Re: 1.7.1-1: ImageMagick seems to lack jpeg support

2010-03-12 Thread Nick White
> I wonder if this may be a problem with my install of cygwin, then > (I did have a problem where the computer died mid-cygwin upgrade > [thanks Windows!], and I'm not positive everything recovered). > I'm pleased to hear it's working for others, I'll persevere. Sure enough, after reinstalling

Re: 1.7.1-1: ImageMagick seems to lack jpeg support

2010-03-10 Thread Merek Thorondursson
Hi Nick As Wes Barris' response shows, I made in error in my syntax. When using the height argument alone, it is necessary to prefix it with the lower-case x. When using width alone, you use just the pixel-width integer, no trailing x. I should have suggested convert test.jpg -resize 600 test-

Re: 1.7.1-1: ImageMagick seems to lack jpeg support

2010-03-09 Thread Nick White
> I too have never seen that notation (although it may work). Imagemagick does have a lot of options; -geometry has always worked for me, and I hadn't found -resize. I tried convert test.jpg -resize 600x test-out.jpg with several different jpegs, including ones I'm sure are good, and got exac

Re: 1.7.1-1: ImageMagick seems to lack jpeg support

2010-03-08 Thread Wes Barris
Merek Thorondursson wrote: The IM convert command handles jpeg images well. Converting jpeg images with IM on cygwin works for me too. I too have never seen that notation (although it may work). I would use either '-resize 600' or '-resize 600x600' both of which would preserve the aspect ratio.

Re: 1.7.1-1: ImageMagick seems to lack jpeg support

2010-03-08 Thread Merek Thorondursson
The IM convert command handles jpeg images well. I'm a novice with ImageMagick, but I don't normally see -geometry used this way. I could be wrong with what you're trying to do, but if you're simply trying to resize a test jpeg with the 600x notation I'd guess you're resizing with intent to maint