This file documents how to use the binary distribution packages built by
ImageMagick Studio LLC, and found in the ImageMagick 'binaries' subdirectory
of ImageMagick ftp sites. Those who want to build ImageMagick from source
-code should refer to the file README.txt in the ImageMagick source package
-or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/install-source.php on the web.
+code should refer to http://www.imagemagick.org/script/install-source.php.
Unix/Linux/Darwin/Mac OS X/Cygwin/MinGW Install:
Set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable to the path where you extracted the
ImageMagick files. For example
- export MAGICK_HOME="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.5"
+ export MAGICK_HOME="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.9"
On Linux and Solaris machines set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:
- export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.5/lib"
+ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.9/lib"
On Mac OS X (Darwin) machines set the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:
- export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.5/lib"
+ export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.6.9/lib"
Now, test ImageMagick to see if it is working
To install PerlMagick type
- cd ImageMagick-6.6.5/PerlMagick
+ cd ImageMagick-6.6.9/PerlMagick
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install
loads them if found:
$MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH
- $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/config
- $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.5/config
+ $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/config
+ $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.9/config
$HOME/.magick/
- <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/
+ <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/
<current directory>/
Font Files
order, and loads them if found:
$MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH
- $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/config
- $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.5/config
+ $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/config
+ $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.9/config
$HOME/.magick/
- <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/
+ <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/
<current directory>/
$MAGICK_FONT_PATH
and it uses the first match found:
<current directory>/
- $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/modules-Q16/coders/
+ $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/modules-Q16/coders/
$HOME/.magick/
- <client path>/../lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/modules-Q16/coders/
- $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/modules-Q16/coders
- $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.5/modules-Q16/coders
+ <client path>/../lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/modules-Q16/coders/
+ $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/modules-Q16/coders
+ $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.6.9/modules-Q16/coders
$HOME/.magick/
- <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.5/modules-Q16/coders
+ <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.6.9/modules-Q16/coders
<current directory>/
Windows Vista, XP, and NT Install:
Download one of
- ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.5-0-Q16-windows-dll.exe
- ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.5-0-Q16-windows-static.exe
- ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.5-0-Q8-windows-dll.exe
- ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.5-0-Q8-windows-static.exe
+ ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.9-0-Q16-windows-dll.exe
+ ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.9-0-Q16-windows-static.exe
+ ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.9-0-Q8-windows-dll.exe
+ ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.6.9-0-Q8-windows-static.exe
and execute it (or "open" it from your browser) to start the installation
program.