Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/ppSim/src/ppSimSmoothReadout.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/ppSim/src/ppSimSmoothReadout.c	(revision 36320)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/ppSim/src/ppSimSmoothReadout.c	(revision 36321)
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
     // XXX use these defaults?
     // float minGauss = 0.1;
-    float nSigma = 5.0;
+    float nSigma = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, recipe, "CONVOLVE.NSIGMA"); // SIGMA convolutions (pixels)
+    if (!status) nSigma = 5.0;
     float sigma = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, recipe, "SEEING"); // Seeing SIGMA (pixels)