PJSR StarMask Scale Parameter

[dave_galera]

I am writing a script, my first one, and it creates a StarMask as part of its process, a snippet of which is shown below. The problem I am having is that there doesn't seem to be any way to set the Scale parameter as it doesn't appear in the object property list in Object Explorer.

Does anybody know how to set the Scale parameter, or can I be pointed in the right direction.

Thanks in anticipation.......

Regards,
    Dave

   // *****************************************
   // Generate Star Mask
   // *****************************************
   // *** Create Star Mask
   var starmask = new StarMask;
   with ( starmask ) {
      aggregateStructures = false;
      binarizeStructures = true;
      growthCompensation = 2;
      highlightsClipping = 1;
      invert = false;
      largeScaleGrowth = 2;
      limit = 1;
      midtonesBalance = 0.9;
      mode = StarMask;
      noiseThreshold = data.SMThreshold;
      shadowsClipping = 0.9;
      smallScaleGrowth = 0;
      smoothness = data.SMSmoothness;
      structureContours = false;
      truncation = 1;
    }
    SSView.mainView.beginProcess(UndoFlag_NoSwapFile);
    starmask.executeOn(SSView.mainView);
    SSView.mainView.endProcess();

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Dave,

The parameter you are looking for is:

   int StarMask.waveletLayers

which is the number of wavelet layers used for structure detection.

You don't have to call (shouldn't call, actually) View.beginProcess() and View.endProcess() to execute a process instance. These methods are only required to modify image data by calling pure JavaScript objects, properties and methods. For instance execution, just call executeOn(), which takes care of all the necessary history management.

If you want to execute an instance without generating swap files, use the second parameter of executeOn:

   Boolean ProcessInstance.executeOn( View view[, Boolean swapFile=true] )

For example:

    starmask.executeOn( SSView.mainView, false/*swapFile*/ );

Let me know if this helps.

[dave_galera]

Thanks Juan, that solves the problem perfectly.

Best Regards,

[dave_galera]

Sorry Juan, I sent the reply before I have finished typing LOL

With regard to the following:

You don't have to call (shouldn't call, actually) View.beginProcess() and View.endProcess() to execute a process instance. These methods are only required to modify image data by calling pure JavaScript objects, properties and methods. For instance execution, just call executeOn(), which takes care of all the necessary history management.


I copied this technique from other scripts, however, on checking further I now realise that some scripts do it the correct way and some don't.

Thanks again.

Best Regards,
       Dave