[Xastir-dev] Autotrace

[Curt, WE7U]

Anyone played with this before?

    /usr/bin/autotrace

Bitmap -> Vector utility.  Interesting.  Here's a bit from the
man-page:


NAME
       autotrace  - converts bitmap image data into vector graph­
       ics

SYNOPSIS
       autotrace  [-background-color    hexvalue]   [-centerline]
       [-color-count    int]  [-corner-always-threshold    angle]
       [-corner-surround    int]   [-corner-threshold      angle]
       [-despeckle-level  int] [-despeckle-tightness  real] [-dpi
        int] [-error-threshold  real] [-filter-iterations    int]
       [-help] [-input-format  format] [-line-reversion-threshold
         real]  [-line-threshold    real]   [-list-input-formats]
       [-list-output-formats]  [-log] [-output-file  file] [-out­
       put-format  format]  [-preserve-width]  [-remove-adjacent-
       corners]  [-report-progress] [-debug-arch] [-debug-bitmap]
       [-tangent-surround  int] [-version] [-width-factor   real]
       inputfile

DESCRIPTION
       The  autotrace  program  accepts  bitmap graphics from the
       file inputfile specified on the command line, and as  out­
       put  produces  a  collection  of splines approximating the
       original image, the converting the image  from  bitmap  to
       vector format.  It behaves in a manner similar to the com­
       mercial software known as *tream*ine or  *orel*race.   The
       result  is sent to standard output unless the -output-file
       option is active.

OPTIONS

--snip--

       -input-format format
              Employ the specified input format, where format  is
              one of:

              BMP (Windows bitmap format)

              PBM (Portable BitMap format)

              PGM (Portable Graymap format)

              PNM (Portable Anymap format)

              PPM (Portable Pixmap format)

              TGA (Targa format)

              The supported input formats are determined when the
              application is built and depend upon the availabil­
              ity of other software (the -list-input-formats com­
              mand can be used to determine which  are  supported
              locally).

       -output-format format
              Employ the specified output format, where format is
              one of:

              ai(Adobe Illustrator)

              cgm(Computer Graphics Metafile)

              dr2d(IFF  DR2D  format,  used almost exclusively on
              Amiga platforms)

              dxf(AutoCAD Drawing Exchange format)

              emf(Windows Enhanced Metafile format)

              epd(Encapsulated Vectorial Graphics format)

              eps(Encapsulated )

              er(Elastic Reality Shape format)

              fig(xfig (1) 3.2)

              mif(FrameMaker MIF format)

              pdf(Portable Data Format)

              p2e(pstoedit (1) frontend)

              sk(Sketch)

              svg(Scalable Vector Graphics)

              swf(Shockwave Flash 3)

              The  supported  output  formats are determined when
              the application is built and depend upon the avail­
              ability of other software (the -list-output-formats
              command can be used to  determine  which  are  sup­
              ported locally).


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