ra_t8(1)

ra_t81

Convert radiance picture to/from targa 8-bit image file

Usage

ra_t8 [-d] [-b] [-c ncolors] [-g gamma] [-e +/-stops] [-n sampfac] input [output]

ra_t8 -r [-g gamma] [-e +/-stops] [input [output]]

Overview

Ra_t8 converts between RADIANCE and Targa 8-bit color-mapped image files (type 1 in Targa's documentation). In the default mode, a RADIANCE picture is converted to a color-mapped Targa file of the same horizontal and vertical dimensions with 8-bits per pixel. The -d option turns off dithering. The -b option converts the image to black and white. Only with this option can the input be taken from stdin. The -c option allows fewer than 256 colors. The -g option specifies the exponent used in gamma correction; the default value is 2.2. An exponent of 1.0 turns gamma correction off. The -e option specifies an exposure compensation in f-stops (powers of two). Only integer stops are allowed, for efficiency. The -n option specifies a sampling factor for neural network color quantization. This value should be between 1 and 80, where 1 takes the longest and produces the best results in small areas of the image. If no value is given, a faster median cut algorithm is used. The -r option invokes a reverse conversion, from an 8-bit Targa file to a RADIANCE picture. If the output file is missing, the standard output is used.

Releases

Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

  1. 5.0–7

Authors

Greg Ward
Anthony Dekker provided the code for neural network color quantization

Bugs

Run-length encoded files can be read but not written with this program.

From radiance 4R1+20120125-1+b1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.