# pgmtosbig

Updated: 18 January 2015
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## NAME

pgmtosbig - convert PGM image to SBIG format

## SYNOPSIS

pgmtosbig [pgmfile]

## DESCRIPTION

This program is part of Netpbm.

pgmtosbig reads a PGM image as input and produces a Santa Barbara Instrument Group SBIG Type 3 image as output.

Note that this format is distinct from the SBIG ST-4 format.

- The image is uncompressed
- The image says it is from a "ST-6" camera
- The image header has these lines:
  - camera type
  - height
  - width
  - saturation level

## SEE ALSO

sbigtopgm, pgm

## HISTORY

pgmtosbig was new in Netpbm 10.70, and was intended primarily as a test tool for sbigtopgm.

## Table Of Contents

- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- SEE ALSO
- HISTORY