Shift Image


The Shift Image command applies a precision shift to an Image Set or a single image. The shift moves the image values on the underlying coordinate system. The shifts\ values may be any number of whole pixels or decimal portions thereof.

Shift Directions

The signs of the shift values are taken as positive if the image is moved in the direction of increasing coordinate value. For the different formats, this can appear differently on the screen. For a FITS image, X and Y increase to the right and upward, respectively. For the other graphics format images, X and Y increase to the right and downward. You can tell which direction things will move my roaming the mouse pointer over the image and noting which direction the coordinates increase.

Edge Replacement

The "edge" refers to the blank pixels that rotate into the output image from off the edge of the original image. These pixels have no value but something must be done with them. Mira give you two options for assigning them a value:

Related Topics

Geometry Commands