GeoConvert won’t load .tiff files

Hi

Maybe,file name is wrong. ‘tif’ is correct.

Puh... not exactly what I have. I have the Problem, that Geoconverter can convert my bmp source files to ttc. It produce even _mask files (From where he think he can take the information I don't know, the size is always 1 kb. Also not all ttc files have a corresponding mask file…)

If I put the masks in the alpha channel and save the tif (I can see the working alpha channel in a viewer) and I change the file format in the .inf file to .tif, the geoconverter ist doing something but does not write any ttc and mask ttc files. There is no output.

I thought it is, because Paint Shop Pro X7 does not write the correct tif format. So I install gimp and export the tif in a format recommended in the IPACS tutorial. Starting up geoconverter again: Result: no files.

I tried both: 1 Bit Alpha Channel and 8 bit Alpha Channel.

Any Idea?

<[file][][]
<[tmcolormap_regions][][]
<[bool] [write_images_with_mask][true]>
<[bool] [write_ttc_files][true]>
<[string8][folder_destination_ttc][./scenery2/images/]>
<[bool] [always_overwrite][true]>
<[string] [folder_source_files][D:/Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator Development/FSET/L5/Tansania/]>

<[list][region_list][]

<[tmcolormap_region][element][0]
<[uint32] [level] [6]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_min] [22.50 -0.00]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_max] [45.00 -21.893784]>
>

<[tmcolormap_region][element][0]
<[uint32] [level] [7]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_min] [22.50 -0.00]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_max] [45.00 -21.893784]>
>

<[tmcolormap_region][element][0]
<[uint32] [level] [8]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_min] [22.50 -0.00]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_max] [45.00 -21.893784]>
>

<[tmcolormap_region][element][0]
<[uint32] [level] [9]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_min] [22.50 -0.00]>
<[vector2_float64] [lonlat_max] [45.00 -21.893784]>
>
>
>
>

inf:

-----

[Destination]
DestDir = D:\Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator Development\FSET\Scenery\scenery
DestBaseFileName = Area_Lp8_SnapOff_N000000000_S010564881_E033450000_E045000000
BuildSeasons = 0
UseSourceDimensions = 1
CompressionQuality = 100
LOD = Auto,13

[Source]
Type = Custom
SourceDir = D:\Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator Development\FSET\L5\Tansania
SourceFile = Area_Lp8_SnapOff_N000000000_S010564881_E033450000_E045000000.tif
Lon = 33.75 ;for top left and bottom right is: 45
Lat = 0 ;for top left and bottom right is: -10.9471893310547
NumOfCellsPerLine = 12288 ;Pixel is not used in FSX
NumOfLines = 15943 ;Pixel is not used in FSX
CellXdimensionDeg = 0.00091552734375
CellYdimensionDeg = 0.0006866455078125
PixelIsPoint = 0
SamplingMethod = Point

0.00-tmmodule: (tmsystimer,1)
0.00-tmmodule: init modules=(tmsystimer=ok) done
0.00-tmsyswin: Program version 1.4.3
0.00-tmsyswin: Copyright (C) 1998-2017 IPACS
0.00-tmsyswin: memory=(physical=32578MB, avail=21388MB) (virtual=37442MB, avail=134217727MB) (34 in use)
0.01-tmsyswin: operating system (10.0)= Microsoft Windows 10 or newer
0.01-tmsyswin: monitor size = 474 296
0.01-tmsyswin: fullscreen modes=(1024x768x32x60) (1024x768x32x70) (1024x768x32x75) (1152x864x32x75) (1280x768x32x60) (1280x800x32x60) (1280x960x32x60) (1280x1024x32x60) (1280x1024x32x75) (1360x768x32x60) (1366x768x32x60) (1680x1050x32x60)
0.08-tmsysprogram: application init. commandline='gch2.tmc' userfolder='./'
0.11-tmsyswin: checking if running in windows compatibility mode: (reported=10.0) (real=10.0 '10.0.17134')
0.12-tmsyswin: init window: (mdf=60Hz) (window=0x0x656x519) (client=640x480) (screen=1680x1050) (32bpp) (60Hz) (windowed mode)
0.14-tmrender_directx11:initializing directx= done
0.76-dummy: resolution=640px ss=474.00mm -> res=640
0.76-dummy: create fbo = 640 480
0.77-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/fontdisplay.tff'=(512x512) (h=37) (nc=8365) ok
0.78-elevation: loading configuration file 'gch2.tmc'= 4 regions
0.78-elevation: convenience function. convert INF file to AID file: inf=D:/Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator Development/FSET/L5/Tansania/AreaFSInfo_Lp8_SnapOff_N000000000_S010564881_E033450000_E045000000.inf -> aid: img='Area_Lp8_SnapOff_N000000000_S010564881_E033450000_E045000000.tif' tl=(33.750000 0.000000) spp=(0.000916 0.000687)
0.79-elevation:
0.79-elevation: 1 input aerial images found:
0.79-elevation: file 'D:/Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator Development/FSET/L5/Tansania/Area_Lp8_SnapOff_N000000000_S010564881_E033450000_E045000000.tif' -> mask='' topleft=(33.750000 0.000000) sppx=(0.000916 0.000687) image=12288x15943 flipv=1
0.79-elevation:
0.80-elevation: building tile list for level 6
0.80-elevation: grid -> 36864.00 40960.00 28672.00 32768.00 -> 1024.00
0.81-elevation: done -> 36 40 28 32 tiles=16
0.81-elevation:
11.99-elevation: building tile list for level 7
12.00-elevation: grid -> 36864.00 40960.00 28672.00 32768.00 -> 512.00
12.00-elevation: done -> 72 80 56 64 tiles=64

and so on ….

I cannot reply for tif, I always work with 24 bit BMPs. If I need a self-made mask, I define it as such in a separate image.

Here, an example where I have an orthophoto and made a blending mask.

The associated AID file looks like this

Note : this works in addition to AFS2-generated masks.

Cheers

Antoine

Thank you, it's working.

Is this also working for reflection and night masks?

I'd assume no, but trial and error is the main rule, that's how I found this undocumented trick...

Cheers

Antoine