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> Good morning, > > I've noticed for the past week when I try to load a water vapor image to > awips that picture quality is very pixelated when looking at the CONSUS. > When I zoom in to the regional and down the WFO level, the picture quality > drastically improves. Is there something I need to do to get a better > quality image on the CONUS level? I am using the linux virtual box on > a windows machine. Hello, Can you send a couple images of what it looks like for you? I know AWIPS uses a progressive disclosure technique where more detail becomes visible the more the user zooms in on the data display, but I haven't noticed CONUS being that poorly pixelated. Thanks, Tiffany Meyer AWIPS Lead Software Engineer UCAR-Unidata If you're interested, please feel free to fill out a survey about the support you receive: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDIkdk8qUMgq8ZdM4jhP-ubJPUOr-mJMQgxInwoAWoV5QcOw/viewform Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: AXA-163344 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.