diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+#Specify the version being used aswell as the language
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+#Name your project here
+project(2netpbm)
+
+#set the module directory
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+#build the executable in the binary directory on MS Visual Studio
+if ( MSVC )
+	SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+	SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+	SET( LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+	SET( LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+	add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+	add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+endif ( MSVC )
+
+#find packages-----------------------------------
+#find OpenCV
+find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+
+#find the pthreads package
+find_package(Threads)
+
+#find the X11 package
+find_package(X11)
+
+#find the STIM library
+find_package(STIM)
+
+#find Boost for Unix-based file lists
+if( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC )
+	find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem system)
+	if(Boost_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DBOOST_PRECOMPILED)
+		include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	else(Boost_FOUND)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "HSIproc requires Boost::filesystem and Boost::system when using GCC")
+	endif(Boost_FOUND)
+endif( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC )
+
+#set the STIM include directory (either user provided or downloaded)
+include_directories(${STIM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+#Assign source files to the appropriate variables to easily associate them with executables
+file(GLOB SRC_CPP "*.cpp")
+file(GLOB SRC_H "*.h")
+
+#create an executable file
+add_executable(2netpbm
+		${SRC_CPP}
+		${SRC_H}
+)
+
+#set the link libraries
+target_link_libraries(2netpbm
+		${OpenCV_LIBS}
+		${X11_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+#copy data files to the binary directory
+file(COPY data/skyrim.jpg DESTINATION .)
+file(COPY data/galaxy.jpg DESTINATION .)
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diff --git a/FindSTIM.cmake b/FindSTIM.cmake
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+# set STIMLIB_PATH to the directory containing the stim subdirectory (the stim repository)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+
+set(STIM_INCLUDE_DIR $ENV{STIMLIB_PATH})
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(STIM DEFAULT_MSG STIM_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+if(STIM_FOUND)
+    set(STIM_INCLUDE_DIRS ${STIM_INCLUDE_DIR})
+endif()
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diff --git a/data/skyrim.jpg b/data/skyrim.jpg
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <stim/parser/arguments.h>
+#include <stim/parser/filename.h>
+#include <stim/image/image.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+	stim::arglist args;
+
+	args.parse(argc, argv);
+
+	if (args.nargs() == 0) {
+		std::cout << "Specify a file or file list to convert images to Netpbm." << std::endl;
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	stim::filename fmask(args.arg(0));
+	stim::filepath fpath(".");					//default to the current file path
+	if (args.nargs() == 2) fpath = args.arg(1);	//if a destination path is specified, save there
+
+	if (fmask.wildcards()) {					//if the given file name contains wild cards
+		std::vector<stim::filename> flist;		//declare an STL vector
+		flist = fmask.get_list();				//get the corresponding file list
+
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < flist.size(); i++) {	//for each file in the list
+			stim::image<unsigned char> I(flist[i].str());	//load the corresponding image
+			std::string outname = fpath.str() + flist[i].prefix() + ".ppm";
+			std::cout << "Saving " << outname << std::endl;
+			I.save_netpbm(outname);			//save the file as a PPM
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		stim::image<unsigned char> I(fmask.str());
+		I.save(fmask.str() + ".ppm");
+	}	
+}
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