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Ppmtopgm User Manual(0) Ppmtopgm User Manual(0)
NAME
ppmtopgm - convert a PPM image to a PGM image
SYNOPSIS
ppmtopgm
[ppmfile]
DESCRIPTION
This program is part of Netpbm(1)
ppmtopgm reads a PPM as input and produces a PGM as output. The output
is a 'black and white' rendering of the original image, as in a black
and white photograph. The quantization formula ppmtopgm uses is g =
.299 r + .587 g + .114 b.
Note that although there is a pgmtoppm program, it is not necessary for
simple conversions from pgm to ppm , because any ppm program can read
pgm (and pbm ) files automatically. pgmtoppm is for colorizing a pgm
file. Also, see ppmtorgb3 for a different way of converting color to
gray. And ppmdist generates a grayscale image from a color image, but
in a way that makes it easy to differentiate the original colors, not
necessarily a way that looks like a black and white photograph.
QUOTE
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is gray, and yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is a quantization error.
SEE ALSO
pgmtoppm(1) , ppmtorgb3(1) , rgb3toppm(1) , ppmdist(1) , ppm(5) ,
pgm(5)
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.
netpbm documentation 10 April 2000 Ppmtopgm User Manual(0)
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