Download the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator v2.3

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Download Installation Package/Disk Image

Windows Installation
The FITS Liberator can be installed on Windows either by using a setup program or
manually. In both cases, a local administrator must install the plug-in. By default, all
users on Windows XP machines are local administrators.

Installing with the Setup Program
The recommended way of installing the FITS Liberator on Windows is to use the setup program. This will install all the necessary files and optionally register FITS files with Photoshop.

Manual installation under Windows
To install manually, download the manual installation package and extract the files to
a directory. Next, move the files into the correct locations in the file system. Note that
if you are using a version other than CS3 or a localised version of Photoshop the folder
names will differ.

Location and example vcredist_x86.exe
(Run this program to install runtime libraries for Visual Studio 2008) Download FitsLiberator.8bi {Program Files}\{Photoshop}\Plug-Ins\File Formats
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Plug-Ins\File Formats
and
{Program Files}\{Bridge}\Plug-Ins
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge CS3\Plug-Ins Download FITS Concatenator.jsx,
xmlsax.inc,
xmlw3cdom.inc
{Program Files}\{Photoshop}\Presets\Scripts
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Scripts Download ZIP ColourComposite.atn {Program Files}\{Photoshop}\Presets\Photoshop Actions
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Photoshop
Actions Download UserGuide.pdf {Program Files}\Photoshop FITS Liberator Download AVM-1-Creator.txt,
AVM-2-Content.txt,
AVM-3-Observation.txt,
AVM-4-Coordinates.txt,
AVM-5-Publisher.txt,
AVM-6-FITS Liberator.txt
{Program Files}\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels Download ZIP

AstronomyVisualization_de_DE.dat

AstronomyVisualization_en_US.dat

AstronomyVisualization_fr_FR.dat

AstronomyVisualization_jp_JP.dat

{Program Files}\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info
Panels\2.0\panels
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels
\2.0\panels Download ZIP

Important: You should create a file named AstronomyVisualization.cfg in {System}\ Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerTrust. For 32-bit Windows {System} is usually C:\Windows\System32 whereas for 64-bit Windows {System} is usually C:\Windows\SysWOW64. The file must contain the path to location of the CS4 XMP panels (e.g.: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels \2.0\panels\AstronomyVisualization).

If there is an additional plug-ins folder, the FitsLiberator.8bi file can be placed in that folder instead.

Mac OS X Installation

Installing with the Disk Image

Installing FITS Liberator on a Mac consists of just a few steps:

Open the disk image.

Double-click on the FITS Liberator installer (FITS Liberator.mpkg) and follow the steps in the installer. Note: Make sure you select the correct destination.

Double-click the Extras.mpkg file to install the File Info… panels and FITS Concatenator script. You may have to select your preferred Photoshop installation folder depending on the version you are running.

Eject and discard the disk image.

Manual installation under Mac OS X

Location and example libtbb.dylib
libtbbmalloc.dylib
/usr/lib Download ZIP FITS Liberator.plugin /Applications/{Photoshop}/Plug-Ins/File Formats
e.g.:
/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Plug-Ins/File Formats Download ZIP FITS Concatenator.jsx,
xmlsax.inc,
xmlw3cdom.inc
{Program Files}\{Photoshop}\Presets\Scripts
e.g.:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Scripts Download ZIP ColourComposite.atn /Applications/{Photoshop}/Presets/Scripts
e.g.:
/Applications/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Presets/Scripts Download AVM-1-Creator.txt,
AVM-2-Content.txt,
AVM-3-Observation.txt,
AVM-4-Coordinates.txt,
AVM-5-Publisher.txt,
AVM-6-FITS Liberator.txt
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info
Panels Download ZIP

AstronomyVisualization_de_DE.dat

AstronomyVisualization_en_US.dat

AstronomyVisualization_fr_FR.dat

AstronomyVisualization_jp_JP.dat

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