John Winfield’s MaximDL Plugins
I have been using MaximDL for the last 6 months or so, and over the last 3 months I have started investigating using VB to create plugins to perform helpful tasks related to image acquisition or image processing.
Below is the list of currently available plugins.
Advanced one-shot colour conversion (DeBayer) plugins:
These alternative algorithms for converting RAW images to colour should produce finer results.
Bilinear Interpolation Debayer plugin
Smooth Hue Transition Debayer plugin
Here is a simple FITs file I used to evaluate the various debayer algorithms (zoom right in to see the effects):
Multi-star guiding
plugin:
Uses the average error from multiple stars to guide on, allowing the use of fainter stars.
Drizzle
sub-exposure stacking plugin:
An algorithm for stacking dithered sub-exposures to gain a higher resolution output image.
NB. This is in beta at the moment – there are some outstanding issues related to alignment in some cases.
Manual guider
calibration plugin:
Allows the operator to manually select the guide star position during guider calibration.
Manual Guider calibration plugin
DSS image blink
comparator plugin:
Automatically downloads a reference image from DSS and performs a blink comparison with the specified user image.
Please feel free to download and use these plugins, if you do please give me some feedback via the MaximDL Yahoo group or via email to winfij_AT_gmail_DOT_com
Cheers,
John