1.1.3.0 coordsys.setreferencepixel

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coordsys.setreferencepixel - Function

1.1.3 Set the reference pixel

Description

Each axis associated with the Coordinate System has a reference value, reference pixel and an increment (per pixel). These are used in the mapping from pixel to world coordinate.

This function allows you to set a new reference pixel. You should not do this on ”stokes” axes unless you are an adept or a big risk taker.

You can set the reference pixel either for all axes (type=unset) or for just the axes associated with a particular coordinate type.

Bear in mind, that if your Coordinate System came from a real image, then the reference pixel is special and you should not change it for Direction Coordinates.

You can recover the current reference pixel with function referencepixel.

Arguments


Inputs
value	Reference pixel
	allowed:	doubleArray
	Default:
type	Coordinate type: ”direction”, ”stokes”, ”spectral”, ”linear”, ”tabular” or leave unset for all
	allowed:	string
	Default:

Returns
bool

Example

"""
#
print "\t----\t setreferencepixel Ex 1 \t----"
csys = cs.newcoordsys(spectral=T, linear=2)
csys.setreferencepixel(value=[1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
print csys.referencepixel()
#[1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
csys.setreferencepixel([-1, -1], ’lin’)
print csys.referencepixel()
#[1.0, -1.0, -1.0]
#
"""

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