---
name: "imagetops"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "netpbm"
version: "2:11.10.02-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/imagetops"
---

# imagetops(1)

generic image to ps filter

## NAME

imagetops - generic image to ps filter

## SYNOPSIS

**imagetops** \[**-gray**\] \[**arguments for pnmtops**\] \[*filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**imagetops** is a generic image to ps filter. It can be used as print filter in KDE.

**imagetops** works in two steps:

- 1\.

  the given file is converted to PNM format by analyzing the file format and calling the appropriate conversion program.

- 2\.

  the file in PNM format is converted to PS format by calling **pnmtops**.

The supported mime types are: jpeg, png, x-png, bmp, x-bmp, gif and tiff.

**imagetops** supports reading the parameters via stdin. A temporary file in *$TMPDIR* (or */tmp* if unset) is created then.

## OPTIONS

### Options:

- **-gray**

  convert image to grayscale

### Arguments:

- **arguments for pnmtops**

  arguments passed to pnmtops

- *filename*

  image file to convert

## SEE ALSO

[**bmptoppm**(1)](/bmptoppm/1.md), [**giftopnm**(1)](/giftopnm/1.md), [**jpegtopnm**(1)](/jpegtopnm/1.md), [**pngtopnm**(1)](/pngtopnm/1.md), [**ppmtopgm**(1)](/ppmtopgm/1.md),  [**pnmtops**(1)](/pnmtops/1.md)

## AUTHORS

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The KDE project
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Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the **Debian** Project (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On **Debian** systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.