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tifftopnm — Convert a TIFF image to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/tifftopnm

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Problem

How to use the tifftopnm command: Convert a TIFF image to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/tifftopnm.html>.

Solution

tifftopnm — Convert a TIFF image to a PNM image. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/tifftopnm.html>.

Convert a TIFF to a PNM file:

tifftopnm {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Create a PGM file containing the alpha channel of the input image:

tifftopnm {{[-a|-alphaout]}} {{path/to/alpha_file.pgm}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Respect the fillorder tag in the input TIFF image:

tifftopnm {{[-r|-respectfillorder]}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Print TIFF header information to stderr:

tifftopnm {{[-h|-headerdump]}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Code Snippets

Convert a TIFF to a PNM file

tifftopnm {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Create a PGM file containing the alpha channel of the input image

tifftopnm {{[-a|-alphaout]}} {{path/to/alpha_file.pgm}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Respect the `fillorder` tag in the input TIFF image

tifftopnm {{[-r|-respectfillorder]}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Print TIFF header information to `stderr`

tifftopnm {{[-h|-headerdump]}} {{path/to/input_file.tiff}} > {{path/to/output_file.pnm}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/tifftopnm

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