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HI, I have a 2byte 5 banded GVAR image and want to convert to 1-byte 1 band but preserve the natural navigation (ie., Sat) how is this done. thanks, Randy Alliss From address@hidden Thu Jul 17 11:20:39 2003 Randy - If you separate the data out into five single banded images by using IMGCOPY with STYPE=VISR, you could use a program called "gimiglue" that is maintained by a group here at SSEC. "gimiglue" glues McIDAS areas together into one area. It is a standalone program and can be picked up via ftp. It has been updated to work on GOES-12 also, so it is quite actively used. Here is the info from the programmer: ---------------------------------------------- It comes with no warranties, express or implied. :) It just needs to be untarred and then "make gimiglue" should do the trick. The program is McIDAS independent, so it takes the actual file name (full path name is acceptable). The first file is the output filename, and the other files are the bands, which have to line up precisely. ----------------------------------------------- You can obtain the tar file here: ftp ftp.ssec.wisc.edu cd bioburn/gimiglue get gimiglue_2003035.tar I hope this program helps. We are considering adding it to -XRD, so if you find it useful or have any questions, please let us know. Good luck! - Becky ================ Becky Schaffer McIDAS Help Desk address@hidden ================