TIFF2NDF

Converts a TIFF file into an NDF.

Description:

This Bourne-shell script converts a 256 grey-level or black-and-white dithered Tag Image File Format (TIFF) into an unsigned-byte NDF file. It handles one- or two-dimensional images. The script uses various NETPBM utilities to produce a FITS file, flipped top to bottom, and then FITS2NDF to produce the final NDF. Error messages are converted into Starlink style (preceded by !).

Usage:

tiff2ndf in [out]

Parameters:

IN = FILENAME (Read)
The name of the TIFF file to be converted. (A .tif name extension is assumed if omitted.)
OUT = NDF (Write)
The name of the NDF to be generated (without the .sdf extension). If this is omitted, the value of the IN parameter is used.

Examples:

tiff2ndf old new
This converts the TIFF file old.tif into an NDF called new (in file new.sdf).
tiff2ndf horse
This converts the TIFF file horse.tif into an NDF called horse (in file horse.sdf).

Notes:

The following points should be remembered:

Related Applications

Convert: NDF2TIFF.