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cristy | d243201 | 2015-05-04 23:15:15 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 73 | <h2 class="magick-header">Features and Capabilities</h2> |
| 74 | <p>Here are just a few <a href="examples.html">examples</a> of what ImageMagick can do for you:</p> |
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| 76 | <table class="table table-condensed table-striped"> |
| 77 | <tr> |
| 78 | <td><a href="convert.html">Format conversion</a></td> |
| 79 | <td>convert an image from one <a href="formats.html">format </a> to another (e.g. PNG to JPEG).</td> |
| 80 | </tr> |
| 81 | <tr> |
| 82 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/resize/">Transform</a></td> |
| 83 | <td>resize, rotate, crop, flip or trim an image.</td> |
| 84 | </tr> |
| 85 | <tr> |
| 86 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/masking/">Transparency</a></td> |
| 87 | <td>render portions of an image invisible.</td> |
| 88 | </tr> |
| 89 | <tr> |
| 90 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/draw/">Draw</a></td> |
| 91 | <td>add shapes or text to an image.</td> |
| 92 | </tr> |
| 93 | <tr> |
| 94 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/crop/">Decorate</a></td> |
| 95 | <td>add a border or frame to an image.</td> |
| 96 | </tr> |
| 97 | <tr> |
| 98 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/blur/">Special effects</a></td> |
| 99 | <td>blur, sharpen, threshold, or tint an image.</td> |
| 100 | </tr> |
| 101 | <tr> |
| 102 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/anim_basics/">Animation</a></td> |
| 103 | <td>create a GIF animation sequence from a group of images.</td> |
| 104 | </tr> |
| 105 | <tr> |
| 106 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/">Text & comments</a></td> |
| 107 | <td>insert descriptive or artistic text in an image.</td> |
| 108 | </tr> |
| 109 | <tr> |
| 110 | <td><a href="identify.html">Image identification</a></td> |
| 111 | <td>describe the format and attributes of an image.</td> |
| 112 | </tr> |
| 113 | <tr> |
| 114 | <td><a href="composite.html">Composite</a></td> |
| 115 | <td>overlap one image over another.</td> |
| 116 | </tr> |
| 117 | <tr> |
| 118 | <td><a href="montage.html">Montage</a></td> |
| 119 | <td>juxtapose image thumbnails on an image canvas.</td> |
| 120 | </tr> |
| 121 | <tr> |
| 122 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/distorts/">Generalized pixel distortion</a></td> |
| 123 | <td>correct for, or induce image distortions including perspective.</td> |
| 124 | </tr> |
| 125 | <tr> |
| 126 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/morphology/">Morphology of shapes</a></td> |
| 127 | <td>extract features, describe shapes, and recognize patterns in images.</td> |
| 128 | </tr> |
| 129 | <tr> |
| 130 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/transform/#vision">Delineate image features</a></td> |
| 131 | <td>Canny edge detection, mean-shift, Hough lines.</td> |
| 132 | </tr> |
| 133 | <tr> |
| 134 | <td><a href="motion-picture.html">Motion picture support</a></td> |
| 135 | <td>read and write the common image formats used in digital film work.</td> |
| 136 | </tr> |
| 137 | <tr> |
| 138 | <td><a href="fx.html">Image calculator</a></td> |
| 139 | <td>apply a mathematical expression to an image or image channels.</td> |
| 140 | </tr> |
| 141 | <tr> |
| 142 | <td><a href="connected-components.html">Connected component labeling</a></td> |
| 143 | <td>uniquely label connected regions in an image.</td> |
| 144 | </tr> |
| 145 | <tr> |
| 146 | <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/fourier/">Discrete Fourier transform</a></td> |
| 147 | <td>implements the forward and inverse <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_Fourier_transform">DFT</a>.</td> |
| 148 | </tr> |
| 149 | <tr> |
| 150 | <td><a href="http://www.fmwconcepts.com/misc_tests/perceptual_hash_test_results_510/index.html">Perceptual hash</a></td> |
| 151 | <td>map visually identical images to the same or similar hash-- useful in image retrieval, authentication, indexing, or copy detection as well as digital watermarking.</td> |
| 152 | </tr> |
| 153 | <tr> |
| 154 | <td><a href="color-management.html">Color management</a></td> |
| 155 | <td>accurate color management with color profiles or in lieu of-- built-in gamma compression or expansion as demanded by the colorspace.</td> |
| 156 | </tr> |
| 157 | <tr> |
| 158 | <td><a href="high-dynamic-range.html">High dynamic-range images</a></td> |
| 159 | <td>accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from the brightest direct sunlight to the deepest darkest shadows.</td> |
| 160 | </tr> |
| 161 | <tr> |
| 162 | <td><a href="cipher.html">Encipher or decipher an image</a></td> |
| 163 | <td>convert ordinary images into unintelligible gibberish and back again.</td> |
| 164 | </tr> |
| 165 | <tr> |
| 166 | <td><a href="architecture.html#virtual-pixels">Virtual pixel support</a></td> |
| 167 | <td>convenient access to pixels outside the image region.</td> |
| 168 | </tr> |
| 169 | <tr> |
| 170 | <td><a href="architecture.html#tera-pixel">Large image support</a></td> |
| 171 | <td>read, process, or write mega-, giga-, or tera-pixel image sizes.</td> |
| 172 | </tr> |
| 173 | <tr> |
| 174 | <td><a href="architecture.html#threads">Threads of execution support</a></td> |
| 175 | <td>ImageMagick is thread safe and most internal algorithms execute in <a href="openmp.html">parallel</a> to take advantage of speed-ups offered by multicore processor chips.</td> |
| 176 | </tr> |
| 177 | <tr> |
| 178 | <td><a href="distribute-pixel-cache.html">Distributed pixel cache</a></td> |
| 179 | <td>offload intermediate pixel storage to one or more remote servers.</td> |
| 180 | </tr> |
| 181 | <tr> |
| 182 | <td><a href="architecture.html#distributed">Heterogeneous distributed processing</a></td> |
| 183 | <td>certain algorithms are <a href="opencl.html">OpenCL</a>-enabled to take advantage of speed-ups offered by executing in concert across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors.</td> |
| 184 | </tr> |
| 185 | <tr> |
| 186 | <td><a href="binary-releases.html#iOS">ImageMagick on the iPhone</a></td> |
| 187 | <td>convert, edit, or compose images on your <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/">iOS</a> device such as the iPhone or iPad.</td> |
| 188 | </tr> |
| 189 | </table> |
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cristy | d243201 | 2015-05-04 23:15:15 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 192 | <p><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a> shows how to use ImageMagick from the command-line to accomplish any of these tasks and much more. Also, see <a href="http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/">Fred's ImageMagick Scripts</a>: a plethora of command-line scripts that perform geometric transforms, blurs, sharpens, edging, noise removal, and color manipulations. With <a href="https://magick.codeplex.com/">Magick.NET</a>, use ImageMagick without having to install ImageMagick on your server or desktop.</p> |
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