pcxtoppm(1)pcxtoppm(1)NAMEpcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a portable pixmap
SYNOPSISpcxtoppm [-stdpalette] [-verbose] [pcxfile]
DESCRIPTION
Reads a PCX file as input. 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 com
pletely 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.
SEE ALSOppmtopcx(1), ppm(5)AUTHORS
Copyright (C) 1990 by Michael Davidson.
Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-
oldenburg.de)
9 April 1990 pcxtoppm(1)