.TH "pct2rgb" 1 "Sun Aug 11 2019" "GDAL" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
pct2rgb \- Convert an 8bit paletted image to 24bit RGB\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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pct2rgb.py [-of format] [-b band] [-rgba] source_file dest_file
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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This utility will convert a pseudo-color band on the input file into an output RGB file of the desired format\&.
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.IP "\fB\fB-of\fP \fIformat\fP:\fP" 1c
Select the output format\&. Starting with GDAL 2\&.3, if not specified, the format is guessed from the extension (previously was GTiff)\&. Use the short format name 
.IP "\fB\fB-b\fP \fIband\fP:\fP" 1c
Band to convert to RGB, defaults to 1\&. 
.IP "\fB\fB-rgba:\fP\fP" 1c
Generate a RGBA file (instead of a RGB file by default)\&. 
.IP "\fB\fIsource_file\fP:\fP" 1c
The input file\&.  
.IP "\fB\fIdest_file\fP:\fP" 1c
The output RGB file that will be created\&. 
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NOTE: pct2rgb\&.py is a Python script, and will only work if GDAL was built with Python support\&.
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The new '-expand rgb|rgba' option of gdal_translate obsoletes that utility\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Frank Warmerdam warmerdam@pobox.com, Silke Reimer silke@intevation.de