Two important new features have been added in the new version:
- Identification text can be added to the light curve graph. This was done at
the request of Brian Loader, double star coordinator, and I will defer to him
for an explanation of how to use that feature.
- IOTA-VTI time stamps can now be read automatically by Limovie. This
capability was requested by myself, so I will give some tips on usage right
here.

When the new version is first started, click on the box on the right edge
labeled "Update Setting Items." A new window opens, allowing each user to
inform Limovie about which time inserter they are using. The default is Kiwi
OSD; if your recordings use Kiwi time stamps, no action is needed and you can
close that window. If your recordings use IOTA-VTI time stamps, click on the
IOTA-VTI dot, then click on "Save Settings," and "Close." Limovie will remember
that choice the next time it is opened.

All users of video time inserters should try to keep the bright lunar surface
away from the time display, by adjusting the aim of the scope or the rotation of
the camera. This is not a critical consideration for IOTA-VTI because all
characters have a black outline, and the eye can easily identify them regardless
of the background. However, Limovie OCR may not interpret the characters
correctly if they are immersed in a bright field. If it is not possible to keep
the time characters away from the bright surface (or if one forgets to position
them that way), IOTA-VTI users have lost nothing except the convenience of
automatically associating the correct time with each frame/field in the CSV file
that is produced by Limovie. The times of all frames/fields can still be read
manually.

Note that the automatic OCR capability allows one to easily check for dropped
video frames. Unexpected steps will appear in plots of frame number versus
field count, or frame number versus time, if frames are missing.

There is now an additional Limovie feature that uses the Position screen feature
of IOTA-VTI. (The Position screen displays GPS status, date, latitude,
longitude, elevation and system information. It should normally be recorded
before and after each recording of occultation timings.) With any
representative frame of the Position screen recording displayed in Limovie,
click on the Tools tab at the top, and then select Map at the bottom of the
drop-down menu. A new Google Maps window will open with your position flagged. 
That window can be manipulated by zooming in or out, or dragging, allowing the
user to produce an accurate map identifying the observing site, complete with
the names of streets and towns if desired. That can be saved as an image using
screen capture.

If the geographic coordinates displayed in the Position screen have the bright
lunar surface as a background, Limovie OCR may not be able to produce an
accurate Google Map. Since it will always be necessary for a person to record
the coordinates manually for reporting purposes, the "automatic" Google Map is
just a bonus feature. To allow a Google Map to be created, aim the scope away
from the moon while recording the Position screen.

This newest version of Limovie has one more point in its favor: it can now read
MovieMaker AVI files directly. That capability may not work for everyone, but
it does for me. My video data processing methodology has always been:
- transfer from camcorder to computer using MovieMaker;
- convert the MovieMaker AVI file using VirtualDub, producing a much larger AVI
file;
- use the VirtualDub AVI file in Limovie.
With Limovie v.0.9.97.1, the second step is not necessary: Limovie can now use
the MovieMaker AVI files.

I find it difficult to comprehend how difficult our analysis of occultation data
would be without Limovie. I am sure that the entire occultation community joins
me in thanking Kazuhisa for creating, maintaining, and improving Limovie.

Walt Morgan, for Video Timers