Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

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dynamo
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Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

Post by dynamo » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:35 pm

I’ve a problem precisely calibrating a map from disk. Although I have managed to create a large and complex photoscenery Bgl of a peninsula it does require to be manipulated & manoeuvred a bit to fit perfectly into FSX.

And that is where I have run into difficulties. Having taken precise coordinates of the four N.W,S & E points the map refuses to obey the newly inserted coordinates in the calibration box.

One of two things occurs. Either a window appears saying, ‘Cannot display maps! Map view was turned OFF!’ Whereby the map disappears. Or secondly the map simply refuses to comply with the inserted coordinates and reverts to a different size. The source image is a 24bit bmp.

The area size is about 25 x 10 miles.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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Re: Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

Post by Luis Sa » Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:16 pm

Hello,

I do not know the resolution but it seems a very large image. SBuilderX is not adequate to process very large images that take too much memory. If I was you I would use resample directly. In order to create the INF files I could use SBuilderX (as an alternative to a hand calculator) by using images with the half (or quater) of the pixels in both the NS and WE directions, Then I would change the INF parameters when working with the full images.

Merry Christmas,

Luis

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Re: Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

Post by meshman » Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:56 am

Totally off-topic...

Luis,

Have a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year be a good one for you and your family.

And if the other Luis happens to pass through, may I also offer to you the same best wishes!

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Re: Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

Post by luisfeliztirado » Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:12 pm

And a very Merry Christmas to you, as well, Lance, and all my best wishes to you and everyone here for the New Year.

Best regards.
Luis

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Re: Help needed calibrating a map from disk precisely!

Post by dynamo » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:04 pm

Thanks very much for your help Luis! Happy new year to you.

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