THUMBNAILS 1. Convert an image to thumbnail convert morran3.jpg -size 2048x1536 -auto-orient -thumbnail 150x150 -unsharp 0x .5 'morran3-thumb.jpg' convert morran3.

jpg -quality 80 -auto-orient -thumbnail 180x180 -unsharp 0x.5 'morran3-thumb.jpg' -size [widthxheight] constrains the input file to specified size (probably not n eeded) -thumbnail [widthxheight] uses the lower value as the setting and sets the other attribute up the max specified. If both are the same value then landscape and p ortraits retain the same sizes, i.e. landscape 200x150 and portrait 150x200 -unsharp [value] sharpens the output a tad 2. Convert a folder of images to thumbnails mogrify -format jpg -size 2048x1536 -auto-orient -thumbnail 240x180 -unsharp 0x. 5 '*.jpg' mogrify -format jpg -quality 50 -auto-orient -thumbnail 600x600 -unsharp 0x.5 ' *.jpg' -format [type] specifies the output format -size [widthxheight] constrains the input file to specified size (probably not n eeded) -thumbnail [widthxheight] uses the lower value as the setting and sets the other attribute up the max specified. If both are the same value then landscape and p ortraits retain the same sizes, i.e. landscape 200x150 and portrait 150x200 -unsharp [value] sharpens the output a tad ending with input file name AS IT STANDS THIS WILL OVERWRITE SOURCE FILES!!! 3. Convert a folder of images to thumbnails saved in another folder mogrify -format jpg -size 2048x1536 -path thumbs -auto-orient -thumbnail 240x180 -unsharp 0x.5 '*.jpg' -path [folder] is relative to current folder FONTS!!! 1. Create fancy font convert -size 520x85 xc:transparent -font Bookman-DemiItalic -pointsize 72 -draw "text 25,60 'harbourside'" -channel RGBA -gaussian 0x6 -fill darkred -stroke ma genta -draw "text 20,55 'harbourside'" fuzzy-magick.png BUTTONS convert -size 170x90 xc:none -fill "#aba" -draw 'circle 5,40 5,40' -draw 'circ le 75,30 90,30' -draw 'rectangle 5,15 165,75' -draw 'rectangle 15,5 155,85' gel _shape.png convert -size 170x90 xc:none -fill "#454" -draw 'circle 15,15 15,5' -draw 'cir cle 155,15 155,5' -draw 'circle 15,65 15,75' -draw 'circle 155,65 155,75' -dr aw 'rectangle 5,15 165,75' -draw 'rectangle 15,5 155,85' gel_shape.png CONVERT TO PDF convert -density 300 -despeckle *jpg "Custom Text Effects in GIMP.pdf" and to sharpen use convert -density 150 -despeckle -unsharp 1.5 1.0+1.5+0.02 *jpg test.pdf

and from http://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php#geometry (bottom of page) we have: convert *.jpg +adjoin page-%d.pdf or list jpg files in required sequence: convert -density 300 -despeckle image2.jpg image1.jpg "Custom Text Effects in GI MP.pdf" The file name is used to generate the title, so rename it back to standard Linux convention.