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NAME

       fp2hdf - convert floating point data to HDF

SYNOPSIS

       fp2hdf -h[elp] fp2hdf infile [infile...]  -o[utfile outfile] [-r[aster] [ras_options...]]  [-f[loat]]

DESCRIPTION

       fp2hdf converts floating point data to HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) and/or 8-bit Raster Image Set (RIS8) format, storing the results in an
       HDF file.  The image data can be scaled about a mean value.

       Input file(s) contain a single two-dimensional or three-dimensional floating point array in either ASCII text, native  floating	point,	or
       HDF  SDS format.  If an HDF file is used for input, it must contain an SDS.  The SDS need only contain a dimension record and the data, but
       if it also contains maximum and minimum values and/or scales for each axis, these will be used.	If the	input  format  is  ASCII  text	or
       native floating point, see "Notes" below on how it must be organized.

OPTIONS

       -h[elp]
	      Print a helpful summary of usage, and exit.

       -o[utfile] outfile
	      Data from one or more input files are stored as one or more data sets and/or images in one HDF output file, outfile.

       -r[aster]
	      Store  output  as a raster image set in the output file -f[loat] Store output as a scientific data set in the the output file.  This
	      is the default if the "-r" option is not specified.

       ras_opts:

       -e[xpand] horiz vert [depth]
	      Expand float data via pixel replication to produce the image(s).	horiz and vert give the horizontal and vertical resolution of  the
	      image(s) to be produced; and optionally, depth gives the number of images or depth planes (for 3D input data).

       -i[nterp] horiz vert [depth]
	      Apply  bilinear, or trilinear, interpolation to the float data to produce the image(s).  horiz, vert, and depth must be greater than
	      or equal to the dimensions of the original dataset.

       -p[alfile] palfile
	      Store the palette with the image.  Get the palette from palfile; which may be an HDF file containing a palette, or a file containing
	      a raw palette.

       -m[ean] mean
	      If  a  floating  point mean value is given, the image will be scaled about the mean.  The new extremes (newmax and newmin), as given
	      by:

		newmax = mean + max(abs(max-mean), abs(mean-min))
		newmin = mean - max(abs(max-mean), abs(mean-min))

	      will be equidistant from the mean value.	If no mean value is given, then the mean will be:  0.5 * (max + min)

INPUT

       If the input file format is ASCII text or native floating point, it must have the following input fields:

	       format
	       nplanes
	       nrows
	       ncols
	       max_value
	       min_value
	       [plane1 plane2 plane3 ...]
	       row1 row2 row3 ...
	       col1 col2 col3 ...
	       data1 data2 data3 ...
	       ...

       Where:

       format Format designator ("TEXT", "FP32" or "FP64").

       nplanes
	      Dimension of the depth axis ("1" for 2D input).

       nrows  Dimension of the vertical axis.

       ncols  Dimension of the horizontal axis.

       max_value
	      Maximum data value.

       min_value
	      Minimum data value.

       plane1, plane2, plane3, ...
	      Scales for depth axis.

       row1, row2, row3, ...
	      Scales for the vertical axis.

       col1, col2, col3, ...
	      Scales for the horizontal axis.

       data1, data2, data3, ...
	      The data ordered by rows, left to right and top to bottom; then optionally, ordered by planes, front to back.

	      For FP32 and FP64 input format, format, nplanes, nrows, ncols, and nplanes are native integers; where format is the  integer  repre-
	      sentation  of  the appropriate 4-character string (0x46503332 for "FP32" and 0x46503634 for "FP64").  The remaining input fields are
	      composed of native 32-bit floating point values for FP32 input format, or native 64-bit floating point values for FP64 input format.

EXAMPLE

       Convert floating point data in "f1.txt" to SDS format, and store it as an SDS in HDF file "o1":

	       fp2hdf f1.txt -o o1

       Convert floating point data in "f2.hdf" to 8-bit raster format, and store it as an RIS8 in HDF file "o2":

	       fp2hdf f2.hdf -o o2 -r

       Convert floating point data in "f3.bin" to 8-bit raster format and SDS format, and store both the RIS8 and the SDS in HDF file "o3":

	       fp2hdf f3.bin -o o3 -r -f

       Convert floating point data in "f4" to a 500x600 raster image, and store the RIS8 in HDF file "o4".  Also store a  palette  from  "palfile"
       with the image:

	       fp2hdf f4 -o o4 -r -e 500 600 -p palfile

       Convert floating point data in "f5" to 200 planes of 500x600 raster images, and store the RIS8 in HDF file "o5".  Also scale the image data
       so that it is centered about a mean value of 10.0:

	       fp2hdf f5 -o o5 -r -i 500 600 200 -m 10.0

SEE ALSO

       hdf(5)

								 October 30, 1999							 FP2HDF(1)