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Batch fits header editor

Ian Hudson
in PixInsight
Adam

I hope you are well

Is there any chance Mike Cranfield could be persuaded to extend 'Batch fits header editor' to cover xisf files ?  Maybe that isn't possible.

Regards


Ian

Comments

  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Well.. it would like be a FITs editor...it would be something else.
    I thought he did address this request somewhere.
    However, for me, editing of this sort is kinda of a emergency situation in the *beginning* when files are in FITs format. 

    You are likely going to tell me that some acquisition software is outputting XISF. I am not certain what the benefit of that would be. 

    I will let Mike address the question. What is it you are seeking to do?

    -the Blockhead
  • Ian Hudson
    Thank you Adam

    As Always I appreciate your reply.

    I output images from NINA in xsif and have done for years.   A while back I made a spelling mistake in my filter description Oii instead of Oiii.   I decided to go back and fix it but Batch Fits HeaderEditor would not give me a list of headings to edit.

    I took the view (after I had wasted your time with the post) that Mike would be unlikely to alter his script just for me, so I editing the xsif files manually.

    Thanks

    Ian


  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Yeah, I guess the issue at the moment is that FITs files are fundamentally an acquisition based metadata recording. XISF files are tied to metadata that is with respect to processing. There is certainly overlap- but at this time the metadata coupling of acquisition information and FITs is very strong. Perhaps this changes in the future and you are the trendsetter. 

    Professional astronomers do regularly "edit" FITs headers- so, many FITs tools have this ability. 
    It seems to me if XISF is a proposed improved format- improved access to the metadata (by an editor) should come along with it. And who is responsible for making this XISF editing? I would think it would be the creators of the standard itself. I think PixInsight developers are the ones you should make the request to. Off-loading the effort to clever script makers isn't "robust" as Juan would be want to say. And *this* is the reason I can't help. I have practically zero sway with Juan. 

    -the Blockhead
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