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    • Before starting…
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      • Quick info bar
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      • A basic script
      • Gaia Sky API
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      • Hands-on session
    • Camera paths
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    • Frame output mode
      • Create a video with ffmpeg
    • Conclusion
  • User manual
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        • Keyframes file format
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        • Export keyframes with OptFlowCam
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        • Method and attribute access
        • Strict parameter types
        • Loading datasets from scripts
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        • Overriding object coordinates provider
        • More examples
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      • Stereoscopic profiles
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        • Spherical mirror projection
          • File format
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        • MPCDI
        • Gaia Sky configuration file
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      • Configuration
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        • Injecting panorama metadata to 360 images
      • Creating spherical (360) videos
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      • Adding bounding shapes
      • Removing shape objects
    • External views
    • Connecting Gaia Sky instances
      • Configuration
      • Configuration: replica instance(s)
      • Configuration: primary instance
      • Caveats
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      • Using the REST API
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    • Capturing videos
      • Frame output system + ffmpeg
      • OpenGL/Screen recorders
        • Linux
        • Windows
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      • Implemented features
      • Unimplemented features
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      • Surface generation process
        • Seamless (tilable) noise
        • Noise parametrization
      • Cloud generation process
      • Descriptor files
        • Randomize all
        • Surface description
          • Color look-up table
          • Noise parameters
        • Cloud description
        • Atmospheric parameters description
      • Procedural generation at runtime
    • System logs
      • Session log
      • Crash reports
  • Advanced topics
    • The configuration file
      • Program settings
      • Controls settings
      • Graphics settings
      • Data settings
      • Scene settings
      • Post-processing settings
      • Proxy settings
    • Proxy configuration
      • Use system proxy
      • Direct configuration
        • HTTP
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        • FTP
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      • Maximum heap memory
        • Heap memory on Linux
        • Heap memory on Windows
        • Heap memory on macOS
        • Heap memory when running from source
      • Graphics performance
      • CPU performance
        • Multithreading
        • Limiting FPS
        • Draw distance (levels of detail)
        • Smooth transitions
    • Graphics performance
      • Graphics quality setting
      • Dynamic resolution
      • Star brightness
      • Star groups
        • Billboards
        • Labels
        • Velocity vectors
      • Model detail
      • Bloom, lens flare and light glow
      • Antialiasing
    • Internal reference system
      • Description
      • Internal units
    • Data format
      • Where are the data files defined?
        • $data/[dataset-name]/dataset.json example
        • default-data/dataset.json example file
      • Data loaders
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        • Star catalogs
          • Regular star catalogs
          • Level-of-detail star catalogs
        • Particle catalogs
      • JSON data format
        • Data morphology
        • Objects vs Updates
        • Basic attributes
        • Proper motions
        • Magnitudes
        • Labels
        • Coordinates and ephemerides
          • Orbit coordinates
          • Static coordinates
          • VSOP87
          • VSOP2000
          • Chebyshev polynomials
          • Heliotropic orbits
          • Moon AA coordinates
          • Pluto coordinates
          • Python scripting coordinates
        • Model objects
          • Rotation
          • Model
          • Clouds
          • Atmospheric scattering parameters
        • Mesh objects
        • Orbits
        • Grids and other special objects
        • Affine transformations
        • Reference system transformations
      • Creating your own catalog loaders
      • Loading data using scripts
    • STIL data loader
      • Object IDs
      • Object names
      • Positions
      • Proper motions and radial velocities
      • Magnitudes
      • Colors
      • Variability
      • Other columns
    • Star catalog formats
      • Binary format specification
        • Metadata file
          • Version 0
          • Version 1
        • Star particle files
          • Version 0
          • Version 1
          • Version 2
      • LOD catalog processing
        • Distances
        • Magnitude/color corrections
    • Particle catalog formats
    • Archetypes
    • Components
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      • Body
      • GraphNode
      • Coordinates
      • Rotation
      • Celestial
      • Magnitude
      • ProperMotion
      • SolidAngle
      • Shape
      • Trajectory
      • ModelScaffolding
      • Model
      • Atmosphere
      • Cloud
      • RenderFlags
      • MotorEngine
      • RefSysTransform
      • AffineTransformations
      • Fade
      • DatasetDescription
      • Label
      • RenderType
      • BillboardSet
      • Title
      • Axis
      • LocationMark
      • Constel
      • Boundaries
      • ParticleSet
      • StarSet
      • Attitude
      • ParticleExtra
      • Mesh
      • Focus
      • Raymarching
    • Star rendering
      • Pseudo-size determination
      • Star shader and rendering
    • Defining an extrasolar system
      • Initial set up
      • Defining the objects
        • Stars
        • Planets
    • Cubemaps
    • Virtual Textures
      • Overview
      • Creating Virtual Texture Datasets
      • Preparing the tiles
      • Tools
      • Limitations
    • Mesh warping
  • Gaia Sky VR
    • System requirements
    • Set-up
      • Windows
      • Linux
    • Downloading datasets
    • Controls
    • Caveats
    • Common problems
  • Additional resources
    • Video tutorials
    • Presentations
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      • MWGaiaDN outreach 2024
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          • Quick info bar
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        • Camera modes
        • Special render modes
        • Component visibility
          • Velocity vectors
        • Visual settings
        • External datasets
          • Working with datasets
        • External information
        • Scripting
        • Camera paths
          • Keyframe system
        • Frame output mode
        • Conclusion
      • DPAC scripting 2023
      • DPAC general 2021
      • DPAC video 2020
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Q: What is the base-data package?
    • Q: Why do you have two different download pages?
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