scripts and the history explorer / process containers

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i have been experimenting with applying DBE and canon banding reduction to some old subs using ImageContainer. I noticed that if i load the history explorer after having applied DBE, rotation, CBR script and rotation again, the CBR script parameters are not saved. it's clear that CBR is running with default parameters.

i was able to edit the process container with the saved process icon for CBR, and successfully apply the process container to an ImageContainer - the subs all got DBE and the expected CBR. however, if i apply the process icon to a view on the desktop, an error is generated, which is pretty strange. screenshots attached.

it's possible that this is a problem with CBR only; i have not tried other scripts to see if the parameters are visible in the history explorer, or if they succeed when dragged to a view.

rob

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actually now that i look at the results and think about this, can a dynamic process be used in this way? the results look an awful lot like the computed background never changed.

rob

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and thinking some more, maybe the DBE problem is actually caused by using the process history version of DBE rather than a process icon saved before execution...

rob

[georg.viehoever]

Hi Rob,

• I dont know about the error message you get. Seems like an internal error. Is this reproducible?
• Regarding the incorrectly recorded process parameters in the processing history: I think you have run into this issue http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=1995.msg12714#msg12714 , which according to Juan is a fundamental limitation of PJSR scripts.

Georg

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yeah the error message happens every time. obviously dropping process containers onto views works pretty well, so i wonder if it is the presence of a script in the mix that's throwing it off.

i must have missed or forgotten the thread you are pointing to - thanks. at any rate since you can edit a process container the situation is salvagable.

rob