Thanks for clearing that up Frank ! I will try to convert my image as you suggest, do you have any suggestions of the format to use ? I have the experience when I try to convert my image (±258mb) that it just blows up the size of the image into gigabytes...Thanks for helping out !
Steven On Dec 12, 2007 4:39 PM, Frank Warmerdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven De Vriendt wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I have installed gdal-bin using the synaptic manager in ubuntu feisty. > Yet, > > when I try to use gdalinfo on my sid-file, I get a format unsupported > > message. > > How can activate mrsid support ? > > Steven, > > It is in theory possible to build the GDAL MrSID driver as a plugin and > use > it with your installed GDAL. But this is tricky, and it will only work if > there is a MrSID DSDK available that is compatible with the > OS/architecture > and compiler version your GDAL is built for. If you want to pursue that > path ... good luck. > > Alternatively, you could install FWTools and just use it for the specific > translation of the mrsid's into something more generally useful. > > http://fwtools.maptools.org/ > > Because the MrSID DSDK is proprietary software, provided only in > pre-compiled format it is challenging to offer it in free software > distributions. > > Best regards, > -- > > ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- > I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > light and sound - activate the windows | > http://pobox.com/~warmerdam<http://pobox.com/%7Ewarmerdam> > and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org > >
