http://www.oorexx.org/download.html
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php?ImageMagick=sefeghu7avvojr3o0r6r2hnvo5#windows
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libbsb/files/




Google Earth to BSB / KAP
I already mentioned this in the OpenCPN thread but thought I would post it here as well.

I have a program that will convert a Google earth picture directly to a BSB/KAP chart without you having to enter any calibration data. I get the necessary calibration data directly from Google earth using its ActiveX API.

This comes in very handy creating charts where the official charts are not great or don't exist.

Will leave it up to you on how to interpret the Google Earth license.

The program is attached. If you want to try it, download it to a directory where you want to create the KAP charts and rename it to GE2KAP.REX (drop the .DOC).

PreReqs: To run this program you need the following prereqs:

1. This program is written in REXX programming language and uses the
oorexx interpreter. The lastest version of oorexx can be dowloaded from:
Open Object Rexx
please install V4.0.1 or higher: ooRexx4.0.1.i586.exe (32bit)

2. Convert.exe from Imagemagick download at:
ImageMagick: Downloads

- Click on "Binary Releases .... Windows" on left side of screen then ..

install: ImageMagick-6.6.3-0-Q16-windows-dll.exe

- After installing copy the convert.exe from the installation
directory ( usually C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-6.6.1-Q16) to the
directory where you want to create the KAP files.

3. tif2bsb.exe which can be downloaded at:
Browse libbsb - read/write/convert BSB images Files on SourceForge.net

- After installing copy the tif2bsb.exe from the installation directory
(usually: C:\libbsb-0.0.3-win32\libbsb-0.0.3) to the the directory where you want to create the KAP files.

4. You must have Google Earth V5.1 or higher which can be download from:

Download Google Earth

5. and... this only runs on Windows (XP,Vista, Windows 7).

After installing all prereqs, put this program, convert.exe and tif2bsb.exe
in the folder that the KAP file will be built and then run by double clicking on GE2KAP.rex.

Follow the instructions to create a KAP file.

Note:
If you are running on Vista (and maybe Windows 7) be sure the folder that you run GE2KAP in has the necessary permission to allow Users Full Control.

If you run into any errors that are not obvious, please send me the GE2KAP.LOG
my email is phiggins()gmn-usa.com (replace the () with an @) 

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ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-dll.exe 	download 	download 	Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-static.exe 	download 	download 	Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q8-windows-dll.exe 	download 	download 	Win32 dynamic at 8 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q8-windows-static.exe 	download 	download 	Win32 static at 8 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-x64-dll.exe 	download 	download 	Win64 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-x64-static.exe 	download 	download 	Win64 static at 16 bits-per-pixel
ImageMagick-6.7.3-Q16-windows.zip 	download 	download 	Portable Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries).


Windows Binary Release

ImageMagick runs on Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2, Windows 7 (x86 & x64), Windows Server 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 (verify MSXML6 is present), Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 & x64), Windows Server 2008 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64).

The amount of memory can be an important factor, especially if you intend to work on large images. A minimum of 512 MB of RAM is recommended, but the more RAM the better. Although ImageMagick runs well on a single core computer, it automagically runs in parallel on multi-core systems reducing run times considerably.

The Windows version of ImageMagick is self-installing. Simply click on the appropriate version below and it will launch itself and ask you a few installation questions. Versions with Q8 in the name are 8 bits-per-pixel component (e.g. 8-bit red, 8-bit green, etc.), whereas, Q16 in the filename are 16 bits-per-pixel component. A Q16 version permits you to read or write 16-bit images without losing precision but requires twice as much resources as the Q8 version. Versions with dll in the filename include ImageMagick libraries as dynamic link libraries. If you are not sure which version is appropriate, choose ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-dll.exe.

http://www.imagemagick.org/download/binaries/ImageMagick-6.7.3-9-Q16-windows-dll.exe

also downloaded:


ImageMagick-6.7.3-Q16-windows.zip 	

download 	download 	
Portable Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel. 
Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries).


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