NAME

       mincconvert - convert between MINC 1 to MINC 2 format.

SYNOPSIS

       mincconvert [-clobber] [-2] infile outfile

       mincconvert -help

DESCRIPTION

       mincconvert  copies  the  input file to the output file, possibly converting the file from
       MINC 1 to MINC 2 format, or vice versa.

       With the -template flag, mincconvert creates a  "template"  volume  from  the  input  MINC
       volume.  The  template  volume  preserves all of the structure (dimensions, variables, and
       attributes) of the input MINC volume but omits all data.  Any attempt to  read  data  will
       return zeroes.

       The  resulting file is typically much shorter than a normal MINC volume, and may be useful
       for scripts which want to carry such structural  information  forward  into  their  output
       files.  As  a  hint  to future programmers and users, this program places a special global
       attribute in the file, with the name class and the value template.

OPTIONS

       -2     Create a MINC 2 format file

       -clobber
              Overwrite a pre-existing output file.   -help  Print  a  summary  of  command  line
              options and exit

       -template
              Create a template file.

       -compress N
              Compress  file  with  compression  level  N.  Valid compression levels are 0 for no
              compression to 9 for maximum compression. The option has no effect  if  the  output
              file is a MINC 1 file.

       -chunk M
              Store  file  in  a block-structured arrangement, using hypercubes of edge length M.
              The option has no effect if the output file is a MINC 1 file.

       -help  Print summary of command-line options and exit.

       -version
              Print the program's version number and exit.

AUTHOR

       Bert Vincent - bert@bic.mni.mcgill.ca

COPYRIGHTS

       Copyright © 2003 by Robert Vincent and the Montreal Neurological Institute.

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