[IDV #GVM-711929]: geolocate an image with transparent background....

Hi Gilles,

OK, thanks for the excellent advice.

Best,

Unidata IDV Support

> Hi there,
> 
> Just in case someone else run through this problem:
> 
> it seems that some of the tools will convert a png without background to a
> gif with white background automatically,
> So one needs to find one that can conserve the transparent background while
> converting it to gif
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2017 09:27, "Unidata IDV Support" <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Gilles,
> >
> > Strange, because that was one of the solutions I tried by converting the
> > image
> > to gif format with the Gimp. Anyway, I am glad you got it to work.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I just solved it changing the png format to a gif format
> > >
> > > I remembered that idv logo doesn't have a background and checked it's
> > > format,
> > >
> > > And it is a gif so I changed format of all the symbols I made to gif and
> > it
> > > went just fine,
> > >
> > > Thanks anyway
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Gilles
> > >
> > address@hidden>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Gilles,
> > > >
> > > > I can confirm exactly the problem you describe. I tried experimenting
> > with
> > > > various workarounds including ISL. But unfortunately, none of my
> > attempts
> > > > were
> > > > satisfactory.
> > > >
> > > > The best advice I can offer is to use a tool like the GIMP to create
> > the
> > > > background color of your image to your liking and then geolocate it in
> > the
> > > > IDV.
> > > >
> > > > I just tried this solution and it seems to work, see attached.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe someone knows better than me, but that's what I have.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > Bonjour, Hi there,
> > > > >
> > > > > Here it goes for the tropical depression 11E,
> > > > >
> > > > > I try to include a donnut symbol with transparent backgroung in png
> > > > format,
> > > > >
> > > > > Once geolocated the background is white not transparent,
> > > > >
> > > > > perhaps it is just a format detail,
> > > > >
> > > > > cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > gilles
> > > > >
> > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > Dr. Gilles Arfeuille
> > > > > Profesor Investigador
> > > > > Facultad de Ciencias
> > > > > Universidad de Colima
> > > > > (52)3123147687
> > > > > address@hidden
> > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > address@hidden
> > > > > >:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Bonjour Gilles,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could you please send us a screenshot of what you are describing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Merci,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am trying to include some symbols in IDV while having some GFS
> > > > output
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > GOES imagery on the screen,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No problem geolocating an image, I know how to do it (well
> > explained
> > > > in
> > > > > > > documentation),
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But these images have a transparent background,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Once geolocated in IDV they appear with a white background (with
> > an
> > > > ugly
> > > > > > > white rectangle around it :-( that overlaps plotted data),
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any way around this, please?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers and have a great summer in Boulder,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gilles
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
> > > > > > > Dr. Gilles Arfeuille
> > > > > > > Profesor Investigador
> > > > > > > Facultad de Ciencias
> > > > > > > Universidad de Colima
> > > > > > > (52)3123147687
> > > > > > > address@hidden
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GVM-711929
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
===================
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