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System Requirements
General
- Context-sensitive built-in Help, including detailed information on
every program feature
- CD-ROM and 300 page manual (box version only; not included with
Internet download)
- User-selectable skins
- Fully customizable toolbars and menus
- Tabbed image browsing
- Works in 32-bit floating point mode for maximum detail and no loss of
dynamic range
- Optional full size image preview for all image processing commands
- Centralized settings for geographical position, telescope and guide
scope parameters, computer and telescope time
- Reads and writes FITS, TIFF 8-bit and 16-bit, JPEG, PNG, BMP, SBIG,
SBIG ST-4, PCLynxx, and RAW file formats
- Optional proprietary FITS compression for approximately 3:1 lossless
image compression
- FITS supports 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, and floating point images. Works
with monochrome and color (NAXIS=3, RGB) images. Uses BSCALE/BZERO to
allow 0-65535 data range in 16-bit mode; also supports unsigned FITS images.
- Batch image save and convert to any format
- Printing
- Night vision mode
- Supports systems configured for Windows "Large Memory" 3GB user
application memory
- All processing functions work on color and monochrome images
- Check for upgrades on-line
Image Viewing and Inspection
Image Editing
Image Calibration
Image Processing
Image Processing Filters
Deconvolution
Supernova Hunting
Photometric Analysis
Astrometric Analysis
Stacking, Aligning and Blinking/Animation
CCD Camera Control (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Autoguiding (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Filter Wheel Control (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Telescope Control (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Focuser Control (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Equipment Compatibility (MaxIm DL/CCD)
Scripting and Software Interconnection
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