Capture One Pro Tips - Editing the Night Sky, Stars & Milky Way

Learn how to get the best out of your night sky images - whether shooting the Milky Way, Northern Lights, or astrophotography captures of the stars above - we’ll show you the tools and techniques you need to bring the scene back to how you remember. In this session, we explore why the Contrast tool doesn’t always work for shots of our galaxy, why noise reduction can sometimes make things worse, and how the Levels tool can cause issues when working on captures of the Aurora Borealis that the Curves tool can ultimately correct. From images which focus purely on the stars through to detailed mountain scenes with light-painted foreground elements, we’ll cover the full range of best-practices (including camera settings) to ensure you’re getting the very best results when shooting the sky at night. Presented by Phase One and Capture One Pro Ambassador - Commercial, Landscape & Cityscape Photographer Paul Reiffer. All video content © https://www.paulreiffer.com/ and may not be reproduced without permission. Recorded using Capture One Pro v20.1.1 on an Apple Mac Pro 16-core Xeon with 192GB memory, 2x Radeon Pro Vega II Graphics cards and 4TB SSD. And don't forget, the discussion continues on our Behind The Scenes Facebook group:   / paulreifferlive   0:00 Start 0:12 Intro to Night Sky Photography 1:17 Camera Settings for Shooting 3:57 Considerations for Editing - Shadows and Highlights 5:02 Why the Contrast tool is bad 6:01 Using Clarity 6:59 Noise Reduction 8:41 Levels Tool 11:32 Scenario - Illuminated Foreground with Milky Way (New Zealand) 15:23 Scenario - Dark Foreground with Milky Way (New Zealand) 19:19 Scenario - Death Valley Salt Flats Light Painted Foreground 23:59 Scenario - Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis