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### Quickstart Guide
#### Configuration
Select 'Edit / Edit configuration' to check if the configuration parameters are set properly.
The dialog starts with the 'Frame-related Parameters' where the most important choice is the
stabilization mode:
* Surface (for extended objects which do not fit into the FoV)
* Planet (if there is space around the object on all sides)
If the view is very unsteady (e.g. caused by wind), increase the 'Stabilization search width'.
For noisier planetary images, try 'Noise levels' up to the maximum. Check the box
'Dialog to exclude frames from stacking' if some frames may be corrupted by artifacts.
Have a look at the other parameter sections as well. For example, for strongly oversampled
planetary images consider increasing the 'Max alignment search width' (Section 'Multipoint Alignment
Parameters').
#### Select jobs
Next, press 'File / Open' to specify the jobs for this session. Video files / image folders are
stacked, single images are postprocessed. Either use the PSS file chooser, or cancel the chooser and
'drag and drop' objects from a file explorer.
#### Job execution (interactive / batch)
Start the processing with 'Start / Cont.'. Jobs are executed in consecutive order, either
interactively (default, with GUI), or automatically (batch). If jobs are similar, use interactive
mode for the first job to make processing choices. Then check the box 'Automatic' to have PSS
process all the other jobs automatically with the same parameters. You can change back to
interactive mode at any time by unchecking the 'Automatic' box.
The most important dialog is the one where the alignment points are set. It is critical
to experiment with different 'Alignment box widths' (upper right slider). Start with a high
value (e.g. 100), and reduce it until the final image quality does not improve any further.
Too low values may result in stacking artifacts. As an alternative to the automatic AP
grid generation, you can set APs manually by left-clicking into the preview image.
Another important paramter which needs to be adapted to the individual case is the number /
percentage of frames used for stacking. Try different values to find the optimal choice.
#### Postprocessing
Postprocessing can follow stacking immediately (if the workflow parameter 'Stacking plus
postprocessing' is checked), or be executed separately (if the job input is a single image file).
To process several images with the same parameters, adjust the parameters for the first image in
interactive mode, and then check 'Automatic' to repeat the same for all other images in batch mode.
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