convert
between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, resample, and much more.
see also :
join
Synopsis
convert
[input-option] input-file
[output-option] output-file
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
examples
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How to convert Word (doc) to PDF in linux?
If you're running X then you can do it through Open Office. Since
you're about to object to doing it manually, remember there's
some nice macro scripts in Open Office so you can automate
it. You can do something similar with AbiWord (AbiWord
--to=pdf).
If you've not got X then there is antiword, but that just
extracts the text - doesn't do any formatting or graphics.
There's also wvWare
which I've used to bulk extract images from doc files, but I've
never tried using it to convert doc files to pdfs.
Oh and .docx files may well need something different, but since
they're just zipped xml files it shouldn't be too difficult to do
something useful with them. For bulk extracting images you just
unzip them and copy the images directory, but I've never needed
to convert them in Linux.
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How to convert a 1 page PDF to a 2 page per sheet PDF?
There are freeware & open source command line tools available to
convert pdfs to reader's spreads, booklet spreads etc.
I lost the app I was using, so no help there, but a from a quick
search I see a program called pdfshuffler ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfshuffler/ )
which might be what you need. Has a gui, so not likely to be
automagical, but it is a front-end for another tool...
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How do I convert a DjVu document to PDF in Linux using only command line tools?
djvu2pdf should
fit the bill, it's a small script that makes use of the djvulibre
toolset. If not, there are other
methods that require multiple command-line tools.
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Converting a PDF to black & white with ghostscript
I am not sure if the following suggestion will work... but it may
be worth to try out:
- convert the PDF to PostScript using the simple
pdf2ps utility
- convert that PostScript back to PDF while using a re-defined
/setrgbcolor PostScript operator
These are the commands:
First
pdf2ps color.pdf color.ps
This gives you color.ps as output.
Second
gs \
-o bw-from-color.pdf \
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
-c "/setrgbcolor{0 mul 3 1 roll 0 mul 3 1 roll 0 mul 3 1 roll 0 mul add add setgray}def" \
-f color.ps
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Timezone conversion by command line
This example is from http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html#dates
It gives the local time corresponding to 9AM on the west coast of
the US, accounting for differing day light savings transitions.
date --date='TZ="America/Los_Angeles" 09:00 next Fri'
Use tzselect to get the TZ. The PST format is ambiguous. IST =
Indian Standard Time and Irish Summer Time for example.
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Linux PDF version converter
Found this in the ubuntu
forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
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Is there a way to convert SWF animations to movie files on Linux?
You can try to use edit.py:
apt-get install pyvnc2swf
apt-file search edit.py
pyvnc2swf: /usr/share/pyvnc2swf/edit.py
Then convert it by outputing:
/usr/share/pyvnc2swf/edit.py -o output.flv original.swf
Then if you need to convert it once more to another format use
ffmpeg (can convert to many popular video format):
ffmpeg -i output.flv output.avi
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convert a bunch of bmp files to jpeg on linux
You are likely to have ImageMagick installed on Ubuntu.
That can do,
convert filename.bmp filename.jpg
update:
The mogrify (answered by
hyperslug and referred by cjm) is also
a good option.
Use the mogrify program to resize an image,
blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample,
and much more.
This tool is similiar to convert except that
the original image file is overwritten
(unless you change the file suffix with the
-format option) with any changes you request.
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Command line video conversion tools
I use ffmpeg
It's open-source and cross platform, and used by a majority if
not most of the existing encoders/converters out there.
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How to calculate proper amount of inode/block sizes for a linux filesystem
You'll need an inode for each file, the size of the inode will
define the number of direct blocks it can reach before requiring
another inode and enough blocks to handle the files.
So, in your case, the minimum number of inodes will be the
3.000.000+. If you use the default value, you'll get 12 direct
blocks. So, with a block size of 1kB you'd get what you need.
Obviously you can reduce the inode size and increase the block
size to increase the number of inodes. This will get you less
space available, but more files in the same filesystem.
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GIF to FLV software on GNU/Linux (or cross-platform)
Try doing this in console:
convert image.gif 'frame%02d.png'
ffmpeg -r RATE -i 'frame%02d.png' movie.flv
Replace RATE with needed framerate, e.g. 2 for 2
frames per second.
You'll need two packages: imagemagick and
ffmpeg.
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Convert DDS to PNG using linux command line
ImageMagick reads but
doesn't write DDS. And of course it reads and writes PNG.
From identify -list format:
...
DDS* DDS r-- Microsoft DirectDraw Surface
...
PNG* PNG rw- Portable Network Graphics (libpng 1.2.37)
...
To convert a file (leaving the original intact):
convert test.dds test.png
To convert a directory full:
for file in *.dds
do
convert "$file" "$(basename "$file" .dds).png"
done
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
-features distance analyze image features (e.g.
contrast, correlation)
-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
-kerning value set the space between two letters
-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
-statistic type geometry
replace each pixel with corresponding statistic from the
neighborhood
-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
-synchronize synchronize image to storage device
-taint declare the image as modified
-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
-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 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 geometry apply a median filter to the image
-mode geometry make each pixel the ’predominant
color’ of the neighborhood
-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 geometry 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 colors
-append append an image sequence top to bottom (use
+append for left to right)
-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 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
-smush geometry smush an image sequence together
-write filename write images to this file
Image Stack
Operators:
-clone indexes clone an image
-delete indexes delete the image from the image
sequence
-duplicate count,indexes
duplicate an image one or more times
-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
Use any setting
or operator as an output-option. Only a limited
number of setting are input-option. They include:
-antialias, -caption, -density,
-define, -encoding, -font,
-pointsize, -size, and -texture as well as
any of the miscellaneous options.
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.
copyright
Copyright (C) 1999-2012 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional
copyrights and licenses apply to this software, see
file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick/www/license.html or
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
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/www/convert.html or
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php.
see also
ImageMagick