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diff --git a/graphics/potrace/README b/graphics/potrace/README index 4c3465422d..6abad90620 100644 --- a/graphics/potrace/README +++ b/graphics/potrace/README @@ -1,15 +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 is a tool 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). +Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, PostScript, +PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), DXF, GeoJSON, PGM (for easy antialiasing +of pixel-based images), Gimppath, and XFig. Additional backends might be +added in the future. 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. +process the input for better tracing behavior on greyscale and color images. |