DESCRIPTION

pix2asc, along with it's converse, asc2pix(1), are are simple filters which convert color pix(5) files from their binary form to a portable ASCII form, and back.

When moving pix(5) files between UNIX systems via tape (see tar(1) and cpio(1)) or via network (see rcp(1) and ftp(1)), this conversion to ASCII is unnecessary as all UNIX files are byte streams, regardless of the underlying hardware. However, when transporting images to non-UNIX machines, these tools are invaluable.

EXAMPLE

Sample usage may go like:-

OPTIONS

pix2asc does not take any options. However, you have to supply the input and output files.

FILES

input.pix should consist of a sequence of three-tuples of unsigned chars representing the red, green, and blue intensities for each pixel.

output.asc will have one RGB pixel per newline-terminated line, with each pixel represented as six hexadecimal digits.

SEE ALSO

asc2pix(1), pix(5), brlcad(1), bw(5)

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via e-mail to <devs@brlcad.org>.

AUTHOR

pix2asc was written by Michael John Muuss and this man page by Yatharth Agarwal <yatharth999@gmail.com>.

COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 1989-2012 by the United States Government as represented by U.S. Army Research Laboratory.