[GM-tools] Mogrify vs. Convert
"Noah Spurrier" <[email protected]> Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:14:43 -0700
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Hi,
What is the motive behind the difference between Mogrify and Convert?
Their descriptions do not make it clear when one should be used
versus another. The fact that their commands differ in only a few places
adds to the confusion. This is how I read the documentation:
Mogrify -- "Transforms image(s) with optional conversions."
Convert -- "Converts image(s) with optional transformations."
If there is some crucial difference in these two tools then
it would be great to see this made clear in the documentation. If not,
then perhaps in future versions one could become an alias for the other
(to preserve existing scripts).
Yours,
Noah
Note, from the documentation we can see how similar they are.
Mogrify Convert
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transforms an image or a sequence converts an input file using
of images. These transforms include one image format to an output file
image scaling, image rotation, color with a differing image format.
reduction, and others. In addition, various types of
The transmogrified image overwrites image processing can be performed
the original image, unless an on the converted image during the
option such as -format causes the conversion process.
output filename to be different
from the input filename.
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-Gaussian -Gaussian
-adjoin
-affine -affine
-antialias -antialias
-append
-authenticate -authenticate
-average
-background -background
-blue-primary -blue-primary
-blur -blur
-border -border
-bordercolor -bordercolor
-box
-cache -cache
-channel -channel
-charcoal -charcoal
-chop
-clip
-coalesce
-colorize -colorize
-colors -colors
-colorspace -colorspace
-comment -comment
-compose -compose
-compress -compress
-contrast -contrast
-crop -crop
-cycle -cycle
-debug -debug
-deconstruct
-delay -delay
-density -density
-depth -depth
-despeckle -despeckle
-display -display
-dispose -dispose
-dither -dither
-draw -draw
-edge -edge
-emboss -emboss
-encoding -encoding
-endian -endian
-enhance -enhance
-equalize -equalize
-fill -fill
-filter -filter
-flatten
-flip -flip
-flop -flop
-font -font
-format
-frame -frame
-fuzz -fuzz
-gamma -gamma
-geometry -geometry
-gravity -gravity
-green-primary -green-primary
-help -help
-implode -implode
-intent
-interlace -interlace
-label -label
-lat -lat
-level -level
-limit -limit
-linewidth
-list -list
-log -log
-loop -loop
-map -map
-mask -mask
-matte -matte
-mattecolor -mattecolor
-median -median
-modulate -modulate
-monochrome -monochrome
-morph
-mosaic
-negate -negate
-noise -noise
-noop -noop
-normalize -normalize
-opaque -opaque
-page -page
-paint -paint
-pen -pen
-ping
-pointsize -pointsize
-preview
-process
-profile -profile
-quality -quality
-raise -raise
-red-primary -red-primary
-region -region
-resize -resize
-roll {+-} -roll {+-}
-rotate -rotate
-sample -sample
-sampling-factor -sampling-factor
-scale -scale
-scene -scene
-seed -seed
-segment -segment
-shade -shade
-sharpen -sharpen
-shave -shave
-shear -shear
-size -size
-solarize -solarize
-spread -spread
-stroke -stroke
-strokewidth -strokewidth
-swirl -swirl
-texture -texture
-threshold -threshold
-tile -tile
-transform -transform
-transparent -transparent
-treedepth -treedepth
-trim -trim
-type -type
-units -units
-unsharp -unsharp
-use-pixmap
-verbose -verbose
-version -version
-view -view
-virtual-pixel -virtual-pixel
-wave -wave
-white-point -white-point
-write
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