pnmtosgi

pnmtosgi(1)                 General Commands Manual                pnmtosgi(1)

NAME
       pnmtosgi - convert a portable anymap to a SGI image file

SYNOPSIS
       pnmtosgi [-verbatim|-rle] [-imagename Name] [pnmfile]

DESCRIPTION
       Reads a portable anymap as input. Produces an SGI image file as output.
       The SGI image will be 2-dimensional (1 channel) for PBM and PGM  input,
       and 3-dimensional (3 channels) for PPM.

OPTIONS
       -verbatim
              Write an uncompressed file.

       -rle (default)
              Write a compressed (run length encoded) file.

       -imagename name
              Write  the string "name" into the imagename field of the header.
              The name string is limited to 79  characters.   If  no  name  is
              given, pnmtosgi writes "no name" into this field.

BUGS
       Probably.

REFERENCES
       SGI  Image  File  Format  documentation  (draft v0.95) by Paul Haeberli
       (paul@sgi.com).  Available via ftp at sgi.com:graphics/SGIIMAGESPEC.

SEE ALSO
       pnm(5), sgitopnm(1)

AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1994 by  Ingo  Wilken  (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-olden-
       burg.de)

                                29 Januar 1994                     pnmtosgi(1)