simple raw binary image file format

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I'm looking for a raw image file format as simplistic as PGM, but encoded in binary, so that I can write pixels in bursts. I've searched over Wikipedia and Google and found none that didn't start to have complex headers and such. Can anybody recommend me such a type of a file format?

Why can't you use PGM in binary ('P5') mode? See http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/pgm.html — Harald K, Nov 02 '14 at 08:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '14 at 16:17

One easy way is to use the PGM format itself, in 'P5' (binary) mode. See PGM format from the Netpbm documentation. Set maxVal to 255, to use the full 8 bit range.

This is probably the most common format for PGM, as it is extremely easy and fast to both read and write.

simple raw binary image file format

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