pcdovtoppm

Create an index image for a Kodak Photo CD

TLDR

Generate an index image from a Photo CD overview file

$ pcdovtoppm [overview.pcd] > [index.ppm]

Set maximum width of the result image

$ pcdovtoppm -m 768 [overview.pcd] > [index.ppm]

Set thumbnail size and images per row

$ pcdovtoppm -s 96 -a 4 [overview.pcd] > [index.ppm]

Use a custom font for annotations with white background

$ pcdovtoppm -f [smallfont.pbm] -w [overview.pcd] > [index.ppm]

SYNOPSIS

pcdovtoppm [-m width] [-s size] [-a across] [-c colors] [-f font] [-b|-w] [pcdfile]

pcdovtoppm generates an index image in PPM format from a Kodak Photo CD overview file. It arranges the thumbnail images from the Photo CD into a grid, optionally annotated with image numbers using a configurable font. This program was formerly called pcdindex. It is part of the Netpbm toolkit.

PARAMETERS

-m width

Maximum width of the result image (default: 1152).

-s size

Maximum size of each thumbnail image in pixels (default: 192).

-a across

Maximum number of images per row (default: 6).

-c colors

Maximum number of colors in the output, or n to disable quantization.

-f font

PBM font file to use for annotation (default: internal font).

-b

Use black background (default).

-w

Use white background.

CAVEATS

Requires a valid Photo CD overview file as input. The output is in PPM format and may need conversion for other uses. Photo CD is an obsolete format from the 1990s.

HISTORY

pcdovtoppm was originally named pcdindex and was renamed to conform to Netpbm naming conventions, where converter programs follow the pattern sourcetodest.