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ppmtopcx (1)

convert a portable pixmap into a PCX file

SYNOPSIS

    ppmtopcx [ -24bit ] [ -packed ] [ ppmfile ]

DESCRIPTION

    Reads a portable pixmap as input. Produces a PCX file as output. PCX The type of the PCX file depends on the number of colors in the pixmap:

    16 colors or less:

      1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes.

    256 colors or less:

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

    More than 256 colors:

      24bit truecolor file (8 bits/pixel, 3 planes).

OPTIONS

    -24bit

      Produce a 24bit truecolor file, even if the pixmap has 256 colors or less.

    -packed

      Use "packed pixel" format for files with 16 colors or less: 1, 2, or 4 bits/pixel, 1 plane.

SEE ALSO

AUTHORS

    Copyright (C) 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de) Based on previous work by Michael Davidson.