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pcxtoppm (1)

convert a PCX file into a portable pixmap

SYNOPSIS

    pcxtoppm [ -stdpalette ] [ pcxfile ]

DESCRIPTION

    Reads a PCX file as input. PCX Produces a portable pixmap as output. Supported PCX types are:

    Colormapped files with 2-16 colors.

      "Packed pixel" format (1, 2 or 4 bits/pixel, 1 plane) or bitplane format (1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes). The program checks the colormap and uses an internal one if the provided colormap is completely black.

    Colormapped files with 256 colors

      8 bits/pixel, 1 plane, colormap at the end of the file.

    24bit truecolor files

      24bit RGB: 8 bits/pixel, 3 planes.

    32bit truecolor files

      24bit RGB + 8bit intensity: 8 bits/pixel, 4 planes.

OPTIONS

    -stdpalette

      Enforce the use of the internal colormap for files with 16 colors or less.

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AUTHORS

    Copyright (C) 1990 by Michael Davidson. Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)