The Imagers Tookit

[MTaylor]

It brings me great pleasure to present to you The Imager's Toolkit.

These are tools for you, the astrophotographer, they are used while imaging the night sky. These tools work with any camera/software combo that displays exposures and photos on a computer screen.

This initial release includes

1) A Fully Customizable Crosshair Utility With Template Ability. It works with any camera and software combination that displays exposures and photos on a computer screen. The user can independently adjust the height & width of the tool to fit any size exposure window. The background, circle, X, or double line reticule can be adjusted for thickness of the lines, color of the lines, space between the lines, or turn any or all of the lines on or off. Once the tool is set for a particular camera/software combo or a particular exposure window size, the user can then save those settings to a template. Templates can be recalled any time the user needs them!

2) A Multiple Instance Ruler Tool - Allows the user to place multiple horizontal and vertical rulers on the imaging screen. This tool is useful when imaging over multiple sessions or multiple filters, allowing the user to align the target object on the current imaging screen with the target object in previous exposures or images.

3) A True NightMode Red Screen With Click-Through - Want true night vision mode in your imaging software? This is it! The user can adjust the color and opacity of the red screen.... wait, did I say red? The user selects the color, it does not have to be red. While this tool is on your screen protecting your dark adapted eyes you will still have access to your software that's under it, all of the controls will still work just like normal!!

For more information on The Imager's Toolkit and to see a video of these tools in action please visit http://www.mallentaylor.com/id18.html

To see a larger, higher quality, version of the video please visit http://www.vimeo.com/921243


Best Regards,