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Convert PNG to PGM

PGM is greyscale and nothing else, so the colour goes on the way through. It's a research and image-processing format - no compression, a header you can read in a text editor, and pixel values you can do arithmetic on without decoding anything first.

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What is PNG?

PNG is the web's lossless image format. It compresses without ever degrading the picture and has a real alpha channel, which is why screenshots, logos, line art and anything with sharp edges or text belong in it. The trade is size: on a photograph, PNG is enormous compared to JPG.

What is PGM?

Greyscale, uncompressed, with a header you can read in a text editor. PGM is part of the netpbm family, and it exists because sometimes you want pixel values you can do arithmetic on without a decoder in the way. Image processing and computer vision code loves it.