read-palmpix(1)
NAME
read-palmpix - Convert all pictures in the files given or
found via connecting to a Palm handheld if no files are
given. The default output type is Portable Pixmap (.ppm).
SYNOPSIS
read-palmpix -p <port> -n <pixname> -t <type>
DESCRIPTION
- read-palmpix allows a Kodak PalmPix camera user to extract
the images from their Palm handheld device and convert
them to Portable Network Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap
(.ppm) files on their system. - OPTIONS
- -p --port <port>
Use device file port to communicate with the Palm
handheld device. If this is not specified, will
look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. If
both are not found, will fall back to /dev/pilot. - -h --help
Display help synopsis for read-palmpix
- -v --version
Display version of read-palmpix
- -l --list
List picture information found on the device
instead of converting them to image files - -n --name <pixname>
Convert only pixname to an image file, and output to stdout as a .ppm or .png
- -t --type <type>
Specify the output picture type. Can be either
"png" or "ppm".
USAGE
The program will connect to the target Palm handheld
device, and read the images found in the Kodak PalmPix
image database, and allow the user to view the list of
images, or to select one or all of them, and convert them
to Portable Network Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap
(.ppm) files to be viewed or printed at the desktop level.
If no options are specified, all of the images on the
device will be converted to ppm files.
KNOWN BUGS
read-palmpix's colour correction is not as good as
Kodak's.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/
AUTHOR
- read-palmpix was originally written by Angus Ainslie <angusa@deltatee.com>, and updated by John Marshall <jmar_ shall@acm.org>to include core pilot-link functionality.