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/usr/bin/dcmdspfn

DCMTK is a collection of libraries and applications implementing large parts the DICOM standard.

From dcmtk 3.7.1-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running dcmdspfn --help (exit 0). permalink

$dcmtk: dcmdspfn v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $

dcmdspfn: Export standard display curves to a text file
usage: dcmdspfn [options]

general options:
  -h   --help           print this help text and exit
       --version        print version information and exit
       --arguments      print expanded command line arguments
  -q   --quiet          quiet mode, print no warnings and errors
  -v   --verbose        verbose mode, print processing details
  -d   --debug          debug mode, print debug information
  -ll  --log-level      [l]evel: string constant
                        (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
                        use level l for the logger
  -lc  --log-config     [f]ilename: string
                        use config file f for the logger
input options: (mutually exclusive)
  +Im  --monitor-file   [f]ilename: string
                        text file describing the monitor characteristics
  +Ic  --camera-file    [f]ilename: string
                        text file describing the camera characteristics
  +Ip  --printer-file   [f]ilename: string
                        text file describing the printer characteristics
  +Is  --scanner-file   [f]ilename: string
                        text file describing the scanner characteristics
  +Il  --lum-range      [m]in max: float
                        minimum and maximum luminance (cd/m^2)
  +Io  --od-range       [m]in max: float
                        minimum and maximum optical density (OD),
                        automatically converted to luminance
creation options:
  +Ca  --ambient-light  [a]mbient light: float
                        ambient light value (cd/m^2, default: file f)
  +Ci  --illumination   [i]llumination: float
                        illumination value (cd/m^2, default: file f)
  +Dn  --min-density    [m]inimum optical density: float
                        Dmin value (default: off, only with +Ip and +Io)
  +Dx  --max-density    [m]aximum optical density: float
                        Dmax value (default: off, only with +Ip and +Io)
  +Cd  --ddl-count      [n]umber of DDLs: integer
                        number of Digital Driving Levels
                        (default: 256, only with --lum/od-range)
  +Cf  --curve-fitting  [n]umber : integer
                        use polynomial curve fitting algorithm with order n
                        (0..99, default: file setting or cubic spline)
output options:
  +Og  --gsdf           [f]ilename: string
                        write GSDF curve data to file f
  +Oc  --cielab         [f]ilename: string
                        write CIELAB curve data to file f
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h--help print this help text and exithelp
--versionprint version information and exithelp
--argumentsprint expanded command line argumentshelp
-q--quiet quiet mode, print no warnings and errorshelp
-v--verbose verbose mode, print processing detailshelp
-d--debug debug mode, print debug informationhelp
-ll--log-level [l]evel: string constant (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace) use level l for the loggerhelp
-lc--log-config [f]ilename: string use config file f for the loggerhelp

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