Martin Chapman wrote:
Frank,
In the file NITFDatasetCreate.cpp in the function NITFDatasetCreate() if
the compression option is set to C8 (JPEG2000) it looks like you:
1. get a handle to an installed J2K driver if available.
2. test for metadata creation capability.
3. create the nitf file.
4. open a new handle to the nitf file on disk.
5. setup a j2k subfile option based on the new nitf file segment offset.
6. call create on the j2k driver with the j2k_subfile option.
7. return an open handle to the new nitf file.
It seems to me that I could hack my version of GDAL to include support
for doing this with my copy of Kakadu with the exception that I would
have to first create a VRT dataset of my output J2K file and then use
CreateCopy() on the Kakadu driver instead of Create().
Do you think I am missing something here and that it is more difficult
then that? Does the Kakadu library not have some feature I would need
to do this?
If it can be done, would my approach of using a VRT dataset work?
I only want to create single dataset output.
Martin,
I have skimmed NITFCreateCopy() in nitfdataset.cpp, and I was somewhat
surprised to find it does not already support using the JP2KAK (kakadu)
driver to write jpeg2000 encoded nitf files.
I *think* it could be trivially extended to support JP2KAK with a case
similar to the one for JasPer with the filename encoded using the
/vsisubfile/ mechanism.
I must confess I'm not clear on why you are bringing VRT files or the
Create() method into the discussion. Hmm, rereading your email...
I assume you are referring to the function NITFDatasetCreate() in
nitfdataset.cpp (not NITFDatasetCreate.cpp which I don't think exists).
I see it utilizes some special hacks taking advantage of the fact that
the JP2ECW driver supports create+write as long as the application writes
in a very specific top down order. I had forgetting about this hack
which was implemented (somewhat against my better judgement) for
ERMapper.
Do you have a compelling need to support imperative creation via
Create() instead of CreateCopy()? Feel free to give me a call at
+1 613 754-2041 if that would expedite this discussion.
Best regards,
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