[1ponders]
05-08-2006, 04:31 PM
I'll throw this out hoping that someone here can help, though I've not seen anyone using the Sac 4.2 here.
1. I"ve been having some trial runs with the above system on a Saturday afternoon over the past couple of weeks. Basically trying to get the hang of it before taking it outside. I've had it for some time but I've just not had the opportunity to learn how to use it until now.
It's been quite a challenge as it is nothing like using the ToUcam and K3CCDTools, and I'm not finding it very intuitive.
I'm can't seem to take Avi using the "Frame capture using AVI file" option in the advanced capture mode settings (Image 1). I need to use the "frame capture using scratch file" option. 2020BC has suggested Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option. I'm only able to select driver that came with the camera when connecting (unless someone knows another way of connecting to the driver other than using the "Driver" menu, see image 2). If I use the "Frame capture using AVI file I get the message "Unable to reopen the temporary AVI File" (Image 3). There also doesn't seem to be an option for setting the fps. Exposure is straight (Image 4) forward but no fps. I tried adjusting the "Frames per image" from 1 to 5 in the "AstroCapture Setup" dialogue box (Image 5) but that didn't seem to make a difference to the fps.
2. While I have the colour images checked in the setup dialogue (Image 5) my daylight preview and images don't seem to be in colour. Any suggestions. See Image 4 for my colour balance settings and a sample screen preview.
3. What's with the banding that shows up on the preview screen and final images? (see image 6)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
1. I"ve been having some trial runs with the above system on a Saturday afternoon over the past couple of weeks. Basically trying to get the hang of it before taking it outside. I've had it for some time but I've just not had the opportunity to learn how to use it until now.
It's been quite a challenge as it is nothing like using the ToUcam and K3CCDTools, and I'm not finding it very intuitive.
I'm can't seem to take Avi using the "Frame capture using AVI file" option in the advanced capture mode settings (Image 1). I need to use the "frame capture using scratch file" option. 2020BC has suggested Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be an option. I'm only able to select driver that came with the camera when connecting (unless someone knows another way of connecting to the driver other than using the "Driver" menu, see image 2). If I use the "Frame capture using AVI file I get the message "Unable to reopen the temporary AVI File" (Image 3). There also doesn't seem to be an option for setting the fps. Exposure is straight (Image 4) forward but no fps. I tried adjusting the "Frames per image" from 1 to 5 in the "AstroCapture Setup" dialogue box (Image 5) but that didn't seem to make a difference to the fps.
2. While I have the colour images checked in the setup dialogue (Image 5) my daylight preview and images don't seem to be in colour. Any suggestions. See Image 4 for my colour balance settings and a sample screen preview.
3. What's with the banding that shows up on the preview screen and final images? (see image 6)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.