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It can read and write images in a variety of <a href="formats.html">formats</a> (over 200) including PNG, JPEG, JPEG-2000, GIF, TIFF, <a href="motion-picture.html">DPX</a>, <a href="high-dynamic-range.html">EXR</a>, WebP, Postscript, PDF, and SVG. Use ImageMagick to resize, flip, mirror, rotate, distort, shear and transform images, adjust image colors, apply various special effects, or draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses and Bézier curves.</p> 62 63<p>The functionality of ImageMagick is typically utilized from the command line or you can use the features from programs written in your favorite language. Choose from these interfaces: <a href="api.html#ada">G2F</a> (Ada), <a href="api.html#c">MagickCore</a> (C), <a href="api.html#c">MagickWand</a> (C), <a href="api.html#ch">ChMagick</a> (Ch), <a href="api.html#com_">ImageMagickObject</a> (COM+), <a href="api.html#c__">Magick++</a> (C++), <a href="api.html#java">JMagick</a> (Java), <a href="api.html#lisp">L-Magick</a> (Lisp), <a href="api.html#lua">Lua</a>, <a href="api.html#neko">NMagick</a> (Neko/haXe), <a href="api.html#dot-net">Magick.NET</a> (.NET), <a href="api.html#pascal">PascalMagick</a> (Pascal), <a href="api.html#perl">PerlMagick</a> (Perl), <a href="api.html#php">MagickWand for PHP</a> (PHP), <a href="api.html#php">IMagick</a> (PHP), <a href="api.html#python">PythonMagick</a> (Python), <a href="api.html#ruby">RMagick</a> (Ruby), or <a href="api.html#tcl">TclMagick</a> (Tcl/TK). With a language interface, use ImageMagick to modify or create images dynamically and <var>automagically</var>.</p> 64 65<p>ImageMagick is free software delivered as a ready-to-run binary distribution or as source code that you may use, copy, modify, and distribute in both open and proprietary applications. It is distributed under the Apache 2.0 <a href="license.html">license</a>.</p> 66 67<p>The ImageMagick development process ensures a <a href="http://upstream-tracker.org/versions/imagemagick.html">stable API</a> and ABI. Before each ImageMagick release, we perform a comprehensive security assessment that includes <a href="https://code.google.com/p/address-sanitizer/">memory error</a> and <a href="https://code.google.com/p/data-race-test/wiki/ThreadSanitizer">thread data race</a> detection to prevent security vulnerabilities.</p> 68 69<p>The current release is ImageMagick 6.9.1-2 available from <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/download">http://www.imagemagick.org/download</a>. It runs on <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/download/linux/">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/download/binaries/">Windows</a>, <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/download/binaries/">Mac Os X</a>, <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/download/iOS/">iOS</a>, Android OS, and others.</p> 70 71<p>The authoritative ImageMagick web site is <a href="/index.html">http://www.imagemagick.org</a>.</p> 72 73<h2 class="magick-header">Features and Capabilities</h2> 74<p>Here are just a few <a href="examples.html">examples</a> of what ImageMagick can do for you:</p> 75<div class="table-responsive"> 76<table class="table table-condensed table-striped"> 77 <tr> 78 <td><a href="convert.html">Format conversion</a></td> 79 <td>convert an image from one <a href="formats.html">format </a> to another (e.g. PNG to JPEG).</td> 80 </tr> 81 <tr> 82 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/resize/">Transform</a></td> 83 <td>resize, rotate, crop, flip or trim an image.</td> 84 </tr> 85 <tr> 86 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/masking/">Transparency</a></td> 87 <td>render portions of an image invisible.</td> 88 </tr> 89 <tr> 90 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/draw/">Draw</a></td> 91 <td>add shapes or text to an image.</td> 92 </tr> 93 <tr> 94 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/crop/">Decorate</a></td> 95 <td>add a border or frame to an image.</td> 96 </tr> 97 <tr> 98 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/blur/">Special effects</a></td> 99 <td>blur, sharpen, threshold, or tint an image.</td> 100 </tr> 101 <tr> 102 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/anim_basics/">Animation</a></td> 103 <td>create a GIF animation sequence from a group of images.</td> 104 </tr> 105 <tr> 106 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/">Text & comments</a></td> 107 <td>insert descriptive or artistic text in an image.</td> 108 </tr> 109 <tr> 110 <td><a href="identify.html">Image identification</a></td> 111 <td>describe the format and attributes of an image.</td> 112 </tr> 113 <tr> 114 <td><a href="composite.html">Composite</a></td> 115 <td>overlap one image over another.</td> 116 </tr> 117 <tr> 118 <td><a href="montage.html">Montage</a></td> 119 <td>juxtapose image thumbnails on an image canvas.</td> 120 </tr> 121 <tr> 122 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/distorts/">Generalized pixel distortion</a></td> 123 <td>correct for, or induce image distortions including perspective.</td> 124 </tr> 125 <tr> 126 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/morphology/">Morphology of shapes</a></td> 127 <td>extract features, describe shapes, and recognize patterns in images.</td> 128 </tr> 129 <tr> 130 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/transform/#vision">Delineate image features</a></td> 131 <td>Canny edge detection, mean-shift, Hough lines.</td> 132 </tr> 133 <tr> 134 <td><a href="motion-picture.html">Motion picture support</a></td> 135 <td>read and write the common image formats used in digital film work.</td> 136 </tr> 137 <tr> 138 <td><a href="fx.html">Image calculator</a></td> 139 <td>apply a mathematical expression to an image or image channels.</td> 140 </tr> 141 <tr> 142 <td><a href="connected-components.html">Connected component labeling</a></td> 143 <td>uniquely label connected regions in an image.</td> 144 </tr> 145 <tr> 146 <td><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/fourier/">Discrete Fourier transform</a></td> 147 <td>implements the forward and inverse <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_Fourier_transform">DFT</a>.</td> 148 </tr> 149 <tr> 150 <td><a href="http://www.fmwconcepts.com/misc_tests/perceptual_hash_test_results_510/index.html">Perceptual hash</a></td> 151 <td>map visually identical images to the same or similar hash-- useful in image retrieval, authentication, indexing, or copy detection as well as digital watermarking.</td> 152 </tr> 153 <tr> 154 <td><a href="color-management.html">Color management</a></td> 155 <td>accurate color management with color profiles or in lieu of-- built-in gamma compression or expansion as demanded by the colorspace.</td> 156 </tr> 157 <tr> 158 <td><a href="high-dynamic-range.html">High dynamic-range images</a></td> 159 <td>accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from the brightest direct sunlight to the deepest darkest shadows.</td> 160 </tr> 161 <tr> 162 <td><a href="cipher.html">Encipher or decipher an image</a></td> 163 <td>convert ordinary images into unintelligible gibberish and back again.</td> 164 </tr> 165 <tr> 166 <td><a href="architecture.html#virtual-pixels">Virtual pixel support</a></td> 167 <td>convenient access to pixels outside the image region.</td> 168 </tr> 169 <tr> 170 <td><a href="architecture.html#tera-pixel">Large image support</a></td> 171 <td>read, process, or write mega-, giga-, or tera-pixel image sizes.</td> 172 </tr> 173 <tr> 174 <td><a href="architecture.html#threads">Threads of execution support</a></td> 175 <td>ImageMagick is thread safe and most internal algorithms execute in <a href="openmp.html">parallel</a> to take advantage of speed-ups offered by multicore processor chips.</td> 176 </tr> 177 <tr> 178 <td><a href="distribute-pixel-cache.html">Distributed pixel cache</a></td> 179 <td>offload intermediate pixel storage to one or more remote servers.</td> 180 </tr> 181 <tr> 182 <td><a href="architecture.html#distributed">Heterogeneous distributed processing</a></td> 183 <td>certain algorithms are <a href="opencl.html">OpenCL</a>-enabled to take advantage of speed-ups offered by executing in concert across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors.</td> 184 </tr> 185 <tr> 186 <td><a href="binary-releases.html#iOS">ImageMagick on the iPhone</a></td> 187 <td>convert, edit, or compose images on your <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/">iOS</a> device such as the iPhone or iPad.</td> 188 </tr> 189</table> 190</div> 191 192<p><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/">Examples of ImageMagick Usage</a> shows how to use ImageMagick from the command-line to accomplish any of these tasks and much more. Also, see <a href="http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/">Fred's ImageMagick Scripts</a>: a plethora of command-line scripts that perform geometric transforms, blurs, sharpens, edging, noise removal, and color manipulations. With <a href="https://magick.codeplex.com/">Magick.NET</a>, use ImageMagick without having to install ImageMagick on your server or desktop.</p> 193 194<h2 class="magick-header"><a id="news"></a>News</h2> 195 196<p>The design of ImageMagick is an evolutionary process, with the design and implementation efforts serving to influence and guide further progress in the other. With <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/ImageMagick-7.0.0">ImageMagick version 7</a>, we aim to improve the design based on lessons learned from the version 6 implementation. See the <a href="porting.html">porting</a> guide to track the progress of the version 7 development effort.</p> 197 198<h2 class="magick-header"><a id="community"></a>Community</h2> 199<p>To join the ImageMagick community, try the <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/">discourse server</a>. 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