Re: [Matplotlib-users] ppm format

[Darren D. <dd...@co...>]

On Wednesday 01 March 2006 8:50 am, Nils Wagner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Afaik there is no support for ppm files within matplotlib.
> Is it planned to add this format to the existing formats bmp, eps, jpg,
> png, ps, svg ?

=46rom the netpbm website:

"The PPM format is a lowest common denominator color image file format.

It should be noted that this format is egregiously inefficient. It is highl=
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redundant, while containing a lot of information that the human eye can't=20
even discern. Furthermore, the format allows very little information about=
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the image besides basic color, which means you may have to couple a file in=
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this format with other independent information to get any decent use out of=
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it."

They go on:

"However, it is very easy to write and analyze programs to process this=20
format, and that is the point."

So just out of curiosity, what is this format used for?

Darren