BMP_TO_PPMB
BMP => PPMB Conversion

BMP_TO_PPMB is a C++ program which converts a Microsoft BMP file to a binary PPM file.

Related Data and Programs:

BMP is a file directory which contains a description and examples of BMP files.

BMP_IO is a C++ library which contains many routines required by BMP_TO_PPMB.

PPMB is a file directory which contains a description and examples of PPMB files.

PPMB_TO_BMP converts PPMB files to BMP files.

PPMB_IO is a C++ library which contains many routines required by BMP_TO_PPMB.

Usage:

bmp_to_ppmb file.bmp file.ppmb

reads data from file.bmp and creates an equivalent graphics file in file.ppmb.

Reference:

1. Microsoft Corporation,
   Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference,
   Volume 5; Messages, Structures, and Macros,
   Microsoft Press, 1993.
2. http://netpbm.sourceforge.net
   the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• bmp_to_ppmb.C, the source code;
• bmp_to_ppmb.csh, commands to compile and load the source code;
• bmp_io.H, the include file for BMP_IO;
• ppmb_io.H, the include file for PPMB_IO;

Examples and Tests:

• blackbuck.bmp, a sample BMP file (a BINARY file!);
• blackbuck.ppmb, the converted binary PPM file.

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for BMP_TO_PPMB.
• BMP_TO_PPMB reads a BMP file and writes a PPMB file.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.
• UCMAT_VERT_FLIP swaps rows of a UCMAT, to flip it vertically.

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