Here we are over two weeks into PSP, and we haven’t even finished releasing our TRA images!

Actually, today we got 31 TRA images out the door, just about completing that set. In addition, the previous 32 grayscale images have been reprocessed with our improved geometry—no more jagged edges on the reprojected “Red Mosaics”.

Furthermore, the full-res images are now available as lossless JPEG-2000 (JP2) files. At HiROC we are using the ExpressView application from a company called LizardTech… a subsidiary of some Japanese company (that has no affiliation to us FWIW).

ExpressView is available for Mac and Windows. Their download page describes it only as a browser plug-in, but the installer contains an application as well.

ExpressView provides progressive rendering (though you still have to have the entire file first—we are considering moving to a streaming model using the JPIP protocol but there are even fewer clients available). It should also reduce the amount of memory (RAM) needed to view our largest images.

There are a few options available to Linux users, but nothing we have tried is as fast or as feature-rich. In any case, let us know what works or doesn’t work for you.

All of these images are available at the usual location.

A system for streamlining the process of editing captions, highlighting cut-out areas and pushing out web pages is in the works. We will get caught up.

In the meantime, look for the first set of PSP releases by this time next week.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving.