Even Thanks for your quick reply. Converting the same image with global mapper gives me different results:
Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF Files: C:\Users\Atlas\Pictures\2.tif Size is 480, 360 Coordinate System is: GEOGCS["WGS 84", DATUM["WGS_1984", SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223560493, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0], UNIT["arc-second",4.848136811095361e-006], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]] Origin = (0.000000000000000,360.000000000000000) Pixel Size = (1.000000000000000,-1.000000000000000) Metadata: AREA_OR_POINT=Area Image Structure Metadata: COMPRESSION=JPEG INTERLEAVE=PIXEL Corner Coordinates: Upper Left ( 0.000, 360.000) ( 0d 0' 0.01"E,360d 0' 0.00"N) Lower Left ( 0.0000000, 0.0000000) ( 0d 0' 0.01"E, 0d 0' 0.01"N) Upper Right ( 480.000, 360.000) (Invalid angle,360d 0' 0.00"N) Lower Right ( 480.000, 0.000) (Invalid angle, 0d 0' 0.01"N) Center ( 240.000, 180.000) (240d 0' 0.00"E,180d 0' 0.00"N) Band 1 Block=128x128 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Red Mask Flags: PER_DATASET ALPHA Band 2 Block=128x128 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Green Mask Flags: PER_DATASET ALPHA Band 3 Block=128x128 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Blue Mask Flags: PER_DATASET ALPHA Band 4 Block=128x128 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Alpha Press any key to continue . . . Is there a way to get the same result with gdal? I see that the mask flag is different (PER_DATASET ALPHA) Thanks Yehiyam ________________________________________ From: Even Rouault [even.roua...@mines-paris.org] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 1:56 PM To: Livneh Yehiyam Cc: gdal-dev (gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org) Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] Creating jpeg compressed tiff with alpha Yehiyam, Your command worked fine. It is just that your expectations are wrong. It will produce a mask band, and not a alpha band. This is indicated by the following line in the gdalinfo report : ><table align='center'><tr><td></td></tr></table> Mask Flags: PER_DATASET (a mask band that is common to all the regular bands of the dataset) Mask bands can be obtained with GDALGetMaskBand(). But admitedly, I guess that few software packages are able to deal with them. For example, recent versions of MapServer will try using mask band if no alpha band is found. Best regards, Even ********************************************************************************************** This message (including any attachments) issued by RAFAEL- ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD. (hereinafter "RAFAEL") contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, may constitute information that is privileged or confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you should contact us immediately and thereafter delete this message from your system. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, dissemination, distribution or forwarding of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail mailto:law...@rafael.co.il and completely delete or destroy any and all electronic or other copies of the original message and any attachments thereof. ********************************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev