Image Magic K : Cheat Sheet

ImageMagick is a powerful tool for image manipulation. This cheat sheet provides a quick reference to common commands and their purposes.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Commands
2. Image Conversion
3. Image Transformation
4. Image Effects
5. Text and Drawing

Basic Commands

Command	Purpose
magick	Main command to invoke ImageMagick.
magick identify	Display image information.
magick convert	Convert images from one format to another.
magick mogrify	Batch process images.

Image Conversion

Command	Purpose
magick input.png output.jpg	Convert PNG to JPG.
magick input.tiff output.png	Convert TIFF to PNG.
magick input.gif output.webp	Convert GIF to WebP.

Image Transformation

Command	Purpose
magick input.jpg -resize 800x600 output.jpg	Resize image to 800x600.
magick input.jpg -rotate 90 output.jpg	Rotate image by 90 degrees.
magick input.jpg -crop 100x100+10+10 output.jpg	Crop image to 100x100 starting at (10,10).

Image Effects

Command	Purpose
magick input.jpg -blur 0x8 output.jpg	Apply blur effect.
magick input.jpg -sharpen 0x3 output.jpg	Sharpen the image.
magick input.jpg -sepia-tone 80% output.jpg	Apply sepia tone effect.

Text and Drawing

Command	Purpose
magick input.jpg -gravity center -pointsize 36 -draw "text 0,0 'Sample Text'" output.jpg	Add centered text to image.
magick input.jpg -fill blue -draw "rectangle 10,10 100,100" output.jpg	Draw a blue rectangle.

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Conclusion

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference to common ImageMagick commands. For more detailed information, refer to the official documentation.