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PROGRAM:
NAME
ppmtoy4m - Convert PPM images to YUV4MPEG2 stream
SYNOPSIS
ppmtoy4m [options] [ filename ]
DESCRIPTION
ppmtoy4m converts one or more raw PPM images into a YUV4MPEG2 stream ready for further
processing by other video tools.
Output is to stdout to facilitate piping to other MJPEG tools. The size of the output
frame(s) is determined from the (first) input image.
Input is a 'raw' format PPM image, read from stdin or from the optional filename. The
input may contain multiple PPM images concatenated together; ppmtoy4m will read and
process them sequentially. All images must have identical size and format. Input images
can be interpreted as whole progressive frames, interleaved fields, or (in pairs) as
sequential fields. The input images must have 8 bits per channel (i.e. 'maxval' must be
255).
Input images should be in the usual R'G'B' colorspace. They are converted to the Y'CbCr
colorspace (ITU-R BT.601) (and chroma subsampled, if desired) before output.
ppmtoy4m and y4mtoppm are inverses of each other; you can pipe the output of one into the
other, and vice-versa. Note that the subsampling and colorspace operations are lossy in
both directions. And, when converting to PPM, information on interlacing and sample
aspect ratio is lost (but can be reconstructed by supplying command-line arguments to
ppmtoy4m).
OPTIONS
ppmtoy4m accepts the following options:
-o num
Frame offset: skip output of the first 'num' frames. (default: 0)
-n num
Output a total of 'num' output frames. Use '0' to specify all frames. (default: 0)
-F n:d
Set framerate encoded in output stream, as an exact integer ratio. (default:
30000:1001) Common rates are:
24000:1001 - NTSC 3:2 pulldown converted film
24:1 - native film
25:1 - PAL/SECAM
30000:1001 - NTSC video
50:1 - PAL field rate
60000:1001 - NTSC field rate
-A n:d
Set pixel aspect ratio encoded in output stream, as an exact integer ratio.
(default: 1:1) Common ratios are:
1:1 - square pixels (computer graphics)
10:11 - CCIR-601 NTSC
59:54 - CCIR-601 PAL
-B Interpret data as being BGR rather than RGB.
-I x Set interlacing mode, used to interpret the PPM image(s), and also encoded in output
stream. (default: 'p')
p - progressive, non-interlaced
t - top/upper-field-first interlaced
b - bottom/lower-field-first interlaced
-L For interlaced streams, treat each PPM image as two interleaved fields. (Otherwise,
two PPM images will be read for each frame; one per field.)
-r Repeat last input frame until output is complete. If '-n 0' is also specified, last
input frame will be repeated forever.
-S mode
Set chroma subsampling mode. (default: 444)
444 - 4:4:4 (no subsampling)
420jpeg - 4:2:0 JPEG/MPEG-1, interstitial cositing
420mpeg2 - 4:2:0 MPEG-2, horizontal cositing
The subsampled modes use a lousy subsampling filter; better results will be achieved
by passing the default 4:4:4 output to a scaler which supports subsampling, such as
y4mscaler(1).
-v [0,1,2]
Set verbosity level.
0 = warnings and errors only.
1 = add informative messages, too.
2 = add chatty debugging message, too.
EXAMPLES
To convert a file containing a single PPM file into a stream of 15 (identical) frames:
ppmtoy4m -n 15 -r some-image.ppm
To convert a series of Targa format images (in the current directory) to a YUV4MPEG2
stream displayed by yuvplay:
ls *.tga | xargs -n1 tgatoppm | ppmtoy4m | yuvplay
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