval at 3 sec apart I mean I literally enter 00:00:03...now if the length of each shot is 30sec 00:00:30 should I really be entering 00:00:33???? as the interval? In other words should I add the length of each shot to the amount of time between?
@WillGoodlet 3 жыл бұрын
@@m.witter5115 Hi, You should make sure the duration of the shot is actually 30 seconds on the interval timer. This has been a problem for me in the past shooting time lapses - the cameras are not marked accurately, for example the duration is usually 32 seconds when using 30 sec on the camera. Think about it in stops - 2sec, 4 sec, 8 sec, 16 sec, 32 sec. 15 and 30 on the camera give issues... So your camera is triggered, fires for 32 seconds, has an interval of 3 seconds (but is actually 1 second). Possibly not clearing the buffer in time? So, on to your question. If you are shooting in bulb mode, the timer should control the exposure and 3 seconds should be an adequate interval (if the timer runs for 30sec). If the intervalometer is firing the camera, and the camera is set to 30seconds on the dial - then maybe 3 secs is not enough of an interval due to the issue above? You can afford a bigger interval without seeing large gaps between stars. You can also address these gaps with processing.
@Smillii 4 жыл бұрын
Why can't you apply profile corrections before throwing the images to Sequator?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
Some cameras produce really bad pattern noise and artifacts in Sequator. Best to avoid that.
@Smillii 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet I see, thanks for the insightful info!
@bernhardjost 4 жыл бұрын
It creates some strange banding effects from the lens distortion removal. But you could try to remove the vignette manually before exporting, this should not produce any problems
@f2.8- 4 жыл бұрын
When you export the finished image from sequator back to lightroom, is it still in RAW or jpeg?
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a TIF file. Bring it back into Lightroom and go forward with your editing as normal from there using the Sequator TIF as a starting point. Hope that makes sense?
@f2.8- 4 жыл бұрын
@@WillGoodlet I see, so its not like with photoshop when you export it back to lightroom you lose the "flexibility" of RAW? It's pretty cool!
@WillGoodlet 4 жыл бұрын
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