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diff --git a/graphics/potrace/README b/graphics/potrace/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6542fe6207 --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/potrace/README @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap +into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, PPM, or BMP +format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS). A +typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as company or +university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image is not "jaggy" +like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any resolution. + +Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, PostScript, +PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), Xfig, Gimppath, and PGM (for easy +antialiasing). + +Mkbitmap is a program distributed with Potrace which can be used to pre-process +the input for better tracing behavior on greyscale and color images. + |