[mapserver-users] Running with MrSID (not scissors)

[Abram Gillespie]

The performance issue is good enough to convince me to stick with
TIFFs.  It's cheaper just to buy the space.

BTW - for completeness, the server runs Win2003 server.

Thanks!
-Abe

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Gregor Mosheh <gregor at hostgis.com> wrote:
> Jeshua Lacock wrote:
>  > It might be good to share for what platform...
>
>  M hm. One item of note, is that the Linux version of the SDK is for
>  32-bit only, and will not work in 64-bit environments. Most sad.
>  LizardTech doesn't even have immediate plans for the next version, only
>  the idea that it will support 64-bit. Sigh.
>
>
>
>  > I suspect that the GDAL list would be a more appropriate place to
>  > inquire about GDAL support.
>
>  Indeed. I can provide a few pointers right here, though, before you take
>  it to the other list. :)
>
>  1. First you need to install the MrSID SDk, from LizardTech's downloads
>  area. After that, when you run configure, use --help and look for the
>  --with-mrsid option.
>
>  2. I have found the runtime performance of wavelet-compressed images
>  (ECW, JPEG2000, MrSID) to be unacceptable for my needs. Your mileage may
>  vary, but you may want to save yourself some trouble by fetching
>  mrsiddecode and extracting it to TIFFs.
>
>  --
>  Gregor Mosheh / Greg Allensworth, BS, A+
>  System Administrator
>  HostGIS cartographic development & hosting services
>  http://www.HostGIS.com/
>
>  "Remember that no one cares if you can back up,
>   only if you can restore." - AMANDA
>