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Use the
import
program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See
../www/command-line-processing.html
Command Line Processing
for advice on how to structure your
import
command or see below for example usages of the command.
Example Usage
We list a few examples of the
import
command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use.  To get started, lets import an image in the JPEG format:
import rose.jpg
To capture the entire X server screen in the Postscript image format:
import -window root screen.ps
You can find additional examples of using
import
in
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf/?ca=dnt-428
Graphics from the Command Line
.  Further discussion is available in
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-graf2/?ca=dgr-lnxw15GraphicsLine
More Graphics from the Command Line
and
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graphics/imagick6
Examples of ImageMagick Usage
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Option Summary
The
import
command recognizes these options.  Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.
Option
Description
../www/command-line-options.html#adjoin
-adjoin
join images into a single multi-image file
../www/command-line-options.html#annotate
-annotate
geometry text
annotate the image with text
../www/command-line-options.html#border
-border
include image borders in the output image
../www/command-line-options.html#channel
-channel
type
apply option to select image channels
../www/command-line-options.html#colors
-colors
value
preferred number of colors in the image
../www/command-line-options.html#colorspace
-colorspace
type
alternate image colorspace
../www/command-line-options.html#comment
-comment
string
annotate image with comment
../www/command-line-options.html#compress
-compress
type
image compression type
../www/command-line-options.html#contrast
-contrast
enhance or reduce the image contrast
../www/command-line-options.html#crop
-crop
geometry
preferred size and location of the cropped image
../www/command-line-options.html#debug
-debug
events
import copious debugging information
../www/command-line-options.html#define
-define
format:option
define one or more image format options
../www/command-line-options.html#delay
-delay
value
import the next image after pausing
../www/command-line-options.html#density
-density
geometry
horizontal and vertical density of the image
../www/command-line-options.html#depth
-depth
value
image depth
../www/command-line-options.html#despeckle
-descend
obtain image by descending window hierarchy
../www/command-line-options.html#display
-display
server
get image or font from this X server
../www/command-line-options.html#dispose
-dispose
method
GIF disposal method
../www/command-line-options.html#dither
-dither
apply Floyd/Steinberg error diffusion to image
../www/command-line-options.html#encoding
-encoding
type
text encoding type
../www/command-line-options.html#endian
-endian
type
endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image
../www/command-line-options.html#frame
-frame
include window manager frame
../www/command-line-options.html#geometry
-geometry
geometry
perferred size or location of the image
../www/command-line-options.html#gravity
-gravity
type
horizontal and vertical text placement
../www/command-line-options.html#help
-help
print program options
../www/command-line-options.html#interlace
-interlace
type
type of image interlacing scheme
../www/command-line-options.html#label
-label
name
assign a label to an image
../www/command-line-options.html#limit
-limit
type value
pixel cache resource limit
../www/command-line-options.html#log
-log
format
format of debugging information
../www/command-line-options.html#monitor
-monitor
monitor progress
../www/command-line-options.html#monochrome
-monochrome
transform image to black and white
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-negate
replace every pixel with its complementary color
../www/command-line-options.html#page
-page
geometry
size and location of an image canvas (setting)
../www/command-line-options.html#quality
-quality
value
JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level
../www/command-line-options.html#quiet
-quiet
suppress all error or warning messages
../www/command-line-options.html#repage
-repage
geometry
size and location of an image canvas
../www/command-line-options.html#resize
-resize
geometry
resize the image
../www/command-line-options.html#rotate
-rotate
degrees
apply Paeth rotation to the image
../www/command-line-options.html#sampling-factor
-sampling-factor
geometry
horizontal and vertical sampling factor
../www/command-line-options.html#scene
-scene
value
image scene number
../www/command-line-options.html#screen
-screen
select image from root window
../www/command-line-options.html#set
-set
attribute value
set an image attribute
../www/command-line-options.html#sharpen
-silent
operate silently, i.e. don't ring any bells
../www/command-line-options.html#strip
-strip
strip image of all profiles and comments
../www/command-line-options.html#support
-support
factor
resize support: > 1.0 is blurry,
../www/command-line-options.html#trim
-trim
trim image edges
../www/command-line-options.html#update
-type
type
image type
../www/command-line-options.html#verbose
-verbose
print detailed information about the image
../www/command-line-options.html#version
-version
print version information
../www/command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel
-virtual-pixel
method
access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image
../www/command-line-options.html#write
-window
id
select window with this id or name
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