ERRORS... ERRORs...ERRORs!!!

[rdryfoos]

This is the second computer I have had where I get inundated with read errors when I try to use dynamic processes.  I have windows 10, 16GB ram, and an i7core quad processor.  I have asked this question numerous times and get no help.  It is almost enough to force me to change to another processing platform.  Its ridiculous.  I can't process a picture without having ton start over many times. Please--anyone know what is going on?  2 computer? (2 high end computers). 

[Carlos Milovic]

Could you post some screenshots? Also, the images and icons you are working with would be of great help.

[rdryfoos]

I don't know how to post a screen shot.  But it always happens with DBE, sometimes Dynamic Crop, and sometimes when I make a preview.  It only happens when I run the mouse over a picture.  Sometimes I have to close out of PI 2-3 times before it becomes stable.  Very frustrating.  The error says--memory read error 32.  I have 191GB hard drive available, 16GB ram--so memory is not an issue.  I will work on a screen shot

[Juan Conejero]

Hi,

We cannot reproduce these problems. I have a Windows 10 machine running PixInsight 1.8.4.1195 since today at 8:00 (it's 17:45 here now), doing all types of dynamic operations (DBE, DynamicCrop, CloneStamp, DynamicPSF) on large images, saving projects, loading projects, etc, with absolutely no problems. The machine is a 27" iMac 5K running Windows 10 on a BootCamp partition.

The fact that this happens on two machines is potentially very helpful: just find some relevant property shared by both machines, and you have found a useful pattern. For example, do both machines use the same antivirus or firewall application? Some utility application running on the background? The same video drivers?

I assume you're running the latest 1.8.4.1195 version of PixInsight. I also assume that you haven't installed any unofficial modules (otherwise, we may know what happens). I have two general suggestions:

1. Although it's unlikely, this could be an issue with the OpenGL implementation provided by your video drivers. Run PixInsight with the following command-line arguments:

"C:\Program Files\PixInsight\bin\PixInsight.exe" --opengl=raster

If this does not help, try with the following:

"C:\Program Files\PixInsight\bin\PixInsight.exe" --opengl=software

To run these commands, right-click on your Start button and select Run. Then enter one of the above commands and click OK.

2. Make a good backup of your data, then perform a clean installation of Windows 10. Don't install anything besides Windows and PixInsight. If the application works well now, then we have a software conflict. You can proceed step-by-step installing the rest of your software, and see if PixInsight starts causing problems again after one of them.

Let me know if this helps.

[RWFAPEX]

I updated PI April 14, 2016 and all was working well (on Win10 Dell 2-in-1 laptop *i7 w/8GB RAM).  Now, getting various errors with different actions like StarAlignment, SubframeSelector, etc.  Program crashes.  I have reset all tools to Default.  May be Win10 issue but felt I should report just the same.

[RWFAPEX]

Juan - I meant my post mainly be directed to the attention of Mike Schuster in regards to the SubframeSelector script - per my Update History panel:

Package type : Script
File name    : 20160405-script.zip
Release date : 2016-04-05 00:00:00
Install date : 2016-04-13 21:56:33
This update installs a new version of the SubframeSelector script, written by Mike Schuster. Version 1.6 is a bugfix release:

[mschuster]

RWFAPEX,

Sent PM with some info. Need to know how to reproduce the problem.

Thanks,
Mike