Re: [APML] Processing Challenge: LMC

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Mike Cook wanted to tinker with the high-resolution of the raw image. So I FTP'ed it to him. He in turn is making it available to the entire list. It is a full resolution (2000 DPI scan), full frame (4846x4252) 16-bits-per-channel raw TIFF. WinZip (winzip.com) compressed it to half its size, but when you extract the file, it will be 120MB. Experience the world of medium format, if you have enough computer memory (at least 256MB recommended).
The URL is: www.af9y.com/02040801.zip

I don't how long Mike can keep the file there, so grab it while you can.

Matt

>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Matt BenDaniel" <matt@starmatt.com>
>>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:39 PM
>>Subject: [APML] Processing Challenge: LMC
>>
>>
>>> Below is a URL to an unprocessed 8.5MB TIFF of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
>>Also below is a link to a processed version of the image. I chose this image
>>because I could not make it look as nice as I want. I am hoping that y'all
>>will show me a thing or two with it. That said, this is a difficult image.
>>It has major vignetting and red fogging (probably from film age and or
>>humidity). If you're new to image processing, this is a tough image to start
>>with.
>>>
>>> Because there is some nice stuff on the edges, I'm hoping that you won't
>>crop your version.
>>>
>>> One thing I don't have yet is SGBNR or Grain Surgery. I think that would
>>help this one a lot.
>>>
>>> You know that if you do a good job with it, the folks on the APML
>>(especially me) will want to know what you did in gory detail.
>>>
>>> I found that WinZip did not compress the file very much, so I didn't
>>bother with it. If you're on a 56K modem, it will take at least half an hour
>>to download. I downloaded the image and opened it in Photoshop to test its
>>validity.
>>>
>>> http://world.std.com/~mattb/lmc.tif
>>>
>>> http://world.std.com/~mattb/gallery/astro/lmc.html


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