ImageMagick - X11 Image Processing and Display Package

EImageMagick - X11 Image Processing and Display Package9NF)D Image Magick

?ImageMagick'^TM,7version 4.2.1, is a package for display and interactiveMmanipulation of images for the X Window System. It is written in C andOinterfaces to the X library, and therefore does not require anyOproprietary toolkit in order to compile. Although the software is copyrighted,>it is available for free and can be redistributed without fee.

DThe ImageMagick image display program can display an image onOany workstation screen running an X server. It1can read and write many of the more popular imageJformats including JPEG, TIFF, PNM, GIF, andEPhoto CD. In addition you can interactively resize, rotate, sharpen,>color reduce, or add special effects to an image and save your5completed work in the same or differing image format.

EIn addition to the image display program, ImageMagick also has3command line programs that perform these functions:

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. Convert an image from one format to another;

L Resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add special effects to an image;

( Create a framed thumbnail of an image;

9 Create a transparent image suitable for use on the Web;

7 Turn a group of images into a GIF animation sequence;

@ Create a composite image by combining several separate images;

0 Segment an image based on the color histogram;

6 Describe the format and characteristics of an image;

< Retrieve, list, or print files from a remote network site

BSee the ImageMagick User's Guide forIa complete description of it's capabilities. You can also try many of the9ImageMagick functions from your Web browser at thehImageMagick Studio.Or, you can seeGexamples of select ImageMagick functions.

?ImageMagick-is known to compile and run on virtually any AUnix. system and?Linux.It also runs underAWindows NT,AWindows 95,AMacintosh,Dand VMS. SeeHInstall Guide for compiling instructions. Pre-compiled DbinariesHare available for some of the more popular operating systems. The entireCsource and binary distribution is also available for a limited time on CD.

IYou can subscribe to the mailing list.MHere you can ask questions and get advice from other ImageMagick usersCand see announcements of bug fixes, enhancements, and new releases.

FBecause ImageMagick is freeware, I am unwilling to certify that8it is Y2K Compliant. However I am confident that it is.EImageMagick uses localtime to produce time-stamps forFencoding PDF and Postscript output. It also uses system routines suchJas select to produce suitable sub-second delays when animating animage sequence.

LFor further information about ImageMagick, select from these sources:

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6 ImageMagick Archives;

: Frequently Asked Questions;

. How You Can Help;

0 ImageMagick Tools;

6 Magick Image File Format;

I ImageMagick's color reduction algorithm;

E Magick Application Programming Interface;

3 Object-oriented Perl Interface to ImageMagick;

9 2 Object-oriented C++ Interface to ImageMagick;

3 5 Object-oriented Python Interface to ImageMagick;

= 3 Object-oriented Java Interface to ImageMagick;

5 - Common Desktop Environment Screen Saver;

F Motif GUI for Animate;

c 3-D Web Screamers

=Here is a list of related sites that you might want to visit:

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? ImageMagick Studio;

U WebMagick Image Navigator;

O The Bitmap Information Tool;

V Tripod's Banner Builder;

I The Banner Generator;

K Microsoft Vision SDK;

M Anthony's Icon Library;

:IImage manipulation software that works like magic.