vccode − Convert Truecolor image to color map format

vccode [if=infile] [of=ofile] [lf=lutfile] [n=<value>] [-a]

Vccode quantizes an image using ppmquant and then converts the image to the specified color map. By default a color map is automatically generated with the best found 256 colors.

Input must be a single truecolor image, no more than 256 colors may be specified.

lf=file

This option specifies a color map file, The resulting image will be encoded with the given color map.

n=value

This option specifies the number of colors to use in generating the color map (limit is 256). It is mutually exclusive with the lf option.

-a

Autoscale the color map so the "brightest" entry is 255.

vccvt(1)

A. P. Reeves