DSI Planetary Imaging

This information was sourced from the Autostarsuite.net forums.

For those who wish to image planets using the Deep Sky Imager, here are the settings & the setup process I have used with some success:

Use Planet mode, gain 100, offset whatever it likes (around 50).
Reduce the exposure time until you start seeing detail
Uncheck Autocontrast, raise the white point all the way up
Reduce the exposure another click or two if you need to...try to fill the histogram
You may now need to lower the white point a tad or two, get the image looking as good as you can, but be careful not to clip the high end
Now select "Kernel Filter"...I usually like "Edge Enhance Medium"
For min quality, you kind of have to play with it...starting out at 50% is OK, but try to get it working at 70% or so
Leave the Eval count at 10
I use "Fits - Normal Operation". That way it isn't trying to write a hundred files a minute during capture. In the end you will have the 3 (or 4 now with the L layer) combined color channel files to work with in post-processing.
You could also use .bmp if you don't want to work with the multi-layer .fits files. I would steer clear of jpg, and be advised that the .tif files Envisage writes aren't easily opened in other processing programs.
Try to get 100+ images in the stack...the more the better, 300 would be ideal. But limit to around 3 minutes total time per image on Jupiter or rotation will start to set in
With Saturn you can go 5 minutes or even longer I think