NAME


pbmtoascii - convert a PBM image to ASCII graphics

SYNOPSIS


pbmtoascii

[-1x2|-2x4]

[pbmfile]

DESCRIPTION


This program is part of Netpbm(1)

pbmtoascii reads a PBM image as input and produces a somewhat crude ASCII graphic image as output.

To convert back, use asciitopgm(1)

OPTIONS


The -1x2 and -2x4 options give you two alternate ways for the pixels to get mapped to characters. With 1x2, the default, each character represents a group of 1 pixel across by 2 pixels down. With -2x4, each character represents 2 pixels across by 4 pixels down. With the 1x2 mode you can see the individual pixels, so it’s useful for previewing small images on a non-graphics terminal. The 2x4 mode lets you display larger images on a standard 80-column display, but it obscures pixel-level details. 2x4 mode is also good for displaying PGM images:

pamscale -width 158 | pnmnorm | pamditherbw -threshold

should give good results.

SEE ALSO


asciitopgm(1)

pbm(5)

AUTHOR


Copyright (C) 1988, 1992 by Jef Poskanzer.

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