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177 <h1>ImageMagick Import Command-line Tool</h1>
178 <p class="navigation-index">[<a href="import.html#usage">Example Usage</a> • <a href="import.html#options">Option Summary</a>]</p>
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181 <p>Use the <code>import</code> program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. 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>
184 <h2><a id="usage"></a>Example Usage</h2>
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187 <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 in the JPEG format:</p>
189 <p class="crt"><span class="crtprompt"> $ </span><span class="crtin">import rose.jpg</span></p>
190 <p>To capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:</p>
192 <p class="crt"><span class="crtprompt"> $ </span><span class="crtin">import -window root screen.ps</span></p>
193 <p>You can find additional examples of using <code>import</code> in <a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf/?ca=dnt-428">Graphics from the Command Line</a>. Further discussion is available in <a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf2/?ca=dgr-lnxw15GraphicsLine">More Graphics from the Command Line</a> and <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a>.</p>
197 <h2><a id="options"></a>Option Summary</h2>
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200 <p>The <code>import</code> command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.</p>
205 <th align="left">Option</th>
206 <th align="left">Description</th>
210 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#adjoin">-adjoin</a></td>
211 <td valign="top">join images into a single multi-image file</td>
215 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#annotate">-annotate <em class="option">geometry text</em></a></td>
216 <td valign="top">annotate the image with text</td>
220 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#border">-border</a></td>
221 <td valign="top">include window border in the output image</td>
225 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#channel">-channel <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
226 <td valign="top">apply option to select image channels</td>
230 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#colors">-colors <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
231 <td valign="top">preferred number of colors in the image</td>
235 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#colorspace">-colorspace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
236 <td valign="top">set image colorspace</td>
240 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#comment">-comment <em class="option">string</em></a></td>
241 <td valign="top">annotate image with comment</td>
245 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#compress">-compress <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
246 <td valign="top">image compression type</td>
250 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#contrast">-contrast</a></td>
251 <td valign="top">enhance or reduce the image contrast</td>
255 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#crop">-crop <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
256 <td valign="top">preferred size and location of the cropped image</td>
260 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#debug">-debug <em class="option">events</em></a></td>
261 <td valign="top">import copious debugging information</td>
265 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#define">-define <em class="option">format:option</em></a></td>
266 <td valign="top">define one or more image format options</td>
270 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#delay">-delay <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
271 <td valign="top">import the next image after pausing</td>
275 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#density">-density <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
276 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical density of the image</td>
280 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#depth">-depth <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
281 <td valign="top">image depth</td>
285 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#despeckle">-descend</a></td>
286 <td valign="top">obtain image by descending window hierarchy</td>
290 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#display">-display <em class="option">server</em></a></td>
291 <td valign="top">get image or font from this X server</td>
295 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#dispose">-dispose <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
296 <td valign="top">layer disposal method</td>
300 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#dither">-dither <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
301 <td valign="top">apply error diffusion to image</td>
305 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#encipher">-encipher <em class="option">filename</em></a></td>
306 <td valign="top">convert plain pixels to cipher pixels</td>
310 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#encoding">-encoding <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
311 <td valign="top">text encoding type</td>
315 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#endian">-endian <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
316 <td valign="top">endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image</td>
320 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#filter">-filter <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
321 <td valign="top">use this filter when resizing an image</td>
325 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#frame">-frame</a></td>
326 <td valign="top">include window manager frame</td>
330 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#geometry">-geometry <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
331 <td valign="top">preferred size or location of the image</td>
335 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#gravity">-gravity <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
336 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical text placement</td>
340 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#help">-help</a></td>
341 <td valign="top">print program options</td>
345 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#identify">-identify</a></td>
346 <td valign="top">identify the format and characteristics of the image</td>
350 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#interlace">-interlace <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
351 <td valign="top">type of image interlacing scheme</td>
355 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#interpolate">-interpolate <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
356 <td valign="top">pixel color interpolation method</td>
360 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#label">-label <em class="option">name</em></a></td>
361 <td valign="top">assign a label to an image</td>
365 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#limit">-limit <em class="option">type value</em></a></td>
366 <td valign="top">pixel cache resource limit</td>
370 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#log">-log <em class="option">format</em></a></td>
371 <td valign="top">format of debugging information</td>
375 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#monitor">-monitor</a></td>
376 <td valign="top">monitor progress</td>
380 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#monochrome">-monochrome</a></td>
381 <td valign="top">transform image to black and white</td>
385 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#negate">-negate</a></td>
386 <td valign="top">replace each pixel with its complementary color </td>
390 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#page">-page <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
391 <td valign="top">size and location of an image canvas (setting)</td>
395 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quality">-quality <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
396 <td valign="top">JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level</td>
400 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quantize">-quantize <em class="option">colorspace</em></a></td>
401 <td valign="top">reduce image colors in this colorspace</td>
405 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quiet">-quiet</a></td>
406 <td valign="top">suppress all warning messages</td>
410 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#quiet">-quiet</a></td>
411 <td valign="top">suppress all warning messages</td>
415 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#regard-warnings">-regard-warnings</a></td>
416 <td valign="top">pay attention to warning messages.</td>
420 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#repage">-repage <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
421 <td valign="top">size and location of an image canvas</td>
425 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#resize">-resize <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
426 <td valign="top">resize the image</td>
430 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#respect-parentheses">-respect-parentheses</a></td>
431 <td valign="top">settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary.</td>
435 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#rotate">-rotate <em class="option">degrees</em></a></td>
436 <td valign="top">apply Paeth rotation to the image</td>
440 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#sampling-factor">-sampling-factor <em class="option">geometry</em></a></td>
441 <td valign="top">horizontal and vertical sampling factor</td>
445 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#scene">-scene <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
446 <td valign="top">image scene number</td>
450 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#screen">-screen</a></td>
451 <td valign="top">select image from root window</td>
455 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#seed">-seed <em class="option">value</em></a></td>
456 <td valign="top">seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers</td>
460 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#set">-set <em class="option">attribute value</em></a></td>
461 <td valign="top">set an image attribute</td>
465 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#sharpen">-silent</a></td>
466 <td valign="top">operate silently, i.e. don't ring any bells</td>
470 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#strip">-strip</a></td>
471 <td valign="top">strip image of all profiles and comments</td>
475 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#synchronize">-synchronize</a></td>
476 <td valign="top">synchronize image to storage device</td>
480 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#taint">-taint</a></td>
481 <td valign="top">mark the image as modified</td>
485 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#transparent-color">-transparent-color <em class="option">color</em></a></td>
486 <td valign="top">transparent color</td>
490 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#trim">-trim</a></td>
491 <td valign="top">trim image edges</td>
495 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#update">-type <em class="option">type</em></a></td>
496 <td valign="top">image type</td>
500 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#verbose">-verbose</a></td>
501 <td valign="top">print detailed information about the image</td>
505 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#version">-version</a></td>
506 <td valign="top">print version information</td>
510 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel">-virtual-pixel <em class="option">method</em></a></td>
511 <td valign="top">access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image</td>
515 <td valign="top"><a href="command-line-options.html#write">-window <em class="option">id</em></a></td>
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