MrSID
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MrSID File format
MrSID (pronounced Mister Sid) is an acronym that stands for multiresolution seamless image database. It is a file format (filename extension .sid) developed and patented by LizardTech for encoding of georeferenced raster graphics, such as orthophotos. See complete article about MrSID in wikipedia.
MrSID OpenJUMP reader
MrSID
- Opens aerial or satellite photos in MrSid format (.SID extension).
- This function is deactivated for default. To activate this function user must install the MrSid extension in OpenJUMP.
- TIP: to install MrSID extension: (note: instructions for NightlyBuild below)
- (1) download mrsidgeodecode.exe and mrsidgeoinfo.exe from LizardTech website,
- (2) on Windows platforms create a ECT folder in the 'program' folder (e.g. 'C:\Program Files\etc\') and put the 2 files in it.
- (3)Now, rename the files: mrsidgeodecode_win.exe to mrsiddecode.exe and mrsidgeoinfo_Win.exe to mrsidinfo.exe.
- (4) Start OpenJUMP and look if you can load the files
- (6) Create also a TEMP folder inside OpenJUMP install folder and give it read/write permissions. This is where the Openjump stores temp info for the MrSID images being read. This trick probabily works only for MS Windows based Operative Systems.
- If you encounter problems with the new Lizard extensions, download the old mrsidinfo.exe file here
- for users of nighlty build (since May 2008): place the files: mrsidgeodecode.exe and mrsidgeoinfo.exe in the /etc/ folder of OpenJUMP. Create also the folder called "TMP" in the OJ "ETC" folder. that's it. Check now if the option to load "MrSID" files is offered in the file load dialog.
MrSID (Windows users): To open MrSID files click on Menubar>Layer>Add MrSID Layer. This function is deactivated for default . To activate this function user must install the MrSid extension in Openjump. See Add MrSID Layer how to setup MrSID reader in OpenJUMP. MrSIS Decode of Lizardtech(R)allows to convert Mrsid files to TIFF and GeoTIF .
MrSID (non Windows users): See The JUMP Pilot Project feature request - [https//sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=997723&aid=1803634&group_id=118054 MrSID on non-windows platforms]. Note that the advice may not work on all systems.