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Rosen replied to the topic Astro Pixel Processor 1.038 released in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Sat, 20 May 2017 16:20:28 +0200

Hi Mabula –

Regarding the file locking – FYI, I do have a local network (Windows 7) with some mapped drives. Perhaps something about this configuration enforces stricter file locking?

Rosen replied to the topic Astro Pixel Processor 1.038 released in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Wed, 17 May 2017 18:15:50 +0200

My startup times for APP are fine – usually around 5 seconds. However, I have had some occasions when I receive a message that my license could not be verified. If I had to guess, these usually seem to coincide with times when I’ve shut down APP and started it up soon thereafter. If it helps, the most recent time I had this trouble would ha…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Mosaic Integration Error:java.lang.NullPointerException in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Wed, 17 May 2017 17:58:14 +0200

Hi Mabula –

I wouldn’t worry too much about the error I was receiving. I eventually found that the problem was coming from trying to integrate the mosaic with the Integrate mode of Reference. Once I changed that to Full, I stopped receiving those errors and the combined panels were no longer ending up the size of a single panel. So, this one was…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Mosaic Integration Error:java.lang.NullPointerException in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Tue, 16 May 2017 03:19:32 +0200

Ok, I’m sorry to keep wasting bandwidth on half solving my own problems, but it’s been a learning experience at least! I just found that my problem with the mosaic not expanding as I add frames is that I had chosen a mode of “reference” in 6) Integrate. Changing that to Full solved this problem as well as the majority of the registration p…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Mosaic Integration Error:java.lang.NullPointerException in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Tue, 16 May 2017 02:57:06 +0200

A followup to this message. I think the problem I’ve been having may be related to the # of overlapping frames. I’ve been able to get past the message by choosing the same number of overlapping frames as the total number of frames to be integrated. So far, I’ve been able to integrate 3, 4, and 5 panels. I tried doing 9, but it failed with a d…[Read more]

Rosen started the topic Mosaic Integration Error:java.lang.NullPointerException in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Tue, 16 May 2017 00:38:35 +0200

Mabula – I’m having problems with integrating the mosaic I described in the 1.038 thread – it’s a 14 panel mosaic from the Canon 6D and the same 50mm lens that I used for the North circumpolar data. This one will end up having the vertically oriented panels side by side, so they should create a mosaic of roughly 210 x 40 degrees when I’m d…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Astro Pixel Processor 1.038 released in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Mon, 15 May 2017 22:55:29 +0200

Thank you for that info, Mabula. I wasn’t sure if the 1 core was correct, so I’m glad it’s working as designed. From what I know about you, I’m not sensing that you’re particularly slim on algebra courses, though!

Well, I’m having some issues trying to get it all to work, but I want to try a few more possibilities before I come to you to r…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Astro Pixel Processor 1.038 released in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Mon, 15 May 2017 15:58:02 +0200

Mabula – I’m not sure if this is new with 1.038, but I’ve been seeing a few processes that I would expect to be CPU intensive that don’t appear to be using all cores. I’ve been working on a 14 panel mosaic, and when I was having it create a distortion model, the CPU usage was pegged at 25% on my quad core machine. The same thing appears to be h…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Calibration frames with different ISO settings, how to process? in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:02:12 +0200

As far as IP using the bias for dark scaling – I believe the methodology is to subtract the bias from the dark so that only the dark signal is left. Then the dark can be scaled. So, let’s say I have a 5 minute dark and want to use it for a 10 minute light. If I subtract the bias from the dark, I can scale the dark x 2 to match the (p…[Read more]

Rosen started the topic Calibration questions/suggestions in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 04:39:04 +0200

Hi Mabula – I’m still getting my feet wet with using APP. I have a few things that are a little confusing to me, so I’m hoping you can clarify. Also, I have some suggestions that might help the slow folk like me figure out how to use things!

1) Following your “Data calibration workflow and processing in APP” thread, I created a Bad Pixel Map. It…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic Creating a seamless Mosaic in the forum Methoden en Technieken

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 03:32:48 +0200

No kidding – that’s a great mosaic, Maurice! Congratulations to both you and Mabula!

Rosen replied to the topic Calibration frames with different ISO settings, how to process? in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 02:55:28 +0200

Maurice, Mabula – When I was using a DSLR, I also liked to capture my lights at ISO 1600 and Flats at ISO 200 (longer exposure means that each flat has better SNR). What I would do is to use Bias frames at ISO 1600, and flat darks at ISO 200 (and, of course, same exposure time as my flats). I had used Images Plus for calibration, and it would d…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic APP License check in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:52:39 +0100

Hi Mabula – way back when (early 90s), I wrote a database application when we were running a real estate multiple listing system and charging monthly “subscriber” fees to each of the real estate agents. I was concerned about them sharing the application and not paying my monthly fees. The solution I had at the time was to tie the licensing to a…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic APP Request For Change / Suggestions in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Sat, 18 Mar 2017 23:01:37 +0100

To clarify the “– Little bug: The progress bar during registration does not update during the processing. (Rob)” – when I click on “Start Registration”, the progress bar works correctly. When I click on “Save”, it displays 5% progress and stays there until it’s done saving.

Rosen replied to the topic APP Request For Change / Suggestions in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Sat, 18 Mar 2017 22:55:17 +0100

Minor interface suggestion- when doing various processing steps, APP displays a progress bar and window showing the percentage completed. When done, the progress bar goes away and you’re often left with a screen that looks much like the screen that started that process. If the progress bar/window stayed on the screen showing 100% with an OK b…[Read more]

Rosen replied to the topic APP Request For Change / Suggestions in the forum Astro Pixel Processor Beta

Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:34:27 +0100

Hi Mabula – in your notes, you mention that “APP will always need an internet connection to verify your license”. I think it might be useful if you change that behavior to something like “APP will need to connect to the internet once a week (when you start APP) so that it can verify your license”. The problem I foresee is that someone may be ou…[Read more]

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