Index: /trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmFootprintCullPeaks.c
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--- /trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmFootprintCullPeaks.c	(revision 24887)
+++ /trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmFootprintCullPeaks.c	(revision 24888)
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@
 	// XXX optionally use the faster pmFootprintsFind if the subimage size is large (eg, M31)
 
+	// XXX this is not quite there yet:
+	// pmFootprint *peakFootprint = NULL;
+	// int area = subImg->numCols * subImg->numRows;
+	// if (area > 30000) {
+
+	pmFootprint *peakFootprint = pmFootprintsFindAtPoint(subImg, threshold, brightPeaks, peak->y, peak->x);
+
 	// at this point brightPeaks only has the peaks brighter than the current
-	pmFootprint *peakFootprint = pmFootprintsFindAtPoint(subImg, threshold, brightPeaks, peak->y, peak->x);
 
 	// XXX need to supply the image here