[gdal-dev] removing of transparency possible?

[Frank Warmerdam]

WolfgangZ wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> how do I remove a transparency layer? I used one during the merging 
> process, but conversion to jpg (e.g.) complains about.
> 
> Many thanks
> Wolg

Wolg,

Are you referring to an alpha band?  If so, you could select a subset of
bands with gdal_translate using the -b flag.


eg.

gdal_translate -b 1 -b 2 -b 3 rgba.tif rgb.jpg

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