More map files

Doug

maybe you need to read below.. LOL

:-))

Greg
I have used OziExplorer in the past and had the link where you have a waypoint and a Photo of that place will be shown ,but as said it is not a Map format file , yes you can have a photo of a map and that's all it will be , a JPEG photo , it will not do what a .gdb will do or a OziExplorer MAP File , ERS File, ECW File,
And as for OziExplorer CD mine went in the bin , it's bloody useless ,

Hello Doug & Dusty,

I get the impression that you (Doug, not Dusty…I assume) have got a bit confused with image formats, digital cameras, OziExplorer and terminology. Map images used by OziExplorer must be in a raster format. JPG is one such raster image format. Map images created for use for OziExplorer can be generated using a number of different methods (e.g. scanner, GIS program, screen captures, camera) but in the end it must be in a supported raster format.

Digital cameras also use raster images and JPG is one format to which photos are saved…and yes you can attach a jpg image created with a camera (i.e. a “photo”) to a waypoint in OziExplorer......….though my understanding of original post was that Twinkles was trying to find out how to utilise MAP IMAGES saved in pdf or jpg with OziExplorer. I and others provided some advice which hopefully proved useful. I don’t think Twinkles was trying to open photos in OziExplorer, but I could be wrong.

Whether on not OziExplorer is “useless” or not is a personal thing. 99.9999% of the people I know don’t have any use for it either so it comes as no surprise that you (or Dusty) don’t. I use it almost every day for work so have a different view in its usefulness, as I am sure other users do.

Cheers
Greg

Hi Richard - would actually recommend converting calibrated images to OZF format, not jpg (or any other). This is a format specifcially designed for use with OziExplorer. Benefit over JPG (and most other formats) is faster loading time and better quiality image. If you are using OziCE on a PDA then OZF and ECW are the only supported formats so little choice in that case anyway.

The program for converting images to OZF is here

IMG2OZF

NOTE: Image must be calibrated first in Oziexplorer otherwise you will be unable to convert.

Cheers
Greg

Yep I know, basic steps first though....

Cheers
Richard

Wouldnt call using IMG2OZF a big step - no use stuffing around converting tiffs to jpgs etc ...you will loose quality. Save to OZF in first instance and get on with the job IMHO. Understand what you mean though, can get confusing when first using new programs. Can however help to pointout various possibilities - people can then choose to do what they feel comfortable with based on their knowledge and requirements. Difficult when providing advice on forums to judge what a person already knows and doesnt know - so tell them the full story and let them ask if the dont understand.
Cheers
Greg