DVD Contents

The DVD is like a complete second book. It includes different types of tutorials from multiple authors, as well as support files for the book and other goodies.

• 100+ MB of support files for the book's tutorials
• Bonus chapter: Imaging workflow
• Bonus chapter: detailed background on emission lines by Steve Pastor
• FITS and Photoshop files for book tutorials, organized by chapter
• PowerPoint presentations
  • Introduction to CCD imaging
  • Original one-day Zone System CCD workshop (Houston version)
  • Understanding the Zone System
  • Color Balancing
  • Calibration
  • Understanding and Controlling Seeing
• 50+ MB of practice images
• Step-by-step tutorials from the four-day Imaging Camps in New Mexico
• Software tools you can use, including:
  • Trial version of Russell Croman's Gradient XTerminator
  • Automapper (use with CCDSoft and TheSky)
  • CCD Calculator with Neil Flemming's additional images
  • Pixel Scrubber for cleaning up hot/cold pixels
  • NewAstro DeBloomer plug-in ($49.95 retail value, includes CCDSoft and MaxIm DL versions)
  • Color Flat Maker plug-in for one-shot color cameras ($10.00 retail value)
  • Freeware and shareware plug-ins and tools from other authors
• Video tutorials
  • Fundamentals of the Zone System
  • The Standard Curve
  • Setting the Dim Zone Correctly
  • Selecting and Smoothing the Dime Zone
  • Selecting and Sharpening the Bright Zone
  • Micro Contrast
  • Selecting Stars
  • Working with Color Bias
  • Balancing Color
  • Fixing Star Elongation
  • False-Color and working with more than three colors
  • Bonus: Video tutorials from Don Waid
  • Other tutorials coming soon to the web site.