From 9a790a8346315a6c21f56284ced97585c64e3a7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Claeys <83164203+EricClaeys@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:25:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update startrails.html: minor improvements Fixes #3169 * In Point Release 4 ~/allsky/scripts is in the path so update the command lines. * Fix misspelled class. * Fix incorrect .jpg file name. --- .../explanations/startrails.html | 22 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/html/documentation/explanations/startrails.html b/html/documentation/explanations/startrails.html index b9f61357b..546e9daaa 100644 --- a/html/documentation/explanations/startrails.html +++ b/html/documentation/explanations/startrails.html @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@

startrails program

Example when running the program manually: 
-./startrails -d ./images/20180223/ -e jpg -b 0.15 -o ./images/20180223/startrails/startrails.jpg
+cd ~/allsky
+bin/startrails -d images/20240223/ -e jpg -b 0.15 -o images/20240223/startrails/startrails-20240223.jpg

@@ -72,10 +73,11 @@

startrails program

Tip: If you set the -Image Width +Image Width and -Image Height -of your camera in the WebUI Camera Settings page to the actual values of your camera, +Image Height +of your camera in the WebUI Allsky Settings +page to the actual values of your camera, startrails generation will skip any file that's not the correct size. This will eliminate any garbage images that happen to be generated.
@@ -108,23 +110,21 @@

Troubleshooting

allsky/images/test (select with mouse, then drag to the test directory). nighttime includes any file you want in the startrails image. -
  • cd ~/allsky/scripts -
  • Run s(tartrails) on the test directory, - which contains only nighttime images: ./generateForDay.sh -s test. +
  • Create a startrails file in the test directory + which contains only nighttime images: generateForDay.sh --startrails test.
  • It should say No images below....
  • Look at the "Minimum..." line. Set the BRIGHTNESS_THRESHOLD to the maximum, or slightly below it. -
  • ./generateForDay.sh -s test     # this should give pretty good results +
  • generateForDay.sh --startrails test     # this should give pretty good results
  • Adjust BRIGHTNESS_THRESHOLD and re-run generateForDay.sh as needed. -
  • When done, in the "File Manager", - move all the images in allsky/images/test +
  • When done move all the images in allsky/images/test back to allsky/images/DATE.
  • rm -fr ~/allsky/images/test     # remove the temporary directory
  • Now, create the final startrails: