File Menu

The File Menu is used to load, unload, print, and display information about FITS images.

About DS9

Displays Modal Dialog box containing version number and credits.

Open

Load FITS Image or FITS Binary Table. The standard file dialog is presented.

Open Other...

Preserve During Load

Save Image as...

Save current image as fits, jpeg, tiff, png, ppm, or mpeg file. Only the visible portion of the image is saved, along with all graphs including regions, catalogs, contours, and grids. If the image is a data cube, saving as a mpeg movie will generate a mpeg-1 movie, one frame per slice of data.

Save Frame as Fits...

Save the current frame as a fits image. This differs from above in that all image data is saved, not just the visible data. Also, no rotation, zoom, or panning is applied. The main purpose of this feature is to allow a user to load a FITS binary table, and save it as a FITS image.

Save Frames as MPEG...

Save all frames as a MPEG-1 movie. Each frame is cycled thru and the visible image is saved as one frame of the movie, along with all graphics including regions, catalogs, grids, and contours.

Display Fits Header

Displays the FITS header. If FITS Mosaic is loaded, a list of headers will be presented.. If FITS Bin Table is loaded, the table header will be displayed, not the binned image.

XPA Information

Use this menu item to display internal xpa parameters.

Source TCL

Sources a valid TCL file.

Print

Controls Postscript printing. Destination, PS Level, Color model, and Resolution can be configured.

Page Setup

Controls Postscript page layout. Orientation and page size can be configured.

Exit

Quits DS9.