Tuesday Jul 28, 2009 at 00:23

The Photographer's Ephemeris - Beta 0.9.5 now available

A very quick post to say that TPE 0.9.5 is available. Here’s the updated feature list:

Beta 0.9.5

• Improved Details view now includes Twilight times and Geodetics panel
• Use secondary map marker to determine when sun or moon will clear an obstacle such as a mountain (Geodetics)
• Correct rise and set times for the dip of the horizon (e.g. the sun is seen to rise earlier from a mountain top)
• Use secondary map marker to set elevation at the horizon, or specify manually (to calculate dip of the horizon)
• View the estimated distance to the horizon on the map, based on height above the horizon
• Swap primary and secondary map marker positions using button or keyboard shortcut (S)
• Haversine formula (for determining great circle distances) replaced with Vincenty algorithm for improved accuracy
• Ctrl + and Ctrl – zooms in and out of map
• Number keypad plus and minus added to keyboard shortcuts
• Revised and expanded glossary
• F1 key opens usage instructions in browser (requires internet connection)
• Fixes bug where rise/set times were not recalculated on double-clicking map
• Fixes bug where previous/next event in details view could stall on a particular event
• Tooltips updated and corrected

Quite a lot in there. I’ve added some notes on how some of the newer advanced features work here.

I need to write up some proper tutorials on many of these with examples of actual shoots – keep an eye out, I’ll try to add a series of posts starting soon.

In the meantime, enjoy, and let me know of any problems you find.

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Stephen · Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 00:23 · Permalink

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