.TH "pfsin" 1
.SH NAME
pfsin \- Read an image in one of the several formats and write pfs stream to
the standard output
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pfsin
<file> [<file>...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This command can be used to read high- or low- dynamic range image in
several recognized formats and output pfs stream on standard
output. The pfs stream is usually piped to another program for further
processing (see examples). To get a list of recognized formats and
extensions, execute:

  pfsin --help

This command is a front-end for pfsin* programs for reading images:
pfsinrgbe, pfsinexr, etc. Based on the file extension, appropriate
program is executed. If two different file format are given as
parameters, two different program for loading images are
executed. Additional options starting with dash '-' can be passed to
pfsin* programs. The following rules apply for passing the options:
the options given before any image file name (or %d pattern) are
passed to all pfsin* programs. Options given after image file name are
only passed to the program executed for that file(s). Note also that
all option that take an argument (except \fB--frames\fR) must given in
the form \fI--option=value\fR, that is without a space between an
option and its argument.

.SH OPTIONS
The following options are shared by most pfsin* commands, although
some may not accept --absolute and may ignore --linear.
.TP
.B \--frames <range>
Range is given in mathlab / octave format:

.B "startframe:step:endframe"

Frame numbers start with
.B "startframe"
(default 0), are increased by
.B "step"
(default 1) and stop at
.B "endframe"
You can skip one of those values, for example
.I "1:100"
for frames 1,2,...,100 and
.I 0:2:
for frames 0,2,4,... up to the last file that exists.

.TP
.B \--skip-missing
Skip up to ten frames in a row if corresponding files are
missing. Otherwise the program stops reading sequence at the first
file that does not exists. This switch does not apply to the first
frame in a sequence. This switch can be useful if there is a rendered
animation where some of the frame has not been generated.

.TP
.B \--linear, -l
Converts pixel values to linear luminance (XYZ), assuming the sRGB
color space for the input image. The maximum pixel value (255,255,255)
is mapped to Y=1. \fILUMINANCE\fR tag is set to RELATIVE.

.TP
.B \--absolute <max_lum>, -a <max_lum>
\fB--absolute\fR converts pixel values to an absolute linear luminance
(XYZ), that is the color space, in which channel Y contains luminance
given in cd/m^2. The sRGB color space is assumed for the input
image. The maximum pixel value (255,255,255) is mapped to
Y=\fI<max_lum>\fR. \fI<max_lum>\fR is typically set to 80 [cd/m^2] for
a CRT monitor. \fILUMINANCE\fR tag is set to
ABSOLUTE. \fB--absolute\fR process images almost the same as
\fB--relative\fR, but additionally it scales all pixels by
\fI<max_lum>\fR.

.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
pfsin memorial.pic | pfsview

See a hdr image in Radiance format (RGBE).

.TP  
pfsin memorial.pic | pfstmo_drago03 | pfsout memorial.jpeg

Tone map a hdr image and save it as JPEG.
 
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR pfsout (1)
.BR pfsinppm (1)
.SH BUGS
For LDR formats - JPEG, PNG, PNM: If pfstools are compiled without
ImageMagic support, this command currently will not handle multiple
frames given with a \%%d pattern.

Please report bugs and comments on implementation to 
the discussion group http://groups.google.com/group/pfstools