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Resample tool not working

It appears using LZW compression might let you get away with an image that size but the resampling time will literally triple. I really hate doing that because it might take half an hour or more to resample, 1 1/2 hrs if you have 3 sources. I might resample my imagery 10 times a day when I'm busy bedding objects into it but you can use a cut-down .inf with just one source while you're working on it and add the other two sources for the final resample when you're done. Try that anyway and see what happens.
 
I want to start the resample, doesnt matter how much time its going to take, but I really dont know how to fix that..Im really confused, if you want we can continue to PM to find solution, then im going to say the solution here.
 
Try the LZW compression, just re-export your .tifs from your main .psd or .psb with LZW checked. Then try to resample your .inf again.

lzw.jpg
 
Lockheed Martin(R) api_strings 4.5.13.32097
(C) Lockheed Martin. All rights reserved.

Resample Info File: 'D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_PR2.inf'
[Source] Type = 'MultiSource'
[Source] NumberOfSources = 3
[Source1] Type = 'GeoTIFF'
[Source1] SourceDir = '.'
[Source1] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR.tif'
[Source1] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source1] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source1] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source1] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source1] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source1] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source1] Variation = 'March, April, May, June, July, August'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Source2] Type = 'GeoTIFF'
[Source2] SourceDir = '.'
[Source2] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif'
[Source2] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source2] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source2] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source2] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source2] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source2] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source2] Variation = 'September, October, November'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Source3] Type = 'GeoTIFF'
[Source3] SourceDir = '.'
[Source3] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif'
[Source3] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source3] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source3] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source3] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source3] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source3] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source3] Variation = 'Night'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Destination] DestDir = '.'
[Destination] DestBaseFileName = 'ICAO_PR'
[Destination] LOD = '4,16'
[Destination] DestFileType = 'BGL'
[Destination] NorthLat = 25.036000
[Destination] SouthLat = 35.921002
[Destination] EastLong = 15.706999
[Destination] WestLong = 32.514000
[Destination] UseSourceDimensions = 1
[Destination] CompressionQuality = 85
Cell 28 of 36537 (0.08%); 0:00:02 elapsed, 0:43:28 remaining...

Starts compiling now but this warnings appears, is this normal?
 
Im taking a bed now, its 6am at me and havent slept yet haha.Definetely going to run it tommorow, hope its going to work with this warnings, ill keep you up, thank you to the moon!
 
Let it run while you sleep. I think the warnings will be OK as long as Cell 28 of 36537 keeps advancing. When you wake up you'll have a .bgl you can put in the sim. See you in the morning. :)
 
Actually, my PC is really full, every disk and it works really weird, so Im scared to leave him on during the night..Haha, good morning btw.Let's get to work :)
 
I have exported the BGL file, in TMF viewer it works very well, the seasons are defined and the textures are good, but in FS the Photoreal is the same texture even in hard winter, it's the summer texture, really don't know why..
 
Don't worry, Im the same all the time...Going to look forward to fix the sharp edges of the photoreal.I think I need blend map there for the transition between default and my photoreal.
 
Tekica123 said:
Going to look forward to fix the sharp edges of the photoreal.I think I need blend map there for the transition between default and my photoreal
Click to expand...

Magnetic lasso tool works good for that:

-Hold down space bar to pan around on image
-Ctrl + to zoom in, Ctrl - to zoom out
-Press backspace key to delete points (undo something messed up)
-use feather 1, 2, or 3px for blend masks
-use feather 0 px for water masks

magnetic_lasso.jpg
 
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Yep, and then you'll need to put Channel_BlendMask = 5.0 back into each one of your existing sources. Something like this (I added a water mask too)

Code: 
[Source]
   Type = MultiSource
   NumberOfSources = 6

[Source1]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 5.0
Channel_LandWaterMask = 6.0
Variation = March, April, May, June, July, August

[Source2]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 5.0
Channel_LandWaterMask = 6.0
Variation = September, October, November

[Source3]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 5.0
Channel_LandWaterMask = 6.0
Variation = December, January, February

[Source4]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 5.0
Channel_LandWaterMask = 6.0
Variation = Night

[Source5]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_blend.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = None
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian

[Source6]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_water.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = None
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian

[Destination]
DestDir = "."
DestBaseFileName = "ICAO_PR.bgl"
LOD = Auto
CompressionQuality = 85
UseSourceDimensions = 1
 
After adding the blendmask source in the INF file

[Destination] DestDir = '.'
[Destination] DestBaseFileName = 'ORBX_LWSK_PR'
[Destination] LOD = '4,16'
[Destination] DestFileType = 'BGL'
[Destination] NorthLat = 42.036000
[Destination] SouthLat = 41.921002
[Destination] EastLong = 21.706999
[Destination] WestLong = 21.514000
[Destination] UseSourceDimensions = 1
[Destination] CompressionQuality = 85
Cell 21 of 63331164 (0.00%); 0:00:01 elapsed, 837:42:49 remaining...

This appears, is this normal to have that amount of cells??

EDIT: I used @JRobinson's source.
 
I just copied your .inf from the first post so ulxMap, ulyMap, xDim, and yDim are whatever you had posted there. If you dummied that up to disguise the airport you're working on then the coords wouldn't be correct, it may be trying to stretch your PR across half the globe if the coords were not correct. Check my .inf against the one you were previously using, make sure these values match up with what "the company" issued you, it doesn't appear they do since your airport is nowhere near the coords you posted:

ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756

They need to corrected in each [Source] BTW.
 
God bless you! Nothing to say else.
Also I forgot to place the lines for the blend mask on the first source so i have to wait 4 more hours but okay, happy to work.
 
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Tekica123 said:
Hey there,

Im working with Resample tool for first time, so im getting a bit confused.

Resample Info File: 'D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_PR.inf'
[Source] Type = 'MultiSource'
[Source] NumberOfSources = 4
[Source1] Type = 'TIFF'
[Source1] SourceDir = '.'
[Source1] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR.tif'
[Source1] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source1] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source1] Channel_BlendMask = '6.0'
[Source1] NullValue = ',,,,0'
[Source1] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source1] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source1] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source1] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source1] Variation = 'March, April, May, June, July, August'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Source2] Type = 'TIFF'
[Source2] SourceDir = '.'
[Source2] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif'
[Source2] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source2] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source2] Channel_BlendMask = '6.0'
[Source2] NullValue = ',,,,0'
[Source2] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source2] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source2] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source2] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source2] Variation = 'September, October, November'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Source3] Type = 'TIFF'
[Source3] SourceDir = '.'
[Source3] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif'
[Source3] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source3] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source3] Channel_BlendMask = '6.0'
[Source3] NullValue = ',,,,0'
[Source3] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source3] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source3] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source3] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source3] Variation = 'December, January, February'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
[Source4] Type = 'TIFF'
[Source4] SourceDir = '.'
[Source4] SourceFile = 'ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif'
[Source4] Layer = 'Imagery'
[Source4] SamplingMethod = 'Gaussian'
[Source4] Channel_BlendMask = '6.0'
[Source4] NullValue = ',,,,0'
[Source4] ULXMAP = 25.514000
[Source4] ULYMAP = 35.036000
[Source4] XDIM = 0.000006
[Source4] YDIM = 0.000004
[Source4] Variation = 'Night'
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: wrong data type 1 for "XMLPacket"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: wrong data type 7 for "RichTIFFIPTC"; tag ignored.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif: unknown field with tag 34665 (0x8769) encountered.
Error: Channel source number 5 is out of bounds.
Error: Channel source number 5 is out of bounds.
Error: Channel source number 5 is out of bounds.
Error: Channel source number 5 is out of bounds.
[Destination] DestDir = '.'
[Destination] DestBaseFileName = 'ICAO_PR.bgl'
[Destination] LOD = 'Auto'
[Destination] UseSourceDimensions = 1
[Destination] CompressionQuality = 85
D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: 2453509887: Invalid strip byte count, strip 0.
GeoTIFF: read error.
D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: 2453509887: Invalid strip byte count, strip 0.
GeoTIFF: read error.
D:\Igri\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 SDK 4.5.13.32097\World\Terrain\ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif: 2453509887: Invalid strip byte count, strip 0.
GeoTIFF: read error.

And here is the INF file

[Source]
Type = MultiSource
NumberOfSources = 4

[Source1]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 6.0
Variation = March, April, May, June, July, August

[Source2]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_wi.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 6.0
Variation = September, October, November

[Source3]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_hw.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 6.0
Variation = December, January, February

[Source4]
SourceDir = "."
SourceFile = "ICAO_50cm_PR_lm.tif"
Type = TIFF
Layer = Imagery
ulxMap = 25.5140000000
ulyMap = 35.0360000000
xDim = 0.000006041995097961624
yDim = 0.00000449157642059756
NullValue = ,,,,0
SamplingMethod = Gaussian
Channel_BlendMask = 6.0
Variation = Night


[Destination]
DestDir = "."
DestBaseFileName = "ICAO_PR.bgl"
LOD = Auto
CompressionQuality = 85
UseSourceDimensions = 1

Any help will be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers
Click to expand...
Channel_BlendMask = the amount of images you have in your source inf file. In your current file you have 4 so Channel_BlendMask = 4
The line NullValue = ,,,,0 just use NullValue = and nothing after it
For TIFF files Photoshop "every version I ever had" won't export properly I use a program afterward to convert them. Download IrfanView free, open tiff and just save and close that will fix that issue.
You can also use a 32 bit BMP instead of a TIFF file, if bmp, Use light blue for the blend and bright red for water, the rest white, when you use a bmp file instead of tiff, SamplingMethod = Point
Also make sure your use the P3D resample and not the FSX resample yes they are different in many many ways.
LOD is always auto unless you specify a value, so if auto just take that line out.
DestBaseFileName = No extension needed it will make it.
SBX is limited to 2 gigabytes maximum image size

Cheers,
Had to edit my reply a few times should be complete now, hope this isn't to late.
FlightSimDev
 
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