# man > zeisstopnm(1)

> **TLDR:** Convert a Zeiss confocal file to Netbpm format.
>
- Convert a Zeiss cofocal file into either `.pgm` or `.ppm` format:
  `zeisstopnm {{path/to/file}}`
- Convert a Zeiss cofocal file to Netbpm format while explicitly specifying the target file type:
  `zeisstopnm -{{pgm|ppm}} {{path/to/file}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       zeisstopnm - convert a Zeiss confocal file into a portable anymap

## SYNOPSIS
       **zeisstopnm** [_-pgm_ | _-ppm_] [_zeissfile_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Reads a Zeiss confocal file as input.  Produces a portable anymap as output.  The type of the
       output file depends on the input file - if it's grayscale a _pgm_ file, else a _ppm_ file will be
       produced.  The program tells you which type it is writing.

## OPTIONS
### -pgm

### -ppm

## SEE ALSO
       [pnm(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pnm/5/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1993 by Oliver Trepte



                                            15 June 1993                               [zeisstopnm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zeisstopnm/1/markdown)