You can try to change the user name via control panel. But I don't know if that will also change the folder names.
On the start icon, just type control panel, there you can change account names.

Paul

Ok. Went thru all the microsoft [poopy] to create a local account (used to be simple in the earlier days) and named it "Paul & Els" Downloaded firecapture, unzipped it. Started it and gues: it does NOT work! so that's the reason. Can you signal this to Torsten, maybe he can find a solution. Regards,...

Hi, 44 items is correct. You should look in T his PC > OS:(C) > Users > Alexandra & Darren Not in appdata or further down. But .... I don't like the & sign in the folder name (You created a username Alexandra & Darren?) These special signs (and also the spaces, but I gues the & sign) might create al...

Hi, the log file should be found in that firecapture folder it creates. But I wonder if something makes it impossible to create a new folder there. If you go to that folder with explorer (This PC -> Arrow Up -> and double click on the foler with User Icon and User Name) - Do you see a folder firecap...

Hmmm, frustrating. Do you have a log file in the firecapture folder. (proably Torsten asked that already). I have been working with the beta version all day (and night) with camera, telescope, focuser and autoguiding. Only one problem when switching ROI when autoguiding is running, then it sometimes...

Well found one reason how this could happen .... If you already have a firecapture folder in your home folders then the first startup hangs. It uses now a firecapture folder in your home folders for all settings. (if the folder exists, it tries to use it, but does not contain valid data. If it does ...

Hi Alexandra, However some of the cameras are not operating at full frame rates like on the old computer. The worst offender is the ZWO ASI174 where I am only getting 40 fps rather than 65 fps. The FLIR Blackfly colour is getting 40fps instead of 45fps. Did you check USBTraffic value? It probably de...

Also check the "display" frame rate. (button left above the display screen)
That regulates your view-framerate. Try setting it to MAX.

Paul

Thansk everyone.
Well most of it is luck. It needs to be visble from your location, and the weather needs to cooperate ...

Regards,

Paul

Hello,

well everything was sunlit this moring, not only Earth
Kind regards,

Paul

You can use the autorunner function.

Select the # images, delay and time limit per video. Paul

Hi, suppose you are using the plugin from Joachim Stehle. Have been using that for a while but have never used the delay. Good seeing is scarse so I always tried to keep as much good frames as possible. I created my own monitor and plugin which is also free to use (https://github.com/paul-db/SolarMo...

Hmmm, gonna need more details. - What OS (i suppose windonws? but never seen resize when I right click on an image, but some programs can add functions to the right click options, so you never know) - Format you saved the image in IMPPG (compressed tiff does not work with all programs) - Short expla...

Wel you can if you have an avi recording of the sun.

In the firecapture install folder navigate to testImages folder
Create a folder called sun
copy the avi file in that folder named as sun.avi

That should do the trick

Paul

Yes can be done. Now I remember what was the problem with hardware bin. It is done on chip, but then the ADC will be set in 12bit mode instead of 14bit.

Regards,

Paul

Mark, don't you mean oversampling? The signal in this case is spread over more pixels. Yes the 178 can perfectly bin 2x2 (even 3x3 and 4x4). It is a software bin in the driver (there is a possibilty of sort of hardware bin but somewhere I read it is not advised to use that. CMOS do no really bin lik...

Company 7, Opt, Hutech

see https://solarscope.co.uk/dealers/

Alexandra,

what a collection!
The WL granulation shots are outstanding. I was struggling on Sunday, focusing and imaging, and finally thought I had a decent pic of the AR with granulation. Then I saw this. Well i have more disk space now.

Regards,

Paul

During capturing comet Atlas yesterday
Final result Paul

Yes, but difficult to image due to terrible seeing conditions. (3~8", few times 1")
WL - Red filter

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Salvo, Good solution if you drop temp by 15°! What is the direction of the air-flow on your solution. Did you make any test with the fan mounted in opposite direction? (You could also add a cheap TEC element. (there are some really cheap ones, and easy to control), that should bring temp even more d...

Hi, check what speed you get (fps) when capturing with and without saving to disk. If the speed is already bad (and loosing frames) without the capture active (saving) then the SSD does not help. If you ar use FireCapture you should set the buffering, that also helps. (under settings -> general-> us...

+1 for Gimp as well.
Can do everyting you need. Has also a plugin with several extra usefull filters (gmic for gimp)

Paul

Depends on the program used Mark.

In FC it's called USB Traffic (set in the Control window under the Gear Icon (More button)

In my old SharpCap is called Turbo USB
and in Genika under Options -> Performance -> Bandwith limit

P.

Hi, the max fps range of the ASI183 in full resolution is 19fps. But you will need a fast computer and usb connection to get that. Also important for that is that USB limit is set at 100%. (But you risc dropping frames when your system can't coop) You also did not specify exposure length setting. Th...