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From: Jeff W. <js...@fa...> - 2008-12-08 17:22:40
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Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: > Dear Jeff, > > 2008/12/8 Jeff Whitaker <js...@fa...>: > >> Mauro: I just added a 'scale' keyword to bluemarble that downsamples the >> image to speed things up. scale=1.0 (the default) gives the same answer as >> before (the full resolution image). scale=0.5 downsamples the image to half >> the original size, speeding things up considerably (and using a lot less >> memory, which I think is the real problem). >> > > Thank you very much for that! Yes, the real problem with the slow > plotting of Blue Marble very probably concerns the amount of available > memory and not the processor speed. I will try it ASAP. I suppose this > modification is also available only via SVN? Is there a time schedule > for releasing a new distribution version incorporating this recent > changes? I need a setup package that can be downloaded and installed > by computer-unsophisticated Windows users :-( > > More soon... > > With best wishes, > > Mauro: I can make a new release shortly, after the new changes have been tested a bit. -Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 Meteorologist FAX : (303)497-6449 NOAA/OAR/PSD R/PSD1 Email : Jef...@no... 325 Broadway Office : Skaggs Research Cntr 1D-113 Boulder, CO, USA 80303-3328 Web : http://tinyurl.com/5telg |