bmptoppm

bmptopnm(1)                 General Commands Manual                bmptopnm(1)

NAME
       bmptopnm - convert a BMP file into a portable anymap

SYNOPSIS
       bmptopnm [bmpfile]

DESCRIPTION
       Reads  a  Microsoft Windows or OS/2 BMP file as input.  Produces a PBM,
       PGM, or PNM image as output.  If the input is colormapped and  contains
       only  black  and white, the output is PBM.  If the input is colormapped
       and contains only black white and gray, the output is PGM.   Otherwise,
       the output is PPM.

       This  program  cannot convert BMP files with compressed (run length en-
       coded) image data.  It recognizes the compression and issues  an  error
       message.

       This  program cannot convert BMP files with 16 bits per pixel (only be-
       cause the author did not have a complete specification for  them).   It
       recognizes the format and issues an error message.

SEE ALSO
       ppmtobmp(1), ppmtowinicon(1), ppm(5)

AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1992 by David W. Sanderson.

                               17 February 2002                    bmptopnm(1)