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pilot-read-palmpix(1)             PILOT-LINK             pilot-read-palmpix(1)

NAME
       pilot-read-palmpix - Convert all pictures in the files given or found
       on a Palm handheld.

SECTION
       pilot-link: Userland conduits

SYNOPSIS
        pilot-read-palmpix [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help]
       [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--stretch] [-c|--colour] [-t|--type
       [ppm|png]] [-b|--bias  bias] [-l|--list] [-n|--name  name] [file] ...

        pilot-read-palmpix Image1.pdb Image2.pdb Image3.pdb

DESCRIPTION
        pilot-read-palmpix allows a Kodak PalmPix camera user to extract the
       images from their Palm handheld and convert them to Portable Network
       Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap (.ppm) files on their system. The
       default output type is Portable Pixmap (.ppm).

        pilot-read-palmpix converts all pictures in the files given, or if no
       files are given, on a Palm handheld, to Portable Pixmap files.

OPTIONS
   pilot-read-palmpix options
                               -b,
                               --bias bias

       lighten or darken the image (0..49 darken, 51..100 lighten)

                               -c, --colour

       Do a simple colour correction. The colour correction code makes a
       histogram from the image. Using the histogram it then makes up a couple
       of colour tables to try and balance the colours. It also clips the top
       and bottom colours to produce better perceived contrast.

                               -l, --list

       List picture information found on the Palm handheld instead of
       converting the entries found to image files.

                               -n, --name
                               <pixname>

       Convert only pixname to STDOUT, and output as type: .ppm or .png.

                               -s, --stretch

       Do a histogram stretch on the colour planes

                               -t,
                               --type [ppm|png]

       Specify the output picture type. Can be either "png" or "ppm".

   Conduit Options
                               -p, --port port

       Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this
       is not specified, pilot-read-palmpix will look for the  $PILOTPORT
       environment variable. If neither are found or supplied,
       pilot-read-palmpix will print the usage information.

                               -q,
                               --quiet

       Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

                               -v, --version

       Display version of pilot-read-palmpix and exit without connecting.

   Help Options
                               -h, --help

       Display the help synopsis for pilot-read-palmpix and exit without
       connecting.

                               --usage

       Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.

USAGE
       If a filelist is not given, connects to the target Palm handheld, and
       reads the images found in the Kodak PalmPix image database
       (ArchImage.pdb), and allows the user to view the list of images and
       image details, or to select one or all of them, and convert them to
       Portable Network Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap (.ppm) files to be
       viewed or printed at the desktop.

       If no options are specified, all of the images on the device will be
       converted to ppm files by default.

       If a filelist is given, convert all listed files previously fetched via
       pilot-xfer. See BUGS - a single file argument is ignored, a list will
       work.

AUTHOR
        pilot-read-palmpix  was originally written by Angus Ainslie <angusa at
       deltatee.com > ,and updated by John Marshall <jmarshall@acm.org> to
       include core pilot-link functionality.

       This manual page was converted to XML by Neil Williams
       <linux@codehelp.co.uk>

BUGS
   Known Bugs
        pilot-read-palmpix's colour correction is nearly as good as Kodak's
       own, but Kodak has deprecated the PalmPix device, so it is not likely
       that there will be any updates to their software in the future, so this
       may be as good as it gets. A simple method to improve the look of
       colours is to do a histogram equalization in your favourite image
       editor.

        pilot-read-palmpix command DOES read from a file, but only if you
       specify a LIST of files. If only one file is given, the command tries
       reading from $PILOTPORT.

   Reporting Bugs
       We have an online bug tracker. Using this is the only way to ensure
       that your bugs are recorded and that we can track them until they are
       resolved or closed. Reporting bugs via email, while easy, is not very
       useful in terms of accountability. Please point your browser to
       http://bugs.pilot-link.org: http://bugs.pilot-link.org and report your
       bugs and issues there.

COPYRIGHT
       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.,
       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

SEE ALSO
        pilot-link(7)

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