pcxtoppm

Updated: 9 April 1990
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NAME

pcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a PPM image

pcxtoppm [-stdpalette] [-verbose] [pcxfile]

pcxtoppm reads a PCX file as input and produces a PPM image as output.

pcxtoppm recognizes the following PCX types:

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.

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