Raster Converter

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This is a programme to convert raters to the tiff format. The output raster may be divided in square tiles or not, it may include just the main image or image pyramide, a raster may be compressed using packbits or jpg (from 1 is for the highest compression and 99 for the lowest) or not compressed.
You can convert numerous rasters if necessary, generating a "*.bat" file, which converts subsequent rasters.

Conversion may be carried out for the following formats:
Tiff
PCX
JPR (less in use currently)
Intergraph's RGB
Intergraph's COT
Intergraph's CIT

Input image

button lets you select a raster file you want to convert. Image Info displays information about the input raster.

Output image

button lets you select the name of the file where the output raster will be saved.

Default prefix

you can enter a default prefix to be added to an output raster's proposed name

Tile size

you can decide to cut a raster into small squares (tiles) and define their size

Overview

you can decide that an output tif includes subsequent reductions of an input image (image pyramide)

Compression

you can select a compression method, and the jpg compression value may vary from 1 to 99 (where 99 is for the lowest compression and a largest file size on the disk).

Generate tfw

you can automatically create tfw files, including an insert point and raster's size in the reference system. This option is destined for Intergraph raster format, including georefernce information

*.bat Generator
This dialogue is to create a bat file; once you run it it automatically converts subsequent rasters in accordance with given parameters.
First you select rasters for convertion, select a destination folder and choose convertion parameters.

Input files
Using Add button you can add one or more files to be converted.
Delete deletes rasters indicated freely on a selected files list.

Output Information

Destination directory

selects a catalogue where converted rasters are to be stored

Decompress to COT

this option runs an external programme of RasterUtilities system by Intergraph. This option is needed to convert files in Intergraph JPG format, as this format is not directly applied by the Raster Converter. Having converted to the Intergraph COT format you can convert to the Tiff format

Delete input file after COT creation

you can delete an input file after it's converted to COT format. Convert to Tiff converts the file to Tiff format

Tile size

you can define the tile size the image will be cut into

Create Overview (full set)

you can decide that the output tiff includes subsequent reductions of an input image (image pyramide)

JPEG Compression

you can choose a compression method, and a jpg compression value may vary from 1 to 99 (where 99 is for the lowest compression degree and a largest file size on the disk)

Delete COT after TIF creation

you can delete an unwanted COT after convertion to TIF

External application's

you can define access paths to two external programmes needed for convertion

ISRU mr_file.exe

by Intergraph, it is needed for convertion if an input raster's file is in Intergraph's JPG

RasterConverter.exe

you need to define access path to generate a "*.bat" file

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Software elements