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[AWIPS #DPF-492188]: new AWIPS 20.3.2-0.3 beta Cave release - RGB imagery on Mac

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  • Subject: [AWIPS #DPF-492188]: new AWIPS 20.3.2-0.3 beta Cave release - RGB imagery on Mac
  • Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:15:38 -0600
Hi there,

> I'm excited to try out the new v20 beta Cave release.

> As a Macbook Pro user, I was wondering if this release addresses the RGB 
> imagery
> on Mac display limitation? If not, what would you suggest as a workaround? 

At this time, all versions of CAVE will not render RGB imagery on the Mac.  
This is 
something that will most likely never be supported by Raytheon (the main 
developer
of AWIPS), but we at Unidata are very aware of this problem and would like to 
try
and improve it at some time in the future.  Unfortunately, as of right now, 
this beta
does not support RGB products on the Mac.

> Should I consider an install on a different platform?

If this is an option for you, absolutely!  The intended Operating System for 
AWIPS
is Redhat Linux (RHEL).  Redhat is a paid OS, but CentOS7 is the free version 
of a 
similar/supported Operating System.  In future releases of AWIPS, we'll be 
moving 
forward to RHEL8, which will most likely use RockyOS (since CentOS8 is no 
longer 
supported).

If you don't have access to a CentOS machine, then our Windows installer is 
fairly 
capable (and can render RGB products), so that might be a viable alternative 
for 
you as well.

Please let me know if any of that is helpful.
Thanks!

--Shay Carter

She/Her/Hers
AWIPS Software Engineer
UCAR - Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DPF-492188
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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