IMG2PNG, PDS/FITS to PNG conversion Options

[Bjorn Jonsson]

I decided to create a special thread for this topic. Previously information on IMG2PNG was scattered across various threads here.

I new version of IMG2PNG is now available. For those that don't know, this is a command line uitility that can convert various PDS formatted files to PNGs (8 or 16 bits per pixel depending on the input files).

This utility should work for lots of different PDS files, e.g. MER, Pathfinder, Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Stardust, various Mars orbiters, Mariner 9/10 (!), Viking Orbiter, Viking Lander, Magellan, Clementine, Messenger, New Horizons etc.

The major new feature in the new version is the ability to convert FITS files.

IMG2PNG can be downloaded by visiting http://www.mmedia.is/bjj/utils/img2png

Any information on possible bugs welcome.

[volcanopele]

I've just started to play around with IMG2PNG again. I think the way you are doing things is fine for previously uncalibrated ISS data. I just gave it a try with the new Hyperion images and it works just fine (pro-tip for next April, use -s3 for CLR, -s4 for color filter images...). I can't seem to get -fstretch to work at all so I guess it only works if you are not also calibrating the images.