fstopgm

Updated: 06 April 89
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NAME

fstopgm - convert a Usenix FaceSaver(tm) file into a PGM image

SYNOPSIS

fstopgm [fsfile]

DESCRIPTION

This program is part of Netpbm.

fstopgm reads a Usenix FaceSaver(tm) file as input and produces a PGM image as output.

FaceSaver(tm) files sometimes have rectangular pixels. While fstopgm won't re-scale them into square pixels for you, it will give you the precise pamscale command that will do the job. Because of this, reading a FaceSaver(tm) image is a two-step process. First you do:

  fstopgm > /dev/null

This will tell you whether you need to use pamscale. Then use one of the following pipelines:

  fstopgm | pnmnorm
  fstopgm | pamscale -whatever | pnmnorm

To go to PBM, you want something more like one of these:

  fstopgm | pamenlarge 3 | pnmnorm | pamditherbw
  fstopgm | pamenlarge 3 | pamscale <whatever> | pnmnorm | pamditherbw

You want to enlarge when going to a bitmap because otherwise you lose information; but enlarging by more than 3 does not look good.

FaceSaver is a registered trademark of Metron Computerware Ltd. of Oakland, CA.

OPTIONS

There are no command line options defined specifically for fstopgm, but it recognizes the options common to all programs based on libnetpbm (See Common Options.)