| Port variant | standard |
| Summary | Transfer bitmaps into vector graphics |
| Package version | 1.16 |
| Homepage | https://potrace.sourceforge.net/ |
| Keywords | graphics |
| Maintainer | Michael Reim |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Other variants | There are no other variants. |
| Ravenports | Buildsheet | History |
| Ravensource | Port Directory | History |
| Last modified | 02 APR 2023, 18:43:58 UTC |
| Port created | 02 JUN 2019, 22:25:32 UTC |
| complete | This is the potrace-standard metapackage. It pulls in all subpackages of potrace-standard. |
| primary | Potrace(TM) 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 output is one of several vector file formats. A typical use is to create SVG or PDF 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: SVG, PDF, EPS, PostScript, 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. |
| library | Libpotrace is the library component of the Potrace project. |
| docs | This is the documents subpackage of the potrace-standard port. |
| Build (only) | zlib:dev:standard |
| Build and Runtime | zlib:primary:standard |
| main | mirror://SF/potrace/1.16 |
| inkscape:standard | Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) editor |
| texlive-bin:standard | Binary and input files for TeXlive |