NAME

       pnmtosgi - convert a portable anymap to a SGI image file

SYNOPSIS

       pnmtosgi [-verbatim|-rle] [-imagename Name] [pnmfile]

DESCRIPTION

       Reads  a  portable  anymap  as input. Produces an SGI image file as output.  The SGI image
       will be 2-dimensional (1 channel) for PBM and PGM input, and  3-dimensional  (3  channels)
       for PPM.

OPTIONS

       -verbatim
              Write an uncompressed file.

       -rle (default)
              Write a compressed (run length encoded) file.

       -imagename name
              Write the string "name" into the imagename field of the header.  The name string is
              limited to 79 characters.  If no name is given, pnmtosgi writes "no name" into this
              field.

BUGS

       Probably.

REFERENCES

       SGI  Image  File  Format  documentation  (draft  v0.95)  by  Paul Haeberli (paul@sgi.com).
       Available via ftp at sgi.com:graphics/SGIIMAGESPEC.

SEE ALSO

       pnm(5), sgitopnm(1)

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 1994 by Ingo Wilken (Ingo.Wilken@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de)

                                          29 Januar 1994                              pnmtosgi(1)