Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppImage.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppImage.config	(revision 35436)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppImage.config	(revision 35548)
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@
 USE.VIDEO.MASK  BOOL    TRUE            # Use a video mask if we have video data?
 
+# aditional auxillary mask applied to corners of all chips in video cells.
+# Is only applied if MASK.AUXMASK and USE.VIDEO.MASK are both true
+AUX.VIDEO.MASK  STR     neb://any/gpc1/auxmask/mpg.20130506/mask_video_cell_corners.fits
 
 
@@ -150,5 +153,5 @@
 FRINGE.FILTERS	STR y.00000
 
-# Standard chip processing
+# Standard chip processing (NOTE: when changing this be sure to check whether changes should be applied toCHIP_BGPRESEVE and/or CHIP_AUXMASK
 CHIP METADATA
   BASE.FITS          BOOL    FALSE           # Save base detrended image?
@@ -169,4 +172,5 @@
   MASK.BUILD	     BOOL    TRUE	     # Build internal mask?
   MASK.BURNTOOL      BOOL    TRUE            # Mask potential burntool trails
+  MASK.AUXMASK       BOOL    FALSE           # augment with more restrictive auxillary mask
   PATTERN.ROW        BOOL    TRUE            # Row pattern correction
   PATTERN.CELL	     BOOL    FALSE	     # Cell pattern correction
@@ -1220,4 +1224,37 @@
 END
 
+# Standard chip processing + auxillary mask
+CHIP_AUXMASK METADATA
+  BASE.FITS          BOOL    FALSE           # Save base detrended image?
+  BASE.MASK.FITS     BOOL    FALSE           # Save base detrended image?
+  BASE.VARIANCE.FITS BOOL    FALSE           # Save base detrended image?
+  CHIP.FITS          BOOL    TRUE            # Save chip-mosaic-ed image? 
+  CHIP.MASK.FITS     BOOL    TRUE            # Save chip-mosaic-ed image? 
+  CHIP.VARIANCE.FITS BOOL    TRUE            # Save chip-mosaic-ed image? 
+  OVERSCAN           BOOL    TRUE            # Overscan subtraction
+  NONLIN             BOOL    TRUE            # apply non-linearity correction 
+  BIAS               BOOL    FALSE           # Bias subtraction
+  DARK               BOOL    TRUE            # Dark subtraction
+  NOISEMAP	     BOOL    TRUE	     
+  REMNANCE           BOOL    FALSE           # Remnance masking
+  SHUTTER            BOOL    FALSE           # Shutter correction
+  FLAT               BOOL    TRUE            # Flat-field normalisation
+  MASK               BOOL    TRUE            # Mask bad pixels
+  MASK.BUILD	     BOOL    TRUE	     # Build internal mask?
+  MASK.BURNTOOL      BOOL    TRUE            # Mask potential burntool trails
+  MASK.AUXMASK       BOOL    TRUE            # augment with more restrictive auxillary mask
+  PATTERN.ROW        BOOL    TRUE            # Row pattern correction
+  PATTERN.CELL	     BOOL    FALSE	     # Cell pattern correction
+  PATTERN.CONTINUITY BOOL    TRUE            # Cell pattern correction using edge continuity
+  FRINGE             BOOL    TRUE            # Fringe subtraction
+  BIN1.FITS          BOOL    TRUE            # Save 1st binned chip image?
+  BIN2.FITS          BOOL    TRUE            # Save 2nd binned chip image?
+  PHOTOM             BOOL    TRUE            # Source identification and photometry
+  ASTROM.CHIP        BOOL    FALSE           # Astrometry per chip?
+  ASTROM.MOSAIC      BOOL    FALSE           # Astrometry for mosaic?
+  BACKGROUND         BOOL    TRUE            # Subtract background?
+  CROSSTALK.MEASURE  BOOL    TRUE            # Subtract model background?
+END
+
 # Standard chip processing without any background removal
 CHIP_PRESERVE_BG	METADATA
@@ -1239,4 +1276,5 @@
   MASK.BUILD	     BOOL    TRUE	     # Build internal mask?
   MASK.BURNTOOL      BOOL    TRUE            # Mask potential burntool trails
+  MASK.AUXMASK       BOOL    TRUE            # augment with more restrictive auxillary mask
   PATTERN.ROW        BOOL    FALSE           # Row pattern correction
   PATTERN.CELL	     BOOL    FALSE	     # Cell pattern correction
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppStack.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppStack.config	(revision 35436)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/ppStack.config	(revision 35548)
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@
     PSF.INPUT.MAX           F32	  10.0	# input cut more restrictive now 12->10 pix, limit target PSF in convolved stacks 
     PSF.INPUT.CLIP.NSIGMA   F32   1.5	# additional cut if majority of inputs much smaller than INPUT.MAX
-    PSF.INPUT.THRESH        F32   5.0
+    PSF.INPUT.THRESH        F32   10.0
     PSF.INPUT.ASYMMETRY     F32   0.2
+   MATCH.REJ        F32    4.0
+   SAFE		 BOOL	F
+
+END
+
+STACK_THREEPI_ALT  METADATA 
+    OUTPUT.NOCOMP   	    BOOL  TRUE  ## MD test mod
+    OUTPUT.LOGFLUX  	    BOOL  FALSE ## MD test mod
+    STACK.TYPE		    STR	  DEEP_STACK ## MD test mod
+    PSF.INPUT.MAX           F32	  10.0	# input cut more restrictive now 12->10 pix, limit target PSF in convolved stacks 
+    PSF.INPUT.CLIP.NSIGMA   F32   1.5	# additional cut if majority of inputs much smaller than INPUT.MAX
+    PSF.INPUT.THRESH        F32   10.0
+    PSF.INPUT.ASYMMETRY     F32   0.2
+   MATCH.REJ        F32    4.0
+   SAFE		 BOOL	F
+
 END
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config	(revision 35436)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config	(revision 35548)
@@ -121,5 +121,5 @@
 DVO.GETSTAR.MAX.RHO         F32      3000.0
 DVO.GETSTAR.MIN.MAG         F32      12.0
-DVO.GETSTAR.MIN.MAG.INST    F32     -15.0
+DVO.GETSTAR.MIN.MAG.INST    F32     -25.0
 
 # rather than mean, use specified EDGE:
@@ -402,5 +402,5 @@
     PSASTRO.MOSAIC.MODE         BOOL FALSE
     DVO.GETSTAR.FIXED.ZEROPT    F32   25.0
-
+    DVO.GETSTAR.MIN.MAG.INST	F32   -15.0
     PSASTRO.CATDIR                       STR     PS1.REF.20120524
     ZERO.POINT.USE.MEAN                  BOOL    TRUE