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convert(1)							    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/share/doc/imagemagick-doc/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
	 -direction type      render text right-to-left or left-to-right
	 -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 anima‐
       tion
	 -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	 back‐
       ground
	 -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 tri‐
       angulation
	 -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
	 -color-matrix matrix apply color correction to the image
	 -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 trans‐
       form (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
	 -morphology method kernel
			      apply a morphology method to the image
	 -motion-blur geometry
			      simulate motion blur
	 -negate	      replace each 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
	 -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 col‐
       ors
	 -append	      append 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
	 -evaluate-sequence operator
			      evaluate	an  arithmetic, relational, or logical
       expression
	 -flatten	      flatten a sequence of images
	 -fx expression	      apply mathematical expression to an image	 chan‐
       nel(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 num‐
       ber.  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/share/doc/imagemagick-doc/www/license.html		    or
       http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php

ImageMagick		   Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00		    convert(1)
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