picttoppm

converts Macintosh PICT images to PPM

TLDR

Convert a Macintosh PICT file to PPM

$ picttoppm [input.pict] > [output.ppm]

Convert with full resolution output

$ picttoppm -fullres [input.pict] > [output.ppm]

Convert with verbose diagnostic output

$ picttoppm -verbose [input.pict] > [output.ppm]

Convert a PICT file without the 512-byte header

$ picttoppm -noheader [input.pict] > [output.ppm]

SYNOPSIS

picttoppm [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

picttoppm reads a Macintosh PICT file (version 1 or 2) and outputs a PPM image. PICT was the native graphics format on classic Mac OS, encoded in QuickDraw commands. Part of the Netpbm toolkit.

PARAMETERS

-verbose n

Print diagnostic information about the PICT file and conversion process. Verbosity level ranges from 0 to 2.

-fullres

Force images to retain their full resolution instead of being scaled down. Disables all PICT operations except images.

-noheader

Do not assume the first 512 bytes of the file are a header. Useful for PICT data not stored in the data fork of a PICT file.

-quickdraw

Execute only pure QuickDraw operations. Disables interpretation of special PostScript printer operations.

-fontdir file

Specify a file containing BDF fonts for use when drawing text.