The very first thing you need to do is start making regular, sequential, remote backups of modified files so that even if you obliterate one it is no big deal.
In general, you should use TPS to randomize the images while digitizing to avoid/distribute any creeping temporal bias, then restore the order for further processing. The TPSUtil program has a "Split TPS file" function that might meet your needs, and if the data are in sequential order, e.g., 22,22,22,... a Morpheus batch file could be written to split out the plots. There might be something more flexible there, but I am not sure without actually trying it. Best, ds On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 12:39:18 AM UTC-5, gnavas wrote: > > Dear Morphometrics Wizards, > > I am hoping someone has an answer to my question regarding tpsdig2: > > I have digitized specimen from multiple sites (22 specimen per site) in 1 > singular tps file in tpsdig2, and am wondering if I can somehow separate my > already digitized specimen so I have separate tps files representing each > site separately from the already made whole file? I have been overwriting > my current file until I finished digitizing all images, since I need to run > a site comparison. Additionally, I am interested in within site variation > as well. I am afraid of loosing my work if I hit append. So, at this point, > do I need to digitize each site again separately? Should that have been my > first step, and then combine all sites via the append option? > > I hope I made my issue clear. Thank you in advance for your input! > Gabi > -- MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected].
