Unimap - help needed to test it

[larrylart]

Hi,

I started a project on my own sometime ago mainly to do the automated detection and catalog matching (even in low quality/amateur imaging). Meanwhile, I added all kind of futures to it, such as: to show the asteroids or artificial earth satellites passing through at the time the picture was taken, image tagging, instruments control, resource management, online collaboration etc.

You can check my project at: UniMap - tool used for star identification in astrophotography

I am almost ready to release it in a pre-alpha version, however I need some help to test it as well as to see how it behaves in different environments (I implemented it on windows xp). Also, there is still work to be done to improve the user interface and optimize the performace.

Any feedback will be appreciated!

Larry

I forgot to mention that I wrote the code in c++/wxwidgets (that means it can be compiled on other platforms such as liux/mac/etc) so if anyone is interested in a linux release please let me know and I will attempt to create a release for that as well. Most functionality will work except for the digital cameras interface which is for the moment is windows only.

[NickH]

Any progress yet Larry?

[larrylart]

Hi Nick,

Yes, I finished the unicode conversion - there is only on routine to be optimize left. In the process I found a bunch of bugs and out of these 2 are left to be fixed. Also I decided to improve a little the interface as the initial functionality was a bit unclear and I am almost done with this as well. So, yes I am making a little progress every day ... just it takes longer then expected and I keep finding small problems there and there

Larry

[samtheeagle]

Wow Larry, that's an excellent looking bit of software! I'm certainly very interested in trying it out. Keep us informed as to your progress.

I'm happy to test it for you, I can offer win xp, win 7 64bit and linux 32bit systems to try it on.

[Demonperformer]

Would like to help you test your software (and check the identification of some of the stars in some of my photos!). What should I do?

Thanks

[larrylart]

Version 0.0.3 pre-alpha is now available for download from:

UniMap Astronomical Software - Download Page

And I have also added two small video tutorials (basic) here:

UniMap - Support, Tutorials, Demos, FAQs

I am not sure if this format is ok, feedback will help before I go on to make better tutorials.

Larry