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Hi Jacob- This should be fixed with the 2.8 beta 2 release. Please let us know if it is not. Merry Christmas. Don > Full Name: Jacob Gore > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: East Carolina University > Package Version: 2.8b1 build date:2009-12-15 08:09 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /home/idv/IDV_2.8b1/jre version: 1.6.0_13 j3d:1.5.2 fcs > (build4) > Description of problem: When I download satellite data in the IDV and then > load it into the display from the Field Selector, the value range does not > correspond with > true temperature values and there is no "change display unit" option from the > Edit menu to change the temperature display unit. Thus, the > satellite display image is very unreadable. This has been happening for a > couple months with nightly builds and is happening in the latest > IDV 2.8 beta 1 release. I remember reporting this a month or two ago, but > wanted to make sure you knew that it's still happening. I have > attached an example of the issue to this message as one water vapor satellite > frame. I have included the current state as a bundle. > Thanks so much! > Jacob Gore > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JBD-923364 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed