Re: Converting ico files to other format many output files are created, why?

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:03:03 +0100
[email protected] wrote:
| Dear all,
| 
| I have a question. When I use imagemagik  (Version: ImageMagick 6.6.3)
| to convert ico files to other image formats I obtain many output files,
| not a unique output file, for example:
| 
| convert fb.ico fb.png
| 
| it produces these 5 output files:
| 
| 
| fb-1.png
| fb-2.png
| fb-3.png
| fb-4.png
| fb-5.png
| fb-6.png
| fb-7.png
| fb-8.png
| fb-9.png
| 
| 
| it seems all the same image but they are different, somebody know what
| is the difference? I have tried googling, but I have no find useful results.
| 
| Thanks

Typically they are the same image, but at different pixel sizes
(dimensions), so the using program can pick the appropriate size.


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