DSS is not in my good books

[Bendy777]

So... DSS the latest beta version from the yahoo forums wont even load my lights and darks into the file list so i can check all... when I have the add window open and select them all then click open its as if I click cancel... any ideas?

[Astroman]

Why don't you just use the stable version of DSS. http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html

If you are having issues with the Beta version, why not submit that to the yahoo group for analysis, after all that is what beta testing is all about.

[Bendy777]

its doing the same thing
:'(

[bojan]

What exactly are you doing?
The procedure is:
1) open picture files
2) open dark files (and other calibration files)
3) Check all
4) register checked pictures

and then you wait. There should not be any issues.... not here anyway, with both beta and stable version.

[Bendy777]

when i open them they DONT appear in the list at the bottom... so i cant click check all because it says load files first.

[Astroman]

What are the file name extensions?

[bojan]

This may be the problem :thumbsup:

You have to choose the extension (file type), then the list will appear and you can select your files. (you should shoot in raw, extension then will be CR2)

[ourkind]

Unless there's been an update, the beta version will stack Canon RAW images, the other versions won't. At least this is what I and others found.

[Bendy777]

hey guys, thats not the issue, i can see them and select them fine... they are raw cr2 files... the issue is once i click ok in the add window they dont show up in the list down the bottom... im seriously so cranky right now hahaha

[bojan]

Standard version does it OK, but not for newer Canon cameras.
For example, 400d format is stacked with old version, but 60D is not handled well (that is why I had to switch to beta version).

However, here it seems its something else going on - Bendy doesn't have a list of files in subdirectory.

Once this extension issue is sorted out, you will have to pay attention to subdirectories for new files - DSS remembers the last sub-folder for particular set of files, so if you are not aware of this, you may be easily confused...

[Bendy777]

how do i change it?

[bojan]

Like this below.

[Bendy777]

i misunderstood. thats not the issue, the only files on the computer are the new ones.

[Bendy777]

And they afre coming up... i can select them fine but when i clic open on that exact window... they dont show up in the list at the bottom for me to check them

[bojan]

Ok.. so you are saying, you do not have this list as attached?
Without any warning, or message?

Mind you, it may take some time (couple of seconds)

[Bendy777]

yeah, exactly that list does not populate at all, not even the dark frames

[bojan]

Hm, that is strange.. I never have that issue.
Sorry, I am afraid I can't help - it must be something else.

Is your computer behave normally otherwise?

[Bendy777]

yeah, its fine apart from this :(

[Bendy777]

i cant even find a free stacker for my mac

[bojan]

So, it is mac?

Maybe some mac people may be of better help here - I am w'man (not entirely by my own decision, though).
Or. try to ask question on yahoo group - I am sure they will help.

Or even better - contact the author of DSS directly!

[Bendy777]

nope, its on pc this issue. Id rather find a mac stacker but there appears to be no free ones.

[bojan]

Then, I don't know..
It really shouldn't behave like this - I've never heard of something like it from other users.
It must be windows system issue.

[Bendy777]

yeah :(

[bloodhound31]

What is it with stacking? My laptop used to stack them fine. Now it wont let me load them into DSS or even my MaxIMDL Essentials! My RAM used to be fine and it worked a few years ago on the same machine. Why not now?

Technology - amazing until it doesn't work.