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224 <h1>ImageMagick Animate Command-line Tool</h1>
225 <p class="navigation-index">[<a href="animate.html#usage">Example Usage</a> • <a href="animate.html#options">Option Summary</a>]</p>
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228 <p>Use the <code>animate</code> program to animate an image sequence on any X server. See <a href="command-line-processing.html">Command Line Processing</a> for advice on how to structure your <code>animate</code> command or see below for example usages of the command.</p>
231 <h2><a id="usage"></a>Example Usage</h2>
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234 <p>We list a few examples of the <code>animate</code> command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets animate an image sequence in the GIF format:</p>
236 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>animate movie.gif</span></p>
237 <p>To animate a directory of JPEG images, use:</p>
239 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>animate *.jpg</span></p>
240 <p>You can find additional examples of using <code>animate</code> in <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/basics/#animate">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a>.</p>
244 <h2><a id="options"></a>Option Summary</h2>
245 <div class="doc-section">
247 <p>The <code>animate</code> command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.</p>
252 <th align="left">Option</th>
253 <th align="left">Description</th>
257 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#alpha">-alpha</a></td>
258 <td valign="top">on, activate, off, deactivate, set, opaque, copy",
259 transparent, extract, background, or shape the alpha channel</td>
263 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#antialias">-antialias</a></td>
264 <td valign="top">remove pixel-aliasing</td>
268 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#authenticate">-authenticate <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
269 <td valign="top">decrypt image with this password</td>
273 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#backdrop">-backdrop</a></td>
274 <td valign="top">background color</td>
278 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#background">-background <em class="option">color</em></a></td>
279 <td valign="top">background color</td>
283 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#border">-border <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
284 <td valign="top">surround image with a border of color</td>
288 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#bordercolor">-bordercolor <em class="option">color</em></a></td>
289 <td valign="top">border color</td>
293 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#channel">-channel <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
294 <td valign="top">apply option to select image channels</td>
298 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#clip">-clip</a></td>
299 <td valign="top">clip along the first path from the 8BIM profile</td>
303 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#clip-path">-clip-path <em class="option">id</em></a></td>
304 <td valign="top">clip along a named path from the 8BIM profile</td>
308 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#coalesce">-coalesce</a></td>
309 <td valign="top">merge a sequence of images</td>
313 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#colormap">-colormap <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
314 <td valign="top">Shared or Private</td>
318 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#colors">-colors <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
319 <td valign="top">preferred number of colors in the image</td>
323 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#colorspace">-colorspace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
324 <td valign="top">set image colorspace</td>
328 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#comment">-comment <em class="option">string</em></a></td>
329 <td valign="top">annotate image with comment</td>
333 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#compress">-compress <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
334 <td valign="top">image compression type</td>
338 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#contrast">-contrast</a></td>
339 <td valign="top">enhance or reduce the image contrast</td>
343 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#crop">-crop <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
344 <td valign="top">preferred size and location of the cropped image</td>
348 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#debug">-debug <em class="option">events</em></a></td>
349 <td valign="top">animate copious debugging information</td>
353 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#decipher">-decipher <em class="option">filename</em></a></td>
354 <td valign="top">convert cipher pixels to plain</td>
358 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#define">-define <em class="option">format:option</em></a></td>
359 <td valign="top">define one or more image format options</td>
363 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#delay">-delay <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
364 <td valign="top">animate the next image after pausing</td>
368 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#density">-density <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
369 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical density of the image</td>
373 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#depth">-depth <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
374 <td valign="top">image depth</td>
378 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#despeckle">-despeckle</a></td>
379 <td valign="top">reduce the speckles within an image</td>
383 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#animate">-display <em class="option">server</em></a></td>
384 <td valign="top">get image or font from this X server</td>
388 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#dispose">-dispose <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
389 <td valign="top">layer disposal method</td>
393 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#dither">-dither <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
394 <td valign="top">apply error diffusion to image</td>
398 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#edge">-edge <em class="option">radius</em></a></td>
399 <td valign="top">apply a filter to detect edges in the image</td>
403 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#endian">-endian <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
404 <td valign="top">endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image</td>
408 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#enhance">-enhance</a></td>
409 <td valign="top">apply a digital filter to enhance a noisy image</td>
413 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#extract">-extract <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
414 <td valign="top">extract area from image</td>
418 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#filter">-filter <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
419 <td valign="top">use this filter when resizing an image</td>
423 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#flatten">-flatten</a></td>
424 <td valign="top">flatten a sequence of images</td>
428 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#flip">-flip</a></td>
429 <td valign="top">flip image in the vertical direction</td>
433 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#flop">-flop</a></td>
434 <td valign="top">flop image in the horizontal direction</td>
438 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#frame">-frame <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
439 <td valign="top">surround image with an ornamental border</td>
443 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#gamma">-gamma <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
444 <td valign="top">level of gamma correction</td>
448 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#geometry">-geometry <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
449 <td valign="top">preferred size or location of the image</td>
453 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#gravity">-gravity <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
454 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical backdrop placement</td>
458 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#help">-help</a></td>
459 <td valign="top">print program options</td>
463 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#identify">-identify</a></td>
464 <td valign="top">identify the format and characteristics of the image</td>
468 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#immutable">-immutable <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
469 <td valign="top">prohibit image edits</td>
473 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#interlace">-interlace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
474 <td valign="top">type of image interlacing scheme</td>
478 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#interpolate">-interpolate <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
479 <td valign="top">pixel color interpolation method</td>
483 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#label">-label <em class="option">name</em></a></td>
484 <td valign="top">assign a label to an image</td>
488 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#limit">-limit <em class="option">type value</em></a></td>
489 <td valign="top">pixel cache resource limit</td>
493 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#log">-log <em class="option">format</em></a></td>
494 <td valign="top">format of debugging information</td>
498 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#map">-map <em class="option">filename</em></a></td>
499 <td valign="top">transform image colors to match this set of colors</td>
503 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#mattecolor">-mattecolor <em class="option">color</em></a></td>
504 <td valign="top">frame color</td>
508 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#monitor">-monitor</a></td>
509 <td valign="top">monitor progress</td>
513 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#monochrome">-monochrome</a></td>
514 <td valign="top">transform image to black and white</td>
518 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#negate">-negate</a></td>
519 <td valign="top">replace each pixel with its complementary color </td>
523 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#page">-page <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
524 <td valign="top">size and location of an image canvas (setting)</td>
528 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#profile">-profile <em class="option">filename</em></a></td>
529 <td valign="top">add, delete, or apply an image profile</td>
533 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quantize">-quantize <em class="option">colorspace</em></a></td>
534 <td valign="top">reduce image colors in this colorspace</td>
538 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quiet">-quiet</a></td>
539 <td valign="top">suppress all warning messages</td>
543 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#raise">-raise <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
544 <td valign="top">lighten/darken image edges to create a 3-D effect</td>
548 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#regard-warnings">-regard-warnings</a></td>
549 <td valign="top">pay attention to warning messages.</td>
553 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#remote">-remote <em class="option">command</em></a></td>
554 <td valign="top">execute a command in an remote animate process</td>
558 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#resample">-resample <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
559 <td valign="top">change the resolution of an image</td>
563 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#resize">-resize <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
564 <td valign="top">resize the image</td>
568 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#respect-parentheses">-respect-parentheses</a></td>
569 <td valign="top">settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary.</td>
573 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#roll">-roll <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
574 <td valign="top">roll an image vertically or horizontally</td>
578 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#rotate">-rotate <em class="option">degrees</em></a></td>
579 <td valign="top">apply Paeth rotation to the image</td>
583 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#sample">-sample <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
584 <td valign="top">scale image with pixel sampling</td>
588 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#sampling-factor">-sampling-factor <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
589 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical sampling factor</td>
593 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#scene">-scene <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
594 <td valign="top">image scene number</td>
598 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#segment">-segment <em class="option">values</em></a></td>
599 <td valign="top">segment an image</td>
603 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#seed">-seed <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
604 <td valign="top">seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers</td>
608 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#set">-set <em class="option">attribute value</em></a></td>
609 <td valign="top">set an image attribute</td>
613 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#sharpen">-sharpen <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
614 <td valign="top">sharpen the image</td>
618 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#size">-size <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
619 <td valign="top">width and height of image</td>
623 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#strip">-strip</a></td>
624 <td valign="top">strip image of all profiles and comments</td>
628 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#thumbnail">-thumbnail <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
629 <td valign="top">create a thumbnail of the image</td>
633 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#transparent-color">-transparent-color <em class="option">color</em></a></td>
634 <td valign="top">transparent color</td>
638 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#trim">-trim</a></td>
639 <td valign="top">trim image edges</td>
643 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#update">-update <em class="option">seconds</em></a></td>
644 <td valign="top">detect when image file is modified and reanimate</td>
648 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#verbose">-verbose</a></td>
649 <td valign="top">print detailed information about the image</td>
653 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#version">-version</a></td>
654 <td valign="top">print version information</td>
658 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel">-virtual-pixel <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
659 <td valign="top">access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image</td>
663 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#visual">-visual</a></td>
664 <td valign="top">animate image using this visual type</td>
668 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#write">-window <em class="option">id</em></a></td>
669 <td valign="top">animate images to background of this window</td>
673 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#write">-window-group <em class="option">id</em></a></td>
674 <td valign="top">exit program when this window id is destroyed</td>
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