---
name: "otbgui_ColorMapping"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "otb-bin-qt"
version: "6.6.1+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otbgui_ColorMapping"
---

# otbgui\_ColorMapping(1)

OTB ColorMapping application

## NAME

otbgui\_ColorMapping - OTB ColorMapping application

## DESCRIPTION

This is the ColorMapping application, version 5.2.0 Maps an input label image to 8-bits RGB using look-up tables.

Complete documentation: http://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/Applications/ColorMapping.html

### Parameters:

- **-progress**

  \<boolean\>        Report progress

 **-in**                        \<string\>         Input Image  (mandatory)\
  **-out**                       \<string\> \[pixel\] Output Image  \[pixel=uint8/uint16/int16/uint32/int32/float/double\] (default value is uint8) (mandatory)

- **-ram**

  \<int32\>          Available RAM (Mb)  (optional, off by default, default value is 128)

- **-op**

  \<string\>         Operation \[labeltocolor/colortolabel\] (mandatory, default value is labeltocolor)

- **-op**.colortolabel.notfound

  \<int32\>          Not Found Label  (optional, on by default, default value is 404)

- **-method**

  \<string\>         Color mapping method \[custom/continuous/optimal/image\] (mandatory, default value is custom)

 **-method**.custom.lut         \<string\>         Look-up table file  (mandatory)

- **-method**.continuous.lut \<string\> Look-up tables \[redgreenbluegreyhotcoolspringsummerautumnwintercopperjethsvoverunderrelief\] (mandatory, default value is red)

  - **-method**.continuous.min

  \<float\>          Mapping range lower value  (mandatory, default value is 0)

- **-method**.continuous.max

  \<float\>          Mapping range higher value  (mandatory, default value is 255)

- **-method**.optimal.background \<int32\>

  Background label  (mandatory, default value is 0)

- **-method**.image.in

  \<string\>         Support Image  (mandatory)

- **-method**.image.nodatavalue

  \<float\>          NoData value  (optional, off by default, default value is 0)

- **-method**.image.low

  \<int32\>          lower quantile  (optional, on by default, default value is 2)

- **-method**.image.up

  \<int32\>          upper quantile  (optional, on by default, default value is 2)

- **-inxml**

  \<string\>         Load otb application from xml file  (optional, off by default)

## EXAMPLES

otbgui\_ColorMapping -in ROI\_QB\_MUL\_1\_SVN\_CLASS\_MULTI.png -method custom -method.custom.lut ROI\_QB\_MUL\_1\_SVN\_CLASS\_MULTI\_PNG\_ColorTable.txt -out Colorized\_ROI\_QB\_MUL\_1\_SVN\_CLASS\_MULTI.tif

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **otbgui\_ColorMapping** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **otbgui\_ColorMapping** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info otbgui\_ColorMapping**

should give you access to the complete manual.