ISIS Application Documentation
    Matches the tone of two, single-band images
  
 
          Description
        
    This application matches the tone of two single-band images. It is very similar to the 
    equalizer application, but is only used on two images and only works on single band images. 
    The user can choose whether to match the tone of the entire image, or perform overlap matching
    using the projection information. The default behavior is to match the tones of the entire
    area of the input cube and the match cube.
     
    First, tonematch collects statistics on each individual cube. It then uses this data to 
    find a linear regression between the pixel values of the input cube and the match cube. The
    linear regression provides offset and gain values that are applied to the input cube, creating
    the output cube whose tone is equal to that of the match cube.
     
   
 
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              History
          
| Jeff Anderson | 1998-01-12 | 
      Original version
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| Elizabeth Ribelin | 2005-08-29 | 
        Documented and refactored
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| Elizabeth Miller | 2005-11-22 | 
      Added appTest and poverlap option
     | 
 
| Elizabeth Miller | 2006-02-10 | 
      Moved to Photometry and Radiometry group in documentation
     | 
 
| Kimberly Oyama | 2013-01-14 | 
      Output the statistics used for the linear regression to the log. Updated documentation to 
      correctly describe the POVERLAP option and to explain that this application only works on
      single band cubes.  Fixes #1383.
     | 
 
| Kimberly Oyama | 2014-01-16 | 
      Added the MINCOUNT option to allow the user to determine how much of the
      images need to overlap for the overlap to be considered valid. References #1383.
     | 
 
 
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                Parameter Groups
            
Files
| 
                    Name
                     | 
                    Description
                     | 
 
| FROM | 
          Input single band cube 
         | 
 
| MATCH | 
          Match Cube (single band)
         | 
 
| TO | 
          Output cube
         | 
 
| OUTSTATS | 
          Output text file containing thorough equalization-related
          statistics
         | 
 
 
Option
| 
                    Name
                     | 
                    Description
                     | 
 
| POVERLAP | 
          Projection Overlap
         | 
 
| MINCOUNT | 
          Minimum number of points in overlapping area required for the overlap to be valid.
         | 
 
 
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Files:
                        FROM
                         Description
                       
          The pixels of the input cube will be altered using the base and multiplier found 
           in the linear regression to make the tone of the output and match cubes equal.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | cube | 
| 
                               File Mode
                              | input | 
| 
                               Filter
                              | 
          *.cub
         | 
 
 
Files:
                        MATCH
                         Description
                       
          The match cube will be used to find the tone that the output cube should have.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | cube | 
| 
                               File Mode
                              | input | 
| 
                               Filter
                              | 
          *.cub
         | 
 
 
Files:
                        TO
                         Description
                       
          The resultant cube containing the tonematched image.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | cube | 
| 
                               File Mode
                              | output | 
| 
                               Filter
                              | 
          *.cub
         | 
 
 
Files:
                        OUTSTATS
                         Description
                       
          This file will contain the statistics of the overlapping area along with the computed
          equalizing factors (OFFSET and GAIN). Since the output statistics are of the overlapping
          area, the POVERLAP option must be selected. Specifying this output file is optional.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | filename | 
| 
                               File Mode
                              | output | 
| 
                               Internal Default
                              | None | 
| 
                               Filter
                              | 
          *.txt *.pvl *.lis *.lst
         | 
 
 
Option:
                        POVERLAP
                         Description
                       
          This parameter allows the user to match the tone of the overlapping area of the cubes
          instead of matching the tone of the entire area of both cubes. If this option is set to
          TRUE, both cubes must have the same projection parameters and must overlap.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | boolean | 
| 
                               Default
                              | FALSE | 
| 
                               Inclusions
                              | 
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Option:
                        MINCOUNT
                         Description
                       
          If the number of points in the overlapping area meets or exceeds this value, the area is
          considered valid. If there are fewer points the output statistics may not be accurate.
        
| 
                             Type
                            | integer | 
| 
                               Default
                              | 1000 |