The DV application is a tool used to view Fits data files. Brief summaries
of its capabilities are:
Manipulate fits images of up to 2048 by 2048 pixels using double float numeric types.
- Provides up to 8 buffers and 5 (or 7, or 9) canvases for holding and viewing data.
- Provide 8 graphical display formats: image, FITS header, histogram, line cut, X line cut, Pointer, Noise, and Stats.
- Allows the user to perform arithmetic operation on the fits data.
- Provides tools to calculate statistics on pixels.
- Produces postscript files of graphics for hardcopy output.
- Accept data and command from other application using sockets.
DV is an X windows application developed using the GTK+ toolkit.
It is under development by the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility as part of the Spex Instrumentation software.
Documentation:
A tutorial-style User Guide explains the various feature of DV.
Download the PDF file.
The Command Dictionary is a reference style document which list and explains
all the available DV commands.
Download the PDF file.
Authors:
DV was written by Tony Denault (denault@ifa.hawaii.edu)
and K. M. Hawarden-Ogata.(hawarden@ifa.hawaii.edu)