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See <a href="command-line-processing.html">Command Line Processing</a> for advice on how to structure your <code>import</code> command or see below for example usages of the command.</p> 87 88 <h2><a class="anchor" id="usage"></a>Example Usage</h2> 89 90 <p>We list a few examples of the <code>import</code> command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets import an image of an X11 window in the JPEG format:</p> 91 92 <pre class="highlight"><code>magick import rose.jpg 93 </code></pre> 94 95 <p>To capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:</p> 96 97 <pre class="highlight"><code>magick import -window root screen.ps 98 </code></pre> 99 100 <p>You can find additional examples of using <code>import</code> in <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf/?ca=dnt-428">Graphics from the Command Line</a>. Further discussion is available in <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf2/?ca=dgr-lnxw15GraphicsLine">More Graphics from the Command Line</a> and <a href="../Usage/">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a>.</p> 101 102 103 <h2><a class="anchor" id="options"></a>Option Summary</h2> 104 105 <p>The <code>import</code> command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.</p> 106 107 <table class="table table-sm table-striped"> 108 <tbody> 109 <tr> 110 <th align="left">Option</th> 111 <th align="left">Description</th> 112 </tr> 113 114 <tr> 115 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#adjoin">-adjoin</a></td> 116 <td>join images into a single multi-image file</td> 117 </tr> 118 119 <tr> 120 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#annotate">-annotate <var>geometry text</var></a></td> 121 <td>annotate the image with text</td> 122 </tr> 123 124 <tr> 125 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#border">-border</a></td> 126 <td>include window border in the output image</td> 127 </tr> 128 129 <tr> 130 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#channel">-channel <var>type</var></a></td> 131 <td>apply option to select image channels</td> 132 </tr> 133 134 <tr> 135 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#colors">-colors <var>value</var></a></td> 136 <td>preferred number of colors in the image</td> 137 </tr> 138 139 <tr> 140 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#colorspace">-colorspace <var>type</var></a></td> 141 <td>set image colorspace</td> 142 </tr> 143 144 <tr> 145 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#comment">-comment <var>string</var></a></td> 146 <td>annotate image with comment</td> 147 </tr> 148 149 <tr> 150 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#compress">-compress <var>type</var></a></td> 151 <td>image compression type</td> 152 </tr> 153 154 <tr> 155 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#contrast">-contrast</a></td> 156 <td>enhance or reduce the image contrast</td> 157 </tr> 158 159 <tr> 160 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#crop">-crop <var>geometry</var></a></td> 161 <td>preferred size and location of the cropped image</td> 162 </tr> 163 164 <tr> 165 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#debug">-debug <var>events</var></a></td> 166 <td>import copious debugging information</td> 167 </tr> 168 169 <tr> 170 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#define">-define <var>format:option</var></a></td> 171 <td>define one or more image format options</td> 172 </tr> 173 174 <tr> 175 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#delay">-delay <var>value</var></a></td> 176 <td>import the next image after pausing</td> 177 </tr> 178 179 <tr> 180 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#density">-density <var>geometry</var></a></td> 181 <td>horizontal and vertical density of the image</td> 182 </tr> 183 184 <tr> 185 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#depth">-depth <var>value</var></a></td> 186 <td>image depth</td> 187 </tr> 188 189 <tr> 190 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#despeckle">-descend</a></td> 191 <td>obtain image by descending window hierarchy</td> 192 </tr> 193 194 <tr> 195 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#display">-display <var>server</var></a></td> 196 <td>get image or font from this X server</td> 197 </tr> 198 199 <tr> 200 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#dispose">-dispose <var>method</var></a></td> 201 <td>layer disposal method</td> 202 </tr> 203 204 <tr> 205 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#dither">-dither <var>method</var></a></td> 206 <td>apply error diffusion to image</td> 207 </tr> 208 209 <tr> 210 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#encipher">-encipher <var>filename</var></a></td> 211 <td>convert plain pixels to cipher pixels</td> 212 </tr> 213 214 <tr> 215 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#encoding">-encoding <var>type</var></a></td> 216 <td>text encoding type</td> 217 </tr> 218 219 <tr> 220 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#endian">-endian <var>type</var></a></td> 221 <td>endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image</td> 222 </tr> 223 224 <tr> 225 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#filter">-filter <var>type</var></a></td> 226 <td>use this filter when resizing an image</td> 227 </tr> 228 229 <tr> 230 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#frame">-frame</a></td> 231 <td>include window manager frame</td> 232 </tr> 233 234 <tr> 235 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#geometry">-geometry <var>geometry</var></a></td> 236 <td>preferred size or location of the image</td> 237 </tr> 238 239 <tr> 240 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#gravity">-gravity <var>type</var></a></td> 241 <td>horizontal and vertical text placement</td> 242 </tr> 243 244 <tr> 245 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#help">-help</a></td> 246 <td>print program options</td> 247 </tr> 248 249 <tr> 250 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#identify">-identify</a></td> 251 <td>identify the format and characteristics of the image</td> 252 </tr> 253 254 <tr> 255 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#interlace">-interlace <var>type</var></a></td> 256 <td>type of image interlacing scheme</td> 257 </tr> 258 259 <tr> 260 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#interpolate">-interpolate <var>method</var></a></td> 261 <td>pixel color interpolation method</td> 262 </tr> 263 264 <tr> 265 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#label">-label <var>name</var></a></td> 266 <td>assign a label to an image</td> 267 </tr> 268 269 <tr> 270 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#limit">-limit <var>type value</var></a></td> 271 <td>pixel cache resource limit</td> 272 </tr> 273 274 <tr> 275 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#log">-log <var>format</var></a></td> 276 <td>format of debugging information</td> 277 </tr> 278 279 <tr> 280 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#monitor">-monitor</a></td> 281 <td>monitor progress</td> 282 </tr> 283 284 <tr> 285 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#monochrome">-monochrome</a></td> 286 <td>transform image to black and white</td> 287 </tr> 288 289 <tr> 290 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#negate">-negate</a></td> 291 <td>replace each pixel with its complementary color </td> 292 </tr> 293 294 <tr> 295 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#page">-page <var>geometry</var></a></td> 296 <td>size and location of an image canvas (setting)</td> 297 </tr> 298 299 <tr> 300 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#pause">-pause <var>seconds</var></a></td> 301 <td>seconds delay between snapshots</td> 302 </tr> 303 304 <tr> 305 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#quality">-quality <var>value</var></a></td> 306 <td>JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level</td> 307 </tr> 308 309 <tr> 310 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#quantize">-quantize <var>colorspace</var></a></td> 311 <td>reduce image colors in this colorspace</td> 312 </tr> 313 314 <tr> 315 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#quiet">-quiet</a></td> 316 <td>suppress all warning messages</td> 317 </tr> 318 319 <tr> 320 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#quiet">-quiet</a></td> 321 <td>suppress all warning messages</td> 322 </tr> 323 324 <tr> 325 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#regard-warnings">-regard-warnings</a></td> 326 <td>pay attention to warning messages.</td> 327 </tr> 328 329 <tr> 330 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#repage">-repage <var>geometry</var></a></td> 331 <td>size and location of an image canvas</td> 332 </tr> 333 334 <tr> 335 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#resize">-resize <var>geometry</var></a></td> 336 <td>resize the image</td> 337 </tr> 338 339 <tr> 340 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#respect-parentheses">-respect-parentheses</a></td> 341 <td>settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary.</td> 342 </tr> 343 344 <tr> 345 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#rotate">-rotate <var>degrees</var></a></td> 346 <td>apply Paeth rotation to the image</td> 347 </tr> 348 349 <tr> 350 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#sampling-factor">-sampling-factor <var>geometry</var></a></td> 351 <td>horizontal and vertical sampling factor</td> 352 </tr> 353 354 <tr> 355 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#scene">-scene <var>value</var></a></td> 356 <td>image scene number</td> 357 </tr> 358 359 <tr> 360 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#screen">-screen</a></td> 361 <td>select image from root window</td> 362 </tr> 363 364 <tr> 365 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#seed">-seed <var>value</var></a></td> 366 <td>seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers</td> 367 </tr> 368 369 <tr> 370 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#set">-set <var>attribute value</var></a></td> 371 <td>set an image attribute</td> 372 </tr> 373 374 <tr> 375 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#sharpen">-silent</a></td> 376 <td>operate silently, i.e. don't ring any bells</td> 377 </tr> 378 379 <tr> 380 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#strip">-strip</a></td> 381 <td>strip image of all profiles and comments</td> 382 </tr> 383 384 <tr> 385 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#synchronize">-synchronize</a></td> 386 <td>synchronize image to storage device</td> 387 </tr> 388 389 <tr> 390 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#taint">-taint</a></td> 391 <td>mark the image as modified</td> 392 </tr> 393 394 <tr> 395 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#transparent-color">-transparent-color <var>color</var></a></td> 396 <td>transparent color</td> 397 </tr> 398 399 <tr> 400 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#trim">-trim</a></td> 401 <td>trim image edges</td> 402 </tr> 403 404 <tr> 405 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#update">-type <var>type</var></a></td> 406 <td>image type</td> 407 </tr> 408 409 <tr> 410 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#verbose">-verbose</a></td> 411 <td>print detailed information about the image</td> 412 </tr> 413 414 <tr> 415 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#version">-version</a></td> 416 <td>print version information</td> 417 </tr> 418 419 <tr> 420 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel">-virtual-pixel <var>method</var></a></td> 421 <td>access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image</td> 422 </tr> 423 424 <tr> 425 <td><a href="command-line-options.html#write">-window <var>id</var></a></td> 426 <td>select window with this id or name</td> 427 </tr> 428 429 </tbody> 430 </table> 431 432 </div> 433 </div> 434 </main><!-- /.container --> 435 <footer 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