pnmcolormap Command Examples

Create quantization color map for a PNM image. More information: https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pnmcolormap.html.

• Generate an image using only n_colors or less colors as close as possible to the input image:

pnmcolormap {{n_colors}} {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}

• Use the splitspread strategy for determining the output colors, possibly producing a better result for images with small details:

pnmcolormap -splitspread {{n_colors}} {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}

• Sort the resulting colormap, which is useful for comparing colormaps:

pnmcolormap -sort {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}