Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/gpc2/ppImage.config
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/gpc2/ppImage.config	(revision 42168)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/gpc2/ppImage.config	(revision 42169)
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 NONLIN                  BOOL    FALSE            # apply non-linearity correction 
 OLDDARK                 BOOL    FALSE
+
+PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS      BOOL    FALSE            # mask dead cells based on background patterns
 
 GAIN.OVERRIDE		BOOL	TRUE		# Override a non-finite gain?
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc	(revision 42168)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc	(revision 42169)
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@
 PPIMAGE.SHUTTER         INPUT    @DETDB        CHIP       IMAGE     
 PPIMAGE.LINEARITY       INPUT    @DETDB        CHIP       LINEARITY
-PPIMAGE.PATTERN.ROW.AMP INPUT    @DETDB        FPA       PATTERN.ROW.AMP
+PPIMAGE.PATTERN.ROW.AMP INPUT    @DETDB        FPA        PATTERN.ROW.AMP
+PPIMAGE.PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS INPUT @DETDB        FPA        PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS
 
 ## Files used by ppMerge
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc	(revision 42168)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc	(revision 42169)
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@
 PPIMAGE.LINEARITY         INPUT    @DETDB        CHIP       LINEARITY
 PPIMAGE.PATTERN.ROW.AMP   INPUT    @DETDB        FPA        PATTERN.ROW.AMP
+PPIMAGE.PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS INPUT   @DETDB        FPA        PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS
 
 ## Files used by psvideophot
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppImage.config
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppImage.config	(revision 42168)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppImage.config	(revision 42169)
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 PATTERN.CELL       BOOL    FALSE           # Cell pattern correction (see options below)
 PATTERN.CONTINUITY BOOL    FALSE           # continuity corrections (see options below)
+PATTERN.DEAD.CELLS BOOL    FALSE           # continuity corrections (see options below)
 FRINGE             BOOL    FALSE           # Fringe subtraction
 PHOTOM             BOOL    FALSE           # Source identification and photometry
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config	(revision 42168)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20220316/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config	(revision 42169)
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@
   HEADER        STR     OVER_VAL
   HEADER        STR     BACK_VAL
+  HEADER        STR     BACK_ERR
   HEADER        STR     APMIFIT
   HEADER        STR     DAPMIFIT