XISF TO FITS

[tloebl]

Could someone tell me how to have PI preserve my FITS format from my SBIG camera after processing in image calibration? I have changed 'default save as image file extension' option to fits and unchecked 'remember file save file type' with no success. I am unable to read XISF files into Astrometrica for asteroid astrometry using XISF format.

[pfile]

you can't anymore thru the user interface, but you can apparently edit a process icon to change the output file type to fits.

barring that you can use BatchFormatConversion to convert the xisf files to fits.

IMO juan needs to rethink this as there are people who have a legitimate need to calibrate in PI only and then move to another tool for specialty work

rob

[tloebl]

Thanks Rob, If that's the case I totally agree with you. I can't see how all other software vendors are expected to change their product to match PI requirements. There needs to be an easy option for at least the widely used FITS format. I have been doing asteroid astrometry for over 15 years using Astrometrica and I don't want to have to go back to CCDSOFT to calibrate my files just so I can have FITS format or jump through hoops running file conversion utilities. Makes little sense to me. I assume this file format thing is not an issue with Photoshop. I believe V 1.8.4 did have the FITS option, unfortunately I dumped it when I upgraded to 1.8.5 and I had not used Astrometrica since I upgraded.

[Juan Conejero]

Use the BatchFormatConversion script to convert from XISF to FITS. It's a fully automated process and takes just a few clicks. Select the .xisf files, an output directory (optional), write .fits in the output extension parameter, and click OK.

[tloebl]

Thanks guys, that works...

[Ron Kramer]

PITA - I've been trying for weeks. And searched and found this.  THIS IS BS.

I often need to move to another application.  ACTUALLY this problem has made me switch to APP.

I still use pixinsight to blink.  And that's flawed as well. I wanted to animate the subs in blink so I could capture the screen/animation.  Blink doesn't allow  (practical sorting).  I had to rename each sub then load 1-9  and 11-19  and 20-29 and on and on.  (Made me hate and growl at PI the whole time).

Anyway I did figure a work around and wasted about a hour-90 minutes to do so.

FORCING xisf  is crap - I have a fit viewer on my computer (it lets windows see and thumbnail fit files. I can look through file explorer at my images... BUT NOT XISF.

Since switching to APP I've been recommending to newbs to go APP instead of PI.  The dev needs a new "MINDSET". = (

[Ron Kramer]

Use the BatchFormatConversion script to convert from XISF to FITS. It's a fully automated process and takes just a few clicks. Select the .xisf files, an output directory (optional), write .fits in the output extension parameter, and click OK.

More clicks, more wasted time, just the reason I stopped using PI.