A while ago, I posted the question 'how to convert a Sun raster file
into a TIFF format'.
Follows is a summary of the replies:
1. The majority of responses suggested using Jef Poskanzer's PBM bitmap
package (pbmplus).
2. Others suggested using Sam Leffler's TIFF package (libtiff ?).
3. Some suggested using ImageMagick package.
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uunet!pluto.crd.ge.com!barnum (Maria A. Barnum) and
uunet!lise.unit.no!arnej (Arne Henrik Juul) said:
> There are a bunch of good packages of filters that you should grab -
> once you go to fbm or pbm, you can go back and forth between formats with
> ease!
>
> Anonymous FTP
>
> Host: nl.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.222.56)
> User: anonymous
> Password: name@site
> Directory: /usr/mlm/ftp/
> Filename: fbm.tar.Z
> Transfer: 'image'
>
> Note: you must 'cd' to /usr/mlm/ftp directly, you cannot access
> either /usr, or /usr/mlm alone. Don't forget to specify 'image'
> format transfer.
>
> Other files:
>
> tiff.tar.Z Sam Leffler's TIFF support
> utah.tar.Z Utah RLE package
> pbmplus.tar.Z Jef Poskanzer's PBM bitmap package
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uunet!millidc!blue!djm (Drew Montag) said:
> I asked a similar question a few weeks ago about converting Sun raster files
> to PostScript, and among the responses I received, I was pointed to a package
> called PBM Plus (Portable BitMaps Plus) that converts many formats to many
> other formats. It handles the following formats: (R-reading, W-writing)
>
> Sun icon file R/W
> Sun raster file R/W
> X10 and X11 bitmap file R/W
> MacPaint R/W
> CMU window manager format R/W
> MGR format R/W
> Group 3 FAX R/W
> X11 window dump file R/W
> X10 window dump file R
> Xerox doodle brushes R
> GEM .img format R
> PC paintbrush (.pcx) format R
> PICT R
> ASCII graphics W
> HP LaserJet format W
> GraphOn graphics W
> BBN BitGraph graphics W
> Printronix format W
>
> PGM handles the following formats:
>
> TIFF R
> Usenix FaceSaver file R
> HIPS R
> FITS R/W
> PostScript "image" data R
> raw grayscale bytes R
> Encapsulated PostScript W
>
> PPM handles the following formats:
>
> color Sun raster file R/W
> GIF R/W
> Amiga IFF ILBM R/W
> color X11 window dump file R/W
> color X10 window dump file R
> MTV ray-tracer output R
> QRT ray-tracer output R
> TrueVision Targa file R
> Img-whatnot file R
> color Encapsulated PostScript W
>
> It's available for FTP from "expo.lcs.mit.edu" as "contrib/pbmplus.tar.Z".
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uunet!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!convex!datri (Anthony A. Datri) said:
Use Sam Leffler's libtiff package. To obtain it:
> The software is available for public ftp on:
> ucbvax.berkeley.edu pub/tiff/tiff.tar.Z
> (128.132.130.12)
> uunet.uu.net graphics/tiff.tar.Z
> (192.48.96.2)
>
> For example,
> ftp -n ucbvax.berkeley.edu
> ....
> user anonymous
> ... <type in password>
> cd pub/tiff
> binary
> get tiff.tar.Z (a compressed tar file)
>
> There is also companion compression tar file, tiffpics.tar.Z
> that has sample TIFF image files. These are mostly useful in
> testing the software if/when you port it to an unsupported system.
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uunet!eplrx7!cristy [or cristy@dupont.com] (John Cristy) said:
> Try contrib/ImageMagick.tar.Z on expo.lcs.mit.edu. There is a
> SUNtoMIFF converter and a MIFFtoTIFF converter. That should do it.
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decwrl!riacs!rutgers!neuron6.jpl.nasa.gov!harry (Harry Langenbacher) said:
> I have:
> tiff2fbm (tiff to fuzzy bitmap)
> fbm2tiff (fbm to tiff)
> tifftopbm (tiff to portable bitmap)
> tifftorle (tiff to Utah raster toolkit format)
>
> The fbm, pbm, and Utah raster toolkit have programs to convert to and from
> Sun raster format from their own format.
> The Utah Raster toolkit also sez it has a conversion program to tiff.
> See also newsgroup comp.graphics - "answers to frequently asked questions" posting.
>
> - Harry Langenbacher 818-354-{9513,9511}
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The following people have also suggested 'pbmplus':
uunet!Corp.Sun.COM!kevin (Kevin Sheehan)
uunet!world.std.com!bzs (Barry Shein)
uunet!stc06.ctd.ornl.gov!de5 (Dave Sill ?)
uunet!amdahl!daniela.vlss.amdahl.com!oran (Oran Davis)
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The following people have also suggested Sam Leffler's TIFF package:
uunet!andrew.cmu.edu!rd0k+ (Richard Drew Dean)
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-- Thanks to all people who responded,
Amir J. Katz, System Support, Daisy/Cadnetix Israel
E-mail: {uunet,atari,pyramid}!daisy!sn4idc8!amirk
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