<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">That may be an option for now, but there is an issue with that option that needs to be addressed - the ECW DSDK has a very restrictive license, especially with US export.  Any distribution of any part of the DSDK must be able to enforce a restricted distribution (ie download).  That's why I package the GDAL format as a plugin and require the end user to download the ECW DSDK themselves - I don't have the means or interest in enforcing export restrictions.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The same applies to the MrSID DSDK and GDAL format.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:49 AM, Saber Razmjooei <<a href="mailto:saber.razmjooei@lutraconsulting.co.uk" class="">saber.razmjooei@lutraconsulting.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Alternatively, you can use this installer which has all the 3rd party GDAL plugins within the bundle:<div class=""><a href="https://lutraconsulting.github.io/qgis-mac-packager/" class="">https://lutraconsulting.github.io/qgis-mac-packager/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class="">Saber</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 at 12:27, DelazJ <<a href="mailto:delazj@gmail.com" class="">delazj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi Azzura,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It's not about GDAL itself but a plugin that is not embarked with GDAL and that you have to add: <a href="https://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/frameworks/GDAL-ECW_Plugin-2.4.0-1.dmg" target="_blank" class="">ECW plugin v2.4.0-1</a> (or the 2.3 version depending on your GDAL version). You should find it under the GDAL Plugins section at <a href="https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/<br class=""></a></div><div class="">And you need to install the Intergraph sdk version mentioned next to the download link.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards,</div><div class="">Harrissou<br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le lun. 1 avr. 2019 à 11:59, Azzurra Lentini <<a href="mailto:lentini.azzurra@polymtl.ca" target="_blank" class="">lentini.azzurra@polymtl.ca</a>> a écrit :<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Mike thank you for the explaination.<br class="">
However I have tried from the website<br class="">
<a href="https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/</a> to install<br class="">
GDAL Complete: GDAL 2.4 and 2.3 but it is still not working!!<br class="">
My qgis version is 2.18 and even if I did all GDAL COMPLETE  <br class="">
installation, qgis is still giving me this message (when I try to add  <br class="">
raster ecw:<br class="">
data source not supported !!<br class="">
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Any other suggestion?<br class="">
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should I install other software in my computer?<br class="">
<br class="">
Thank you, Azzurra<br class="">
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Mike Hyslop <<a href="mailto:mdhyslop@mtu.edu" target="_blank" class="">mdhyslop@mtu.edu</a>> a écrit :<br class="">
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> Hi,<br class="">
><br class="">
> this process is outlined on the developer's web site:<br class="">
> <a href="https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks/</a><br class="">
><br class="">
> Look for the section titled "GDAL Plugins" and find the corresponding<br class="">
> plugin for your version of GDAL.<br class="">
><br class="">
> Best,<br class="">
> Mike<br class="">
><br class="">
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 10:24 AM Antongeo76 <<a href="mailto:antoviscomi@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">antoviscomi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
><br class="">
>> Azzurra Lentini-2 wrote<br class="">
>> > Dear all in my Qgis 2.18 installed in my computer Mac I can not open<br class="">
>> > the raster file with extension .ecw<br class="">
>> > What can I do? is it normal?<br class="">
>> > In my pc windows I can open without any problem.<br class="">
>> ><br class="">
>> > Thank you Azzurra.<br class="">
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>> Hi Azzurra,<br class="">
>> for unix based sistems you need to local build ECW SDK to allow GDAL (QGIS)<br class="">
>> to read ECW raster<br class="">
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