Al,
Ok a quick trial with PHD.
I can scale the reticle window to sit nicely on the "frame' of the PHD screen - so registration seems OK.
The off-setting of the double cross wire is ideal.... BUT....
The original (unmoving) cross wire, for me needs to be either a different colour and dimable ( ??) separately... or just a single cross wire as per the V1.
I think I could easy get mixed up between them in the heat of the moment.
Ohhhh
Another request
Is it possible for the position of the reticle to be saved so that the next time it's opened the reticle comes up in the previous position.
( I could always use a Postit note to keep track of the off-set!!)
Ken
Those requests are certainly possible, Ken, except for dimming the central reticle alone. The transparency is for the whole window.
I would probably have to make a different reticle altogether, however, if you don't need two reticles maybe it would be better to be able to shift the original reticle off centre rather than have another one?
This is the simple version... a single movable (and rotatable) reticle. I've also added the window size, so you can stretch it to exactly the image size of your camera to help with registration with the PHD image.
I haven't added the reticle position save and remember at this point. That's a little messier to do, so I won't attempt that till I have more time.
It was rainy day here today, but that's OK... there's now a new version of Al's Reticule (V3) which is now spectroscope friendly and has new improved spelling!
This a complete re-write.
The reticule is no longer an embedded GIF file, the program constructs it now.
The top 2 numeric up down controls are for the width and height of the imaging frame (F). This is used to draw some little alignment corners the right size to aid aligning the reticule up on the capture frame. These alignment corners are now independent of the window size. Remember, if you are capturing a 1280x960 camera at 50%, the frame size will be 640x480.
The next 2 numeric up down controls are for the X and Y Offset (O) from centre of the frame.
The 3rd pair of numeric up down controls are for the Slit(S) dimensions, or slit width and height.
Then the reticule rotation (R) controls, Luminance (L) control and finally the centre circle radius (r) if you want a circle.
Notice I've corrected my spelling mistake as well ;o)... Apparently its spelled "reticule"...
I've added a picture of the Al's Reticule V3 on my desktop so you can get a bit of idea what it look like.
Al.
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Al....you're great!!!
I'll download and try it out ASAP.
Your ongoing assistance to the spectroscope community is appreciated!
Ok just installed and run...excellent!! Does what it says on the box..
Look forward to some clear skies.....
(BTW you need to unzip all the files to a folder and then run setup.exe..the program name for use is -"AlsreticuleV3.application" - If you try to run from the zip file and then try from a folder you may get the error message saying it can't be run from xxxxx - you need to uninstall via the windows/ control panel/ add or remove programs and re-install from the unzip folder)
Just got the v3 and it doesn't seem to "stay on top". If I click on another window that was underneath "Al's Reticle" window, it covers it and AR is in the background. Anyone else finding this? I thought it was supposed to stay on top?
You are quite correct. Sorry about that. I've obviously missed that when V3 was completely rewritten.
I've just upgraded my PC so it might take a little while to get my act together to fix it, but I will!
Al.
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Originally Posted by troypiggo
G'day Al,
Just got the v3 and it doesn't seem to "stay on top". If I click on another window that was underneath "Al's Reticle" window, it covers it and AR is in the background. Anyone else finding this? I thought it was supposed to stay on top?