---
name: "visir_util_convert_weight"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cpl-plugin-visir-doc"
version: "4.4.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/visir_util_convert_weight"
---

# visir\_util\_convert\_weight(7)

Conversion between different weight maps

## NAME

visir\_util\_convert\_weight - Conversion between different weight maps

## SYNOPSIS

esorex **visir\_util\_convert\_weight** \[OPTIONS\] FILE.sof

## DESCRIPTION

The files listed in the Set Of Frames (sof-file) must be tagged: VISIR-weight-map.fits WEIGHT\_MAP or VISIR-error-map.fits ERROR\_MAP or VISIR-variance-map.fits VARIANCE\_MAP VISIR-bpm-file.fits BPM (optional)

The relation between an error e, a weight w and a variance v is: e = sqrt(v) = 1/sqrt(w).

Depending on the setting of the boolean recipe parameters each input file will cause the following product(s) to be created (each with a FITS card ´HIERARCH ESO PRO CATG´ with the specified value) ERROR\_MAP: An error map, requires input v \>= 0, w \> 0 WEIGHT\_MAP: A weight map, requires input e \> 0, v \> 0 VARIANCE\_MAP: A variance map, requires input e \>= 0, w \> 0 If for a given input the identical output is specified, the data unit(s) may still change according to the provided bad pixel map In a weight map product any bad pixel is set to 0.

In a variance or error map product any bad pixel is set to the value specified by the relevant recipe option.

## OPTIONS

- **--error** *\<bool\>*

  Convert to error (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **visir.visir\_util\_convert\_weight.error** \[default = *True*\].

- **--weight** *\<bool\>*

  Convert to weight. Bad pixels are seto to 0 (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **visir.visir\_util\_convert\_weight.weight** \[default = *False*\].

- **--variance** *\<bool\>*

  Convert to variance. Bad pixels are seto to 0 (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **visir.visir\_util\_convert\_weight.variance** \[default = *False*\].

- **--bad\_value** *\<float\>*

  The value to use for any bad pixel in an error or variance map (float; default: 3.4028234663852886e+38). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **visir.visir\_util\_convert\_weight.bad\_value** \[default = *3.4028234663852886e+38*\].

- **--bad\_flag** *\<bool\>*

  The value used to flag a bad pixel in an input bad pixel map. True: 1. False: 0. (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **visir.visir\_util\_convert\_weight.bad\_flag** \[default = *True*\].

Note that it is possible to create a configuration file containing these options, along with suitable default values. Please refer to the details provided by the 'esorex --help' command.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for the visir pipeline can be downloaded as  a PDF file using the following URL:

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  **ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/visir/visir-pipeline-manual-1.4.pdf**

An overview over the existing ESO pipelines can be found on the web page **https://www.eso.org/sci/software/pipelines/**.

Basic documentation about the EsoRex program can be found at the esorex (1)  man page.

It is possible to call the pipelines from python using the python-cpl package. See **https://packages.python.org/python-cpl/index.html** for further information.

The other recipes of the visir pipeline are [*visir\_img\_dark*(7)](/visir_img_dark/7.md), [*visir\_img\_ff*(7)](/visir_img_ff/7.md), [*visir\_img\_reduce*(7)](/visir_img_reduce/7.md), [*visir\_img\_trans*(7)](/visir_img_trans/7.md), [*visir\_old\_img\_combine*(7)](/visir_old_img_combine/7.md), [*visir\_old\_img\_phot*(7)](/visir_old_img_phot/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_obs*(7)](/visir_old_spc_obs/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_obs\_ech*(7)](/visir_old_spc_obs_ech/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_phot*(7)](/visir_old_spc_phot/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_phot\_ech*(7)](/visir_old_spc_phot_ech/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_wcal*(7)](/visir_old_spc_wcal/7.md), [*visir\_old\_spc\_wcal\_ech*(7)](/visir_old_spc_wcal_ech/7.md), [*visir\_old\_util\_destripe*(7)](/visir_old_util_destripe/7.md), [*visir\_spc\_reduce*(7)](/visir_spc_reduce/7.md), [*visir\_util\_apply\_calib*(7)](/visir_util_apply_calib/7.md), [*visir\_util\_clip*(7)](/visir_util_clip/7.md), [*visir\_util\_detect\_shift*(7)](/visir_util_detect_shift/7.md), [*visir\_util\_img\_std\_cat*(7)](/visir_util_img_std_cat/7.md), [*visir\_util\_join*(7)](/visir_util_join/7.md), [*visir\_util\_qc*(7)](/visir_util_qc/7.md), [*visir\_util\_repack*(7)](/visir_util_repack/7.md), [*visir\_util\_run\_swarp*(7)](/visir_util_run_swarp/7.md), [*visir\_util\_spc\_std\_cat*(7)](/visir_util_spc_std_cat/7.md), [*visir\_util\_spc\_txt2fits*(7)](/visir_util_spc_txt2fits/7.md), [*visir\_util\_undistort*(7)](/visir_util_undistort/7.md)

## VERSION

visir\_util\_convert\_weight 4.4.2

## AUTHOR

Lars Lundin \<https://support.eso.org\>

## BUG REPORTS

Please report any problems to https://support.eso.org. Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO User Support Department \<usd-help@eso.org\>.

## LICENSE

This file is part of the VISIR Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2011 European Southern Observatory

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston,  MA  02111-1307  USA
