ppma_io

ppma_io, a C++ code which reads and writes files in the ASCII PPM (Portable Pixel Map) format for 2D color graphics information.

There are many graphics programs, such as XV and GIMP, that can display images in this format, or translate them to other formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, MacPaint, X Window, and so on.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

ppma_io is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

ppma_io_test

mandelbrot, a C++ code which generates an ASCII Portable Pixel Map (PPM) image of the Mandelbrot fractal set;

pbma_io, a C++ code which handles the Portable Bit Map format.

pgma_io, a C++ code which handles the Portable Gray Map format.

Reference:

1. the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• ppma_io.cpp, the source code;
• ppma_io.sh, compiles the source code;
• ppma_io.hpp, the include file;