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New support for 64 bit MacOSX Aqua has been added, + along with 64 bit Windows Cygwin.</p> + <p><b><b><b>2D Plots</b></b></b></p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote>New and improved GUI<br> + Support for data set legend<br> + Improvements in rendering<br> + Error bar caps are now supported</blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p><b><b><b>Mouse Mode</b></b></b></p> + <p>The default mouse mode is now <b><tt>NONE</tt></b> and not <b><tt>REGION</tt></b> + or <b><tt>POINTER</tt></b>. This prevents unwanted region + creation went bringing the DS9 window to the front in most + Window managers.</p> + <p><b><b><b>Other Enhancements</b></b></b></p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote>Improved rendering of rotated text<br> + Support for ENVI data format<br> + 3D Image caching<br> + 3D Background Image rendering<br> + Dramatic improvements in analysis speed of large 3D data sets<br> + New Segment region</blockquote> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p><b><b>Version 7.2<br> + </b></b></p> + <blockquote> + <p><b>FITS</b></p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p>DS9 now fully supports complex FITS images such as data + cubes, multiple extension data cubes, mosaics, RGB images, and + 3D images. In addition, DS9 can be use to create complex FITS + images from multiple FITS files and other image formats. + Furthermore, complex FITS images can be easily disassembled + into individual images and saved in FITS or other image + formats.</p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p><b>Common API</b></p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p>XPA and SAMP now share the same API as the command line + interface. Backward compatibility is maintained to previous + versions of DS9.</p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p><b>Other Enhancements</b></p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote>More robust handling of SEGV and SIGBUS events<br> + DS9 now distinguishes between BLANK/NAN/INF values<br> + <b>saveimage</b> now supports EPS<br> + Support for NRRD (Nearly RAW Raster Data) data format<br> + Added support for exporting RGB images in TIFF, JPEG, or PNG<br> + Improvement for FITS compression support<br> + Released under GPL v3<br> + </blockquote> + <b><b> </b></b> + <p><b>Version 7.1<br> + </b></p> + <blockquote> + <p><b>Catalog Matching</b><br> + </p> + <p> DS9 now supports catalog matching. From the Catalog menu + option, the user selects two currently loaded catalogs, an + error radius, and matching function. The user may request all + sources that are present in both catalogs, or in one catalog + and not in the other. Each catalog need not to be specified in + the same world coordinate system.<br> + </p> + <p><b>Enhanced Plot Tool</b><br> + </p> + <p> In addition to a Line Plot Tool, DS9 now supports additional + Bar and Scatter Plots Tools. The GUI for the Plot Tools have + been enhanced and new features have been added including + statistics and data lists. Each Plot Tool supports multiple + data sets and custom plotting options.</p> + <p><b>Catalog Scatter Plots</b><br> + </p> + <p>The user may now plot the results of two columns of a loaded + catalog as a scatter plot. A selected region on the image will + highlight the corresponding row and plot point. Likewise, a + selected row or plot point will highlight the corresponding + image region.<br> + </p> + <p><b>Interactive Region Analysis</b><br> + </p> + <p> DS9 regions now support interactive region analysis. The + analysis tasks are enabled by selecting the Analysis Menu in a + region's dialog box. Interactive analysis tasks includes + statistics, data cuts in 2D and 3D, and radial profiles.<br> + </p> + <p><b>Other Enhancements</b><br> + </p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote>3D scaling along the z axis of data cubes<br> + Lock/Match Smoothing option<br> + WCS dialog support for non-linear projections such as TAN-SIP + and SCAMP<br> + Support for FITS files larger than 2Gb has been improved<br> + </blockquote> + </blockquote> + <blockquote> + <p><b>Version 7.0<br> + </b></p> + <blockquote> + <p><b>3-D Data Visualization</b><br> + </p> + <p> Previous versions of SAOImage DS9 would allow users to load + 3-D data into traditional 2-D frames, and would allow users to + step through successive z-dimension pixel slices of the data + cube. To visualize 3-D data in DS9 v. 7.0, a new module, + encompassed by the new <tt>Frame 3D</tt> option, allows users + to load and view data cubes in multiple dimensions.</p> + <p>The new module implements a simple ray-trace algorithm. For + each pixel on the screen, a ray is projected back into the + view volume, based on the current viewing parameters, + returning a data value if the ray intersects the FITS data + cube. To determine the value returned, there are 2 methods + available, Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) and Average + Intensity Projection (AIP). MIP returns the maximum value + encountered, AIP returns an average of all values encountered. + At this point, normal DS9 operations are applied, such as + scaling, clipping and applying a color map.<br> + </p> + <p>Rendering time is independent of the actual data cube size. + Instead, the time it takes to render is based on how many rays + are needed to project the data cube upon the screen in the + view volume and the current zoom factor. The new module + requires no special hardware or graphical processor unit (GPU) + and the rendering time is adequate for interactive GUI + manipulation on most computers. The rendering engine is + developed using the POSIX thread library, allowing multiple + light weight processes to be spawned to complete an image in + parallel. The number of threads actually generated is a user + specified parameter. Since all modern hardware contain + multiple CPU cores, the default value is 8 threads. For larger + work stations, this number can be increase. For every doubling + in the number of CPU cores available, rendering times decrease + approximately 75%.<br> + </p> + <p>The new module is support on all hardware platforms currently + supported by DS9, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions of + Linux and MacOSX, and 32-bit versions of Windows and Solaris.<br> + </p> + <p>All 2-D graphics, regions, cross hairs, contours, and + coordinate grids, are applied to the current slice, which is + selected by the user. When the user wishes to match or lock a + 2-D image and to a 3-D data cube, the current slice is used to + determine the rendering solution. The user can crop the data + cube for all 3 axes via the command line or the GUI. The new + module also supports FITS event files binned into a data cube.<br> + </p> + <p>All printing support has been extended to the new 3-D module. + The user may generate 3-D images in Postscript, JPEG, TIFF, + and other formats, just as in the 2-D case. Furthermore, + native printing is supported for the Windows version.<br> + </p> + <p>DS9 analysis macros have been enhanced to fully support the + new 3-D module, allowing the user to invoke external analysis + tasks based on the current view parameters and to return + results back into DS9 in the form of text, plot, 2-D image, or + 3-D image.<br> + </p> + <p>Funding for 3-D data visualization was provided by the JWST + Mission office at Space Telescope Science Institute + (NAS-03127) </p> + <p><b>Color Tags</b><br> + </p> + The purpose of color tags are to highlight (or hide) certain + values of data, regardless of the color map selected. The user + creates, edits, and deletes color tags via the GUI. To create a + color tag, enter the Colorbar Mode, and click once on the + colorbar. This creates a default color tag. Click and drag to + change the values. Click and drag on one side to increase or + decrease the value. Double click to manually edit the values and + color. Place the cursor over the color tag and press the delete + key to delete it. From the color parameters dialog, the user can + load, save, and delete all color tags for that frame.<br> + <p><b>Regions<br> + </b></p> + Regions now support analysis tasks unique to each region type. + In the menu of the region dialog, the <tt>Analysis</tt> menu + will contain any type specific analysis tasks. The <tt>Circle</tt>, + <tt>Ellipse</tt>, <tt>Box</tt>, <tt>Polygon</tt>, and <tt>Point</tt> + regions now support interactive 1-D cuts along the 3rd axis of + 3-D data cubes. The <tt>Line</tt>, <tt>Vector</tt>, and <tt>Projection</tt> + regions support 2-D cuts through the current slice of 2-D and + 3-D data. The <tt>Auto Plot</tt> option under the regions + preferences can be used to specify if a plot is automatically + generated when the region is created.<br> + <p><b>Analysis<br> + </b></p> + DS9 analysis macros have been enhanced to fully support the new + 3-D module, allowing the user to invoke external analysis tasks + on the current slice of 3-D data cube. The macro <tt>$z</tt> is + now supported for 3-D data. In support of <tt>Funtools</tt>, + the <tt>PLANE</tt> keyword is supported.<br> + <p><b>Slice</b><br> + </p> + DS9 now allows the user to load a 3-D data cube one slice at a + time via the GUI or from the command line. Use the option <tt>-slice + + + + + + + </tt>to specify that all following 2-D files are to be + interpreted as a slice of a 3-D data cube.<br> + <p><b>Photo</b><br> + </p> + DS9 can now load images in TIFF, JPEG, and PNG file format + directly. When loaded into a <tt>Frame</tt>, the average of the + luminosity is used. When loaded into a <tt>Frame RGB</tt>, each + channel is loaded directly. Use the <tt>-photo</tt> command + line option to specify that all following files are to be + interpreted as a photo image.<br> + <p><b>Export</b><br> + </p> + DS9 will export the current image in TIFF, JPEG, or PNG file + format with the current colorbar parameters applied. The entire + image is exported (not just the visible portion) at the native + resolution.<br> + <p><b>Lock/Match</b><br> + </p> + The support for the Lock/Match functionality of DS9 has been + greatly enhanced. The user may choose to lock/match frames, the + cross hair, cropping, the current slice, binning parameters, + scale parameters, or color map parameters.<br> + <p><b>Crop<br> + </b></p> + DS9 now supports cropping the current image, via the GUI, + command line, or XPA/SAMP in both 2-D and 3-D. The user may + specify a rectangular region of the image data as a center and + width/height in any coordinate system via the Crop Dialog, or + can interactively select the region of the image to display by + clicking and dragging while in Crop Mode. For 3-D frames, the <i>shift-click</i> + to change the front clip plane, and <i>control-click</i> to + change the back clip plane. From the command line, cropping + parameters can be specified in IRAF format.<br> + <p><b>ASINH Scale<br> + </b></p> + A new scale function has been added, <tt>ashinh</tt>, based on + the arc sinh function. This new function has similar properties + as the <tt>log</tt> function, with <tt>a=10</tt>.<br> + <p><b>All new GUI<br> + </b></p> + <p>DS9 now supports basic GUI elements (buttons, menus, etc) via + the native window manager API. Each port of DS9 will have a + native look and feel of each hardware platform. DS9 will take + advantage of the current user selected <i>Theme </i>if + supported by the native windowing system.<br> + </p> + <p><b>Postscript</b><b><br> + </b></p> + DS9 now generates identical postscript code for a particular + image, regardless of which hardware platform was used to + generate the image.<br> + <p><b>Catalogs</b><b><br> + </b></p> + The user may now specify coordinates in any equatorial system + (not just FK5) for a catalog search and receive results in any + equatorial system, to be plotted or saved. Local catalogs in any + equatorial system are now supported.<br> + <p><b>New WCS support</b><br> + </p> + <p>New WCS support for non-FITS WCS projections have been added + to DS9: TNX, ZPX, SCAMP, SIP and HEALPIX. The keyword + WCSDEP is now supported.<br> + </p> + <p>Enhancements and improvements have been made in the support + for the following FITS WCS projections: COD, COO, COE, COP, + ZEA, and CAR.<br> + </p> + <p>DS9 now supports non-equatorial long/lat coordinate systems + in the form of xLON/xLAT and xyLN/xyLT. This includes solar + WCS HPLN/HPLT, HGLN/HGLT, and HRLN/HRLT systems.<br> + </p> + <p>DS9 now fully supports multiple alternative celestial WCS, if + specified. All cut/paste/copy operations, catalog, image + server, contour, regions, and coordinate grids will now use + the default WCS as selected by the user, via the WCS menu + item.<br> + </p> + <p><b>HEALPIX</b><br> + </p> + <p>DS9 now supports native HEALPIX maps, in both FITS binary + table and ascii table form. Any table with keyword + PIXTYPE=HEALPIX or NSIDE=x will be processed as an HEALPIX + image. The user may specify HEALPIX parameters within the file + specification to indicate RING (default) or NESTED order, + Coordinate System (default is Unknown), Quadrant + (default is first), and Equator (default), North, or South + layout. The appropriate WCS is generated for the image.<br> + </p> + <p><b>External Analysis</b><b> Files<br> + </b></p> + DS9 will now look for external analysis files in the following + locations at start up: the current directory, <tt>$HOME/bin, + /usr/local/bin</tt>, <tt>/opt/local/bin,</tt> and <tt>/soft/saord/bin</tt> + in the form of <tt>*.ds9</tt>. If found, they will be + automatically loaded. Users may disable this feature via the + presences analysis panel. DS9 will continue to load <tt>ds9.ans</tt> + and <tt>ds9.analysis</tt> if found, and users specified + analysis files as before. DS9 will verify that the same analysis + file is not loaded twice to avoid duplication of analysis menus. + </blockquote> + <p><b> For more detailed information, Please see <a + href="release/r7.0.html">Release Notes</a></b></p> + </blockquote> + </body> +</html> |