ppmtoexr(1)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this is the manual page for ppmtoexr(1), straight out of the General Commands Manual — and bestie, it’s literally giving “convert a PPM image to OpenEXR format” energy. periodt. 💅

• ppmtoexr — convert a PPM image to OpenEXR format

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

ppmtoexr input.ppm output.exr

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what does it do? It converts a PPM file to an EXR file in [0,1]. No cap. ✨

If the input is 8 bit per channel, the input is gamma corrected according to the PPM standard. If the images are 16 bit per pixel, they’re treated as linear intensity values. That’s the whole vibe check. 🌸

This program also works with the 48 bit per pixel PPM files output by the dcraw program for converting from raw pixel formats found on many digital cameras. iconic behavior, honestly. 📸💖

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

Billy Biggs <vektor@dumbterm.net>.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• exrtools(1)
• dcraw(1)
• ppm(5)

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💋 later bestie — this page is brought to you by exrtools 0.4, dated December 2003. 🫶