ppmtopgm(1)
NAME
ppmtopgm - convert a portable pixmap into a portable graymap
SYNOPSIS
ppmtopgm [ppmfile]
DESCRIPTION
Reads a portable pixmap as input. Produces a portable graymap as output. The output is a "black and white" rendering of the original
image, as in a black and white photograph. The quantization formula
used is .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.