Subject: [fitsbits] AVIS FITS viewer

From: "Martino Nicolini" <mnico at iol.it>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 23:08:46 GMT

There is a new FITS viewer at the page:

http://www.sira.it/msb/avis.htm

AVIS is a freeware FITS viewer for Windows 95, 98 and NT.

Features:

- opens FITS files: (8 & 16 bit), supports multiple file opening and drag &
drop from  Explorer and other Windows shells;

- imports CCD files: like SBIG ST8, ST7, ST6, ST5, ST4, Starlight, Hisis,
Pixcell and others. Imports graytones TIFF and TGA files;

- saves FITS and allows easy and fast modifications of the FITS Header;

- exports files: as TXT format, RAW, TIF, TGA, BMP and JPEG;

- supports WCS (World Coordinates System);

- custom palettes;

- on-line help: full documentation about AVIS and introduction to FITS file
format.

Enjoy this Italian software!

Martino Nicolini
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