ap-pix [-v] file.ap > file.pixAP-PIX(1)
NAME
ap-pix - convert an Applicon color ink jet printer file to a pix file
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SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ap-pix converts an Applicon color ink jet printer image file into a pix(5) file written to standard output.
The Applicon file holds three interleaved color separations (magenta, yellow, and cyan), each offset 50 records apart within the same file. ap-pix reads the three separations in parallel and combines them into RGB pixels: a set cyan dot clears red, a set magenta dot clears green, and a set yellow dot clears blue. Each scanline is 432 bytes (3456 bits), so the resulting pix file has scanlines of 3456 pixels.
OPTIONS
- -v
-
Verbose. Print "wrote line N" to standard error as each scanline is written.
- -h, -?
-
Print a usage message and exit.
EXAMPLES
Example 1. Convert an Applicon file and display it
$ ap-pix image.ap > image.pix
$ pix-fb -w 3456 image.pixConverts the Applicon file image.ap to a pix file, then displays the 3456-pixel-wide result on a framebuffer with pix-fb(1). The image width must be given explicitly because the pix format does not store dimensions.
SEE ALSO
brlcad(1), pix-fb(1), pix(5)
AUTHOR
BRL-CAD Team
COPYRIGHT
This software is Copyright (c) 1989-2026 by the United States Government as represented by U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
BUG REPORTS
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org