NAME

       hdftor8 - extract 8-Bit raster images and palettes from HDF file

SYNOPSIS

       hdftor8 hdf-file [-i] [-v] [-r raster-image-file] [-p pallette-file]

DESCRIPTION

       hdftor8 extracts the raster images and/or palettes from an HDF file and stores them in one file that con‐
       tains the raster image data and another that contains the palette data.

       The  names  given  for the raster image and palette files are interpreted by hdftor8 as follows: For each
       raster image file, the file name is given the extension ".#.@.%", where "#" represents the  raster  image
       number  from  the HDF file, "@" represents the x-dimension of the raster image, and "%" represents the y-
       dimension of the raster image. For each palette file, the file name is given the extensions  ".#",  where
       "#" represents the palette number from the HDF format file.

       If  no name is given for the raster image file, the default name "img.#.@.%" is assigned, where "#", "@",
       and "%" are as defined in the preceding paragraph. The default name for a palette file is "pal.#".

OPTIONS

       -i     Execute the program in interactive mode.

       -v     Execute in verbose mode. Display diagnostic messages during the session.

       -r raster-image-file
              Specify the name of the raster image file.

       -p pallette-file
              Specify the name of the palette file.

EXAMPLES

       A file named "denm.hdf" contains three 512 x 256 raster images and three palettes. To store these  images
       and palettes in separate raster image and palette files, use the following hdftor8 command:

               hdftor8 denm.hdf

       Six  files  are  created,  named  "img1.512.256",  "img2.512.256",  "img3.512.256", "pal.1", "pal.2", and
       "pal.3".

SEE ALSO

       r8tohdf(1), hdf(5)

                                                November 6, 1999                                      HDFTOR8(1)