tcrevier@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Tom Crevier) (05/09/90)
I am looking for a program to convert Raster images into any or all
of the following formats:
GIF
IFF
Postscript
If you know where one is please send me some mail telling me where it
is and what it is called. Thanks a 10^6.
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tcrevier@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Tom Crevier) in <7056@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
writes:
I am looking for a program to convert Raster images into any or all
of the following formats:
GIF
IFF
Postscript
What you want is the PBMPLUS package authored by Jef Poskanzer. If you have
ftp access, it can be found at ftp.ee.lbl.gov [IP 128.3.254.68] as the file
pbmplus.tar.Z (278Kbytes compressed, 805Kbytes uncompressed ... the contents
JUST fit on one Amiga 3.5" floppy).
As I showed at a FAUG meeting back in January 1990, the PBMPLUS package is
described by the included two text files.
Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
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(from FORMATS)
PBM handles the following formats:
Sun icon file reading writing
Sun raster file reading writing
X10 and X11 bitmap file reading writing
MacPaint reading writing
CMU window manager format reading writing
MGR format reading writing
Group 3 FAX reading writing
X11 window dump file reading writing
X10 window dump file reading
Xerox doodle brushes reading
GEM .img format reading
PC paintbrush (.pcx) format reading
PICT reading
ASCII graphics writing
HP LaserJet format writing
GraphOn graphics writing
BBN BitGraph graphics writing
Printronix format writing
PGM handles the following formats:
TIFF reading
Usenix FaceSaver file reading
HIPS reading
FITS reading writing
PostScript "image" data reading
raw grayscale bytes reading
Encapsulated PostScript writing
PPM handles the following formats:
color Sun raster file reading writing
GIF reading writing
Amiga IFF ILBM reading writing
color X11 window dump file reading writing
color X10 window dump file reading
MTV ray-tracer output reading
QRT ray-tracer output reading
TrueVision Targa file reading
Img-whatnot file reading
color Encapsulated PostScript writing
(from README):
Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit
Distribution of 22nov89
Previous distribution 13sep89
Included are a number of programs for converting various image formats
to and from portable formats; plus some tools for manipulating the
portable formats. The package is broken up into four parts (five parts
if you count this one, the zeroth part). First is PBM, for bitmaps (1
bit per pixel). Then there is PGM, for grayscale images. Next is PPM,
for full-color images. Last, there is PNM, which does content-independent
manipulations on any of the three formats.
These parts are semi-independent; if you're only going to deal with
bitmaps, you don't have to install PGM and PPM, and this makes PNM run
faster; if you want PGM, you must install PBM but can leave PPM out;
but if you want PPM, you must install both PGM and PBM. PNM is
optional but recommended.
To install:
Unpack the files.
Decide whether you want to use Imakefiles or Makefiles. If you want
to use Makefiles:
Edit the top-level Makefile, find each line with the string
"CONFIGURE", and follow the directions for setting configuration
options.
Likewise edit pbmplus.h.
Likewise edit pnm/Makefile.
Make.
When you're happy that things work ok, make install.
If you want to use Imakefiles instead:
Edit the top-level Imakefile, find each line with the string
"CONFIGURE", and follow the directions for setting configuration
options.
Likewise edit pbmplus.h.
Likewise edit pnm/Imakefile.
Edit Makefile and */Makefile, look towards the end for the
definition of TOP, and change it to point to your X11 tree.
Save the original Makefiles, in case you later want to switch back
to using them.
Touch Imakefile, since you just editted Makefile.
Make Makefile, make Makefiles, make depend, then make.
When you're happy that things work ok, make install.
I've tested this stuff under 4.2 BSD, 4.3 BSD, on Sun 3's 4's and 386's
and Sequents and Vaxen, with cc and gcc. Nevertheless, I'm sure bugs
remain. Feedback is welcome; send bug reports, enhancements, checks,
money orders, etc. to the addresses below. Be sure to mention what
version you have when sending bug reports!
Jef Poskanzer
jef@well.sf.ca.us
{ucbvax, lll-crg, sun!pacbell, apple, hplabs}!well!jef
Files in pbmplus.shar:
README this
CHANGES list of changes between the various versions of PBM
FORMATS list of the formats supported
OTHER.SYSTEMS list of other free image-processing software
TIPS useful techniques and rules of thumb for PBM
Makefile guess
Imakefile for X11-type installations
pbmplus.h header file for PBM, PGM, PPM, and PNM
compataliases csh script for compatibility with old versions
Files in pbm.shar?:
Makefile guess
Imakefile for X11-type installations
brushtopbm.c convert Xerox doodle brushes to portable bitmap
cmuwmtopbm.c convert CMU window manager format to portable bitmap
g3topbm.c convert Group 3 FAX to portable bitmap
icontopbm.c convert Sun icon to portable bitmap
gemtopbm.c convert GEM .img format to portable bitmap
macptopbm.c convert MacPaint to portable bitmap
mgrtopbm.c convert MGR format to portable bitmap
pcxtopbm.c convert PC paintbrush format to portable bitmap
picttopbm.c convert PICT to portable bitmap
rasttopbm.c convert Sun raster to portable bitmap
xbmtopbm.c convert X10 or X11 bitmap to portable bitmap
xwdtopbm.c convert X10 or X11 window dump to portable bitmap
pbmtoascii.c convert portable bitmap to ASCII graphic form
pbmtobbnbg.c convert portable bitmap to BBN BitGraph graphics
pbmtocmuwm.c convert portable bitmap to CMU window manager format
pbmtog3.c convert portable bitmap to Group 3 FAX
pbmtogo.c convert portable bitmap to GraphOn graphics
pbmtoicon.c convert portable bitmap to Sun icon
pbmtolj.c convert portable bitmap to HP LaserJet
pbmtomacp.c convert portable bitmap to MacPaint
pbmtomgr.c convert portable bitmap to MGR format
pbmtoptx.c convert portable bitmap to Printronix
pbmtorast.c convert portable bitmap to Sun raster
pbmtoxbm.c convert portable bitmap to X11 bitmap
pbmtox10bm.c convert portable bitmap to X10 bitmap
pbmtoxwd.c convert portable bitmap to X11 window dump
pbmlife.c apply Conway's rules of Life to a portable bitmap
pbmmake.c create a blank bitmap of a specified size
pbmmask.c create a mask bitmap from a regular bitmap
pbmpaste.c paste a rectangle into a portable bitmap
pbmreduce.c reduce a portable bitmap N times, using Floyd-Steinberg
pbmupc.c create a Universal Product Code bitmap
libpbm[1-5].c a few utility routines
pbm.h header file for libpbm
libpbm.h internal header file for libpbm
g3.h definitions for Group 3 FAX
macp.h definitions for MacPaint files
pict.h definitions for PICT files
rast.h definitions for Sun raster files
x10wd.h definitions for X10 window dumps
x11wd.h definitions for X11 window dumps
bitreverse.h useful include file
*.1 manual entries for all of the tools
pbm.5 manual entry for the pbm format
libpbm.3 manual entry for the pbm library
Files in pgm.shar?:
Makefile guess
Imakefile for X11-type installations
fitstopgm.c convert FITS format to portable graymap
fstopgm.c convert Usenix FaceSaver file to portable graymap
hipstopgm.c convert HIPS format to portable graymap
psidtopgm.c convert PostScript "image" data to portable graymap
rawtopgm.c convert raw grayscale bytes to portable graymap
tifftopgm.c convert TIFF format to portable graymap
pgmtofits.c convert portable graymap to FITS format
pgmtopbm.c convert portable graymap to portable bitmap
pgmtops.c convert portable graymap to Encapsulated PostScript
pgmenhance.c edge-enhance a portable graymap
pgmhist.c print a histogram of the values in a portable graymap
pgmnorm.c normalize contrast in a portable graymap
libpgm[1-3].c a few utility routines
pgm.h header file for libpgm
libpgm.h internal header file for libpgm
dithers.h useful include file
tiff.h definitions for TIFF files
*.1 manual entries for all of the tools
pgm.5 manual entry for the pgm format
libpgm.3 manual entry for the pgm library
Files in ppm.shar?:
Makefile guess
Imakefile for X11-type installations
giftoppm.c convert GIF to portable pixmap
ilbmtoppm.c convert Amiga IFF ILBM to portable pixmap
imgtoppm.c convert Img-whatnot to portable pixmap
mtvtoppm.c convert MTV ray-tracer output to portable pixmap
qrttoppm.c convert QRT ray-tracer output to portable pixmap
rasttoppm.c convert Sun raster file to portable pixmap
tgatoppm.c convert TrueVision Targa file to portable pixmap
xwdtoppm.c convert color X10 or X11 window dump to portable pixmap
ppmtogif.c convert portable pixmap to GIF
ppmtoilbm.c convert portable pixmap to Amiga IFF ILBM
ppmtopgm.c convert portable pixmap to portable graymap
ppmtops.c convert portable pixmap to color Encapsulated PostScript
ppmtorast.c convert portable pixmap to Sun raster file
ppmtoxwd.c convert portable pixmap to color X11 window dump
ppmarith.c perform arithmetic on two portable pixmaps
ppmconvol.c general MxN convolution on a portable pixmap
ppmcscale.c scale the colors in a portable pixmap
ppmpat.c create a pretty pixmap
ppmquant.c quantize colors down to a specified number
ppmrotate.c rotate a portable pixmap
ppmscale.c scale a portable pixmap
ppmshear.c shear a portable pixmap
ppmhist.c print a histogram of a portable pixmap
convolscripts/* ppmconvol scripts
libppm[1-5].c a few utility routines
ppm.h header file for libppm
ppmcmap.h header file for colormap routines in libppm
ppmdraw.h header file for simple drawing routines in libppm
libppm.h internal header file for libppm
tga.h definitions for TrueVision Targa files
*.1 manual entries for all of the tools
ppm.5 manual entry for the ppm format
libppm.3 manual entry for the ppm library
Files in pnm.shar?:
Makefile guess
Imakefile for X11-type installations
pnmcat.c concatenate portable anymaps
pnmcrop.c crop all like-colored borders off a portable anymap
pnmcut.c select a rectangular region from a portable anymap
pnmenlarge.c enlarge a portable anymap N times
pnmflip.c perform one or more flip operations on a portable anymap
pnminvert.c invert a portable anymap
pnmpaste.c paste a rectangle into a portable anymap
pnmtile.c replicate a portable anymap into a specified size
libpnm[1-4].c a few utility routines
pnm.h header file for libpnm
*.1 manual entries for all of the tools
pnm.5 manual entry for the pnm format
libpnm.3 manual entry for the pnm library
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