[Mapserver-users] reducing RGB maps to 8bit

[Lowell Filak]

The following message was sent by Jan Hartmann <jhart at frw.uva.nl> on
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:32:45 +0100.

> 
> 
> 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.

Cool.

> 
> > 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.

I agree, but a good cross-section-subset may be all that is needed to
decide on a palette that could be used against each image individually.?

Lowell

> 
> Jan
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