convert(1)

NAME
convert - convert between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more.

SYNOPSIS

convert [input-options] input-file [output-options] output-file

OVERVIEW
The convert program is a member of the ImageMagick(1) suite of tools. Use it to convert between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more. For more information about the convert command, point your browser to file:///usr/local/share/doc/ImageMagick-6.5.8/www/convert.html or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php.

DESCRIPTION
Image Settings:
  -adjoin join images into a single multi-image file
  -affine matrix affine transform matrix
  -antialias remove pixel-aliasing
  -authenticate value decrypt image with this password
  -background color background color
  -bias value add bias when convolving an image
  -black-point-compensation
                       use black point compensation
  -blue-primary point chromaticity blue primary point
  -bordercolor color border color
  -caption string assign a caption to an image
  -cdl filename color correct with a color decision list
  -channel type apply option to select image channels
  -colors value preferred number of colors in the image
  -colorspace type alternate image colorspace
  -comment string annotate image with comment
  -compose operator set image composite operator
  -compress type type of pixel compression when writing the image
  -decipher filename convert cipher pixels to plain pixels
  -define format:option
                       define one or more image format options
  -delay value display the next image after pausing
  -density geometry horizontal and vertical density of the image
  -depth value image depth
  -display server get image or font from this X server
  -dispose method layer disposal method
  -dither method apply error diffusion to image
  -encipher filename convert plain pixels to cipher pixels
  -encoding type text encoding type
  -endian type endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image
  -family name render text with this font family
  -fill color color to use when filling a graphic primitive
  -filter type use this filter when resizing an image
  -flatten flatten a sequence of images
  -font name render text with this font
  -format "string" output formatted image characteristics
  -fuzz distance colors within this distance are considered equal
  -gravity type horizontal and vertical text placement
  -green-primary point chromaticity green primary point
  -intent type type of rendering intent when managing the image color
  -interlace type type of image interlacing scheme
  -interpolate method pixel color interpolation method
  -label string assign a label to an image
  -limit type value pixel cache resource limit
  -loop iterations add Netscape loop extension to your GIF animation
  -mask filename associate a mask with the image
  -matte store matte channel if the image has one
  -mattecolor color frame color
  -monitor monitor progress
  -orient type image orientation
  -origin geometry image origin
  -page geometry size and location of an image canvas (setting)
  -ping efficiently determine image attributes
  -pointsize value font point size
  -preview type image preview type
  -quality value JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level
  -quiet suppress all warning messages
  -red-primary point chromaticity red primary point
  -regard-warnings pay attention to warning messages
  -sampling-factor geometry
                       horizontal and vertical sampling factor
  -scene value image scene number
  -seed value seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers
  -size geometry width and height of image
  -stretch type render text with this font stretch
  -stroke color graphic primitive stroke color
  -strokewidth value graphic primitive stroke width
  -style type render text with this font style
  -support factor resize support: > 1.0 is blurry, < 1.0 is sharp
  -texture filename name of texture to tile onto the image background
  -tile-offset geometry
                       tile offset
  -treedepth value color tree depth
  -transparent-color color
                       transparent color
  -undercolor color annotation bounding box color
  -units type the units of image resolution
  -verbose print detailed information about the image
  -view FlashPix viewing transforms
  -virtual-pixel method
                       virtual pixel access method
  -weight type render text with this font weight
  -white-point point chromaticity white point Image Operators:
  -adaptive-blur geometry
                       adaptively blur pixels; decrease effect near edges
  -adaptive-resize geometry
                       adaptively resize image with data dependent triangulation
  -adaptive-sharpen geometry
                       adaptively sharpen pixels; increase effect near edges
  -annotate geometry text
                       annotate the image with text
  -auto-orient automatically orient image
  -black-threshold value
                       force all pixels below the threshold into black
  -blur geometry reduce image noise and reduce detail levels
  -border geometry surround image with a border of color
  -charcoal radius simulate a charcoal drawing
  -chop geometry remove pixels from the image interior
  -clip clip along the first path from the 8BIM profile
  -clip-mask filename associate a clip mask with the image
  -clip-path id clip along a named path from the 8BIM profile
  -colorize value colorize the image with the fill color
  -contrast enhance or reduce the image contrast
  -contrast-stretch geometry
                       improve contrast by `stretching' the intensity range
  -convolve coefficients
                       apply a convolution kernel to the image
  -cycle amount cycle the image colormap
  -despeckle reduce the speckles within an image
  -draw string annotate the image with a graphic primitive
  -edge radius apply a filter to detect edges in the image
  -emboss radius emboss an image
  -enhance apply a digital filter to enhance a noisy image
  -equalize perform histogram equalization to an image
  -evaluate operator value
                       evaluate an arithmetic, relational, or logical expression
  -extent geometry set the image size
  -extract geometry extract area from image
  -fft implements the discrete Fourier transform (DFT)
  -flip flip image vertically
  -floodfill geometry color
                       floodfill the image with color
  -flop flop image horizontally
  -frame geometry surround image with an ornamental border
  -function name apply a function to the image
  -gamma value level of gamma correction
  -gaussian-blur geometry
                       reduce image noise and reduce detail levels
  -geometry geometry preferred size or location of the image
  -identify identify the format and characteristics of the image
  -ift implements the inverse discrete Fourier transform (DFT)
  -implode amount implode image pixels about the center
  -lat geometry local adaptive thresholding
  -layers method optimize or compare image layers
  -level value adjust the level of image contrast
  -linear-stretch geometry
                       improve contrast by `stretching with saturation' the intensity range
  -median radius apply a median filter to the image
  -modulate value vary the brightness, saturation, and hue
  -monochrome transform image to black and white
  -motion-blur geometry
                       simulate motion blur
  -negate replace every pixel with its complementary color
  -noise radius add or reduce noise in an image
  -normalize transform image to span the full range of colors
  -opaque color change this color to the fill color
  -ordered-dither NxN
                       add a noise pattern to the image with specific amplitudes
  -paint radius simulate an oil painting
  -polaroid angle simulate a Polaroid picture
  -posterize levels reduce the image to a limited number of color levels
  -print string interpret string and print to console
  -profile filename add, delete, or apply an image profile
  -quantize colorspace reduce colors in this colorspace
  -radial-blur angle radial blur the image
  -raise value lighten/darken image edges to create a 3-D effect
  -random-threshold low,high
                       random threshold the image
  -recolor matrix translate, scale, shear, or rotate image colors
  -region geometry apply options to a portion of the image
  -render render vector graphics
  -repage geometry size and location of an image canvas
  -resample geometry change the resolution of an image
  -resize geometry resize the image
  -roll geometry roll an image vertically or horizontally
  -rotate degrees apply Paeth rotation to the image
  -sample geometry scale image with pixel sampling
  -scale geometry scale the image
  -segment values segment an image
  -selective-blur geometry
                       selectively blur pixels within a contrast threshold
  -sepia-tone threshold
                       simulate a sepia-toned photo
  -set property value set an image property
  -shade degrees shade the image using a distant light source
  -shadow geometry simulate an image shadow
  -sharpen geometry sharpen the image
  -shave geometry shave pixels from the image edges
  -shear geometry slide one edge of the image along the X or Y axis
  -sigmoidal-contrast geometry
                       lightness rescaling using sigmoidal contrast enhancement
  -sketch geometry simulate a pencil sketch
  -solarize threshold negate all pixels above the threshold level
  -splice geometry splice the background color into the image
  -spread amount displace image pixels by a random amount
  -strip strip image of all profiles and comments
  -swirl degrees swirl image pixels about the center
  -threshold value threshold the image
  -thumbnail geometry create a thumbnail of the image
  -tile filename tile image when filling a graphic primitive
  -tint value tint the image with the fill color
  -transform affine transform image
  -transparent color make this color transparent within the image
  -transpose flip image vertically and rotate 90 degrees
  -transverse flop image horizontally and rotate 270 degrees
  -trim trim image edges
  -type type image type
  -unique-colors discard all but one of any pixel color
  -unsharp geometry sharpen the image
  -vignette geometry soften the edges of the image in vignette style
  -wave geometry alter an image along a sine wave
  -white-threshold value
                       force all pixels above the threshold into white Image Sequence Operators:
  -affinity filename transform image colors to match this set of colors
  -append append an image sequence
  -average average an image sequence
  -clut apply a color lookup table to the image
  -coalesce merge a sequence of images
  -combine combine a sequence of images
  -composite composite image
  -crop geometry cut out a rectangular region of the image
  -deconstruct break down an image sequence into constituent parts
  -flatten flatten a sequence of images
  -fx expression apply mathematical expression to an image channel(s)
  -hald-clut apply a Hald color lookup table to the image
  -morph value morph an image sequence
  -mosaic create a mosaic from an image sequence
  -process arguments process the image with a custom image filter
  -separate separate an image channel into a grayscale image
  -write filename write images to this file Image Stack Operators:
  -clone index clone an image
  -delete index delete the image from the image sequence
  -insert index insert last image into the image sequence
  -swap indexes swap two images in the image sequence Miscellaneous Options:
  -debug events display copious debugging information
  -help print program options
  -log format format of debugging information
  -list type print a list of supported option arguments
  -version print version information By default, the image format of `file' is determined by its magic number. To specify a particular image format, precede the filename with an image format name and a colon (i.e. ps:image) or specify the image type as the filename suffix (i.e. image.ps). Specify 'file' as '-' for standard input or output.

SEE ALSO
ImageMagick(1)

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2010 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional copyrights and licenses apply to this software, see file:///usr/local/share/doc/ImageMagick-6.5.8/www/license.html or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php