Resize VS Geometry

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howa

Resize VS Geometry

Post by howa »

what is the difference between


/usr/bin/convert -geometry 400x300 1.gif 2.gif

/usr/bin/convert -resize 400x300 1.gif 2.gif


seems geometry can also do the resize job?

thanks.
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Post by glennrp »

-resize is newer. In a simple example like yours it does not make much difference, but in a more complicated command it expresses more precisely which image is to be resized and when.
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See IM Examples, Usage Notes and important changes
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graph ... k6/basics/

Also read in images BEFORE operating on them, or you will have problems as your examples get more complex.
Anthony Thyssen -- Webmaster for ImageMagick Example Pages
https://imagemagick.org/Usage/
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