NAME

       mincconvert - convert between MINC 1 to MINC 2 format.

SYNOPSIS

       mincconvert [-clobber] [-2] infile outfile

       mincconvert -help

DESCRIPTION

       mincconvert  copies the input file to the output file, possibly converting the file from MINC 1 to MINC 2
       format, or vice versa.

       With the -template flag, mincconvert creates a "template" volume from the input MINC volume. The template
       volume preserves all of the structure (dimensions, variables, and attributes) of the  input  MINC  volume
       but omits all data.  Any attempt to read data will return zeroes.

       The  resulting  file  is  typically much shorter than a normal MINC volume, and may be useful for scripts
       which want to carry such structural information forward into their output files.  As  a  hint  to  future
       programmers  and  users,  this program places a special global attribute in the file, with the name class
       and the value template.

OPTIONS

       -2     Create a MINC 2 format file

       -clobber
              Overwrite a pre-existing output file.  -help Print a summary of command line options and exit

       -template
              Create a template file.

       -compress N
              Compress file with compression level N.  Valid compression levels are 0 for no  compression  to  9
              for maximum compression. The option has no effect if the output file is a MINC 1 file.

       -chunk M
              Store  file  in a block-structured arrangement, using hypercubes of edge length M.  The option has
              no effect if the output file is a MINC 1 file.

       -help  Print summary of command-line options and exit.

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

AUTHOR

       Bert Vincent - bert@bic.mni.mcgill.ca

COPYRIGHTS

       Copyright © 2003 by Robert Vincent and the Montreal Neurological Institute.

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