Google Earth to BSB / KAP

[phiggins]

BTW: I also changed the default depth units to feet so that if someone forgets to set it properly, the chart produced will be on the safe side ie if its really meters they won't run aground following it.

[phiggins]

With the new land alorithm, you don't have to set the GE transparency to opaque. I tried it with a lower value and it was still able to make the land transparent and on the resulting chart you could see the water features.

[phiggins]

Rats!

That fix: 2. Fix problem loading images east of longitude 0.

Wasn't a problem they just gave me the wrong waypoints.

Fix removed:

Now V3.3.3

[sinbad7]

Paul..

Using V3.3.2 I got the displayed error message before the final saving to .kap

Now how to save the combined GE/Overlay map in the full size of the overlay?
GE only saves the screen display...

Final part of log file:

16:23:31 Typing:\tempGEKAP\tempf.jpg in Save As Edit field
16:23:31 Sending key
16:23:31 Sending key::
16:23:32 Sending key:\
16:23:32 Sending key:t
16:23:32 Sending key:e
16:23:32 Sending key:m
16:23:32 Sending key
16:23:32 Sending key:G
16:23:33 Sending key:E
16:23:33 Sending key:K
16:23:33 Sending key:A
16:23:33 Sending key:P
16:23:33 Sending key:\
16:23:33 Sending key:t
16:23:34 Sending key:e
16:23:34 Sending key:m
16:23:34 Sending key
16:23:34 Sending key:f
16:23:34 Sending key:.
16:23:34 Sending key:j
16:23:35 Sending key
16:23:35 Sending key:g
16:23:35 SPKEY=RETURN
16:23:35 Checking saved filename:\tempGEKAP\tempf.jpg
16:23:35 Issuing External command:convert "D:\tempGEKAP\tempf.jpg" -colors 127 "D:\tempGEKAP\temp_background.gif"
16:23:37 Issuing External command:convert -alpha set -fuzz 10% -transparent #0 D:\tempGEKAP\tempc_foreground.gif c:\tempGEKAP\temp_transparent.gif

Tore

[sinbad7]

Paul..

Also tried V 3.3.3 but getting the same error message..

Message:

ERROR: ERROR occurred at line:1677
Content of line:
External Command Failed:
convert -alpha set -fuzz 10% -transparent #0 D:\tempGEKAP\tempc_foreground.gif c:\tempGEKAP\temp_transparent.gif 2>_tempe.err
Magick: unrecognized color `0' @ warning/color.c/QueryMagickColorCompliance/2602.
Magick: unable to open image `c:\tempGEKAP\temp_transparent.gif': No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2584.

Tore

[phiggins]

What were you trying to overlay to get a color of 0, Can you send me the whatever you were trying to overlay?

[phiggins]

and the complete log,

But I don't support images larger than the screen.

[sinbad7]

Paul..

Does the whole job except the final .kap conversion..
See the .jpg file I renamed and converted manually.
I used just a normal CM93 overlay.

Tore

[phiggins]

Sorry Tore but I don't understand your question. Are you having trouble converting a CM93 image? If you'll just send me the the image and the log, I can diagnose what problem is.

Paul

[sinbad7]

Paul..

I've sent you the error messages previously...
The program functions fine until the last stage storing the .jpg file and doing the conversion to .kap That part does NOT work.

Here is the log file:

17:29:18 GE2KAP version is:V1.2.4
17:29:18 Version: ImageMagick 6.6.7-0 2011-01-01 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org
17:29:18 O/S is:WindowsNT 6.00
17:29:30 Google Earth Version=6.0.1 5
17:29:31 Starting Calibration
17:29:31 CURRENT DIRECTORY=D:\PROGRAM FILES\GE2KAP
17:29:31 UPPER LEFT=58.2059567323738 8.29794989728205
17:29:31 LOWER RIGHT=58.1933865652685 8.34145686749556
17:29:31 UPPER RIGHT=58.2059732294144 8.34144736029448
17:29:31 LOWER LEFT=58.1933700739246 8.29797480067066
17:29:31 CENTER SCREEN=58.1996734993143 8.31970722713941
17:29:31 LATDIFF=0.0125701671053 LONDIFF=0.04350697021351
17:29:31 LATDIFF LEFT=0.0125866584492 LATDIFF RIGHT=0.0125866641459 DIFF=-0.0000000056967
17:29:31 LONDIFF TOP=0.04349746301243 LONDIFF BOTTOM=0.04348206682490 DIFF=0.00001539618753
17:29:31 LASTDOT=11 NEWEST JPG FILE:\PROGRAM FILES\GE2KAP\Brekkestoe.jpg
17:29:31 ISSUING:convert "D:\PROGRAM FILES\GE2KAP\Brekkestoe.jpg" -colors 127 "Brekkestoe.bmp"

BMP Header 17:29:33
OFFS HEX VALUE ASCII EBCDIC
---- ----------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
17:29:33 0000 424DE8AA 12000000 00003604 00002800 |BM 6 ( | | (Y |
17:29:33 0010 00000005 0000BF02 00000100 08000100 | | | |
17:29:33 0020 0000B2A6 1200120B 0000120B 00000001 | | | w |
17:29:33 0030 00000001 0000 | | | |
17:29:33
17:29:33 FILESIZE=X'12AAE8' BMP DATA SIZE=X'12A6B2'
17:29:33 BMP DATA OFFSET=1078 BMP COMPRESSION=1
17:29:33 HORZITONAL RESOLUTION=2834 pixels/meter
17:29:33 VERTICAL RESOLUTION=2834 pixels/meter
17:29:33 BITS_PER_PIXEL=8
17:29:33 WIDTH=1280 HEIGHT=703
17:29:33 BYTES_PER_ROW=1738.7226173541963
17:29:33 XL=0.0015625 YL=0.002844950213371266
17:29:33 HGL[1]=117
17:29:34 HGL[2]=234
17:29:34 HGL[3]=351
17:29:34 HGL[4]=468
17:29:34 HGL[5]=585
17:29:34 VGL[1]=213
17:29:34 VGL[2]=426
17:29:34 VGL[3]=639
17:29:34 VGL[4]=852
17:29:34 VGL[5]=1065
17:29:34 DEGREES_PER_PIXEL_LAT=0.0000178807497941678521 DEGREES_PER_PIXEL_LON=0.0000339898204793046875
17:29:34 DX=3.77 DY=1.98
17:29:34 2 SCALE=7742.890475629886
17:29:34 SCALE=7742
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:1=58.20387 8.30519
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:2=58.20177 8.30520
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:3=58.19968 8.30520
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:4=58.19758 8.30520
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:5=58.19549 8.30521
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:6=58.20387 8.31243
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:7=58.20177 8.31243
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:8=58.19968 8.31244
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:9=58.19758 8.31244
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:10=58.19549 8.31244
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:11=58.20387 8.31967
17:29:34 REF POINT GE:12=58.20178 8.31967
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:13=58.19968 8.31967
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:14=58.19759 8.31968
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:15=58.19549 8.31968
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:16=58.20387 8.32690
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:17=58.20178 8.32691
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:18=58.19968 8.32691
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:19=58.19759 8.32691
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:20=58.19550 8.32691
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:21=58.20388 8.33414
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:22=58.20178 8.33414
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:23=58.19969 8.33415
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:24=58.19759 8.33415
17:29:35 REF POINT GE:25=58.19550 8.33415
17:29:35 Calibration Complete
17:29:35 Creating KAP file...Please wait.
17:29:35 LASTDOT=11 NEWEST JPG FILE:Brekkestoe.bmp
17:29:35 Creating Kap File from JPG:
Brekkestoe.JPG
17:29:35 CHARTCAL.DIR at:\PROGRAM FILES\GE2KAP\CHARTCAL.DIR
17:29:35 ISSUING:convert "Brekkestoe.bmp" -colors 127 "Brekkestoe.gif"
17:29:37 ISSUING:convert "Brekkestoe.gif" -colors 127 "Brekkestoe.tif"
17:29:39 ISSUING:tif2bsb -c 127 "Brekkestoe.hdr" "Brekkestoe.tif" "Brekkestoe.kap"
17:29:39 ISSUING:rename "Brekkestoe.KAP" "Brekkestoe.kap"
17:29:40 Successfully created:
Brekkestoe.kap
Brekkestoe.bmp
and calibration data in CHARTCAL.DIR for bmp

To Calibrate another.. on GE display the area
Press "R" on keyboard to straighten the picture.

Save the image as a jpg: File...Save...Save Image

Then press the Create KAP button below.

I can't seem to upload any files to the forum tonight. It is just a normal CM93 screen dump in .png format plus a .txt file with the coordinates.

Must be ok as it produced the final .jpg file prior to the conversion to .kap

Tore

[sinbad7]

Paul..

Download the overlay file here: (4MB)

BREKKESTOE APPROACH-5.png - 4shared.com - photo sharing - download image

Tore

[sinbad7]

Paul..

Re my #233.. I would prefer the final overlay .kap chart to have the original bright colours of the CM93 chart. The present overlay is a bit dark..

Tore

[phiggins]

Blowing like hell here. Glad I'm on a mooring ball.

Tore,
You seem to be bouncing around two versions of GE2KAP so I'm not sure what problem is what version V2 or V3.

I tried your PNG on V3.3.3 and it works for me but without having the whole log I can't see the histogram your height, fuzz etc. You have my email address so why can't you send it as an attachment.

As for the colors well I'd like it to be crisper to but the image goes through a lot of conversions in the process and does get washed out a bit.

Paul

[r.fairman]

I don't understand how this works. Is it setting the values in GE I can't believe it is doing it for a opencpn image as its just a screencapture

regards

Richard

[phiggins]

R.Fairman
Are you saying there is something wrong?

Tore,
Regarding your problem with V3.3.3, the attached is what I get when I try it. I think you may be turning the transparancy too low. Best to leave it full opaque. In the next version I will put a check to see if it doesn' t find a valid land color.

and BTW the only non-beta version I support is GE2KAP.V2.0.7.