[Mapserver-users] gdal_merge.py and color images

[Frank Warmerdam]

Armin Burger wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I tried the GDAL tool 'gdal_merge.py' that in principal does exactly what I want: a mosaic of a large imageset with  reduced resolution. The only problem is that the produced images are 8 bit grey-scale while the input images are 24 bit color. Can anybody give me information if I can keep color information (also 8 bit colors are welcome)?
> 
> Thanks for any hints


Armin,

Support for multiple bands has only been added recently.  You could try
last nights CVS snapshot if you like.   This question would be more
appropriate to the gdal-dev list.

Best regards,
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