[Mapserver-users] reducing RGB maps to 8bit

[Jan Hartmann]

Lowell Filak wrote:

> I agree with Rich - you deal with some of the oldest & coolest maps I
> know of.

Wait till you see my "Historical Atlas of Amsterdam", online next week. 
The 16th and 17th century maps are all-time wonders of cartography.

> I wonder if Imagemagick could compose a palette across multiple images
> with something like "montage -colors 256 image1.jpg image2.jpg
> image3.jpg ... output.tif".?
> 

I'll try it out, but I don't think ImageMagick can montage 600 4000*4000 
maps.

Jan