png -sample changes png format

[zak]

I'm upscaling rgba pngs with sample, I save a 8bit/channel RGB png with transparent parts in photoshop(its rgba) and I run:

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for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (dimensions10.txt) do magick convert %filename% -sample %%ax%%a  out\%filename%-%%a.png  

I have also tried this and all combinations of these 2:

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magick convert %filename%  -channel rgba -alpha on -interpolate Nearest -filter point -define png32:bit-depth=8 -resize %%ax%%a out\%filename%-%%a.png

Now when I load the resulting pngs back to photoshop it says indexed color.
Interestingly this produces the exact format I want I guess:

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magick convert -size %%ax%%a -interpolate Nearest -filter point -background none -fill purple -gravity center -font Arial-Bold label:"%%a" %%a.png

So how can I keep the exact format on the convert -sample on the top?

Other thing, I tried to pack a png into an icon with auto resize which works also with the above filters and everything, loses transparency though.
Also I can't pack bigger than 256px images inside,
and the 256px in the ico is always corrupted when I open it in an editor, I can find no info about controlling the output ico on the documentation.

Please help me.

[fmw42]

If you want to save a PNG as 24bit color, then preface the output with PNG24:output.png. If you want 8bit color (palette), the preface the output with PNG8:output.png. If you want 32 bit color (24 bit rgb and 8 bit alpha), then preface the output with PNG32:output.png

see http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/formats/#png_formats

[zak]

I have tried all these before with no luck, png24: even tried png:32 and all of them with "-channel rgba -alpha on", still I get pngs with indexed colors.

[fmw42]

Then try from http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/formats/#png_write

-define png:bit-depth=24

just before the output

[zak]

I already tried it, and now again and the result is the same.

[fmw42]

I will defer to the PNG developer on this as I have exhausted my thoughts.

[zak]

Thank You!

[glennrp]

The PNG developer would like to know what version of IM you are using and on what platform (Windows, I suppose, because of the %%'s).

[glennrp]

Then try from http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/formats/#png_write

-define png:bit-depth=24

just before the output

png:bit-depth must be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16. An attempt to set it to 24 will be silently ignored.

[zak]

I'm on 7.0.3-7 Q16 x64 2016-11-15 on win10
I have tried all possible combinations of the above mentioned parameters(in the whole topic), no luck.

Also, if I do this:

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magick convert -size %%ax%%a -interpolate Nearest -filter point -background #55ffff -fill #ff55ff -gravity center -font Arial-Bold label:"%%a" %%a.png

Then I get a 16 bit / channel image why?

If I use:

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magick convert -size %%ax%%a -interpolate Nearest -filter point -background none -fill blue -gravity center -font Arial-Bold label:"%%a" %%a.png

I get a 8bit / channel image as intended with rgba.

If I run:

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magick convert -size %%ax%%a -interpolate Nearest -filter point -background none -fill blue -gravity center -font Arial-Bold label:"%%a" -define png:bit-depth=8 %%a.png

I'll get indexed color.

[glennrp]

If you want rgba8888 then ask for "png32:%%a.png" as output. You don't need to define the png:bit-depth because png32 implies bit-depth=8.

[zak]

For this:

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magick convert %filename% -channel rgba -alpha on -sample %%ax%%a  -define png32:out\%filename%-%%a.png 

I get this:

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convert:  `png32:out\p.png-20.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3250.

[fmw42]

Remove the -define

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magick convert %filename% -channel rgba -alpha on -sample %%ax%%a  png32:out\%filename%-%%a.png

or

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magick %filename% -channel rgba -alpha on -sample %%ax%%a  png32:out\%filename%-%%a.png

[zak]

Thank You it works!

I can loose the "-channel rgba -alpha on" also (png32=rgba8888) , right? I mean whatever my input format is, if there is transparency then it will be retained without those swiches?