Legacy ImageMagick Discussions Archive

I noted that the result (format) of 'convert -verbose' seems to vary randomly given exactly the same command line.

sometimes I get something like:
.............cnv.png=>out.jpg[4] PNG 800x800 800x800+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 152kb

and then right after trying the same command I get
.............cnv.png=>out.jpg[4] PNG 800x800 800x800+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 152kb 0.420u 0:02

note the last part (0.420u 0:02). is that an somehow expected behavior or a consistency issue?

The last bit are processing times on the computer. I am not certain why one run produces them and another does not. Really it is something can can be determined in other ways if wanted, especially if the output is inconsistent.

What I do know is that it makes IM example output checks a pain when looking for changes.

Magick, can you enlighten?

If the time is small, its not reported. Its considered too inaccurate relative to the precision of the system timer.

gotcha! I ended up using -bench

thanks!