static MagickBooleanType WritePALMImage(const ImageInfo *image_info,
  Image *image,ExceptionInfo *exception)
{
  MagickBooleanType
    status;

  MagickOffsetType
    currentOffset,
    offset,
    scene;

  MagickSizeType
    cc;

  PixelInfo
    transpix;

  QuantizeInfo
    *quantize_info;

  register ssize_t
    x;

  register const Quantum
    *p;

  register Quantum
    *q;

  ssize_t
    y;

  size_t
    count,
    bits_per_pixel,
    bytes_per_row,
    nextDepthOffset,
    one;

  unsigned char
    bit,
    byte,
    color,
    *lastrow,
    *one_row,
    *ptr,
    version;

  unsigned int
    transparentIndex;

  unsigned short
    color16,
    flags;

  /*
    Open output image file.
  */
  assert(image_info != (const ImageInfo *) NULL);
  assert(image_info->signature == MagickCoreSignature);
  assert(image != (Image *) NULL);
  assert(image->signature == MagickCoreSignature);
  if (image->debug != MagickFalse)
    (void) LogMagickEvent(TraceEvent,GetMagickModule(),"%s",image->filename);
  assert(exception != (ExceptionInfo *) NULL);
  assert(exception->signature == MagickCoreSignature);
  status=OpenBlob(image_info,image,WriteBinaryBlobMode,exception);
  if (status == MagickFalse)
    return(status);
  quantize_info=AcquireQuantizeInfo(image_info);
  flags=0;
  currentOffset=0;
  transparentIndex=0;
  transpix.red=0.0;
  transpix.green=0.0;
  transpix.blue=0.0;
  transpix.alpha=0.0;
  one=1;
  version=0;
  scene=0;
  do
  {
    (void) TransformImageColorspace(image,sRGBColorspace,exception);
    count=GetNumberColors(image,NULL,exception);
    for (bits_per_pixel=1;  (one << bits_per_pixel) < count; bits_per_pixel*=2) ;
    if (bits_per_pixel > 16)
      bits_per_pixel=16;
    else
      if (bits_per_pixel < 16)
        (void) TransformImageColorspace(image,image->colorspace,exception);
    if (bits_per_pixel < 8)
      {
        (void) TransformImageColorspace(image,GRAYColorspace,exception);
        (void) SetImageType(image,PaletteType,exception);
        (void) SortColormapByIntensity(image,exception);
      }
    if ((image->storage_class == PseudoClass) && (image->colors > 256))
      (void) SetImageStorageClass(image,DirectClass,exception);
    if (image->storage_class == PseudoClass)
      flags|=PALM_HAS_COLORMAP_FLAG;
    else
      flags|=PALM_IS_DIRECT_COLOR;
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) image->columns); /* width */
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) image->rows);  /* height */
    bytes_per_row=((image->columns+(16/bits_per_pixel-1))/(16/
      bits_per_pixel))*2;
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) bytes_per_row);
    if ((image_info->compression == RLECompression) ||
        (image_info->compression == FaxCompression))
      flags|=PALM_IS_COMPRESSED_FLAG;
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image, flags);
    (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) bits_per_pixel);
    if (bits_per_pixel > 1)
      version=1;
    if ((image_info->compression == RLECompression) ||
        (image_info->compression == FaxCompression))
      version=2;
    (void) WriteBlobByte(image,version);
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,0);  /* nextDepthOffset */
    (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) transparentIndex);
    if (image_info->compression == RLECompression)
      (void) WriteBlobByte(image,PALM_COMPRESSION_RLE);
    else
      if (image_info->compression == FaxCompression)
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,PALM_COMPRESSION_SCANLINE);
      else
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,PALM_COMPRESSION_NONE);
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,0);  /* reserved */
    offset=16;
    if (bits_per_pixel == 16)
      {
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,5);  /* # of bits of red */
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,6);  /* # of bits of green */
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,5);  /* # of bits of blue */
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,0);  /* reserved by Palm */
        (void) WriteBlobMSBLong(image,0);  /* no transparent color, YET */
        offset+=8;
      }
    if (bits_per_pixel == 8)
      {
        if (flags & PALM_HAS_COLORMAP_FLAG)  /* Write out colormap */
          {
            quantize_info->dither_method=IdentifyPaletteImage(image,exception)
              == MagickFalse ? RiemersmaDitherMethod : NoDitherMethod;
            quantize_info->number_colors=image->colors;
            (void) QuantizeImage(quantize_info,image,exception);
            (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) image->colors);
            for (count = 0; count < image->colors; count++)
            {
              (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) count);
              (void) WriteBlobByte(image,ScaleQuantumToChar(ClampToQuantum(
                image->colormap[count].red)));
              (void) WriteBlobByte(image,ScaleQuantumToChar(ClampToQuantum(
                image->colormap[count].green)));
              (void) WriteBlobByte(image,ScaleQuantumToChar(ClampToQuantum(
                image->colormap[count].blue)));
            }
            offset+=2+count*4;
          }
      else  /* Map colors to Palm standard colormap */
        {
          Image
            *affinity_image;

          affinity_image=ConstituteImage(256,1,"RGB",CharPixel,&PalmPalette,
            exception);
          (void) TransformImageColorspace(affinity_image,
            affinity_image->colorspace,exception);
          (void) RemapImage(quantize_info,image,affinity_image,exception);
          for (y=0; y < (ssize_t) image->rows; y++)
          {
            q=GetAuthenticPixels(image,0,y,image->columns,1,exception);
            if (q == (Quantum *) NULL)
              break;
            for (x=0; x < (ssize_t) image->columns; x++)
            {
              SetPixelIndex(image,(Quantum) FindColor(&image->colormap[(ssize_t)
                GetPixelIndex(image,q)]),q);
              q+=GetPixelChannels(image);
            }
          }
          affinity_image=DestroyImage(affinity_image);
        }
      }
    if (flags & PALM_IS_COMPRESSED_FLAG)
      (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,0);  /* fill in size later */
    lastrow=(unsigned char *) NULL;
    if (image_info->compression == FaxCompression)
      lastrow=(unsigned char *) AcquireQuantumMemory(bytes_per_row,
        sizeof(*lastrow));
      /* TODO check whether memory really was acquired? */
    one_row=(unsigned char *) AcquireQuantumMemory(bytes_per_row,
      sizeof(*one_row));
    if (one_row == (unsigned char *) NULL)
      ThrowWriterException(ResourceLimitError,"MemoryAllocationFailed");
    for (y=0; y < (ssize_t) image->rows; y++)
    {
      ptr=one_row;
      (void) ResetMagickMemory(ptr,0,bytes_per_row);
      p=GetVirtualPixels(image,0,y,image->columns,1,exception);
      if (p == (const Quantum *) NULL)
        break;
      if (bits_per_pixel == 16)
        {
          for (x=0; x < (ssize_t) image->columns; x++)
          {
            color16=(unsigned short) ((((31*(size_t) GetPixelRed(image,p))/
              (size_t) QuantumRange) << 11) | (((63*(size_t)
              GetPixelGreen(image,p))/(size_t) QuantumRange) << 5) |
              ((31*(size_t) GetPixelBlue(image,p))/(size_t) QuantumRange));
            if (GetPixelAlpha(image,p) == (Quantum) TransparentAlpha)
              {
                transpix.red=(MagickRealType) GetPixelRed(image,p);
                transpix.green=(MagickRealType) GetPixelGreen(image,p);
                transpix.blue=(MagickRealType) GetPixelBlue(image,p);
                transpix.alpha=(MagickRealType) GetPixelAlpha(image,p);
                flags|=PALM_HAS_TRANSPARENCY_FLAG;
              }
            *ptr++=(unsigned char) ((color16 >> 8) & 0xff);
            *ptr++=(unsigned char) (color16 & 0xff);
            p+=GetPixelChannels(image);
          }
        }
      else
        {
          byte=0x00;
          bit=(unsigned char) (8-bits_per_pixel);
          for (x=0; x < (ssize_t) image->columns; x++)
          {
            if (bits_per_pixel >= 8)
              color=(unsigned char) GetPixelIndex(image,p);
            else
              color=(unsigned char) (GetPixelIndex(image,p)*
                ((one << bits_per_pixel)-1)/MagickMax(1*image->colors-1,1));
            byte|=color << bit;
            if (bit != 0)
              bit-=(unsigned char) bits_per_pixel;
            else
              {
                *ptr++=byte;
                byte=0x00;
                bit=(unsigned char) (8-bits_per_pixel);
              }
            p+=GetPixelChannels(image);
          }
          if ((image->columns % (8/bits_per_pixel)) != 0)
            *ptr++=byte;
        }
      if (image_info->compression == RLECompression)
        {
          x=0;
          while (x < (ssize_t) bytes_per_row)
          {
            byte=one_row[x];
            count=1;
            while ((one_row[++x] == byte) && (count < 255) &&
                   (x < (ssize_t) bytes_per_row))
              count++;
            (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) count);
            (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) byte);
          }
        }
      else
        if (image_info->compression == FaxCompression)
          {
            char
              tmpbuf[8],
              *tptr;
  
            for (x = 0;  x < (ssize_t) bytes_per_row;  x += 8)
            {
              tptr = tmpbuf;
              for (bit=0, byte=0; bit < (unsigned char) MagickMin(8,(ssize_t) bytes_per_row-x); bit++)
              {
                if ((y == 0) || (lastrow[x + bit] != one_row[x + bit]))
                  {
                    byte |= (1 << (7 - bit));
                    *tptr++ = (char) one_row[x + bit];
                  }
              }
              (void) WriteBlobByte(image, byte);
              (void) WriteBlob(image,tptr-tmpbuf,(unsigned char *) tmpbuf);
            }
            (void) CopyMagickMemory(lastrow,one_row,bytes_per_row);
          }
        else
          (void) WriteBlob(image,bytes_per_row,one_row);
      }
    if (flags & PALM_HAS_TRANSPARENCY_FLAG)
      {
        offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset+6,SEEK_SET);
        (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,flags);
        offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset+12,SEEK_SET);
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) transparentIndex);  /* trans index */
      }
    if (bits_per_pixel == 16)
      {
        offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset+20,SEEK_SET);
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,0);  /* reserved by Palm */
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) ((31*transpix.red)/QuantumRange));
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) ((63*transpix.green)/QuantumRange));
        (void) WriteBlobByte(image,(unsigned char) ((31*transpix.blue)/QuantumRange));
      }
    if (flags & PALM_IS_COMPRESSED_FLAG)  /* fill in size now */
      {
        offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset+offset,SEEK_SET);
        (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) (GetBlobSize(image)-
          currentOffset-offset));
      }
    if (one_row != (unsigned char *) NULL) 
      one_row=(unsigned char *) RelinquishMagickMemory(one_row);
    if (lastrow != (unsigned char *) NULL) 
      lastrow=(unsigned char *) RelinquishMagickMemory(lastrow);
    if (GetNextImageInList(image) == (Image *) NULL)
      break;
    /* padding to 4 byte word */
    for (cc=(GetBlobSize(image)) % 4; cc > 0; cc--)
      (void) WriteBlobByte(image,0);
    /* write nextDepthOffset and return to end of image */
    offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset+10,SEEK_SET);
    nextDepthOffset=(size_t) ((GetBlobSize(image)-currentOffset)/4);
    (void) WriteBlobMSBShort(image,(unsigned short) nextDepthOffset);
    currentOffset=(MagickOffsetType) GetBlobSize(image);
    offset=SeekBlob(image,currentOffset,SEEK_SET);
    image=SyncNextImageInList(image);
    status=SetImageProgress(image,SaveImagesTag,scene++,
      GetImageListLength(image));
    if (status == MagickFalse)
      break;
  } while (image_info->adjoin != MagickFalse);
  quantize_info=DestroyQuantizeInfo(quantize_info);
  (void) CloseBlob(image);
  return(MagickTrue);
}