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MINCMAKESCALAR(1)	       MINC User's Guide	     MINCMAKESCALAR(1)

NAME
       mincmakescalar - convert vector minc files to scalar

SYNOPSIS
       mincmakescalar [<options>] <in>.mnc <out>.mnc

DESCRIPTION
       Mincmakescalar  converts vector minc files to scalar minc files. A vec‐
       tor minc file is one that contains the dimension	  vector_dimension  as
       the  fastest  varying dimension of the image data and represents vector
       data at each voxel such as RGB images or	 gradient  volumes.  A	scalar
       minc  file  does	 not  contain  the  vector  dimension  and  represents
       grayscale or intensity data.

       A variety of conversion schemes are possible. The simplest is an	 aver‐
       age  of	the  components	 of the vector. The magnitude of the vector at
       each voxel can also be  computed.  RGB  volumes	can  be	 converted  to
       greyscale  by a standard linear combination. Finally, the user can sup‐
       ply a list of coefficients for a linear combination  of	vector	compo‐
       nents.

       Some  options will require a specific number of components on the input
       vectors (RGB data should have 3 components and the  number  of  coeffi‐
       cients  supplied	 for the linear combination should match the number of
       components on the input vectors), but  the  program  will  also	accept
       input scalar data and will copy it through without modification.

OPTIONS
       Note that options can be specified in abbreviated form (as long as they
       are unique) and can be given anywhere on the command line.

General options
       -2     Create a MINC 2.0 format output file.

       -clobber
	      Overwrite an existing file.

       -noclobber
	      Don't overwrite an existing file (default).

       -no_clobber
	      Synonym for -noclobber.

       -verbose
	      Print out progress information for each  chunk  of  data	copied
	      (default).

       -quiet Do not print out progress information.

       -buffer_size size
	      Specify  the  maximum  size of the internal buffers (in kbytes).
	      Default is 10 MB.

       -filetype
	      Create an output file with the same type as the first input file
	      (default).

       -byte  Store output voxels as 8-bit integers.

       -short Store output voxels as 16-bit integers.

       -int   Store output voxels as 32-bit integers

       -long  Superseded by -int.

       -float Store output voxels as 32-bit floating point numbers.

       -double
	      Store output voxels as 64-bit floating point numbers.

       -signed
	      Create  an  output  file with data stored in a signed type. This
	      only has an effect if the one  of	 the  -byte,  -short  or  -int
	      options is specified.

       -unsigned
	      Create an output file with data stored in an unsigned type. This
	      only has an effect if the one  of	 the  -byte,  -short  or  -int
	      options is specified.

       -valid_range min max
	      Create  an output file with integer data stored in the specified
	      restricted range.	 This only has an effect if  the  one  of  the
	      -byte, -short or -int options is specified.

Conversion options
       -magnitude
	      Compute the magnitude of each vector (default).

       -average
	      Compute the average of the components of each vector.

       -rgbtogrey
	      Convert RGB (3-component) files to greyscale using a linear com‐
	      bination with standard set of weighting coefficients.

       -rgbtogray
	      Synonym for -rgbtogrey.

       -linear c1,c2,c3,...
	      Compute a linear combination of the components  of  each	vector
	      using the specified coefficients (these weights must be given as
	      a comma or space-separated list of numbers in a single  command-
	      line argument). The number of coefficients must match the number
	      of components on the input vectors.

Generic options for all commands:
       -help  Print summary of command-line options and exit.

       -version
	      Print the program's version number and exit.

EXAMPLES
       To convert an RGB file to an grayscale file:

	  mincmakescalar -rgbtogrey rgb.mnc gray.mnc

       To compute the gradient magnitude from a gradient volume

	  mincmakescalar -magnitude gradient.mnc magnitude.mnc

       To convert an RGB file to a grayscale file using	 a  different  set  of
       weighting factors for red, green and blue:

	  mincmakescalar -linear '0.2,0.5,0.3' rgb.mnc gray.mnc

AUTHOR
       Peter Neelin

COPYRIGHTS
       Copyright © 1997 by Peter Neelin

			 $Date: 2004-05-20 21:52:08 $	     MINCMAKESCALAR(1)
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