NAME

       pcxtoppm - convert a PCX file into a portable pixmap

SYNOPSIS

       pcxtoppm [-stdpalette] [-verbose] [pcxfile]

DESCRIPTION

       Reads  a  PCX  file  as input.  Produces a portable pixmap as output.  Supported PCX types
       are:

       Colormapped files with 2-16 colors.
              "Packed pixel" format (1, 2 or  4  bits/pixel,  1  plane)  or  bitplane  format  (1
              bit/pixel,  1-4  planes).  The program checks the colormap and uses an internal one
              if the provided colormap is completely black.

       Colormapped files with 256 colors
              8 bits/pixel, 1 plane, colormap at the end of the file.

       24bit truecolor files
              24bit RGB: 8 bits/pixel, 3 planes.

       32bit truecolor files
              24bit RGB + 8bit intensity: 8 bits/pixel, 4 planes.

OPTIONS

       -stdpalette
              Enforce the use of the internal colormap for files with 16 colors or less.

SEE ALSO

       ppmtopcx(1), ppm(5)

AUTHORS

       Copyright (C) 1990 by Michael Davidson.
       Modified 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)

                                           9 April 1990                               pcxtoppm(1)