---
name: "otbgui_Convert"
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_Convert"
---

# otbgui\_Convert(1)

OTB Convert application

## NAME

otbgui\_Convert - OTB Convert application

## DESCRIPTION

This is the Convert application, version 5.2.0 Convert an image to a different format, eventually rescaling the data and/or changing the pixel type.

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

### Parameters:

- **-progress**

  \<boolean\>        Report progress

 **-in**                \<string\>         Input image  (mandatory)

- **-type**

  \<string\>         Rescale type \[none/linear/log2\] (mandatory, default value is none)

- **-type**.linear.gamma \<float\>

  Gamma correction factor  (optional, on by default, default value is 1)

- **-mask**

  \<string\>         Input mask  (optional, off by default)

- **-hcp**.high

  \<float\>          High Cut Quantile  (optional, off by default, default value is 2)

- **-hcp**.low

  \<float\>          Low Cut Quantile  (optional, off by default, default value is 2)

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

- **-ram**

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

- **-inxml**

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

## EXAMPLES

otbgui\_Convert -in QB\_Toulouse\_Ortho\_XS.tif -out otbConvertWithScalingOutput.png uint8 -type linear

## SEE ALSO

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

-

  **info otbgui\_Convert**

should give you access to the complete manual.