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⇱ man ppmtopgm (1): convert a portable pixmap into a portable graymap


ppmtopgm(1) convert a portable pixmap into a portable graymap

SYNOPSIS

ppmtopgm [ppmfile]

DESCRIPTION

Reads a portable pixmap as input. Produces a portable graymap as output. The output is a "black and white" rendering of the original image, as in a black and white photograph. The quantization formula used is .299 r + .587 g + .114 b.

Note that although there is a pgmtoppm program, it is not necessary for simple conversions from pgm to ppm , because any ppm program can read pgm (and pbm ) files automatically. pgmtoppm is for colorizing a pgm file. Also, see ppmtorgb3

AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.