ExpressView Browser Plug-in 7.0 User Manual
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1. E Enabling ExpressView on Vista Exportformats Express Server options general ExpressView status bar 14 21 18 14 21 14 21 14 21 22 23 12 22 22 11 15 15 24 25 18 23 24 ExpressView toolbar ExpressView version information G Geo information Georeferencing unit GIF GUI H Help Home view I Image formats Image properties geo info image and region metadata Image quality vs download speed Images bands export formats extensions files of type fullscreen view opening printing properties restoring original view saving Introduction 14 29 15 13 23 18 15 18 11 13 12 12 25 21 18 17 11 18 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual J JPEG JPIP support L LizardTech M Main window Measurement display unit Measurement results Measuring distance marking points viewing results Metadata MrSID options Multiband selection Multispectral images O Online Help Opening images Options coordinates Express Server MG3 and MG4 position reporting Other LizardTech products P Packet size Panning PNG Position reporting options Printing an image entire image 30 18 27 22 14 12 24 14 21 15 21 23 24 22 27 24 18 22 17 Printing an Image R Restoring original view Right click menu S Saving an image Scene information Selecting download packet size S2. Image Information The Image Information panel offers information about the entire original image e Location the file name and where it is located on your computer or network e File Format and Version the format the image is in s Compression Ratio what ratio the image was compressed at or Per Band if different ratios were used for different bands those ratios are listed on the metadata tab e Zoom Levels how many zoom levels the image contains e Dimensions size of the original image in pixels e Colorspace which color spectrum RGB Greyscale Multispectral etc the image occu piesRGB images with an alpha band are listed as Multispectral Alpha NOTE RGB images with an alpha band are listed as Multispectral Alpha Multispectral images that were encoded with the RGB transform are listed as Multispectral Alpha with RGB Color Trans form Current Scene The Current Scene panel offers information about the selected region e Level the zoom level of that region of the image visible in the main window e Dimensions size in pixels of the region that makes up the current scene e Center which point by x y coordinates in the original image the current scene is centered on e Bounds boundaries of the current scene in resolution independent coordinates Metadata The Metadata tab displays information about the parameters used in creating the image including the individual compression ratios used in per band
3. technology a powerful wavelet based image encoder viewer and file for mat LizardTech has offices in Seattle Denver London and Tokyo and is a division of Celartem Technology Inc JASDAG 4330 For more information about LizardTech visit www lizardtech com Other LizardTech Products We at LizardTech are glad to have you as a customer While you re in the shop explore Lizard Tech s other great products for compressing managing and distributing geospatial imagery and LIDAR data For instant notification of new LizardTech product releases and patches add the following link to your favorite RSS feed reader http www lizardtech conYfiles rss updates xml GeoViewer Efficient Viewing and Exporting of MrSID and JPEG 2000 Layers GeoViewer is LizardTech s free standalone application for viewing geospatial imagery vector over lays and LIDAR data GeoViewer enables you to combine view and export visual layers from varied sources such as local repositories Express Server catalogs and WMS and JPIP servers Geo Viewer supports a wide range of input formats and exports to GeoTIFF PNG and JPEG It s the most efficient means of viewing MrSID and JPEG 2000 images For more information about GeoViewer visit http www lizardtech com download GeoExpress The Industry s Best Image Manipulation and Compression Software With powerful tools for reprojecting color balancing and mosaicking GeoExpress software is the industry s
4. ExpressView Browser Plug in provides a means for you to specify the image s image units IMPORTANT If the CRS is defined the native units are reported here If not the native units are reported as Default metres If the reported native unit is correct you should specify native as the image unit If incorrect or undefined then it is recommended that you specify image pixels That way any measurement display units will be applied on a per pixel basis To specify the image unit 1 Select Coordinate Options from the context menu The Coordinate Options dialog box appears as shown above 2 Select aunit from the Image Units drop down list 3 Click OK to activate your changes Express Server Options Several options are available for customizing the relationship between the ExpressView Browser Plug in and Express Server 23 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual To access Express Server options select Express Server Options from the context menu The Express Server Options dialog box appears as shown below Express Server Options Transport Format jpeg z r MrSID Options Target Download Size 100 KB Speed Quality Fastest Best Quality General Options Selecting Download Format You may choose to download imagery in its original format native or in JPEG format These two options are available as items on the Transport Format drop down menu NOTE A change of transport format does not take
5. Save As dialog box appears as shown below Select a folder and name the file Select a file format from the Save as type drop down list then click Save Pon gt Save in Io seattle er Ed gt i 10tet489706 tif B e 10tet489714 tif My Recent Documents File name 1 0tet489722 ti 5 My Network Save as type GeoTIFF Image tif v Cancel Places GeoTIFF Image T HT TIFF Image w world file Hr JPEG Image w world file jpg PNG Image w world file png GIF Image w world file cif BMP Image w world file b To save a portion of an image in a different file format 1 Use the navigation controls to zoom in on a portion of the image 2 Select Save As from the context menu The Save As dialog box appears as shown above 18 Printing and Saving Images 3 Select a folder and name the file 4 Select a file format from the Save as type drop down list then click Save NOTE What you see in the browser window is what the application saves as a separate file Accordingly if you are currently viewing the entire image the entire image is saved If you have zoomed in on a portion of the image only that portion of the image is saved Similarly if you are viewing an image or a portion of an image in grayscale that image or image portion is saved as a new grayscale image 19 Advanced Features and Settings This section covers advanced features and options Selecting Bands Th
6. bar Note by default measurements are displayed in pixels To change measurement display unit see Specifying Measurement Display Unit on page 22 5 Continue clicking the image to mark additional points With each point added the status bar dis plays the cumulative distance among all the points AOON To mark points using the Ctrl key Windows 1 Hold down the control Ctrl key and click on the image to mark the first point 2 If necessary zoom and pan until the next point which you wish to mark is in view 3 Hold down the control Ctrl key and click on that point To clear the points you have marked and start over select Clear Measured Segments from the context menu Viewing Measurement Results Besides being displayed instantly in the ExpressView status bar the measurements are displayed in the Coordinate Information box as shown below if it is visible see Viewing the Coordinate Infor mation Box on page 14 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual Coordinate Information Pixels 2260 88 2228 08 Measured Lenath 111 727 feet 10 Displaying Information The ExpressView Browser Plug in enables you to display information about the image you are view ing in the plug in measurement results and coordinates information about which version of the plug in you are using and this help documentation Image Properties The Image Properties dialog box displays detailed information about your MrSID or J
7. compression Use the scrollbars on the side and bot tom to see information outside the initial view 12 Displaying Information Metadata IMAGE DYNAMIC_RANGE_WINDO A 256 000000 IMAGE DYNAMIC_RANGE_LEYEL 127 500000 IMAGE ENCODING_A4PPLICATION GeoExpress 6 1 1 1513 IMAGE HEIGHT 20000 IMAGE INPUT_FILE_SIZE 1201868712 000000 IMAGE INPUT_FORMAT GeoTIFF IMAGE INPUT_NAME v a gt For images that were compressed using per band compression ratios the per band metadata is added according to the following example in which the bands are listed in order starting with Band 1 and ending with the alpha band IMAGE ACTUAL PERBAND COMPRESSIONRATIOS 15 329692 15 329692 15 329692 1 881806 854109 985572 058918 260265 97880 769231 Ln MM KM ka kA Geo Info The Geo Info tab displays the geospatial information about the image and the current scene including the coordinates of the upper left point the dimensions and the resolution The geospatial coordinates of the cursor s position in the main window are given in the Scene Infor mation panel No information is displayed if the cursor is resting at a point outside the window 13 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual Geo Info Image Information Upper Left x 527900 150000 Upper Left Y 5213699 850000 Width 0 000000 Height 9830 399994 x Resolution 0 300000 Y Resolution 0 300000 Scene Information Upper Left 523669 612 5
8. 00 image Right clicking anywhere inside the main window displays the context menu The ExpressView Toolbar The ExpressView toolbar sits directly above the main window and provides controls for navigating images Details about these controls and how to use them are given in Viewing and Navigating Images starting on page 5 ala ae 7 alee 1 a wot es G ES la AS Most of these controls can also be found on the context menu along with other options not found on the toolbar The Context Menu The context menu known by many Windows users as the right click menu and sometimes called a pop up menu can be used to perform many common functions as an alternative to tools on the ExpressView toolbar Consequently throughout this help you will see the instructions From the con text menu choose Pan v Zoom In Zoom Out Measure Continuous Zoom Fit Image To Frame View Full Screen Refresh Clear Measured Segments Show Coordinate Information Coordinate Options Print Save As Image Properties Express Server Options About Express View Help To access options on the ExpressView context menu 1 Right click in the main window The context menu appears as shown above 2 Click to select any available option Particular options of the context menu are described on their appropriate topic pages ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual The ExpressView Status Bar The Express
9. 214609 615 Lower Right 537177 094 5206790 085 Cursor 525700 222 5210570 833 Bands See Selecting Bands on page 21 Coordinate and Measurement Information Coordinate and measurement information are always visible on the ExpressView status bar below the main window The same information is also available in the Coordinate Information box which is accessed from the context menu Viewing the Coordinate Information Box To view the Coordinate Information box 1 Select Show Coordinate Information from the context menu The Coordinate Information box appears overlaying the main window and remains open while you pan and zoom Lat Long 47 36 42 53 N 122 20 44 01 w MGRS 10TET4918373364 Native 549183 350 5273363 850 Pixels 59 70 Measured Length 3241 117 feet 2 When finished viewing results click the X to close the box Note by default measurements are displayed in pixels To change measurement display unit see Specifying Measurement Display Unit 14 Displaying Information Both on the status bar and in the Coordinate Information box measurement results are listed after any reported cursor position coordinates Cursor position coordinates are shown for all coordinated ref erence systems that have been selected For more information on selecting coordinate reference sys tems to be displayed see Selecting Reported Position Systems ExpressView Version Information The About box displays information about
10. LizardTech ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual Copyrights Copyright O 2009 2010 LizardTech All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agree ment or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval sys tem or transmitted in any form or any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of LizardTech LizardTech acknowledges and thanks the many individuals and organizations whose efforts have made our products possible A full list of copyright trademark and credit information is available in the document Copyrights Trademarks and Credits installed automatically with your product LizardTech 1008 Western Avenue Suite 200 Seattle Washington U S A 98104 206 652 5211 www lizardtech com Table of Contents Introduction 1 System Requirements 00000 nn cnn 1 Enabling ExpressView on Vista 00000 c ccc cece cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeees 1 Getting Oriented in ESXpressvView cece eee e cece ee iauna ean 2 Viewing and Navigating Images 5 Opening Images 0d rss tan ieee ne Hees EAR ieee teas ease ALS es 5 Zooming H TET el 252 nce DEA ve ands seas win eee S
11. PEG 2000 image The information is divided into four categories each with its own tab e Image and Region e Metadata e Geo Info e Bands To view Image Properties information 1 Click the Image Properties button w on the ExpressView toolbar The Image Properties dialog appears as shown below with tabs on the left and a preview of the current view on the right Image Properties Preview Image and Region Metadata Geo In 4 gt r Image Information Location tile E Users mfleagleDesktop Sba nd sid MrSID Generation 4 Compression Ratio Per Band Zoom Levels 6 Dimensions 2650 2933 Bands a Color Space Multispectral Alpha Current Scene Level 0 00 Dimensions 1666 899 Center 20131289 Bounds res independent 0447547 0 286396 1 075849 0 59256 L 2 Usethe arrow buttons si located to the right of the tab names to bring more tabs into view 3 Click the desired tab to bring it to the foreground 11 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual The right half of the Image Properties dialog displays a miniature rendering of the entire image with red lines indicating your current view in relation to the whole Image and Region The Image and Region tab shown above is displayed by default when you access the Image Prop erties dialog box This tab has two panels Image Information and Current Scene
12. View status bar appears at the bottom of the main window as shown in the illustration at the top of this page It is displayed above any browser specific status bar that may be present The status bar displays cursor position coordinates and measured distances For more information see Measuring Distance on page 9 and Coordinate Options on page 21 Viewing and Navigating Images Viewing images with the ExpressView Browser Plug in is easy and fast The topics in this section show you how to open zoom and pan around MrSID and JPEG 2000 images Opening Images ExpressView opens MrSID and JPEG 2000 files stored locally or served by LizardTech Express Server or other image servers MrSID files have a sid extension JPEG 2000 files have a jp2 extension To open a MrSID or JPEG 2000 image use one of the following methods e Draga MrSID or JPEG 2000 file icon into the main window of the ExpressView Browser Plug in e Select Open from the File menu then browse directories to locate desired image e Double click a MrSID or JPEG 2000 file or email attachment Note It is not necessary to open the ExpressView Browser Plug in separately before opening images e Entera URL or file path into your Web browser s address field Zooming In and Out You can zoom in and out of an image by any of the following methods e The Zoom In tool e The Zoom Out tool e The Zoom bar e Continuous zoom The Zoom In Tool The Zoom In tool can b
13. choice for manipulating and compressing geospatial imagery to industry standard formats You can configure Express Server and Spatial Express software directly from GeoExpress which makes it the ideal command center for your storage and distribution workflows For more information about GeoExpress visit www lizardtech com products geo 27 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual LIDAR Compressor LiDAR Data Meets the MrSID Format LizardTech LIDAR Compressor software enables you to turn giant point cloud datasets into effi cient MrSID files that retain 100 percent of the raw data at just 25 percent or less of the original file size lossless compression If storage requirements are critical you can reduce your LIDAR file sizes by 90 percent or more by choosing a higher compression ratio and letting LIDAR Compressor select the best way to reach a desired file size lossy compression Unlike raw LAS or ASCII data LIDAR files compressed to MrSID are easily managed resources you can extract derivatives from again and again For more information about LIDAR Compressor visit www lizardtech com products lidar Express Server Image Delivery Software for Geospatial Workflows LizardTech Express Server software is the best solution for distributing imagery in MrSID or JPEG 2000 format With Express Server users on any device access imagery faster even over low band width connections Express Server is faster more stable and easie
14. e band selection drop down menus enable you to rearrange the bands in an RGB image select which bands of a multispectral image you wish to display as the R G and B bands or which band from an RGB or multispectral image to display as the grayscale band Image Properties Metadata Geo Info Bands alel pen PERRE AET 9 AGE Red Band 1 Y Green Band2 Blue Band 3 Band 6 PO Grayscale ar To access the Bands tab 1 Click the Image Properties button B on the ExpressView toolbar 2 Usethe arrow buttons 4 gt located to the right of the tab names to bring more tabs into view 3 Select the Bands tab To reset the bands to the assignments they originally carried click the Reset button Coordinate Options The Coordinate Options dialog is available from the context menu and enables the following e Selecting Reported Position Systems e Specifying Measurement Display Unit 21 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual e Specifying Image Unit Coordinate Options Position Lat Lon v Native Iv MGRS Iv NAD83 UTM zone 11N 26911 Pixels IV Measurement Display Units miles Image Units native y Native Units metre Cancel Selecting Reported Position Systems You may select the coordinate reference systems in which cursor and image positions are reported on the ExpressView status bar and in the Coordinate Information box To specif
15. e used either by clicking on the image or by clicking and dragging to create a selected zoom area Zoom In is the default mode when an image opens in the ExpressView Browser Plug in before you select one of the other zoom or pan tools To use the Zoom In tool by clicking on the image 1 Click the Zoom In button El on the ExpressView toolbar if it is not already active 2 Click on the image where you wish to see a closer view The view refreshes at the next zoom level in centered where you clicked To use the Zoom In tool to select a region to view 1 Click the Zoom In button El on the ExpressView toolbar if it is not already active 2 Select a region to view by clicking and dragging to form a rectangle as shown below The view ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual refreshes so that the area you selected fills the main window The Zoom Out Tool To use the Zoom Out tool 1 Click the Zoom Out button a on the ExpressView toolbar if it is not already active 2 Click on the image where you wish to center a wider view The view refreshes at the next zoom level out centered where you clicked The Zoom Bar The Zoom bar comprises the middle section of the ExpressView toolbar and can be used to quickly set the desired zoom level To use the Zoom bar do one of the following e Click and drag the slider on the Zoom bar to the left or right any number of notches The view continues to change to the next zoom lev
16. ed nn NA ane oS 5 Panning AAA oats nae er NE Ra 7 Viewing an Image in Full Screen Mode 2222002000 7 Restoring Original View 7 Measuring Distance 9 Displaying lnformation 0000000000000 o0 1010101101021211 11 Image Pr perties a a 05 2525 r VA a A regen dad a 11 Coordinate and Measurement lnformation 2 ccc cece cece cece eeeeeeee 14 ExpressView Version Information 0 00000000022 e cece cece cece cece cece ee eeeeeees 15 Online Help 15 Printing and Saving lmagdes 2 2 0 00 02 oe coco cece cece ec cece eceeceececeeees 17 Printing an Image 0 200 2 022 e cece cc cece cece cece cece cece cece aaao aaan aoaaa 17 Saving an Image oe ia braten 18 Advanced Features and Settings 21 Selecting Bands 3 2 ose ce 22 44 setae a wha han s dase an ns a ta to Cee 21 Coordinate Options 25 0020002520 29 RZ o ches ren cu aZ Z ARAH Aaa 21 Express Server Options 23 o MA eet nee ese een 27 About LizardTech oro tte tai lt te een 27 Other Lizard Tech Producte 27 ExpressView and Patents 0 0 0000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 a 0022222222222 28 Introduction Thank you for using Lizard Tech ExpressView Browser Plug in ExpressView enables you to view zoom pan and navigate native MrSID and JPEG 2000 imagery in either Internet Explorer or Firefox for more information see System Requirements on page 1 Whether you re viewin
17. effect until the ExpressView Browser Plug in is closed once and reopened again By default images are downloaded in JPEG format MrSID Options Selecting Target Download Size You can specify the size of download packets for MrSID Generation 3 MG3 and MrSID Generation 4 MG4 images The target download size is important because it determines the rate at which data is downloaded from Express Server A small packet size will result in more frequent updates to the image window showing the increased quality that each packet brings Larger packet size will result in less frequent updates but may be faster overall By default the target download size is 100 KB You can change it by entering any whole number from 1 to 1000 in the Target Download Size field 24 Advanced Features and Settings Balancing Speed and Quality By default the balance between download speed and image quality is set to favor higher image qual ity If higher viewing speed is of greater priority to you you can change the balance as desired by clicking and dragging the Fastest Best Quality slider closer to the Fastest end 25 Appendix This appendix offers additional information about LizardTech and its products About LizardTech Since 1992 LizardTech has delivered state of the art software products for managing and distributing massive high resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LIDAR data Lizard Tech pioneered the MrSID
18. el in or out as you continue to move the slider past each notch e Click on the Zoom bar to the left or right of the slider to adjust the view by a single zoom level in or out respectively If you have not yet panned away from the original view Home position using the Zoom bar brings you in and out of an image centered on the image s own centerpoint Otherwise the zoom function centers on the last point in the image that was at the center of the view Continuous Zoom Continuous Zoom mode enables you to zoom in and out quickly without incremental stages To use Continuous Zoom Select Continuous Zoom from the context menu Click and drag downward to zoom in Click and drag upward to zoom out To pan while zooming click and drag upward or downward at an angle Pon gt Viewing and Navigating Images Panning Panning is repositioning the image in the viewing area You may wish to pan an image when you have zoomed in to look at details To use the Pan tool 1 Click the Pan button D on the ExpressView toolbar if it is not already active 2 Click on the image and drag to reposition it in relation to the main window The image moves in the direction you drag it Viewing an Image in Full Screen Mode To view an image in Full Screen mode select View Full Screen from the context menu While Full Screen mode is engaged all toolbars are hidden To use any tools in Full Screen mode you must select them from the c
19. g imagery on your computer s hard drive across a local area network LAN or from LizardTech Express Server ExpressView makes rapid viewing of large images possible while maintaining maximum image quality ExpressView supports raster images compressed to the MrSID Generation 4 MG4 format ExpressView supports the JPIP protocol which enables JPEG 2000 images to be viewed efficiently in bandwidth constrained environments This help is designed to give you quick information about how to open and navigate MrSID and JPEG 2000 images and is organized by task The most common navigational tasks are covered in Viewing and Navigating Images starting on page 5 Getting and displaying image and other information print ing and saving and more involved procedures and options are covered in separate chapters To access this documentation as WebHelp within the application click the question mark icon 7 inthe upper right corner of the plug in The topics in this section cover system requirements and orient you to the ExpressView interface System Requirements The following system requirements represent the minimum for running the ExpressView Browser Plug in Performance will increase with an increase in RAM or processor MHz e Microsoft Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista or Windows 7 e 200 MHz PC processor e 64MB RAM e Firefox 2 or 3 or Internet Explorer 7 8 or 9 NOTE The ExpressView Browser Plug in supports U S English only E
20. how coordinate information Spatial reference system Specifying coordinate reference unit Specifying measurement display unit Status bar coordinate display System requirements T TIFF Transport format U Ul User interface V Version information Viewing an image at full screen Viewing coordinate information box W Windows Vista World file Z Zoom bar Zoom in tool Zoom out tool 17 18 12 24 14 23 23 22 22 18 24 15 14 18 Zooming in by clicking by selecting region continuous zoom with zoom bar Zooming out continuous zoom with zoom bar Index 31
21. nabling ExpressView on Vista The ExpressView Browser Plug in can be installed automatically via web download or manually from a product CD ROM or DVD ROM On Windows Vista if you install ExpressView manually you must subsequently enable it in Vista s Manage Add ons dialog in order for it to open To enable ExpressView on Vista 1 After manual installation open Internet Explorer and click Tools from the menu bar 2 Choose Internet Options then select the Programs tab 3 Click the Manage Add ons button The Manage Add ons dialog appears ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual 4 Select ExpressView Class in the window then select the Enable radio button at the bottom of the dialog 5 Click OK Getting Oriented in ExpressView The ExpressView Browser Plug in consists of a main window a toolbar a status bar and a hidden context menu 10tet489722 sid image x mrsid image Object Mozilla Firefox EIER File Edt sattle Metro 10tet489 Y C ei v Pan Zoom In W Zoom Out Measure Continuous Zoom tL lt 2 2 N A Fit Image To Frame View Full Screen Refresh Clear Measured Segments Shove Coordinate Information Coordinate Options Print Save As o er Lat Long 47 36 39 36 N i 19 39 67 W MGRS 10TETS052773277 Native 550527 350 52732 A K e ser E Lk Done Be About Express View Help ExpressView status bar Introduction The Main Window The main window displays your MrSID or JPEG 20
22. ontext menu which remains hidden but available To disengage Full Screen mode and return to the regular view deselect View Full Screen on the context menu Restoring Original View The original or Home view is the view you see when you first open an image It represents the best fit of the entire image in the window frame To restore the original view do one of the following e Click the Home button on the ExpressView toolbar e Select Fit Image to Frame from the context menu Measuring Distance The ExpressView Browser Plug in allows you to measure distances between points in your geo referenced MrSID and JPEG 2000 images NOTE A coordinate reference unit image unit must be set for the image before measurements can be made see Specifying Image Unit on page 23 Marking the Points to be Measured Marking the points to be measured is accomplished in the main window You must mark two or more points to enable a valid measurement To mark points to be measured using the Measure tool 1 Zoom and pan the image until the first point you wish to mark is in view Consult the Express View status bar forthe coordinates of the cursor position Click the Measure S button on the ExpressView toolbar Click the image at the point where you wish to begin measuring Click the image again at a second point A red line connects the two points The length between the points is indicated as Measured Length in the status
23. r to use than any other solution for delivering high resolution raster imagery For more information about Express Server visit www lizardtech com products exp MrSID Decode SDK Integration of MrSID Support into Third Party Applications The MrSID Decode SDK provides a framework for extracting raster or LIDAR data from MrSID files including MrSID Generation 4 MG4 Used as the foundation for LizardTech s LIDAR Com pressor and its Express Suite line of geospatial products GeoExpress Express Server and Spa tial Express software the MrSID Decode SDK is a robust toolkit suitable for complex application development needs MrSID Decode SDK is available for free download at http developer lizardtech com ExpressView and Patents This software is protected by U S Patent Nos 7 218 789 7 454 084 7 508 991 and 5 710 835 Canadian Patent No 2 236 943 and European Patent No 0 864 135 and by additional U S and For eign Patents Pending 28 Index Bands BMP C Color grayscale RGB Context menu Continuous zoom Coordinate and measurement information viewing coordinate information box Coordinate options Coordinate reference systems Coordinate reference unit Copyrights trademarks and credits Currentscene D Display unit Displaying coordinate reference systems Displaying image properties Displaying online help Displaying version information Download packet size Download speed vs image quality
24. rom 1 to 1 C Selection r i Cancel To print a portion of an image in ExpressView 1 Use the navigation controls to zoom in on a portion of the image 2 Select Print from the context menu The Print dialog box appears as shown above 3 Select desired printing parameters and click OK NOTE Regardless of which radio button is selected in the Print range subpanel of the Print dialog box printing from the ExpressView Browser Plug in always operates as if the Selection option were selected What you see in the browser window is what the application sends to the printer Accordingly if you are currently viewing the entire image the entire image is printed If you have zoomed in on a portion of the image only that portion of the image is printed Similarly if you are viewing an image or a portion of an image in grayscale that image or image portion is sent to the 17 ExpressView Browser Plug in 6 5 User Manual printer in grayscale For the ExpressView Browser Plug in there is no difference among the Print range options and there is no need to choose Selection Saving an Image You may save a MrSID or JPEG 2000 image or a portion of an image as a GeoTIFF oras a TIFF JPEG BMP PNG or GIF file with a world file To save an image in a different file format Use the navigation controls to view the entire image at its best fit in the browser window Select Save As from the context menu The
25. the product notably the version and build numbers which appear on the right side below the image NOTE The build number shown in the illustration below may not be the actual build number of the product About ExpressView in the license ag it LIZARDTECH Express View Browser Plug in Version 6 5 0 build 3326 Copyright c 1995 2010 Celartem Inc dba LizardT ech All Rights Reserved way lizardtech com To display the About box select About ExpressView from the context menu Online Help To display the ExpressView online WebHelp do one of the following e Click the Help button on the ExpressView toolbar e Select Help from the context menu 15 Printing and Saving Images The ExpressView Browser Plug in enables you to print MrSID and JPEG 2000 images and save images in a variety of other file formats Printing an Image Using the context menu you may print a MrSID or JPEG 2000 image or a portion of an image To print an image in ExpressView 1 Usethe navigation controls to view the entire image at ts best fit in the browser window 2 Select Print from the context menu The Print dialog box appears as shown below 3 Select desired printing parameters and click OK Printer Name Mi Copiers CanonCopier v Properties Status Ready Type Canon R330 400 PS Yer 1 0 Where CanonCopier_10 0 0 152 Comment Print to file Print range Copies e Al Number of copies C Pages f
26. y the coordinate reference systems to be displayed 1 Select Coordinate Options from the context menu The Coordinate Options dialog box appears as shown above 2 Select the checkboxes for any or all of the available coordinate reference systems listed in the Position panel All of the selected coordinate reference systems will be displayed 3 Click OK to activate your changes Specifying Measurement Display Unit The display units are the units in which you would like to have measurements reported For example if you would like to know the number of miles between two points select miles as your display unit To specify the display units 1 Select Coordinate Options from the context menu The Coordinate Options dialog box appears as shown below 22 Advanced Features and Settings 2 Select one of the available units from the Display Units drop down list in the Measurement panel 3 Click OK to activate your changes Changes to the measurement unit selected here are reflected in the measurement results displayed on the ExpressView status bar and in the Coordinate Information box Specifying Image Unit Georeferenced images contain information in their metadata which describes the location of the image in the world and also enables applications to display the position of the cursor in an image However because the units in which this information should be expressed is sometimes not natively specified in the image the
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