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+ POTRACE - transform bitmaps into vector graphics
+
+ * * *
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+ Potrace is a tool for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a
+ bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM,
+ PGM, PPM, or BMP), and the default output is one of several vector
+ file formats. A typical use is to create EPS files from scanned
+ data, such as company or university logos, handwritten notes, etc.
+ The resulting image is not "jaggy" like a bitmap, but smooth. It can
+ then be rendered at any resolution.
+
+ Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS,
+ PostScript, PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), DXF, GeoJSON, PGM
+ (for easy antialiasing of pixel-based images), Gimppath, and
+ XFig. Additional backends might be added in the future.
+
+ A separate program, mkbitmap, is also provided. This program can act
+ as a pre-processor for Potrace, applying scaling and various filters
+ to an image before converting it to a bitmap. This is useful for
+ potracing greyscale and color images.
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+
+ Potrace relies on the zlib library for PostScript level 3
+ compression. This library is pre-installed on most modern systems.
+ If not present, it can be obtained from http://www.gzip.org/zlib/.
+
+COMPILATION
+
+ For generic compilation instructions, see the file INSTALL. In
+ addition, the following compile time options (options to ./configure)
+ are supported.
+
+ --with-libpotrace install Potrace library and headers (default: no)
+ --disable-zlib disable PostScript level 3 compression
+ --enable-metric use metric units (centimeters) as default
+ --enable-a4 use a4 as the default papersize
+ --enable-dumb-tty use simplified ASCII-only progress bar
+
+ See also ./configure --help.
+
+INSTALLING
+
+ If you are installing from sources, just do "make install" as root.
+ If you are installing from a binary distribution, just copy the
+ "potrace" and "mkbitmap" binaries to a place where the operating
+ system expects them, such as /usr/local/bin. Also copy the files
+ "potrace.1" and "mkbitmap.1" to a directory where the operating
+ system looks for man pages, such as /usr/local/man/man1. For
+ instructions on installing Potrace under Windows, see the file
+ README-WIN
+
+USAGE
+
+ For more detailed usage information, see the man page.
+
+ Usage: potrace [options] [filename...]
+ General options:
+ -h, --help - print this help message and exit
+ -v, --version - print version info and exit
+ -l, --license - print license info and exit
+ File selection:
+ <filename> - an input file
+ -o, --output <filename> - write all output to this file
+ -- - end of options; 0 or more input filenames follow
+ Backend selection:
+ -b, --backend <name> - select backend by name
+ -e, --eps - EPS backend (encapsulated PostScript) (default)
+ -p, --postscript - PostScript backend
+ -s, --svg - SVG backend (scalable vector graphics)
+ -g, --pgm - PGM backend (portable greymap)
+ -b pdf - PDF backend (portable document format)
+ -b pdfpage - fixed page-size PDF backend
+ -b dxf - DXF backend (drawing interchange format)
+ -b geojson - GeoJSON backend
+ -b gimppath - Gimppath backend (GNU Gimp)
+ -b xfig - XFig backend
+ Algorithm options:
+ -z, --turnpolicy <policy> - how to resolve ambiguities in path decomposition
+ -t, --turdsize <n> - suppress speckles of up to this size (default 2)
+ -a, --alphamax <n> - corner threshold parameter (default 1)
+ -n, --longcurve - turn off curve optimization
+ -O, --opttolerance <n> - curve optimization tolerance (default 0.2)
+ -u, --unit <n> - quantize output to 1/unit pixels (default 10)
+ -d, --debug <n> - produce debugging output of type n (n=1,2,3)
+ Scaling and placement options:
+ -P, --pagesize <format> - page size (default is letter)
+ -W, --width <dim> - width of output image
+ -H, --height <dim> - height of output image
+ -r, --resolution <n>[x<n>] - resolution (in dpi) (dimension-based backends)
+ -x, --scale <n>[x<n>] - scaling factor (pixel-based backends)
+ -S, --stretch <n> - yresolution/xresolution
+ -A, --rotate <angle> - rotate counterclockwise by angle
+ -M, --margin <dim> - margin
+ -L, --leftmargin <dim> - left margin
+ -R, --rightmargin <dim> - right margin
+ -T, --topmargin <dim> - top margin
+ -B, --bottommargin <dim> - bottom margin
+ --tight - remove whitespace around the input image
+ Color options, supported by some backends:
+ -C, --color #rrggbb - set foreground color (default black)
+ --fillcolor #rrggbb - set fill color (default transparent)
+ --opaque - make white shapes opaque
+ SVG options:
+ --group - group related paths together
+ --flat - whole image as a single path
+ Postscript/EPS/PDF options:
+ -c, --cleartext - do not compress the output
+ -2, --level2 - use postscript level 2 compression (default)
+ -3, --level3 - use postscript level 3 compression
+ -q, --longcoding - do not optimize for file size
+ PGM options:
+ -G, --gamma <n> - gamma value for anti-aliasing (default 2.2)
+ Frontend options:
+ -k, --blacklevel <n> - black/white cutoff in input file (default 0.5)
+ -i, --invert - invert bitmap
+ Progress bar options:
+ --progress - show progress bar
+ --tty <mode> - progress bar rendering: vt100 or dumb
+
+ Dimensions can have optional units, e.g. 6.5in, 15cm, 100pt.
+ Default is inches (or pixels for pgm, dxf, and gimppath backends).
+ Possible input file formats are: pnm (pbm, pgm, ppm), bmp.
+ Backends are: eps, postscript, ps, pdf, pdfpage, svg, dxf, geojson, pgm,
+ gimppath, xfig.
+
+POTRACE LIBRARY (FOR DEVELOPERS)
+
+ As of Potrace release 1.6, the Potrace core functionality has been
+ separated into a library libpotrace.a. This makes it easy to integrate
+ tracing functionality into other GPL programs. The API of the library
+ is defined in the header file potracelib.h, and is documented in
+ doc/potracelib.pdf. It is not by default installed, but can be
+ installed with the --with-libpotrace configuration option.
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+
+ Usage information is contained in the man page:
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potrace.html
+
+ Many common questions are answered in the FAQ:
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/faq.html
+
+ Some examples are given on the following web pages:
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/samples.html
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/mkbitmap.html
+
+ The inner workings of the potrace algorithm are explained here:
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potrace.pdf
+
+ The potrace library is documented here:
+ http://potrace.sourceforge.net/potracelib.pdf
+
+COPYRIGHT
+
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Peter Selinger
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+ USA. See also http://www.gnu.org/.
+
+ See the file COPYING for details.
+
+GPG KEY
+
+ The key fingerprint of Peter Selinger's GPG key is:
+ 12A2 4B3C 3790 B688 E484 7A98 A68B CC37 CA31 696A
+ This may be useful for authenticating future versions of Potrace.