Download V6.60 Release Notes

RELEASE OF V6.60 TNT PRODUCTS
JPEG 2000.
A suitable general JPEG 2000 function library is now available for public use. MicroImages will add JPEG 2000 wavelet compression support in V6.70 of the TNT products.
Almost .5 Meter Imagery.
Earth Watch has changed its name to Digital Globe. It is rumored that this change was
made as others already had all the Internet names associated with terms related to
Earth Watch. This points out that it is your web name that you are known by and its representation and availability must receive careful consideration—it may even be the determining factor if you wish to be easily located in the global market.
QuickBird 2 reached its proper orbit in good health and most recently responded to its
check out by removing its lens cover. Imagery from this platform is expected to become
available early in 2002.
X Server (alias MI/X)
There were no significant changes in the X server having any impact on its use in the
TNT products. A series of minor improvements in the standalone version sold separately by MicroImages under the name MI/X have raised its version number to 3.09.
These changes are all related to improvements in handling the installation and protection of this product for trial use and purchase.
TNTlite® 6.6
Increasing Activity.
Approximately 400 different individuals around the world complete the online form each
month and attempt to download TNTlite from microimages.com. Their success varies
as a TNTlite download ranges in size from 37 Mb for the TNTmips/TNTedit/TNTview
software up to a complete package of 267 Mb including all programs, reference manual,
tutorials, and SML scripts. Another group of more than 400 start a download without
completing the visitor’s form. At this time, a total of 60 to 70 gigabytes of TNTlite and
the associated tutorials and sample geodata are downloaded each month from
microimages.com.
Image Analysis in Geology.
The 3rd edition of Dr. Steve Drury’s popular hardcover book entitled Image Interpretation in Geology was finally published by Nelson Thornes. V6.40 of TNTlite is included
on a CD in a pocket in this book along with the sample geodata used by the special geologic exercises used in the book. The complete table of contents and extensive other information
about
the
contents
of
this
book
can
be
reviewed
at
http://www.microimages.com/documentation/drury.htm. This textbook can be ordered
from Blackwells via blackwell.com for £30, Barnes and Noble via bn.com for $75, or
Amazon from amazon.com for $75. Make sure that you clearly specify the 3rd edition
and a 2001 publication date as some vendors are still trying to clear inventories of the
older 2nd edition.
Toggling Between TNTpro and TNTlite Products.
For various reasons, you may occasionally want to start up the TNTlite version of your
professional TNT product. For example, if you are preparing geodata for someone else
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