| Using FunTools and Matlab FITS reader |
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Funtools, is a "minimal
buy-in" FITS library and utility package from
the SAO/HEAD R&D group, it provides simplified
access to FITS images and binary tables, as well as to raw array and
binary event lists. It also includes a set of utilities which provide
high-level support
for processing astronomical data. More
information on FunTools here.
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| Using
FunTools Comments on the FunTools libraries installation Funtools
installation is very straight forward and I run into no problems installing it, I
simply followed the instructions on the Funtools webpage which involve
typing the following tandard commands:
./configure --prefix=[installdir] # configuration make # build the software make install # install in [installdir] More information about the installation can be found here Comments on FunTools use An important thing not mentioned on the documentation (and discovered after a day and a night of hair pulling), is that in order to be able to write parameters on the header of your FITS file (for bynary tables), you need to specify the amount of colums your file will have and the type of data using the function FunColumnSelect() after which Funtools automatically writes part of the header and gives you permision to write what you want on it. |
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Matlab's FITS reader Comments on Matlab's FITS reader use Never create a parameter on the header whose name has only one letter (i.e N), matlab will not take it and will make you go crazy looking for the problem. |
| Files
Download: Finally here is the installation file metioned previously in case the package mainpage is down: - Funtools 1.3.0b29 This file whas uploaded on the 5th of March of 2007. |
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