Let's assume a sequence like this (for a OSC camera):
X - original raw or fits
X_c - calibrated
X_c_cc - Cosmetically corrected
X_c_cc_d - Debayerd
X_c_cc_d_a - Approved from Subframe Selector
X_c_cc_d_a_r - Registered (from star alignment)
Now let's say I run Integration, the Drizzle Integration.
I was unpleasantly surprised once when I started deleting each prior version before going on to the next to see (I think it was) Drizzle Integration reach back to at least before the aligned version, maybe further. I think that this is complicated by the file cache, I had an issue once and cleared it, and that's when this showed up.
So now I do not delete anything until I'm done and happy with the drizzle or regular integration.
But it's a lot of extra space -- I'm in the middle of doing 332 subs, and it adds up a to a lot (on a 62mpix camera). So I thought I would ask....
How far back does integration/drizzle-integration go? Which intermediate files can you delete once you get the next version?
On a related question, I also screwed up once renaming a file _REF when I picked the reference image, then had (I think it was) Drizzle Integration fail because it was looking for the filename without the _REF. So it's not entirely obvious when this info gets captured -- I THINK it is in registration but not sure.
(This all begs the question whether you should keep them all just in case you want to start over there, but that's a separate question.)
Linwood
X - original raw or fits
X_c - calibrated
X_c_cc - Cosmetically corrected
X_c_cc_d - Debayerd
X_c_cc_d_a - Approved from Subframe Selector
X_c_cc_d_a_r - Registered (from star alignment)
Now let's say I run Integration, the Drizzle Integration.
I was unpleasantly surprised once when I started deleting each prior version before going on to the next to see (I think it was) Drizzle Integration reach back to at least before the aligned version, maybe further. I think that this is complicated by the file cache, I had an issue once and cleared it, and that's when this showed up.
So now I do not delete anything until I'm done and happy with the drizzle or regular integration.
But it's a lot of extra space -- I'm in the middle of doing 332 subs, and it adds up a to a lot (on a 62mpix camera). So I thought I would ask....
How far back does integration/drizzle-integration go? Which intermediate files can you delete once you get the next version?
On a related question, I also screwed up once renaming a file _REF when I picked the reference image, then had (I think it was) Drizzle Integration fail because it was looking for the filename without the _REF. So it's not entirely obvious when this info gets captured -- I THINK it is in registration but not sure.
(This all begs the question whether you should keep them all just in case you want to start over there, but that's a separate question.)
Linwood