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Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:08 pm
by trobbet
Three days ago I was able to load a TIFF file of stacked frames of Jupiter from Lynkeos into StarTools and subsequently process the image. I made a better stacked image in Lynkeos (which is actually a smaller file) and it crashes ST's every time. I made a 3rd stacked TIFF file (still smaller), and it crashes ST's every time.
What can be done?
Thanks, Tom
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:41 pm
by admin
trobbet wrote:Three days ago I was able to load a TIFF file of stacked frames of Jupiter from Lynkeos into StarTools and subsequently process the image. I made a better stacked image in Lynkeos (which is actually a smaller file) and it crashes ST's every time. I made a 3rd stacked TIFF file (still smaller), and it crashes ST's every time.
What can be done?
Thanks, Tom
Hmmm... That's odd. Any chance you could share one of the offending TIFFs with me?
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:28 pm
by trobbet
Ivo,
Sorry for the delayed response. I got caught up in viewing and imaging the Supernova in M-82 , and stayed up too late, and from lack of sleep, just remembered I made this post. Here is one of the files that keeps crashing Startools:
Jupiter Stacked 1-21-14 844of7908 2X ISO400.tiff
Thanks, Tom
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:52 pm
by trobbet
Sorry about that. Here's the file.
CS, Tom
PS...What to do? apparently this file is too big!
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:14 pm
by admin
Any chance you could share it through, for example, Dropbox or Google Drive? It'd be much appreciated!
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:06 pm
by trobbet
Ivo,
What e-mail address can I use for you to gain access to a new dropbox file I am setting up?
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:22 am
by admin
Thanks for sharing the TIFF with me Rob - it's truly much appreciated.
It appears Lynkeos encodes its TIFF incorrectly (the available strips encoded exceeds the resolution as specified by width x height). Ignoring any further data that exceeds the specified resolution seems to do the trick and stabilises StarTools. I've uploaded a new version (1.3.5.278RC), which is now available in the download section.
Re: Importing TIFF files from Lykeos keeps crashing ST's
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:33 pm
by trobbet
Ivo,
WOW! I can't believe the service here! Thank you so much for your help! I really thought it was something I was doing wrong, or that Lykeos just wasn't going to work with ST's, but the fact that you modified Startools to work with an incorrectly written Lykeos blows my mind! Thanks!
And, BTW, I was even able to finally figure out how to make this new version work with my license, despite my limited computer skills!
Best Wishes, Tom
