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ppmtopcx

NAME

ppmtopcx - convert a portable pixmap into a PCX file

ppmtopcx [-24bit] [-packed] [ppmfile]

Reads a portable pixmap as input. Produces a PCX file as output. The type of the PCX file depends on the number of colors in the pixmap:

16 colors or less:

1 bit/pixel, 1-4 planes.

256 colors or less:

8 bits/pixel, 1 plane, colormap at the end of the file.

More than 256 colors:

24bit truecolor file (8 bits/pixel, 3 planes).

-24bit

Produce a 24bit truecolor file, even if the pixmap has 256 colors or less.

-packed

Use "packed pixel" format for files with 16 colors or less: 1, 2, or 4 bits/pixel, 1 plane.