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NAME

6       pbmtog3 - convert a PBM image into a Group 3 fax file
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SYNOPSIS

10       pbmtog3 [-reversebits] [-nofixedwidth] [pbmfile]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This program is part of Netpbm(1).
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16       pbmtog3  reads  a PBM image as input and produces a Group 3 fax file as
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OPTIONS

21       -reversebits
22              This option causes the output to have the  bits  in  every  byte
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24              bit.  Apparently, there is some ambiguity in transmission proto‐
25              cols  so  that  the  bits get reversed on transmission, and this
26              compensates for that.  If you get a whole  bunch  of  "bad  code
27              word"  messages  when  you  try  to  read the G3 file (e.g. with
28              g3topbm, try using this option.  Note that the output is not  G3
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33              Most  fax  machines expect the image to be 1728 columns wide, so
34              pbmtog3 cuts the output to this width by default.  If  you  want
35              to keep the width of the original image, use this option.
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37              This  option  was  new in Netpbm 10.6 (July 2002).  Before that,
38              pbmtog3 always kept the width of the original image.
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REFERENCES

44       The standard for Group 3 fax is defined in CCITT Recommendation T.4.
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SEE ALSO

48       g3topbm(1), pbm(1)
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AUTHOR

53       Copyright (C) 1989 by Paul Haeberli <paul@manray.sgi.com>.
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