Newsletter no. 5 - April 22, 2005
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MyAccount: change your registration data online
A new feature of the AstroStack website is the possiblity to change your email and newsletter subscription online.
Goto the products page, login and click MyAccount.
AstroStack's 5th anniversary:
AstroStack started in 2000 as one the first stacking programs and is still going strong 5 years later.
AstroStack prices:
- $39 for the standard program.
- $59 including plugin suite #1 (worth $25).
Both versions come with free plugins, downloadable at the products page.
A CD containing also Java install programs can be ordered for $10 extra.
This includes sending to any place in the world.
Plugin Suite #1 for $25
A plugin suite is available for $25 containing the following plugins:
Digital Development
Combine Max, Min
Combine Sharpest images
Color correction
Median noise removal
General convolution
Image Math [ + - * / ]
More information about these plugins can be found on the new Plugin Parade.
Free plugins
A set of bitmap loading and saving plugins is free for everyone downloading the trial demo version.
AstroStack 3 buyers get the following plugins free.
File I/O set:
- Load / Save BMP
- Load / Save FITS
- Load Video
Image Improving set:
- van Cittert and Lucy-Richardson deconvolution
Coming is a set of webcam plugins including a capture plugin and RAW support.
Checkout the AstroStack products page.
FAQ
"My computer has plenty memory, but I still get out-of-memory errors".
"I saved my result, but I can't find the images on my harddisk".
These and other questions (and answers) can be found on the new FAQ page, see the AstroStack support page.
Plugin Parade
Want to know how the plugins work, what controls to play with and see some example pictures?
The information section now contains a link to the interactive plugin parade.
Next time:
More news on our support for video and webcams.
New free plugins.
The next release of AstroStack will have new features: progress bar, navigation aid and more.
Of course this upcoming release is a free update.
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