pngtopam
Convert PNG images to PAM format
TLDR
Convert PNG to PAM
$ pngtopam [input.png] > [output.pam]
Convert with alpha channel$ pngtopam -alpha [input.png] > [output.pam]
SYNOPSIS
pngtopam [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
pngtopam converts a PNG image to a PAM (Portable Arbitrary Map) image. Part of the Netpbm toolkit, it preserves transparency when -alphapam is specified. If the input has no transparency, the output is typically an RGB or grayscale PAM.
PARAMETERS
-alphapam
Output a PAM with tuple type depending on the PNG (supports transparency).-alpha
Extract only the alpha channel as a PGM-style PAM.-mix
Composite the image against a background color when transparency is present.-background color
Specify the background color used with -mix (e.g., "rgb:FF/FF/FF" or a color name).-gamma value
Set the gamma value used for display correction.-text
Emit any tEXt chunks from the PNG to stderr.-verbose
Print information about the conversion to stderr.
CAVEATS
Reads from standard input if no file is given. Without -alphapam or -alpha, transparency information may be lost. Replaces older pngtopnm for images needing alpha channel support.
HISTORY
Part of the Netpbm package, which descends from Jef Poskanzer's pbmplus from the late 1980s. PAM was introduced in Netpbm 10.x to unify PBM/PGM/PPM/PAM handling.
