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magick — Create, edit, compose, or convert between image formats. This tool replaces `convert` in ImageMagick

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Problem

How to use the magick command: Create, edit, compose, or convert between image formats. This tool replaces convert in ImageMagick 7+. See magick convert to use the old tool in versions 7+. Some subcommands, such as mogrify have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://imagemagick.org/script/magick.php>.

Solution

magick — Create, edit, compose, or convert between image formats. This tool replaces convert in ImageMagick 7+. See magick convert to use the old tool in versions 7+. Some subcommands, such as mogrify have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://imagemagick.org/script/magick.php>.

Convert between image formats:

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Resize an image, making a new copy:

magick {{path/to/input_image.jpg}} -resize {{100x100}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Resize an image by a percentage:

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} -resize {{50}}% {{path/to/output_image.png}}

Scale an image to have a specified file size:

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} -define jpeg:extent={{512kb}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Create a GIF out of all JPEG images in the current directory:

magick {{*.jpg}} {{path/to/images.gif}}

Create a checkerboard pattern:

magick -size {{640x480}} pattern:checkerboard {{path/to/checkerboard.png}}

Create a PDF file out of all JPEG images in the current directory:

magick {{*.jpg}} -adjoin {{path/to/file.pdf}}

Code Snippets

Convert between image formats

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Resize an image, making a new copy

magick {{path/to/input_image.jpg}} -resize {{100x100}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Resize an image by a percentage

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} -resize {{50}}% {{path/to/output_image.png}}

Scale an image to have a specified file size

magick {{path/to/input_image.png}} -define jpeg:extent={{512kb}} {{path/to/output_image.jpg}}

Create a GIF out of all JPEG images in the current directory

magick {{*.jpg}} {{path/to/images.gif}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/magick

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