Overview
Flow set-up
The HotShot user
interface is both powerful and easy to use.
Processing sequences and parameters are defined
in free-format 'keyword=value(s)' files. This design makes such files easy to
read - for example
All 150+ routines are fully re-entrant (i.e.
can be invoked any number of times within a flow), and this allows processing
sequences to be highly complex - for example
Processing can be done in batch mode,
via macros, or interactively.
The batch mode option allows
processing flows to be defined in parameter files using any text-editor. These
flows can then be queued-up and run in sequence.
The macro option accesses a
pre-defined (readily expandable) library of 'replaceable parameter' flows. As
such, it provides a convenient way to run standard tests, and to standardise
the processing for an entire project.
The interactive option lets you type
the names of the routines you want to call. All their keywords and default
values are then generated automatically. It's just a matter of over-typing any
values you want to alter in an interactive manner, and then pressing the
'execute' key.
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Limits
HotShot is designed to run on any PC under W95 or later.
Most of the processing limits are variable,
memory being split according to the flow's complexity. A few limits are fixed.
Here are some examples:
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Marine:
no limit. Land: 10000 |
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Marine:
no limit. Land: 2048 |
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Any
number of header names |
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No
limit |
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No
limit |
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Any
(floating-point) value |
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40
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No
limit |
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5
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No
limit |
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10
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No
limit |
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200
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Traces are processed and stored as 32-bit f.p.
Trace headers are processed and stored as 64-bit f.p.
(which gives 15 digit accuracy)
Seismic files may, in practice, be of any
size (there's no 2 Gbyte limit).
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