DeepSharp for PixInsight
Our trained ML model doing it right.
Just one of seven sharpening methods in DeepSharp.
Welcome to DeepSharp
Sharpening has quietly become something we hand to a trained machine learning model, and accept. And it works: DeepSharp ships one of its own, trained on linear data, and it often does a decent job at that.
But tight stars are not the whole picture — and by now most of us already own something that delivers them, with PixInsight itself heading the same way. What’s left is everything the one-slider approach flattens: the dust lane that wants a different radius than the spiral arm it crosses, the texture that disappears under a global amount, the filament no luminance mask can select, the halo that shows up only after the stretch.
Those aren’t one decision. DeepSharp makes them seven: AI Model, Deconvolution, Multiscale, Texture, Flow, Clarity and Filaments — one window, one engine, measured on your own data and reported in the console, different flavors for different results, us driving every one of them.
ML models get us a long way. This is the part they were never going to do for us.
Left: Filament sharpening. Right: Clarity enhancement.
Try it for free
DeepSharp is not free, but you can try it for 30 days, fully functional. Every feature is available to everyone.
To use DeepSharp after the trial period, you need to get your forever license below. No subscription fees! Your copy is yours to keep and use forever. You would also receive free upgrades within the major version you purchased.
Installing it, in three steps
To install and start using DeepSharp:
1. Add this repository to PixInsight:
Where do I add it?
- Open PixInsight and go to RESOURCES > Updates > Manage Update Repositories.
- Click Add, and enter the address above exactly.
- Click OK to save it, then OK again to close the window.
2. Go to RESOURCES > Updates > Check for Updates. DeepSharp appears already selected. Click Apply and restart when PixInsight asks.
3. You’re done. To run the process: PROCESS > DeepSkyColors > DeepSharp
DeepSharp is available for all platforms: Windows, Linux, and macOS (x64 and arm64). PixInsight 1.9.4 or later is required for the macOS arm64 version. PixInsight 1.9.5 is fully supported on all platforms.
Left: Multiscale sharpen. Right: RL Deconvolution
Left: Flow sharpen. Right: Texture sharpen
Register your copy, use it forever
DeepSharp can be registered for personal use under a paid license. If you wish to use DeepSharp for commercial, business, or organizational purposes, please contact us to discuss appropriate licensing options.
No subscriptions, all free v1.xx updates. Your copy is yours and once registered, it will never be deactivated.
Your one-time $9.99 license fee will let you install and use your registered copy of DeepSharp:
- On any machine you also have PixInsight installed.
- Regardless of operating system. Your registration is valid for any and all offered platforms: Windows, Linux, and macOS (x64 and arm64).
- Any number of installations, as long as they’re for you to use.
- For as long as you want. A lifetime license.
Just click on the “Buy DeepSharp” button. You’ll be redirected to PayPal.
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The DeepSharp Interface
DeepSharp Full Documentation
DeepSharp’s full documentation is accessible from within DeepSharp itself – we just need to click on the Documentation button in DeepSharp. We have also made the same documentation available online, here:
Credits
DeepSharp was developed using the PixInsight Class Library. Any product derived from the PCL, including DeepSharp, must reproduce the following acknowledgment:
This product is based on software from the PixInsight project, developed by Pleiades Astrophoto and its contributors (http://pixinsight.com/).
The above statement refers to our use of the PCL to develop DeepSharp only. DeepSharp is developed independently, without any relation to or specific contributions from Pleiades Astrophoto.