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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=627212718-24012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Jennifer -</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=627212718-24012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If your output is photographic, you may find JPEG to be a
better output format choice. The image files will be much smaller.
Now that you know how to control the output format, you should experiment to see
which format works best for you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2> - Ed</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=627212718-24012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Ed McNierney</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>TopoZone.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jennifer
Zeisloft<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS]
Horrible Looking WMS Raster Imagery<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi Bart,<BR><BR>That was exactly what I needed to do. The
problem is fixed! <BR><BR>Thanks for all the help!<BR><BR>Jennifer<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/24/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Eijnden, B.
van den (Bart)</B> <<A
href="mailto:b.vdeijnden@agi.rws.minvenw.nl">b.vdeijnden@agi.rws.minvenw.nl</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Jennifer,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>try to use PNG24 for the
parameter named image_type in chameleon.xml.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Best
regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bart</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Oorspronkelijk
bericht-----<BR><B>Van:</B> UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU"
target=_blank>MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU</A>]<B>Namens </B>Jennifer
Zeisloft<BR><B>Verzonden:</B> dinsdag 24 januari 2006 6:04<BR><B>Aan:</B> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU"
target=_blank>MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU</A><BR><B>Onderwerp:</B> Re:
[UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Horrible Looking WMS Raster
Imagery<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><SPAN class=q>Hi Frank,<BR><BR>Thanks for the
response, Frank. It is sounding more and more like this is a question
I ought to forward to the chameleon list - because I am also not sure how to
generate 24bit output with chameleon! <BR><BR>I appreciate the much
needed direction!<BR><BR></SPAN>Thanks all!<BR><BR>Jennifer<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=q><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/23/06, <B
class=gmail_sendername>Frank Warmerdam</B> <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com" target=_blank>warmerdam@pobox.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN> </SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><SPAN
class=q>On 1/23/06, Brent Pedersen <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:bpederse@nature.berkeley.edu"
target=_blank>bpederse@nature.berkeley.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>> have you
tried using image/jpeg?<BR><BR>In addition to fetching data from the
remote WMSes as <BR>JPEG, it is also necessary for mapserver to generate
24bit<BR>output (JPEG or PNG24 for instance). I don't know how
to<BR>do that with Chameleon myself, but I'm sure there is a
setting<BR>somewhere.<BR><BR>I think Ed is right that the problem is 24bit
to 8bit color <BR>conversion with correspondingly poor color
resolution.<BR>Given sufficient blotchiness from this conversion it
can<BR>even appear that spatial resolution is degraded (though it<BR>isn't
actually).<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=q>Best regards,
<BR>--<BR>---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------<BR>I
set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com"
target=_blank>warmerdam@pobox.com</A><BR>light and sound - activate the
windows | <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://pobox.com/%7Ewarmerdam"
target=_blank>http://pobox.com/~warmerdam</A><BR>and watch the world go
round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for
Rent<BR></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Disclaimer
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