[FWTools] Converting a HGT file to a 16bit .png fills image with black.

[Matt Wilkie]

 > If I use "gdal_translate -ot Int16 -of PNG infile.hgt outfile.png" I get
 > an 8 bit grayscale image. If I use "gdal_translate -ot UInt16 -of PNG
 > infile.hgt outfile.png " I get a 16 bit grayscale image but now it is
 > pure black. Any ideas?

With the latter case is it pure black or just really dark? Bring the 
image into a photo program (gimp, photoshop) and use Auto-levels (don't 
save though or it will alter the values).

For the former, I don't have any problem creating int16 .png from a 
geotiff elevation file. Perhaps that's because the source is int16 though.

cheers,


matt wilkie
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