Hi Marc, re: ability to convert your images in Level 1B "format" to McIDAS AREA > He was able to convert the level 1b into area format in Mcidas X. OK. I assume that he verified that he can use the converted image in AREA format in his McIDAS-X session (list with IMGLIST; display with IMGDISP; etc.). re: McIDAS-V should be able to read the files directly if they are in AREA format. > I tried to read in the level 1b into Mcidas V but it didn't recognize it > even when I specified the type of file. The Level 1B "formatted" image or the image in AREA format produced by the conversion in McIDAS-X. McIDAS-V should be able to read the image if it is in AREA format. re: McIDAS Lite can not read Level 1B "formatted" files directly > Ok, and I don't think it can read those leve 1b either. Hmm... this suggests (but does not prove) that the AREA formatted copies of the Level 1B images are not valid. Can you make one, two, or three available to me so I can take a look? Putting them on a publically accessible FTP server might be the best option... please do _not_ send them in an email. > I now have some > images, but also I thought in Mcidas one could also retrieve, for example, > cloud information from the images. What do you mean by "cloud information"? > My friend said that Mcidas cannot do this type of analysis. I would need an > algorithm to do this. Is this true? It depends on what you mean by "cloud information". If the images are in the infrared bands, then McIDAS can certainly list back data values, and the McIDAS utility IMGOPER should be able to create new images using existing images as input. Now I just need to know what you are trying to do. > Thanks again. No worries. Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: OXG-395498 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed
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