How to use the command 'ybmtopbm' (with examples)

This article provides examples of using the command ‘ybmtopbm’ to convert a Bennet Yee “face” file to PBM.

Command Description

The ‘ybmtopbm’ command is used to convert a Bennet Yee “face” file (YBM) into a Portable BitMap (PBM) file format. It is commonly used to convert YBM image files to a more widely supported PBM format.

Use case 1: Convert a YBM image file to PBM

Code:

ybmtopbm path/to/input_file.ybm > path/to/output_file.pbm

Motivation:

The motivation for using this example is to convert a YBM image file to a PBM format. The PBM format is widely supported by various image processing applications and is a more versatile format compared to YBM.

Explanation:

• ybmtopbm - This is the command being used to convert the YBM image file to PBM.
• path/to/input_file.ybm - This is the path to the input file in YBM format that needs to be converted.
• > - This is a redirection operator used to redirect the output of the command to a file.
• path/to/output_file.pbm - This is the path to the output file in PBM format where the converted image will be saved.

Example output:

The command will read the YBM image file specified as the input and convert it into PBM format. The converted image will be saved at the specified output file path. The output file will be in PBM format and can be opened and processed using various image processing applications that support the PBM format.