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Description

I ImageMagick,7version 3.7.4, is a package for display and interactiveMmanipulation of images for the X Window System. It is written in C andMinterfaces 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.

GThe ImageMagick image display tool first determines the hardwareGcapabilities of your workstation. If the number of unique colors in anJimage is less than or equal to the number the workstation can support, theQimage is displayed in an X window. Otherwise, the number of colors in theGimage is first reduced to match the color resolution of the workstationbefore it is displayed.

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

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6 Describe the format and characteristics of an image(

. Convert an image from one format to another(

+ Transform an image or sequence of images(

@ Read an image from an X server and output it as an image file(

Animate a sequence of images(

2 Combine one or more images to create new images(

@ Create a composite image by combining several separate images(

0 Segment an image based on the color histogram(

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

DYou can try these and many more functions over the Internet from theD Imaging Machine . Or, youFcan see examples of select ImageMagick functions.

:ImageMagick supports many of the more popular imageAformats including JPEG, PNG, TIFF,Photo CD, etc.

GImageMagick<is known to compile and run on virtually any Unix system andLinux. It also runs underHVMS. SeeA README for compiling instructions.

What's New

EImageMagick is continually being enhanced. Check this section;periodically to see what enhancements have been added. SeeOChangelog for past enhancements and bug fixes.

Join the ImageMagick mailing list. Send subscribe magick1to !majordomo@wizards.dupont.com.A
There is a limited capability version of ImageMagick for theIMacintosh.H
ImageMagick is now fully ANSI C compliant and will compile with anyBC++ compiler. K & R compilers will no longer compile ImageMagick.E
You can now compile ImageMagick on Posix systems without the X11libraries. Use the@ X11 Stubs libraries instead.L
You can now make an animated GIF loop within Netscape 2.0. For furtherKdetails see Frequently Asked Questions .O
The new option -adjoin concatenates information found in multiple>input image files and writes it to a single multi-image file. G
Use convert to create MPEG images.B
All LZW compression has been removed because it is subject toJlicensing and is not freely distributable. See ,Frequently Asked Questions for details.

How You Can Help

DI volunteer my time to develop and maintain ImageMagick. However, IBcan't do it alone. I am looking for other volunteers to help make?ImageMagick even better. Here is a list of tasks you can do tocontribute to this effort:

Contribute a binary distribution of ImageMagick for Linux, NT, Win95,CMac, Unixware, Dec Alpha, FreeBSD, etc. Let me know if any patches2are required to compile on any of these computers.I
Write a program that calls the ImageMagick ReadImage routine 4and displays the image in a window on the Macintosh.:
Port ReadPICTImage in decode.c to read PICT images on the Macintosh.B
Port ReadPSImage in decode.c to interface with Ghostscript on the Macintosh.H
Improve the ImageMagick documentation. The most useful improvementAwould be a HTML section that describes how to perform some of theBmore useful ImageMagick functions with actual images to illustratethe results.B
Send me bug reports or any suggestions you have for improvingImageMagick.