Netpbm formats
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| − | * PBM, text: <code>P1</code> | + | * PBM, text: <code>P1</code> (PRONOM: {{PRONOM|x-fmt/164}}) |
* PGM, text: <code>P2</code> | * PGM, text: <code>P2</code> | ||
| − | * PPM, text: <code>P3</code> | + | * PPM, text: <code>P3</code> (PRONOM: {{PRONOM|x-fmt/178}}) |
* PGM, binary: <code>P4</code> | * PGM, binary: <code>P4</code> | ||
* PPM, binary: <code>P5</code> | * PPM, binary: <code>P5</code> | ||
Revision as of 06:42, 13 March 2013
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Overview
The Netpbm formats are a set of uncompressed raster image file formats, associated with the Netpbm library and suite of image processing utilities.
PBM (portable bitmap) is a bi-level image format.
PGM (portable graymap) is a grayscale image format.
PPM (portable pixmap) is a color image format.
PNM (portable anymap) is not really a format, but is a collective name for PBM, PGM, and PPM.
PAM (portable arbitrary map) is a more sophisticated format which supports everything the PBM, PGM, and PPM formats do, and then some.
The PBM, PGM, and PPM formats come in two varieties: a text ("plain") format, and a binary ("raw") format. PAM is binary-only.
Identification
Each file begins with two ASCII characters, which serve as a signature.
- PBM, text:
P1(PRONOM: x-fmt/164) - PGM, text:
P2 - PPM, text:
P3(PRONOM: x-fmt/178) - PGM, binary:
P4 - PPM, binary:
P5 - PPM, binary:
P6 - PAM:
P7
