Anaglyph

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Anaglyph Generation
This dialog lets you create anaglyph images from a DEM and an image.

Input DEM: Enter the name of the DEM le to process. This must be a single band
elevation le. Input DEM should have statistics calculated to ignore 0 (minimum elevation value is important). The default le extension is .img.

Exaggeration: This is the factor to exaggerate the relief in the shifted band. The higher
the value the greater the perceived relief. However, too high an exaggeration factor will result in a loss of perceived relief.

Output Scale: The expected scale of the hardcopy output. Selected scale inuences the
amount of pixel shift and perceived relief.

Check for Zero: The algorithm can produce Holes this check will attempt to eliminate these. Generally this should be left on, however, for speed of processing this can be turned off. Input Image: Enter the name of the Image le to process. This can be a single or multiband le. The image should not be in the Geographic (Lat/Lon) projection system. The default le extension is .img.

Red: This designates which band is assigned to the red band of the image for display. For
single band images this will default to 1. For multi-band images this will default to the band identied as red in the ERDAS preferences.

Green: This designates which band is assigned to the green band of the image for display.
For single band images this will default to 1. For multi-band images this will default to the band identied as green in the ERDAS preferences.

Blue: This designates which band is assigned to the blue band of the image for display.
For single band images this will default to 1. For multi-band images this will default to the band identied as blue in the ERDAS preferences.

Shift: This designates which band to shift/offset to create the anaglyph effect. Typically the red band is used. Output Image: Enter the name of the Output Image le (if needed). There are three
output options:

Anaglyph Generation Option 1 - Create 3 Band Output Image: Creates a 3 band Output Image. This option creates a new output image that has the shifted band, plus copies of the other two bands. For instance, if the red band is selected for shifting, then it represents band 1 in the Output Image and bands 2 and 3 are the blue and green bands from the Input Image. This results in an Output Image that is three times the size of a single band of the Input Image. Option 2 - Create Single Band Output Image: Create single band Output Image. This option creates a single band image, that when viewed with the original image produces an anaglyph effect. To do this, open the Input Image in a Viewer. Select Raster/Band Combinations and select the new single band Output Image as the red layer for display. This results in an Output Image that is the same size as a single band of the Input Image. Option 3 - Add New Band to Input Image: Add new band to Input Image. This option adds a new band to your original Input Image. The new band represents the shifted band. For instance, if a three band ADRG is used, the output is a four band image. The fourth band is identied under Image Info as Anaglyph_<shifted band> where <shifted band> refers to the band number that was selected to shift. When displaying this image, display the anaglyph band in red and blue/green as normal. This results in an increase in the size of the Input Image equal to a single band of the Input Image.

Resulting File Sizes:

Input Image: ADRG (3 band, 93 mb) ADRI (1 band, 9 mb) Option 1: 3 band, 93 mb 3 band, 27 mb Option 2: 1 band, 31 mb 1 band, 9 mb Option 3: 4 band, 124 mb 2 band, 18 mb

NOTE: File size will vary greatly depending upon the geographic extent and the spatial resolution of the input Images.

OK Click to run this program with the options selected and close this dialog. Batch Click to include this function in a batch le. Cancel Click to cancel this process and close this dialog. Help Click to see this On-Line Help document.