Using IM (windows ver) to convert Kodak .pcd files to TIFFs

[thesquire]

Hi:

My first post. First of all I read the basic Windows usage information about using IM. It does not answer my issue. I am a complete novice at IM. Haven't used it yet.

I want to convert my Kodak .PCD files to TIFF format, but to at the same time extract the large resolution image from the .PCD file. Anyone who has used Kodak's .pcd files in the old days knows that the .PCD file contains several different resolution versions within the .PCD file. Has anyone on this forum done what I want to do, and, if so, would they be kind enough to provide me with some relevant info, including a DOS\Windows command line script to accomplish my intention? Thanks for any helpful responses.

[snibgo]

I have a load of PCD CDs somewhere, but can't find them. If you can link to a PCD online, or upload one yourself, I'll take a look.

[thesquire]

I don't know how to upload a .pcd file to snibdo.

[snibgo]

You can upload to somewhere like dropbox.com and paste the URL here.

[thesquire]

Hi:

I will attempt set up Dropbox in order to try your suggestion. Thanks.

[thesquire]

I sent snibgo a dropbox URL with a .pcd file re the topic.

[snibgo]

This creates a 6144x4096 pixel sRGB image from your file:

Code: Select all

convert IMG0101.PCD[6] -colorspace sRGB x.tiff

[thesquire]

Thanks, snibgo. I will try that code. Since I have never used ImageMagick before, could you clarify what the line: Code:SELECT ALL does? Also what does the [6] do in the convert line? Sorry to be such a bother.

[snibgo]

[6] selects the seventh image in the file. They are numbered 0 to 6. Image 0 in a PCD is the smallest, 192x128 pixels.

What "Code:SELECT ALL"? Where is that?

[thesquire]

Before I used IM I set up IRFANVIEW (latest version) and tried it. It worked beautifully to capture the highest resolution available. The pictures were taken with a high-end Canon SLR (A1) and good quality Canon glass circa 1994 it produced an image file of approx 18 MB in size. Damned good quality taken from a Kodak pcd file which was from Kodak color negative film. I can't wait to see what enhancement using LR and PS can do to these images. I don't need to scan the negatives. Hooray!!

I am going to try a few conversions using IM (latest version) and will share the results comparison.

[thesquire]

Here is your post.

Postby snibgo » 2016-03-13T16:11:34-06:00
This creates a 6144x4096 pixel sRGB image from your file:

Code: Select all
convert IMG0101.PCD[6] -colorspace sRGB x.tiff
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I plead extreme ignorance about the line containing the words: Code: Select All.

[fmw42]

It is just a box to highlight the line of code (Imagemagick command line) to separate it from the rest of the text. You can mark text as code or quotes or style it (bold, italics, colored) by clicking the appropriate button in the Full Editor & Preview window from the button below the type-in box here.

[snibgo]

Ah, yes, thanks Fred. I was thinking of image and text editors that often have "select all" as a menu option.

As Fred says, in a post, you can click on "select all" to select all the code in the box. Then you can copy it (ctrl-C in Windows) and paste it to a console, or script file, or whatever.