[Gdal-dev] Problem transforming PNG, BMP, JPEG datasets using GDALWarp API

[Brian Marchand]

Frank,

Sorry, I failed to mention that the new "warped" data sets were created
with the TIFF driver. Originally I was trying to stick with the driver
of the original dataset but came up against the "create" restriction for
these datasets. 

It seems as if the failure occurs when I transform from a UTM to GCS. It
works if I just change the datum. The WKT is below. I also took your
suggestion and tried it with the gdalwarp utility using the below WKT in
prf files and it worked! So now I need to see what the utility is doing
that I'm not.  

I'm guessing this has nothing to do with the PNG, BMP, or JPEG drivers
but more to do with the fact that these formats come with world files.

Thanks,

Brian


Source SRS:

PROJCS["UTM Zone
17",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS
1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,
0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","89
01"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9108"]],AXIS["L
at",NORTH],AXIS["Long",EAST],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Trans
verse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_me
ridian",-81],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",
500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]

Target SRS:

GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS
84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,
0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901
"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9108"]],AXIS["Lat
",NORTH],AXIS["Long",EAST],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]] 



-----Original Message-----
From: gdal-dev-admin at remotesensing.org
[mailto:gdal-dev-admin at remotesensing.org] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:38 PM
To: gdal-dev at remotesensing.org
Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] Problem transforming PNG, BMP, JPEG datasets
using GDALWarp API

Brian Marchand wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've come across a problem where PNG, BMP, and JPEG datasets are
zeroed 
> out during a GDALWarp transform. I'm not sure if other formats do
this, 
> but I've seen this happen on these types. I have no problem with TIFF 
> files so as a temporary work around for these types; I copy them to 
> geotiff datasets before the transform. I'd prefer not to do this, so
I'm 
> wondering if anyone else has seen this and if this is a bug or am I 
> missing a step. No errors are generated during the warp setup and
execution.

Brian,

I'm not sure how you are warping directly to PNG or JPEG.  These are
both
"createcopy" formats, that have to be written out sequentially from an
input file.  The warper cannot normally use these formats at all as
direct
output formats.  How did you?

Can you provide a specific example demonstration with the gdalwarp
commandline program?  If so, could you file it in bugzilla?

Best regards,
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