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/usr/bin/ppm2tiff

Provides support for the Tag Image File Format or TIFF

From tiff 4.7.2-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running ppm2tiff --help (exit 1). permalink

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LIBTIFF, Version 4.7.2
Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Create a TIFF file from PPM, PGM and PBM image files

usage: ppm2tiff [options] input.ppm output.tif
where options are:
 -r #		make each strip have no more than # rows
 -R #		set x&y resolution (dpi)

 -c jpeg[:opts] compress output with JPEG encoding
    #  set compression quality level (0-100, default 75)
    r  output color image as RGB rather than YCbCr
 -c lzw[:opts]  compress output with Lempel-Ziv & Welch encoding
    #  set predictor value
    For example, -c lzw:2 for LZW-encoded data with horizontal differencing
 -c zip[:opts]  compress output with deflate encoding
    #  set predictor value
 -c packbits    compress output with packbits encoding (the default)
 -c g3[:opts]   compress output with CCITT Group 3 encoding
 -c g4          compress output with CCITT Group 4 encoding
 -c none        use no compression algorithm on output
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-r #make each strip have no more than # rowshelp
-R #set x&y resolution (dpi)help
-c lzw[:optscompress output with Lempel-Ziv & Welch encoding # set predictor value For example, -c lzw:2 for LZW-encoded data with horizontal differencinghelp

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