(READ ONLY)     Allsky Settings for  RPi HQ
Daytime Settings
 		Enable to take daytime images.
Enable to save daytime images.
Enable to use daytime auto-exposure.
Maximum daytime Auto-Exposure time in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec).
Click here to see how this setting impacts the time between exposures.
Manual exposure time in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec). Can be a fraction.
If daytime Auto-Exposure is enabled, this number is used as a starting point.
Click here to see how this setting impacts the time between exposures.
The target mean brightness level when Auto-Exposure is on. 1.0 is pure white.
Best used when Auto-Exposure and Auto-Gain are on.
0 disables this auto-exposure mode.
When using Mean Target this specifies how close to the target the brightness should be.
Delay between daytime images in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec).
Enable to use dayime auto-gain.
Maximum gain when Auto-Gain is enabled.
Manually sets the light sensitivity of the camera.
A high number returns a brighter image but more noise. Can normally leave at the minimum value for daytime.
Amount to stretch daytime images. 0 means don't stretch.
Mid point of image stretch.
Lower numbers brighten darker parts of image; higher numbers brighten lighter parts.
Only applies if Stretch Amount is greater than 0.
Binning level. 1x1 = OFF.
Sets auto white balance so the camera adjusts the color.
Red component for the white balance.
When Auto White Balance is enabled, this number is a starting point.
Blue component for the white balance.
When Auto White Balance is enabled, this number is a starting point.
When starting Allsky during the day, skip up to this many frames while the software gets to the correct exposure.
Name of the optional day camera tuning file to use.
See the documentation for a description of this setting.
Nighttime Settings
 		Enable to take nighttime images.
Enable to save nighttime images.
Enable to use nighttime auto-exposure.
Maximum nighttime Auto-Exposure time in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec).
Manual exposure time in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec). Can be a fraction.
If nighttime Auto-Exposure is enabled, this number is used as a starting point.
The target mean brightness level when Auto-Exposure is on. 1.0 is pure white.
Best used when Auto-Exposure and Auto-Gain are on.
0 disables this auto-exposure mode.
When using Mean Target this specifies how close to the target the brightness should be.
Delay between nighttime images in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec).
Enable to use nighttime auto-gain.
Maximum gain when Auto-Gain is enabled.
Manually sets the light sensitivity of the camera.
A high number returns a brighter image but more noise.
Amount to stretch nighttime images. 0 means don't stretch.
Mid point of image stretch.
Lower numbers brighten darker parts of image; higher numbers brighten lighter parts.
Only applies if Stretch Amount is greater than 0.
Binning level. 1x1 = OFF.
Enable to use auto white balance so the camera adjusts the color.
NOTE: enabling this can significantly increase the time needed to capture a nighttime image, so it's usually best to disable this at night.
Red component for the white balance.
When Auto White Balance is enabled, this number is a starting point.
Blue component for the white balance.
When Auto White Balance is enabled, this number is a starting point.
When starting Allsky at night, skip up to this many frames while the software gets to the correct exposure.
Name of the night camera tuning file to use.
Both Day and Night Settings
Number of days of images and videos to keep on the Pi. 0 keeps all days.
Configuration file to use for settings.
Extra arguments to pass to the capture program that Allsky doesn't support.
Changes the saturation level of the image.
The lowest level produces a black and white image.
Changes the contrast of an image.
Changes the sharpness of an image.
Too sharp and images look unnatural.
'auto' uses color if possible, otherwise the best mono mode supported.
RAW16 only works with PNG extension.
JPG quality: 0-100. Higher numbers produce larger, clearer files.
PNG compression: 0-9. Higher numbers produce smaller files but take longer to save.
Extensions allowed: .jpg or .png.
WARNING: saving a .png file can take 10 or more seconds so be sure the time between successive images is long enough. To measure how long it takes your Pi to save a .png file, set the Debug Level to 4 and look in the log file.
Set image rotation to enable proper orientation.
Flips the image along an axis.
Enable to have the image focus determined and output via the 'FOCUS' variable.
Enable to have the delays between images be a consistent length.
The time between the start of exposures will always be Max Auto-Exposure + Delay.
Determines the format of the displayed date and time. Run man 3 strftime to see the options.
Unit(s) to display temperature in.
Camera latitude: a signed number from -90 to +90, or an unsigned number with direction (N or S), for example: 60.7N.
Camera longitude: a signed number from -180 to +180, or an unsigned number with a direction (E or W), for example: 135.05W.
Altitude of the Sun in degrees relative to the horizon at which to switch between day and night.
Enable to capture dark frames, which are used to decrease noise.
See the Dark frames documentation on how to take dark frames.
Enables dark frame subtraction if you have dark frames.
Your locale, used to determine what the thousands and decimal separators are.
Type locale --all-locales at a command prompt to see which locales are configured on your Pi.
Debug level. Use 3 while debugging. See the documentation for meaning of the levels.
Image Overlay Settings
Determines how image overlays are done.
module supports a visual editor.
When set to module, the overlay settings below do NOT apply.
Enable to display the time an image was taken on the overlay.
Enable to display the camera sensor temperature on the overlay.
Enable to display the exposure length on the overlay.
If Auto-Exposure is set, '(auto)' will appear after the exposure time.
Enable to display the camera gain on the overlay.
If Auto-Gain is set, '(auto)' will appear after the gain value.
Enable to display the calculated mean image brightness on the overlay.
Enable to display a focus metric to help you focus the camera.
This is only usefull while focusing.
Text that appears below the optional time with the same color and size.
Extra Text File (enter full path to the file).
Leave blank if NOT using an extra text file.
The maximum age of the Extra Text File in seconds.
After this time the contents of the file will no longer be displayed. Set to 0 to always display.
The line height of the text in pixels. If increasing the font size causes the text to overlap then increase this number.
Text will begin this many pixels from the left.
Text will begin this many pixels from the top.
Font name for the text overlay. Used for both large and small text.
Blue, Green, and Red (BGR) values of text color.
NOTE: When using RAW 16 only the first two numbers are used i.e., 255 128 0.
BGR value of text color.
NOTE: When using RAW 16 only the first two numbers are used i.e., 255 128 0.
Choose between smooth font lines (antialiased), 8-pixel, or 4 pixel connectivity (harder edges).
Text Font Size. The time, if displayed, will use this size; other text displayed will be about 20% smaller.
How thick the text line should be.
Adds a black outline to the text overlay to improve contrast.
Post Capture Settings
Delete images whose mean is below this value.
0 disables this check.
Delete images whose mean is above this value.
0 disables this check.
Enable to create thumbnails of images. If you never look at them, disable this.
Width of image and video thumbnails.
Height of image and video thumbnails.
Width of resized image before cropping. 0 means don't resize. Must be an even number.
Height of resized image before cropping. 0 means don't resize. Must be an even number.
Number of pixels to crop off the top of image.
Number of pixels to crop off the right side of image.
Number of pixels to crop off the bottom of image.
Number of pixels to crop off the left side of image.
Timelapse Settings
Daily Timelapse
 		Enable to generate a timelapse video at the end of night.
Enable to upload the timelapse video to an Allsky Website and/or remote server.
Enable to upload the timelapse video thumbnail.
Width of resized timelapse video. 0 disables resize. Must be an even number.
Height of resized timelapse video. 0 disables resize. Must be an even number.
Bitrate (in K) of timelapse video. Higher values produce higher quality but larger files. Do NOT add k.
Frames Per Second (FPS) of timelapse video. Higher values will produce smoother, but faster videos.
Use for debugging purposes only. Enable to keep the list of files used in creating the timelapse video.
Optional additional timelapse creation parameters. Run ffmpeg -? to see the options.
If quality is poor or the video does not play on Apple devices, try adding -level 3.1.
Mini-Timelapse
Number of images in a mini-timelapse. 0 disables mini-timelapse creation.
Create a mini-timelapse even if Number Of Images isn't reached?
Make a mini-timelapse every X images.
If you have a slow Pi or short delays between images, set this to a higher number (i.e., not as often).
Enable to upload the mini-timelapse video to an Allsky Website and/or remote server.
Enable to upload the mini-timelapse video thumbnail.
Width of resized mini-timelapse video. 0 disables resize. Must be an even number.
Height of resized mini-timelapse video. 0 disables resize. Must be an even number.
Bitrate (in K) of timelapse video. Higher values produce higher quality but larger files. Do NOT add k.
Frames Per Second (FPS) of mini-timelapse video.
Both Timelapses
Video encoder for timelapse. Rarely changed.
Pixel format for timelapse. Rarely changed.
Amount of information to display while creating a timelapse. Rarely changed.
Keogram and Startrails Settings
Keograms
 		Enable to generate a keogram at the end of night.
Enable to upload the keogram to an Allsky Website and/or remote server.
Enable to expand keograms to the image width.
Font name.
Font color.
Font size.
Font line thickness.
Optional additional keogram creation parameters.
Run ~/allsky/bin/keogram --help for a list of options.
Startrails
 		Enable to generate a startrails at the end of night.
Images with a brightness higher than this threshold will not be included in the startrails.
Enable to upload the startrails to an Allsky Website and/or remote server.
Optional additional startrails creation parameters.
Run ~/allsky/bin/startrails --help for a list of options.
Websites and Remote Server Settings
Resized width of uploaded images. 0 means don't resize. Must be an even number.
Resized height of uploaded images. 0 means don't resize. Must be an even number.
How often should images be uploaded to an Allsky Website and/or remote server?
0 never uploads images, 1 uploads every frame, 2 every other frame, etc.
Enable to add a link on the Allsky Website to display the settings on this page.
Local Website
 		Enable to use the local Allsky Website.
You should configure it in the Editor page first.
Number of days of images and videos to keep on the Pi's Website. 0 keeps all days.
Remote Website
 		Enable to use a remote Allsky Website.
See the Allsky Documentation for how to install the Website.
The URL of your Allsky Website, for example: https://mywebsite.com/allsky/.
Must begin with http or https.
The URL of the image on your Allsky Website, for example: https://mywebsite.com/allsky/image.jpg.
Must begin with http or https.
Name of the top-level remote Website directory where images go.
Protocol for remote Website
Enable to upload images using YYYYMMDDHHMMSS naming. Rarely used.
Remote Server
 		This is a remote server NOT running the Allsky Website.
See the documentation for the necessary directory layout.
Name of the top-level remote server directory where images go.
Protocol for remote server
Enable to upload images using YYYYMMDDHHMMSS naming.
Optional name of the remote video file.
Optional name of the remote keogram file.
Optional name of the remote startrails file.
Allsky Map Settings
 		Enable to have your camera appear on the Allsky Map .
The location of your camera, for example: Whitehorse, YT.
This setting and the remaining ones also appear on the Allsky Website, if installed.
The owner of the camera. It can be your name, an association, or observatory, etc.
The lens you're using on your camera, for example: Arecont 1.55 mm.
Optional information on your equipment.
WebUI Configuration
The order the images on the Images page are sorted in.
Ascending is oldest to newest. Descending is newest to oldest.
Disable to hide the Daytime images updated every... message in the Live View page.
Determines if you need to login to the WebUI or not.
If your Pi is accessible on the Internet, do NOT turn this off!!.
See the documentation for a description of this setting.
Camera
The type of camera you are using.
To change to a camera of a different type, select the new type then press the 'Save changes' button, THEN select the new Camera Model.
The model of camera you are using.