[Mapserver-users] 24bit Raster Image

[Frank Warmerdam]

Richie Pierce wrote:
> I am trying to add a 24bit raster image to my map without any success.  
> I get an error like this:
> 
>  
> 
> msDrawRaster(): Image handling error. Unrecognized or unsupported image 
> format
> drawEPP(): Image handling error. 
> c:\inetpub\wwwroot\test_site\data\index\tifs\beedeville_ne.tif is not an 
> EPPL file.
> 
>  
> 
> I browsed the archives and saw some mention of a bug and having to 
> re-sample it down to an 8bit image.  I was wondering if there has been 
> fixes found for this error.  I would prefer not to create 8bit images 
> for a state wide ortho set (server space being limited).   Any help 
> would be great.  Thanks

Richie,

The most likely reason you would get this error is if your mapserver
is built without TIFF or GDAL support.  Can you report your "mapserv -v"
output? Does the file work fine with other imaging apps?

Best regards,
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