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<H1>pbmtomda</H1>
Updated: 3 June 1999
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<H2>NAME</H2>
pbmtomda - convert a PBM image to a Microdesign .mda
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>pbmtomda</B>
[<B>-d</B>]
[<B>-i</B>]
[<B>--</B>]
[<i>pbmfile</i>]
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<p>This program is part of <a href="index.html">Netpbm</a>.
<p><b>pbmtomda</b> reads a PBM image as input and
produces a MicroDesign 2 area file (.MDA) as output.
<p>If you do not specify <i>pbmfile</i>, <b>pbmtomda</b> uses Standard Input.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DT><B>-d</B>
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Halve the height of the output file, to compensate for the aspect
ratio used in MicroDesign files.
<DT><B>-i</B>
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Invert the colors used.
<DT><B>--</B>
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End of options (use this if the filename starts with "-")
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<H2>LIMITATIONS</H2>
There's no way to produce files in MicroDesign 3 format. MD3 itself and
<A HREF="mdatopbm.html">mdatopbm</A> can read files in either format.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<A HREF="mdatopbm.html">mdatopbm</A>,
<A HREF="pbm.html">pbm</A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
Copyright (C) 1999 John Elliott <<A HREF="mailto:jce@seasip.demon.co.uk">jce@seasip.demon.co.uk</A>>.
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<LI><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAF">LIMITATIONS</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</A>
<LI><A HREF="#lbAH">AUTHOR</A>
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