From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@mac.com>

Date: May 9, 2009 6:52:00 PM MDT

To: astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: processing Movies..


Hi Milton, Firstly I`ve clicked off  "create blended MAP image from manually selected pixel areas". I`ve selected a movie taken with the Flea 2 & my Mogg 0.3 FR. I`ve chosen a 70% CI & gotten 77 sharpest frames. I take it 000001 1.32347 is the sharpest frame & is the image in the preview window beside. I think I`ve mastered the art of choosing selection areas, deleting & moving them with the blue indicator box `til they`re at least 10.0 pixel variance. However, after clicking on & highlighting other items from the sharpness list, both individually (then clicking "include") or a number of them with "Shift" the number of frames it`s working with in the Processing window is still 77. How do I "toggle" back & forward between frames after selecting "Always display sharpest frame"? If it`s as simple as it seems then I`m not getting much difference between frame 1 & 77? Why don`t you have a mechanism for selecting only the sharpest frame? Do you consider the Preview>Grab selector to be sufficient for this? I`m finding that none of the TIF files then processed from my 22 selection areas nearly match the sharpest frame. Is this normal or is there something I`m omitting?Is it usual practise for people to use only the sharpest frame as I`m now doing?I`m attaching another comparison between sharpest frame & processed TIF file & I`ll hopefully be able to send you the movie,  image selection area & log file privately. The sharpest frame & TIF file have of course been converted to jpeg which gives a reduction of resolution anyway.

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