# Unexpected change in pixel values during processing (Metashape/QGIS)
## Software
* QGIS 3.28
* Agisoft Metashape 2.0.1
## Description
I used Agisoft Metashape to create RGB GeoTiff. The source for this GeoTiff are
images taken with a UAV (DJI M3M).
When loading the GeoTiff into QGIS and processing the file, the pixel values
for the same position differ between the original file and the process result.
My first thought was that I somehow resampled, converted, or transformed the
pixel values during the processing.
So I simplified the process step by step to the bare minimum, but the result
stayed the same.
Even just exporting the file leads to changed pixel values.
## CRS not recognized
Something I noticed while trying to solve this problem is that QGIS doesn't
recognize the GeoTiffs CRS (EPSG:32632) as a predefined CRS but as a custom
CRS. This is curious because I use a predefined CRS from Agisoft Metashape to
create the GeoTiff.
I tried to reproject the file and also to just change the CRS in the file's
QGIS properties, but the pixel values still differ after processing the file.
### CRS defined in Agisoft Metashape:
```
Projected Coordinate System: WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N (EPSG::32632)
Linear Units: metre (EPSG::9001)
Projection Method: Transverse Mercator
Latitude of natural origin: 0
Longitude of natural origin: 9
Scale factor at natural origin: 0.9996
False easting: 500000
False northing: 0
Geographic Coordinate System: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)
Angular Units: degree (EPSG::9102)
Geodetic Datum: World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble (EPSG::6326)
Ellipsoid: WGS 84 (EPSG::7030)
Prime Meridian: Greenwich (EPSG::8901)
```
### CRS regognized in QGIS:
```
BOUNDCRS[
SOURCECRS[
PROJCRS[
"WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N",
BASEGEOGCRS[
"WGS 84",
DATUM[
"World Geodetic System 1984",
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]
],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4326]
],
CONVERSION[
"UTM zone 32N",
METHOD["Transverse Mercator",ID["EPSG",9807]],
PARAMETER["Latitude of natural
origin",0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8801]],
PARAMETER["Longitude of natural
origin",9,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8802]],
PARAMETER["Scale
factor at natural origin",0.9996,SCALEUNIT["unity",1],ID["EPSG",8805]],
PARAMETER["False
easting",500000,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],ID["EPSG",8806]],
PARAMETER["False
northing",0,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],ID["EPSG",8807]]
],
CS[Cartesian,2],
AXIS["easting",east,ORDER[1],LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
AXIS["northing",north,ORDER[2],LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ID["EPSG",32632]
]
],
TARGETCRS[
GEOGCRS[
"WGS 84",
DATUM[
"World Geodetic
System 1984",
ELLIPSOID["WGS
84",6378137,298.257223563,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]
],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
CS[ellipsoidal,2],
AXIS["geodetic latitude
(Lat)",north,ORDER[1],ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
AXIS["geodetic longitude
(Lon)",east,ORDER[2],ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4326]
]
],
ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION[
"Transformation from WGS 84 to WGS84",
METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D
domain)",ID["EPSG",9606]],
PARAMETER["X-axis
translation",0,ID["EPSG",8605]],
PARAMETER["Y-axis
translation",0,ID["EPSG",8606]],
PARAMETER["Z-axis
translation",0,ID["EPSG",8607]],
PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0,ID["EPSG",8608]],
PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0,ID["EPSG",8609]],
PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0,ID["EPSG",8610]],
PARAMETER["Scale difference",1,ID["EPSG",8611]]
]
]
```
## Question
The questions I have are:
1. What could be the reason for this behavior?
2. How do I prevent the pixel values from changing?
Kind regards,
i.A. Dirk Stulgies
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