Memory-Map: problem making map

Terry Pinnell said:

I'm a new user of MM. I'm trying to make a map of an area of the
Dolomites for our imminent walking holiday, from a scan of a paper map
I bought. Have closely followed instructions in MM's Help. But program
is not accepting the PNG file I made. Tells me it must be PALETTE
type. Yet I *have* chosen Palette in Options of IrfanView when using
File Save As to save the original JPG.

I posted to MM Support Forum, but answer was "TIFF is simpler." I will
try the alternative TIFF type, but can anyone advise whether the PNG
method does work or not, and perhaps suggest why it fails here please?

You may need to change the color depth of the PNG for it to work in MM.

Terry Pinnell said:

I'm a new user of MM. I'm trying to make a map of an area of the
Dolomites for our imminent walking holiday, from a scan of a paper map
I bought. Have closely followed instructions in MM's Help. But program
is not accepting the PNG file I made. Tells me it must be PALETTE
type. Yet I *have* chosen Palette in Options of IrfanView when using
File Save As to save the original JPG.

The .png file should be created as 4 or 8 bit colour.

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Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

....also:-

'Note: Memory-Map Ordnance Survey Editions do not support the creation
or use of self-scanned maps...'

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

Dennis Pogson said:

Terry Pinnell said:

I'm a new user of MM. I'm trying to make a map of an area of the
Dolomites for our imminent walking holiday, from a scan of a paper map
I bought. Have closely followed instructions in MM's Help. But program
is not accepting the PNG file I made. Tells me it must be PALETTE
type. Yet I *have* chosen Palette in Options of IrfanView when using
File Save As to save the original JPG.

I posted to MM Support Forum, but answer was "TIFF is simpler." I will
try the alternative TIFF type, but can anyone advise whether the PNG
method does work or not, and perhaps suggest why it fails here please?

You may need to change the color depth of the PNG for it to work in MM.

Thanks both.

Using 8-bit colour as specified. And 'Paltette'. Here's the File Save
screenshot from IrfanView:
http://www.terrypin.dial.pipex.com/Images/MM-PNG1.gif

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK

You need the old version version 3.1.6 then it works ok.
Joe
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...also:-

'Note: Memory-Map Ordnance Survey Editions do not support the creation
or use of self-scanned maps...'

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in
Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:-
http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:-
http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

Terry I had the same problems. And had a long conversation with Irfan and
with Ken (who made the png plugin). It seems there is a bug in the plug-in,
where it doesn't remember the settings you made. Ken then sent me a new
version (not to be published) of the plug-in and all problems were solved.
But you need to remember that your original scan needs to be 8bits format.

Ursus

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Quoted message said:

I'm a new user of MM. I'm trying to make a map of an area of the
Dolomites for our imminent walking holiday, from a scan of a paper map
I bought. Have closely followed instructions in MM's Help. But program
is not accepting the PNG file I made. Tells me it must be PALETTE
type. Yet I *have* chosen Palette in Options of IrfanView when using
File Save As to save the original JPG.

I posted to MM Support Forum, but answer was "TIFF is simpler." I will
try the alternative TIFF type, but can anyone advise whether the PNG
method does work or not, and perhaps suggest why it fails here please?

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK

ursus.kirk said:

Terry I had the same problems. And had a long conversation with Irfan and
with Ken (who made the png plugin). It seems there is a bug in the plug-in,
where it doesn't remember the settings you made. Ken then sent me a new
version (not to be published) of the plug-in and all problems were solved.
But you need to remember that your original scan needs to be 8bits format.

Ursus

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Quoted message said:

I'm a new user of MM. I'm trying to make a map of an area of the
Dolomites for our imminent walking holiday, from a scan of a paper map
I bought. Have closely followed instructions in MM's Help. But program
is not accepting the PNG file I made. Tells me it must be PALETTE
type. Yet I *have* chosen Palette in Options of IrfanView when using
File Save As to save the original JPG.

I posted to MM Support Forum, but answer was "TIFF is simpler." I will
try the alternative TIFF type, but can anyone advise whether the PNG
method does work or not, and perhaps suggest why it fails here please?

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK

Thanks, Ursus. I'll get into this when I get back from hols.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK