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20040203: non-integer image display blowup

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  • Subject: 20040203: non-integer image display blowup
  • Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:40:10 -0600
  • >from: Dave Santek <address@hidden>
  • >keywords: 200402032240.i13Mehp1001562 McIDAS IMGDISP MAG
  • >organization: SSEC
Travis,

You can't do a fractional MAG, so the best option would be to IMGREMAP 
into another projection. With IMGREMAP you can specify RES=  for a 
resolution in km [does not have to be an integer].

IMGREMAP can reproject into a Radar projection. Is that what you really 
need?

dave

Travis Martin wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is there any way to magnify images at a smaller increment?
>
> example:
>
> IMGDISP WEST/CONUS BAND=1 STA=SFO MAG=2
>
> What I'd really like is.....
>
> IMGDISP WEST/CONUS BAND=1 STA=SFO MAG=2.02
>
> Or something to that effect. 
>
> Bottom line is that I need to create an image that exactly matches one 
> from a different system....this is a radar image that cannot be scaled 
> due to the image quality suffering.  Right now I use image magic and 
> scale the image outside of McIDAS....this ends up making the image 
> unusable.  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for any help anyone can give!
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Travis Martin
> Weathernews Americas Inc.
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