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/identify - describe an image or image sequence.
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Synopsis

Description

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=identify file [ file ... ]
 


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QIdentify describes the format and characteristics of one or moreFimage files. It will also report if an image is incomplete or corrupt.GThe information displayed includes the scene number, the file name, theGwidth and height of the image, whether the image is colormapped or not,Hthe number of colors in the image, the number of bytes in the image, theHformat of the image (JPEG, PNM, etc.), and finally the number of seconds=it took to read and process the image. An example line output'from identify follows:

1    images/aquarium.miff 640x480 PseudoClass 256c           308135b MIFF 1s


IIf -verbose is set, expect additional output including any imagecomment:
 


    Image: images/aquarium.miff    class: PseudoClass    colors: 2564    signature: eb5dca81dd93ae7e6ffae99a527eb5dca8...    matte: False    geometry: 640x480       depth: 8    bytes: 308135    format: MIFF
    comments:0    Imported from MTV raster image: aquarium.mtv



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FOptions are processed in command line order. Any option you specify onDthe command line remains in effect for the set of images immediatelyFfollowing, until the set is terminated by the appearance of any optionor -noop.

3For a more detailed description of each option, see7ImageMagick(1).
 
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.[ -authenticate <string>+

decrypt image with this password
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.P -cache <threshold>+

megabytes of memory available to the pixel cache
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. -debug <events>+

enable debug printout
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._ -density <width>x<height>+

vertical and horizontal resolution in pixels of the image
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.L -depth <value>+

depth of the image
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.O -format <string>+

output formatted image characteristics
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. -help+

print usage instructions
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.S -interlace <type>+

the type of interlacing scheme
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.Y -limit <type> <value>+

Disk, Map, or Memory resource limit
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. -ping+

efficiently determine image characteristics
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. -sampling-factor <horizontal_factor>x<vertical_factor>+

sampling factors used by JPEG or MPEG-2 encoder and YUV decoder/encoder.
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.p -size <width>x<height>{+offset}+

width and height of the image
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.; -verbose+

print detailed information about the image
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.; -version+

print ImageMagick version string


3For a more detailed description of each option, see7ImageMagick(1).
 




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 John Cristy,Omagick-users@imagemagick.org,ImageMagick Studio LLC,
Glenn Randers-Pehrson,=randeg@alum.rpi.edu,ImageMagick Studio LLC.

 




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6Copyright (C) 2002 ImageMagick Studio

MPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtainingKa copy of this software and associated documentation files ("ImageMagick"),Hto deal in ImageMagick without restriction, including without limitationHthe rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,Pand/or sell copies of ImageMagick, and to permit persons to whom the ImageMagickDis furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

OThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included>in all copies or substantial portions of ImageMagick.

OThe software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, expressKor implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability,Ffitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.In no event shallGImageMagick Studio be liable for any claim, damages or other liability,Fwhether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, outDof or in connection with ImageMagick or the use or other dealings inImageMagick.

;Except as contained in this notice, the name of theGImageMagick Studio LLC shall not be used in advertising or otherwise toLpromote the sale, use or other dealings in ImageMagick without prior written3authorization from the ImageMagick Studio.



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