New user trying to convert 16 bit tif to 16 bit pgm

[mikeholder]

I need to convert some 16 bpp tif's to 16 bpp pgm's.

I'm pretty sure it is a simple line like 'convert start.tif end.pgm'

My issue is really what exactly needs to be done before I type something like that? Do I need to put the start.tif in the same folder as the where ImageMagick is? I've been looking around for a beginner's guide and I don't really see one.

[mikeholder]

I should add that I need this mainly for Windows, as I believe in Linux I just need to get to the folder with the images. Basically Gimp 2.9 does a great job exporting 16 bit pgm, but other people that I need to explain how to do this avoid Gimp and use Photoshop. I cannot find a pgm plugin for Photoshop. If I can figure how to do this easily and explain to other how to do it easily with ImageMagick, then that is really what I am after with Imagemagick.

[fmw42]

You can simply put the path to each file and run convert from anywhere. Or you can move your images to the location you are calling convert and leave the paths off.

[mikeholder]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm amazed. It works pretty well in Windows.