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Hi,

I'm just starting with ImageMagick and all the convert commands that have a draw text command simply freeze on my Mac console. Initially I thought it just takes long, but I have the CTRL^C the command after a minute of waiting. I have an Ubuntu vm and draw text works just fine. Btw, I'm running Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-7 Q16 x86_64 2014-09-01.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
T

What do you get from
What is your exact command line?

Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-7 Q16 x86_64 2014-09-01 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC Modules
Delegates: bzlib djvu fftw fontconfig freetype gslib jbig jng jp2 jpeg lcms ltdl lzma openexr png ps tiff webp x xml zlib

convert -background lightblue -fill blue \
-font Candice -pointsize 72 label:Anthony \
label.gif

Ok... this is insane... It's working now. That was very weird. I just rebooted my computer (a Mac!) and it's now working just fine. Sorry for the false alarm.

Sometimes, the very first time you use label:, it can be slow. I have had that experience myself on my Mac.