RasterRGBCreator

Creates a color raster feature of specified size, resolution, and interpretation type, with default cell values.

Typical Uses

Workspace testing
Creating raster placeholders

How does it work?

The RasterRGBCreator creates a single raster feature, based on specified size, resolution, rotation, and interpretation type. Size may be defined either by number of rows and columns, or by extents.

Minimum and maximum color values must be provided. Alpha values and Nodata values may be optionally applied.

Palettes may be generated. The number of entries in a palette will depend on the Data Pattern and Color Values chosen, and the output raster will have one band of the appropriate UInt type.

Three Data Pattern options are provided, shown here on a 24 by 24 cell raster:

Single Value

All cells have the Max Color Value.

If alpha values are specified, Max Alpha Value will be applied.

If Create Palette is Yes, the palette will contain only one entry, with the value of the Max Color Value.

Single value, no alpha.

Checkered Pattern

Alternating cells have values between the Min and Max Color Values.

If alpha values are specified, they will also be applied to the colored cells in a gradient between Min and Max Alpha Values.

If Create Palette is Yes, the palette will contain as many entries as colors generated, within the limitations of the Palette Key Interpretation type.

Checkered Pattern with two colors, and alpha values ranging from 0 to 1.

Checkerboard

An 8 by 8 checkerboard pattern is created, with alternating blocks of cells set to the Min and Max Color Values.

If alpha values are specified, the Min Alpha Value is applied to the Min Color Value blocks, and the Max Alpha Value is applied to the Max Color Value blocks.

If Create Palette is Yes, the palette will contain two entries, representing the Min and Max values (both color and alpha).

Checkerboard with two colors, no alpha.

Examples

Usage Notes

To create a numeric raster in a similar manner, use the RasterNumericCreator.

Choosing a Raster Transformer

FME has an extensive selection of transformers for working with raster data. They can be generally categorized as working with whole rasters, bands, cells or palettes, and those designed for workflow control or combining raster with vector data.

For information on raster geometry and properties, see Rasters (IFMERaster).

Raster Transformers

Working with Rasters

These transformers generally apply to whole rasters.

RasterCellOriginSetter	Sets the cell origin point within cells in a raster.
RasterConvolver	Applies a convolution filter (sometimes called a kernel or lens) to raster features and outputs the results.
RasterExpressionEvaluator	Evaluates expressions on each cell in a raster or pair of rasters, including algebraic operations and conditional statements.
RasterExtentsCoercer	Replaces the geometry of input raster features with a polygon covering either the extents of a raster or the extent of data within a raster.
RasterGCPExtractor	Extracts Ground Control Point (GCP) coordinate system and point values from a raster feature and exposes them as attributes.
RasterGCPSetter	Sets Ground Control Points (GCPs) on a raster, pairing cell positions with known coordinates.
RasterGeoreferencer	Georeferences a raster by either known corner coordinates or origin, cell size, and rotation.
RasterHillshader	Generates a grayscale shaded relief representation of terrain, based on elevation values.
RasterInterpretationCoercer	Alters the interpretation type of rasters, including all bands, and converts cell values if necessary.
RasterMosaicker	Merges multiple raster features into a single raster feature.
RasterPropertyExtractor	Extracts the geometry properties of a raster feature and exposes them as attributes.
RasterPyramider	Resamples rasters to multiple resolutions, based on either number of levels or dimensions of the smallest output raster.
RasterRegisterer	Transforms an image to minimize its difference with another.
RasterResampler	Resamples rasters, based on specified output dimensions, cell size in ground units, or percentage of original, and interpolates new cell values.
RasterRotationApplier	Rotates a raster feature according to its rotation angle property, interpolating new cell values, updating all other affected raster properties, and producing an output raster feature with a rotation angle of zero.
RasterSharpener	Enhances the features of a raster image. The RasterSharpener enhances the borders, lines, and curves while reducing noise in the flat areas of the raster image.
RasterSubsetter	Clips raster features using pixel bounds instead of ground coordinates, and optionally adds cells around the perimeter.
RasterTiler	Splits each input raster into a series of tiles by specifying either a tile size in cells/pixels or the number of tiles.
RasterToPolygonCoercer	Creates polygons from input raster features. One polygon is output for each contiguous area of pixels with the same value in the input raster.
WebMapTiler	Creates a series of image tiles that can be utilized by web mapping applications such as Bing™ Maps, Google Maps™, or Web Map Tile Service. This is done by resampling rasters to various different resolutions and then splitting them into tiles.

Working with Bands

These transformers generally apply to bands.

RasterBandAdder	Adds a new band to a raster feature.
RasterBandCombiner	Merges coincidental raster features into a single output raster feature, preserving and appending all bands.
RasterBandInterpretationCoercer	Alters the interpretation type of individual raster bands, converting cell values if necessary.
RasterBandKeeper	Removes all unselected bands from a raster feature.
RasterBandMinMaxExtractor	Extracts the minimum and maximum band values, palette keys, and palette values from a raster feature, and adds them to a list attribute.
RasterBandNameSetter	Sets the band name of selected bands on a raster, making raster contents simpler to understand compared to band numbers.
RasterBandNodataRemover	Removes the existing Nodata identifier from selected bands of a raster feature. Any values previously equal to the Nodata value are considered valid data.
RasterBandNodataSetter	Sets a new Nodata value on selected bands of a raster feature.
RasterBandOrderer	Specifies the required order of bands in a raster. Bands are reordered according to the input band indices.
RasterBandPropertyExtractor	Extracts the band and palette properties of a raster feature and exposes them as attributes.
RasterBandRemover	Removes any selected bands from a raster feature.
RasterBandSeparator	Separates bands or unique band and palette combinations, and outputs either individual raster features or a single new raster feature containing all combinations.
RasterStatisticsCalculator	Calculates statistics on raster bands and adds the results as attributes.

Working with Cells

These transformers generally apply to individual cells.

RasterAspectCalculator	Calculates the aspect (direction of slope) for each cell of a raster. Aspect is measured in degrees from 0 to 360, clockwise from north.
RasterCellCoercer	Creates individual points or polygons for each cell in a raster, optionally extracting band values as z coordinates or attributes.
RasterCellValueCalculator	Evaluates basic arithmetic , minimum, maximum or average operations on the cell values of a pair of rasters.
RasterCellValueReplacer	Replaces a range of band values in a raster with a new single value.
RasterCellValueRounder	Rounds off raster cell values.
RasterSegmenter	Partitions a raster image into arbitrarily sized groups of cells from the input image based on intensity differences in the input raster image cells.
RasterSingularCellValueCalculator	Performs basic arithmetic operations on the cell values of a raster against a numeric value.
RasterSlopeCalculator	Calculates the slope (maximum rate of change in z) for each cell of a raster.

Working with Palettes

These transformers generally apply to palettes.

RasterPaletteAdder	Creates a palette from an attribute, and adds this palette to all selected bands on a raster.
RasterPaletteExtractor	Creates a string representation of an existing palette on a raster and saves it to an attribute.
RasterPaletteGenerator	Generates a palette out of the selected band(s) of a raster. The output raster will have the selected band(s) replaced by a new band with a palette.
RasterPaletteInterpretationCoercer	Alters the interpretation type of raster palettes.
RasterPaletteNodataSetter	Identifies the palette key that matches a raster band’s Nodata value, and sets a value on it.
RasterPaletteRemover	Removes selected palette(s) from raster features.
RasterPaletteResolver	Resolves the palette(s) on a raster by replacing cell values with their corresponding palette values. Palette values with multiple components, such as RGB, are broken down and the individual values assigned to multiple, newly-added bands.

Workflow Control

These transformers generally control the flow of features in a workspace.

RasterCheckpointer	Forces accumulated raster operations to be processed, saving the state to disk and releasing resources to tune performance or assist with memory limitations.
RasterConsumer	Reads raster features for testing purposes, including any accumulated raster operations. No additional operations are performed, and nothing is done with the features.
RasterExtractor	Serializes the geometry of a raster feature into a Blob attribute, encoding the contents according to a choice of common binary raster formats.
RasterNumericCreator	Creates a numeric raster of specified size and resolution, with default cell values.
RasterReplacer	Decodes a binary attribute containing encoded rasters stored as Blobs, replacing the feature’s geometry with the decoded raster.
RasterRGBCreator	Creates a color raster feature of specified size, resolution, and interpretation type, with default cell values.
RasterSelector	Selects specific bands and palettes of a raster for subsequent transformer operations.

Vectors and Rasters

These transformers generally involve using rasters and vector data together.

ImageRasterizer	Creates a raster representation of vector or point cloud input features, using the fme_color attribute over a solid background fill for vector features. Point clouds may be rendered using their color or intensity components.
NumericRasterizer	Creates a numeric raster representation of vector or point cloud input features, where cell values are taken from the z coordinates of the input features and overlaid on a uniform background.
MapnikRasterizer	Generates a raster from input vector and raster features, with fine control over symbolization and labeling, using the Mapnik toolkit.
PointCloudOnRasterComponentSetter	Sets point cloud component values by overlaying a point cloud on a raster. The component values for each point are interpolated from band values at the point location.
PointOnRasterValueExtractor	Extracts the band and palette values from a raster at the location of one or more input points and sets them as attributes on the feature.
RasterDEMGenerator	Produces a raster digital elevation model (DEM) by uniformly sampling a Delaunay triangulation generated from input points and breaklines.
VectorOnRasterOverlayer	Rasterizes vector or point cloud features onto an existing raster. For vector features the fme_color attribute sets pixel color, and point clouds may be rendered using their color or intensity components.

Configuration

Input Ports

This transformer has no input ports.

Output Ports

Parameters

Raster Properties

Resolution Specification

Select the type of Resolution Specification:

Rows and Columns	Set dimensions by number of rows and columns.
Extents	Size based on extents and cell spacing. Corner coordinates (upper left and lower right) define extents.

Number of Columns (cells)

Number of Rows (cells)

When Resolution Specification is Rows and Columns, specify the number of rows and columns for the output raster. The minimum value for both rows and columns is one (1).

X Cell Origin

Y Cell Origin

Specify the origin for each cell. This can be used to specify whether each cell's data point is at the lower-left or center (or somewhere else) within the cell.

X Cell Spacing

Y Cell Spacing

Specify the spacing between cell elements, that is, the width and height of an individual cell. This must be greater than zero.

X Upper Left Coordinate

Y Upper Left Coordinate

Specify the coordinates of the upper left corner of the raster. Default is 0,0.

X Lower Right Coordinate

Y Lower Right Coordinate

When Resolution Specification is Extents, specify the coordinates of the lower right corner.

Rotation

Specify the rotation of the raster. Default is 0.0.

Interpretation

Create Palette	Specify whether the output raster will have a palette. If Yes, the raster will have one band, and the interpretation type will match the selection made for Palette Key Interpretation.
Band Interpretation	When Create Palette is No, select an interpretation type for the output raster. Choices include: RGB24 RGBA32 RGB48 RGBA64 Gray8 Gray16 Red8 Red16 Green8 Green16 Blue8 Blue16 Alpha8 Alpha16
Palette Key Interpretation	When Create Palette is Yes, select an interpretation type for the palette keys and the single raster band that will be produced. Choices include: UInt8 UInt16 UInt32
Palette Value Interpretation	When Create Palette is Yes, select an interpretation type for the values that will be associated with each key. Choices include: RGB24 RGBA32 RGB48 RGBA64 Gray8 Gray16 String

Data Values

Data Pattern

Select a pattern for the output raster:

Single Value

All cells are set to the Max Color Value, producing a solid image.

Checkered Pattern

Alternating cells have values between the Min and Max Color Values.

Checkerboard

An 8 by 8 checkerboard pattern is created, with alternating blocks of cells set to the Min and Max Color Values.

The size of the blocks is variable, and dependent on the number of rows and columns specified. If the number of rows and columns are not multiples of eight, the remaining data will be set to either Nodata values or the minimum value.

Min. Color Value

Max. Color Value

Specify the range of cell values to be used for generating the selected Data Pattern.

For grayscale color models (Gray8 and Gray16), only the red component value will be used.

Specifying Colors

Colors may be entered directly or chosen from the color picker via the ellipsis button.

Syntax

Colors can be specified by RGB values or hex codes. RGB values may be either 24-bit or decimal (0 - 1). If the value type is unclear, as in (1,1,1), the 24-bit interpretation is used. Hex codes are accepted with or without a hash sign (#).

24-bit RGB	Decimal RGB	Hex code
0,0,0	0,0,0	#000000
255,0,0	1,0,0	#FF0000
202,173,232	0.79,0.68,0.91	#CAADE8
255,255,255	Not Available	#FFFFFF

Nodata Color Value

Optional: Specify the Nodata value for the raster.

For grayscale color models (Gray8 and Gray16), only the red component value will be used.

Specifying Colors

Colors may be entered directly or chosen from the color picker via the ellipsis button.

Syntax

24-bit RGB	Decimal RGB	Hex code
0,0,0	0,0,0	#000000
255,0,0	1,0,0	#FF0000
202,173,232	0.79,0.68,0.91	#CAADE8
255,255,255	Not Available	#FFFFFF

Min. Alpha Value

Max. Alpha Value

When enabled, specify the range of values for the alpha channel (0-1).

Nodata Alpha Value

When enabled, specify the alpha channel value (0-1) for the Nodata value for this raster.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Transformer parameters can be set by directly entering values, using expressions, or referencing other elements in the workspace such as attribute values or user parameters. Various editors and context menus are available to assist. To see what is available, click beside the applicable parameter.

How to Set Parameter Values

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

Content Types

String Functions	These functions manipulate and format strings.
Special Characters	A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.
Math Functions	Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions	Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.
Math Operators	These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.
FME Feature Functions	These return primarily feature-specific values.
FME Parameters	FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters	Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Table Tools

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Add a row
Remove a row
Move current row up one
Move current row down one
Move current row to top
Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
Copy a row to the clipboard
Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Reference

Processing Behavior	Not Applicable
Feature Holding	Not Applicable
Dependencies	None
Aliases
History

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