asciitopgm

asciitopgm

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION BUGS SEE ALSO AUTHOR

NAME

asciitopgm - convert ASCII graphics into a portable graymap

SYNOPSIS

asciitopgm [''-d divisor''? height width [''asciifile''?

DESCRIPTION

Reads ASCII data as input. Produces a portable graymap with pixel values which are an approximation of the width'' characters are automatically padded with spaces.

The divisor argument is a floating-point number by which the output pixels are divided; the default value is 1.0. This can be used to adjust the brightness of the graymap: for example, if the image is too dim, reduce the divisor.

In keeping with (I believe) Fortran line-printer conventions, input lines beginning with a + (plus) character are assumed to

This tool contradicts the message in the pbmtoascii manual: ''

BUGS

The table of ASCII-to-grey values is subject to interpretation, and, of course, depends on the typeface intended for the input.

SEE ALSO

pbmtoascii(1), pgm(5)

AUTHOR

Wilson H. Bent. Jr. (whb@usc.edu)