.TH FBM2POD 1 25-Jun-90
.CM 3
.SH NAME
fbm2pod \- convert grayscale to Diablo graphics
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
fbm2pod [ -fbc<parm> ] [-s<sharpen> ] [ size ] < 8bit > pod
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Equivalent to
.I fbhalf,
but generates a file for the Diablo printer at 30 dpi horizontal and 24
dpi vertical.
.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
Given a grayscale image, reproduce it on a Diablo printer.  Use blue
noise dithering and size the output for about 25,000 pixels (around 5x7
inches on a Diablo).  Use sharpening with beta=10 to enhance edges:
.sp
    % fbm2pod -s10 25000 < foo.8bit > foo.pod
.sp
At CMU, the podtype(1) command is used to send files to Diablo printers.
.SH SEE ALSO
fbhalf(1) for options,
podtype(1) for printing on Diablos,
fbm(1) for general discussion,
pbm(1) for PBM routines.
.SH BUGS
None known.
.SH HISTORY
Copyright (C) 1989,1990 by Michael Mauldin.  Permission is granted
to use this file in whole or in part for any purpose, educational,
recreational or commercial, provided that this copyright notice
is retained unchanged.  This software is available to all free of
charge by anonymous FTP and in the UUNET archives.
.TP
25-Jun-90  Michael Mauldin at Carnegie Mellon University
Release 1.0 mlm@cs.cmu.edu
.TP
07-Mar-89  Michael L. Mauldin at Carnegie Mellon University
Beta release (version 0.9) mlm@cs.cmu.edu