Geopsy: Preferences

This section explains how to configure geopsy. Various settings can be adjusted within the graphical user interface. This section also explains how to deal with directory paths that are automatically saved during your work. For advanced users, the way the options are saved and how to change them are detailed.

The preference dialog box is automatically displayed at startup when geopsy is installed on a new machine. You can avoid it by unchecking Show this dialog on startup. To access it later, select menu File/Preferences (under Mac this item is under the Apple menu). The preference dialog box contains several independent tabs explained hereafter.

The defaults values are usually valid for a majority of users. However, in certain circumstances or if you want to optimize your work with geopsy, it may be interesting to change these options and to save by hiting the Defauts button.

Loading preferences

File format

File format

These options apply to the loading of new files into the database.

• Always ask for file format : select this option if you want to always specified the file format when loading file.

• Use this format
  • Automatic recognition : the file format will be automatically recognized. Note that your file format must be supported (see the list of supported file format)
  • Alternatively, you can select a specified file format by strolling the menu

Time reference

For instance, if you are dealing with signals recorded for refraction analysis, you may drop any reference to absolute time. In this case, on loading signals you have to choose option "No common time reference". By contrast, to process ambient vibrations, the best option is probably "Use this time" set to midnight.