Index: trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackReadout.c
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--- trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackReadout.c	(revision 27427)
+++ trunk/ppStack/src/ppStackReadout.c	(revision 29552)
@@ -130,10 +130,23 @@
     int kernelSize = psMetadataLookupS32(NULL, ppsub, "KERNEL.SIZE"); // Kernel half-size
 
-    psString maskValStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.VAL"); // Name of bits to mask going in
-    psImageMaskType maskVal = pmConfigMaskGet(maskValStr, config); // Bits to mask going in to pmSubtractionMatch
+    psString maskBadStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.VAL"); // Name of bits to mask for bad
+    psImageMaskType maskBad = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBadStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+
     psString maskSuspectStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.SUSPECT"); // Name of suspect mask bits
     psImageMaskType maskSuspect = pmConfigMaskGet(maskSuspectStr, config); // Suspect bits
-    psString maskBadStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.BAD"); // Name of bits to mask for bad
-    psImageMaskType maskBad = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBadStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+
+    bool status = false;
+    psImageMaskType maskBlank;
+    psString maskBlankStr = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, recipe, "MASK.BLANK"); // Name of bits to set for empty pixels
+    if (maskBlankStr) {
+      maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBlankStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+    } else {
+      maskBlankStr = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, recipe, "MASK.BAD"); // Old name for MASK.BLANK
+      if (maskBlankStr) {
+	maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBlankStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+      } else {
+	maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet("BLANK", config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+      }
+    }
 
     int num = readouts->n;              // Number of inputs
@@ -157,5 +170,5 @@
     }
 
-    if (!pmStackCombine(outRO, NULL, stack, maskVal | maskBad, maskSuspect, maskBad, kernelSize, iter,
+    if (!pmStackCombine(outRO, NULL, stack, maskBad, maskSuspect, maskBlank, kernelSize, iter,
                         combineRej, combineSys, combineDiscard, useVariance, safe, false)) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "Unable to combine input readouts with rejection.");
@@ -215,10 +228,23 @@
     bool safe = psMetadataLookupBool(&mdok, recipe, "SAFE"); // Be safe when combining small numbers of pixels
 
-    psString maskValStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.VAL"); // Name of bits to mask going in
-    psImageMaskType maskVal = pmConfigMaskGet(maskValStr, config); // Bits to mask going in to pmSubtractionMatch
+    psString maskBadStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.VAL"); // Name of bits to mask for bad
+    psImageMaskType maskBad = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBadStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+
     psString maskSuspectStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.SUSPECT"); // Name of suspect mask bits
     psImageMaskType maskSuspect = pmConfigMaskGet(maskSuspectStr, config); // Suspect bits
-    psString maskBadStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "MASK.BAD"); // Name of bits to mask for bad
-    psImageMaskType maskBad = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBadStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+
+    bool status = false;
+    psImageMaskType maskBlank;
+    psString maskBlankStr = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, recipe, "MASK.BLANK"); // Name of bits to set for empty pixels
+    if (maskBlankStr) {
+      maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBlankStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+    } else {
+      maskBlankStr = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, recipe, "MASK.BAD"); // Old name for MASK.BLANK
+      if (maskBlankStr) {
+	maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet(maskBlankStr, config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+      } else {
+	maskBlank = pmConfigMaskGet("BLANK", config); // Bits to mask for bad pixels
+      }
+    }
 
     int num = readouts->n;              // Number of inputs
@@ -257,5 +283,5 @@
     }
 
-    if (!pmStackCombine(outRO, expRO, stack, maskVal | maskBad, maskSuspect, maskBad, 0, iter, combineRej,
+    if (!pmStackCombine(outRO, expRO, stack, maskBad, maskSuspect, maskBlank, 0, iter, combineRej,
                         combineSys, combineDiscard, useVariance, safe, rejected)) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "Unable to combine input readouts.");