## GetImageFromMagickWand GetImageFromMagickWand() returns the current image from the magick wand. The format of the GetImageFromMagickWand method is:
      Image *GetImageFromMagickWand(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickAdaptiveSharpenImage MagickAdaptiveSharpenImage() adaptively sharpens the image by sharpening more intensely near image edges and less intensely far from edges. We sharpen the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and MagickAdaptiveSharpenImage() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickAdaptiveSharpenImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAdaptiveSharpenImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma)
      MagickBooleanType MagickAdaptiveSharpenImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double radius,const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. ## MagickAdaptiveThresholdImage MagickAdaptiveThresholdImage() selects an individual threshold for each pixel based on the range of intensity values in its local neighborhood. This allows for thresholding of an image whose global intensity histogram doesn't contain distinctive peaks. The format of the AdaptiveThresholdImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAdaptiveThresholdImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long offset)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The width of the local neighborhood. #### height The height of the local neighborhood. #### offset The mean offset. ## MagickAddImage MagickAddImage() adds the specified images at the current image location. The format of the MagickAddImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAddImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *add_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### insert The splice wand. ## MagickAddNoiseImage MagickAddNoiseImage() adds random noise to the image. The format of the MagickAddNoiseImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAddNoiseImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const NoiseType noise_type)
      MagickBooleanType MagickAddNoiseImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const NoiseType noise_type)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### noise_type The type of noise: Uniform, Gaussian, Multiplicative, Impulse, Laplacian, or Poisson. ## MagickAffineTransformImage MagickAffineTransformImage() transforms an image as dictated by the affine matrix of the drawing wand. The format of the MagickAffineTransformImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAffineTransformImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const DrawingWand *drawing_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### drawing_wand The draw wand. ## MagickAnnotateImage MagickAnnotateImage() annotates an image with text. The format of the MagickAnnotateImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAnnotateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const DrawingWand *drawing_wand,const double x,const double y,
        const double angle,const char *text)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### drawing_wand The draw wand. #### x x ordinate to left of text #### y y ordinate to text baseline #### angle rotate text relative to this angle. #### text text to draw ## MagickAnimateImages MagickAnimateImages() animates an image or image sequence. The format of the MagickAnimateImages method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickAnimateImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *server_name)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### server_name The X server name. ## MagickAppendImages MagickAppendImages() append a set of images. The format of the MagickAppendImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickAppendImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType stack)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### stack By default, images are stacked left-to-right. Set stack to MagickTrue to stack them top-to-bottom. ## MagickAverageImages MagickAverageImages() average a set of images. The format of the MagickAverageImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickAverageImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickBlackThresholdImage MagickBlackThresholdImage() is like MagickThresholdImage() but forces all pixels below the threshold into black while leaving all pixels above the threshold unchanged. The format of the MagickBlackThresholdImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickBlackThresholdImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### threshold The pixel wand. ## MagickBlurImage MagickBlurImage() blurs an image. We convolve the image with a gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, the radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and BlurImage() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickBlurImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickBlurImage(MagickWand *wand,const double radius,
        const double sigma)
      MagickBooleanType MagickBlurImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double radius,const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### radius The radius of the , in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the , in pixels. ## MagickBorderImage MagickBorderImage() surrounds the image with a border of the color defined by the bordercolor pixel wand. The format of the MagickBorderImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickBorderImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *bordercolor,const unsigned long width,
        const unsigned long height)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### bordercolor The border color pixel wand. #### width The border width. #### height The border height. ## MagickCharcoalImage MagickCharcoalImage() simulates a charcoal drawing. The format of the MagickCharcoalImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickCharcoalImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. ## MagickChopImage MagickChopImage() removes a region of an image and collapses the image to occupy the removed portion The format of the MagickChopImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickChopImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The region width. #### height The region height. #### x The region x offset. #### y The region y offset. ## MagickClipImage MagickClipImage() clips along the first path from the 8BIM profile, if present. The format of the MagickClipImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickClipImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickClipPathImage MagickClipPathImage() clips along the named paths from the 8BIM profile, if present. Later operations take effect inside the path. Id may be a number if preceded with #, to work on a numbered path, e.g., "#1" to use the first path. The format of the MagickClipPathImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickClipPathImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *pathname,const MagickBooleanType inside)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### pathname name of clipping path resource. If name is preceded by #, use clipping path numbered by name. #### inside if non-zero, later operations take effect inside clipping path. Otherwise later operations take effect outside clipping path. ## MagickCoalesceImages MagickCoalesceImages() composites a set of images while respecting any page offsets and disposal methods. GIF, MIFF, and MNG animation sequences typically start with an image background and each subsequent image varies in size and offset. MagickCoalesceImages() returns a new sequence where each image in the sequence is the same size as the first and composited with the next image in the sequence. The format of the MagickCoalesceImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickCoalesceImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickColorFloodfillImage MagickColorFloodfillImage() changes the color value of any pixel that matches target and is an immediate neighbor. If the method FillToBorderMethod is specified, the color value is changed for any neighbor pixel that does not match the bordercolor member of image. The format of the MagickColorFloodfillImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickColorFloodfillImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *fill,const double fuzz,const PixelWand *bordercolor,
        const long x,const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### fill The floodfill color pixel wand. #### fuzz By default target must match a particular pixel color exactly. However, in many cases two colors may differ by a small amount. The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same. For example, set fuzz to 10 and the color red at intensities of 100 and 102 respectively are now interpreted as the same color for the purposes of the floodfill. #### bordercolor The border color pixel wand. #### x,y The starting location of the operation. ## MagickColorizeImage MagickColorizeImage() blends the fill color with each pixel in the image. The format of the MagickColorizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickColorizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *colorize,const PixelWand *opacity)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### colorize The colorize pixel wand. #### opacity The opacity pixel wand. ## MagickCombineImages MagickCombineImages() combines one or more images into a single image. The grayscale value of the pixels of each image in the sequence is assigned in order to the specified hannels of the combined image. The typical ordering would be image 1 => Red, 2 => Green, 3 => Blue, etc. The format of the MagickCombineImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickCombineImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickCommentImage MagickCommentImage() adds a comment to your image. The format of the MagickCommentImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickCommentImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *comment)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### comment The image comment. ## MagickCompareImageChannels MagickCompareImageChannels() compares one or more image channels of an image to a reconstructed image and returns the difference image. The format of the MagickCompareImageChannels method is:
      MagickWand *MagickCompareImageChannels(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *reference,const ChannelType channel,
        const MetricType metric,double *distortion)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### reference The reference wand. #### channel The channel. #### metric The metric. #### distortion The computed distortion between the images. ## MagickCompareImageLayers MagickCompareImageLayers() compares each image with the next in a sequence and returns the maximum bounding region of any pixel differences it discovers. The format of the MagickCompareImageLayers method is:
      MagickWand *MagickCompareImageLayers(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickLayerMethod method)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### method The compare method. ## MagickCompareImage MagickCompareImage() compares an image to a reconstructed image and returns the specified difference image. The format of the MagickCompareImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickCompareImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *reference,const MetricType metric,
        double *distortion)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### reference The reference wand. #### metric The metric. #### distortion The computed distortion between the images. ## MagickCompositeImage MagickCompositeImage() composite one image onto another at the specified offset. The format of the MagickCompositeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickCompositeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *composite_wand,const CompositeOperator compose,
        const long x,const long y)
      MagickBooleanType MagickCompositeImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const MagickWand *composite_wand,
        const CompositeOperator compose,const long x,const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### composite_image The composite image. #### compose This operator affects how the composite is applied to the image. The default is Over. Choose from these operators:
        OverCompositeOp       InCompositeOp         OutCompositeOP
        AtopCompositeOP       XorCompositeOP        PlusCompositeOP
        MinusCompositeOP      AddCompositeOP        SubtractCompositeOP
        DifferenceCompositeOP BumpmapCompositeOP    CopyCompositeOP
        DisplaceCompositeOP
#### x The column offset of the composited image. #### y The row offset of the composited image. ## MagickEvaluateImage MagickEvaluateImage() applies an arithmetic, relational, or logical operator to an image. These operations can be used to lighten or darken an image, to increase or decrease contrast in an image, or to produce the "negative" of an image. The format of the MagickEvaluateImageChannel method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEvaluateImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickEvaluateOperator op,const double constant)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The channel. #### op A channel operator. #### constant A constant value. ## MagickContrastImage MagickContrastImage() enhances the intensity differences between the lighter and darker elements of the image. Set sharpen to a value other than 0 to increase the image contrast otherwise the contrast is reduced. The format of the MagickContrastImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickContrastImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType sharpen)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### sharpen Increase or decrease image contrast. ## MagickContrastStretchImage MagickContrastStretchImage() enhances the contrast of a color image by adjusting the pixels color to span the entire range of colors available You can also reduce the influence of a particular channel with a gamma value of 0. The format of the MagickContrastStretchImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickContrastStretchImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double black_point,const double white_point)
      MagickBooleanType MagickContrastStretchImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double black_point,
        const double white_point)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### black_point The black point. #### white_point The white point. ## MagickConvolveImage MagickConvolveImage() applies a custom convolution kernel to the image. The format of the MagickConvolveImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickConvolveImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long order,const double *kernel)
      MagickBooleanType MagickConvolveImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const unsigned long order,
        const double *kernel)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### order The number of columns and rows in the filter kernel. #### kernel An array of doubles representing the convolution kernel. ## MagickCropImage MagickCropImage() extracts a region of the image. The format of the MagickCropImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickCropImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The region width. #### height The region height. #### x The region x-offset. #### y The region y-offset. ## MagickCycleColormapImage MagickCycleColormapImage() displaces an image's colormap by a given number of positions. If you cycle the colormap a number of times you can produce a psychodelic effect. The format of the MagickCycleColormapImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickCycleColormapImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const long displace)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### pixel_wand The pixel wand. ## MagickConstituteImage MagickConstituteImage() adds an image to the wand comprised of the the pixel data you supply. The pixel data must be in scanline order top-to-bottom. The data can be char, short int, int, float, or double. Float and double require the pixels to be normalized [0..1], otherwise [0..Max], where Max is the maximum value the type can accomodate (e.g. 255 for char). For example, to create a 640x480 image from unsigned red-green-blue character data, use MagickConstituteImage(wand,640,640,"RGB",CharPixel,pixels); The format of the MagickConstituteImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickConstituteImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows,const char *map,
        const StorageType storage,void *pixels)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns width in pixels of the image. #### rows height in pixels of the image. #### map This string reflects the expected ordering of the pixel array. It can be any combination or order of R = red, G = green, B = blue, A = alpha (0 is transparent), O = opacity (0 is opaque), C = cyan, Y = yellow, M = magenta, K = black, I = intensity (for grayscale), P = pad. #### storage Define the data type of the pixels. Float and double types are expected to be normalized [0..1] otherwise [0..QuantumRange]. Choose from these types: CharPixel, DoublePixel, FloatPixel, IntegerPixel, LongPixel, QuantumPixel, or ShortPixel. #### pixels This array of values contain the pixel components as defined by map and type. You must preallocate this array where the expected length varies depending on the values of width, height, map, and type. ## MagickDeconstructImages MagickDeconstructImages() compares each image with the next in a sequence and returns the maximum bounding region of any pixel differences it discovers. The format of the MagickDeconstructImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickDeconstructImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickDespeckleImage MagickDespeckleImage() reduces the speckle noise in an image while perserving the edges of the original image. The format of the MagickDespeckleImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickDespeckleImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickDisplayImage MagickDisplayImage() displays an image. The format of the MagickDisplayImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickDisplayImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *server_name)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### server_name The X server name. ## MagickDisplayImages MagickDisplayImages() displays an image or image sequence. The format of the MagickDisplayImages method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickDisplayImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *server_name)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### server_name The X server name. ## MagickDrawImage MagickDrawImage() renders the drawing wand on the current image. The format of the MagickDrawImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickDrawImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const DrawingWand *drawing_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### drawing_wand The draw wand. ## MagickEdgeImage MagickEdgeImage() enhance edges within the image with a convolution filter of the given radius. Use a radius of 0 and Edge() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickEdgeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEdgeImage(MagickWand *wand,const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius the radius of the pixel neighborhood. ## MagickEmbossImage MagickEmbossImage() returns a grayscale image with a three-dimensional effect. We convolve the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and Emboss() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickEmbossImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEmbossImage(MagickWand *wand,const double radius,
        const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. ## MagickEnhanceImage MagickEnhanceImage() applies a digital filter that improves the quality of a noisy image. The format of the MagickEnhanceImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEnhanceImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickEqualizeImage MagickEqualizeImage() equalizes the image histogram. The format of the MagickEqualizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEqualizeImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickEvaluateImage MagickEvaluateImage() applys an arithmetic, relational, or logical expression to an image. Use these operators to lighten or darken an image, to increase or decrease contrast in an image, or to produce the "negative" of an image. The format of the MagickEvaluateImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickEvaluateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickEvaluateOperator op,const double constant)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### op A channel operator. #### constant A constant value. ## MagickFlattenImages MagickFlattenImages() merges a sequence of images. This is useful for combining Photoshop layers into a single image. The format of the MagickFlattenImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickFlattenImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickFlipImage MagickFlipImage() creates a vertical mirror image by reflecting the pixels around the central x-axis. The format of the MagickFlipImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickFlipImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickFlopImage MagickFlopImage() creates a horizontal mirror image by reflecting the pixels around the central y-axis. The format of the MagickFlopImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickFlopImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickFrameImage MagickFrameImage() adds a simulated three-dimensional border around the image. The width and height specify the border width of the vertical and horizontal sides of the frame. The inner and outer bevels indicate the width of the inner and outer shadows of the frame. The format of the MagickFrameImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickFrameImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *matte_color,const unsigned long width,
        const unsigned long height,const long inner_bevel,
        const long outer_bevel)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### matte_color The frame color pixel wand. #### width The border width. #### height The border height. #### inner_bevel The inner bevel width. #### outer_bevel The outer bevel width. ## MagickFxImage MagickFxImage() evaluate expression for each pixel in the image. The format of the MagickFxImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickFxImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *expression)
      MagickWand *MagickFxImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const char *expression)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### expression The expression. ## MagickGammaImage MagickGammaImage() gamma-corrects an image. The same image viewed on different devices will have perceptual differences in the way the image's intensities are represented on the screen. Specify individual gamma levels for the red, green, and blue channels, or adjust all three with the gamma parameter. Values typically range from 0.8 to 2.3. You can also reduce the influence of a particular channel with a gamma value of 0. The format of the MagickGammaImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGammaImage(MagickWand *wand,const double gamma)
      MagickBooleanType MagickGammaImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double gamma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The channel. #### level Define the level of gamma correction. ## MagickGaussianBlurImage MagickGaussianBlurImage() blurs an image. We convolve the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, the radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and MagickGaussianBlurImage() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickGaussianBlurImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGaussianBlurImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma)
      MagickBooleanType MagickGaussianBlurImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double radius,const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. ## MagickGetImage MagickGetImage() gets the image at the current image index. The format of the MagickGetImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickGetImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageRegion MagickGetImageRegion() extracts a region of the image and returns it as a a new wand. The format of the MagickGetImageRegion method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageRegion(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The region width. #### height The region height. #### x The region x offset. #### y The region y offset. ## MagickGetImageBackgroundColor MagickGetImageBackgroundColor() returns the image background color. The format of the MagickGetImageBackgroundColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageBackgroundColor(MagickWand *wand,
        PixelWand *background_color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### background_color Return the background color. ## MagickGetImageBlob MagickGetImageBlob() implements direct to memory image formats. It returns the image as a blob and its length. Use MagickSetFormat() to setg the format of the returned blob (GIF, JPEG, PNG, etc.). Use MagickRelinquishMemory() to free the blob when you are done with it. The format of the MagickGetImageBlob method is:
      unsigned char *MagickGetImageBlob(MagickWand *wand,size_t *length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### length The length of the blob. ## MagickGetImageBlob MagickGetImageBlob() implements direct to memory image formats. It returns the image sequence as a blob and its length. The format of the image determines the format of the returned blob (GIF, JPEG, PNG, etc.). To return a different image format, use MagickSetImageFormat(). Note, some image formats do not permit multiple images to the same image stream (e.g. JPEG). in this instance, just the first image of the sequence is returned as a blob. The format of the MagickGetImagesBlob method is:
      unsigned char *MagickGetImagesBlob(MagickWand *wand,size_t *length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### length The length of the blob. ## MagickGetImageBluePrimary MagickGetImageBluePrimary() returns the chromaticy blue primary point for the image. The format of the MagickGetImageBluePrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageBluePrimary(MagickWand *wand,double *x,
        double *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The chromaticity blue primary x-point. #### y The chromaticity blue primary y-point. ## MagickGetImageBorderColor MagickGetImageBorderColor() returns the image border color. The format of the MagickGetImageBorderColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageBorderColor(MagickWand *wand,
        PixelWand *border_color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### border_color Return the border color. ## MagickGetImageChannelDepth MagickGetImageChannelDepth() gets the depth for a particular image channel. The format of the MagickGetImageChannelDepth method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageChannelDepth(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). ## MagickGetImageChannelDistortion MagickGetImageChannelDistortion() compares one or more image channels of an image to a reconstructed image and returns the specified distortion metric. The format of the MagickGetImageChannelDistortion method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageChannelDistortion(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *reference,const ChannelType channel,
        const MetricType metric,double *distortion)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### reference The reference wand. #### channel The channel. #### metric The metric. #### distortion The computed distortion between the images. ## MagickGetImageChannelExtrema MagickGetImageChannelExtrema() gets the extrema for one or more image channels. The format of the MagickGetImageChannelExtrema method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageChannelExtrema(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,unsigned long *minima,unsigned long *maxima)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### minima The minimum pixel value for the specified channel(s). #### maxima The maximum pixel value for the specified channel(s). ## MagickGetImageChannelMean MagickGetImageChannelMean() gets the mean and standard deviation of one or more image channels. The format of the MagickGetImageChannelMean method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageChannelMean(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,double *mean,double *standard_deviation)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### mean The mean pixel value for the specified channel(s). #### standard_deviation The standard deviation for the specified channel(s). ## MagickGetImageChannelStatistics MagickGetImageChannelStatistics() returns statistics for each channel in the image. The statistics incude the channel depth, its minima and maxima, the mean, and the standard deviation. You can access the red channel mean, for example, like this:
      channel_statistics=MagickGetImageChannelStatistics(image,excepton);
      red_mean=channel_statistics[RedChannel].mean;
Use MagickRelinquishMemory() to free the statistics buffer. The format of the MagickGetImageChannelStatistics method is:
      ChannelStatistics *MagickGetImageChannelStatistics(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageColormapColor MagickGetImageColormapColor() returns the color of the specified colormap index. The format of the MagickGetImageColormapColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageColormapColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long index,PixelWand *color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### index The offset into the image colormap. #### color Return the colormap color in this wand. ## MagickGetImageColors MagickGetImageColors() gets the number of unique colors in the image. The format of the MagickGetImageColors method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageColors(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageColorspace MagickGetImageColorspace() gets the image colorspace. The format of the MagickGetImageColorspace method is:
      ColorspaceType MagickGetImageColorspace(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageCompose MagickGetImageCompose() returns the composite operator associated with the image. The format of the MagickGetImageCompose method is:
      CompositeOperator MagickGetImageCompose(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageCompression MagickGetImageCompression() gets the image compression. The format of the MagickGetImageCompression method is:
      CompressionType MagickGetImageCompression(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageCompression MagickGetImageCompression() gets the image compression quality. The format of the MagickGetImageCompression method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageCompression(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageDelay MagickGetImageDelay() gets the image delay. The format of the MagickGetImageDelay method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageDelay(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageDepth MagickGetImageDepth() gets the image depth. The format of the MagickGetImageDepth method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageDepth(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageDistortion MagickGetImageDistortion() compares an image to a reconstructed image and returns the specified distortion metric. The format of the MagickGetImageDistortion method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageDistortion(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *reference,const MetricType metric,
        double *distortion)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### reference The reference wand. #### metric The metric. #### distortion The computed distortion between the images. ## MagickGetImageExtrema MagickGetImageExtrema() gets the extrema for the image. The format of the MagickGetImageExtrema method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageExtrema(MagickWand *wand,
        unsigned long *min,unsigned long *max)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### min The minimum pixel value for the specified channel(s). #### max The maximum pixel value for the specified channel(s). ## MagickGetImageDispose MagickGetImageDispose() gets the image disposal method. The format of the MagickGetImageDispose method is:
      DisposeType MagickGetImageDispose(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageAttribute MagickGetImageAttribute() returns a value associated with the specified key. Use MagickRelinquishMemory() to free the value when you are finished with it. The format of the MagickGetImageAttribute method is:
      char *MagickGetImageAttribute(MagickWand *wand,const char *key)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### key The key. ## MagickGetImageFilename MagickGetImageFilename() returns the filename of a particular image in a sequence. The format of the MagickGetImageFilename method is:
      char *MagickGetImageFilename(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageFormat MagickGetImageFormat() returns the format of a particular image in a sequence. The format of the MagickGetImageFormat method is:
      const char MagickGetImageFormat(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageGamma MagickGetImageGamma() gets the image gamma. The format of the MagickGetImageGamma method is:
      double MagickGetImageGamma(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageGreenPrimary MagickGetImageGreenPrimary() returns the chromaticy green primary point. The format of the MagickGetImageGreenPrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageGreenPrimary(MagickWand *wand,double *x,
        double *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The chromaticity green primary x-point. #### y The chromaticity green primary y-point. ## MagickGetImageHeight MagickGetImageHeight() returns the image height. The format of the MagickGetImageHeight method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageHeight(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageHistogram MagickGetImageHistogram() returns the image histogram as an array of PixelWand wands. The format of the MagickGetImageHistogram method is:
      PixelWand *MagickGetImageHistogram(MagickWand *wand,
        unsigned long *number_colors)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### number_colors The number of unique colors in the image and the number of pixel wands returned. ## MagickGetImageIndex MagickGetImageIndex() returns the index of the current image. The format of the MagickGetImageIndex method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageIndex(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageInterlaceScheme MagickGetImageInterlaceScheme() gets the image interlace scheme. The format of the MagickGetImageInterlaceScheme method is:
      InterlaceType MagickGetImageInterlaceScheme(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageIterations MagickGetImageIterations() gets the image iterations. The format of the MagickGetImageIterations method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageIterations(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageMatte MagickGetImageMatte() returns MagickTrue if the image has a matte channel otherwise MagickFalse. The format of the MagickGetImageMatte method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageMatte(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageMatteColor MagickGetImageMatteColor() returns the image matte color. The format of the MagickGetImageMatteColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImagematteColor(MagickWand *wand,
        PixelWand *matte_color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### matte_color Return the matte color. ## MagickGetImagePage MagickGetImagePage() returns the page geometry associated with the image. The format of the MagickGetImagePage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImagePage(MagickWand *wand,
        unsigned long *width,unsigned long *height,long *x,long *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The page width. #### height The page height. #### x The page x-offset. #### y The page y-offset. ## MagickGetImagePixelColor MagickGetImagePixelColor() returns the color of the specified pixel. The format of the MagickGetImagePixelColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImagePixelColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const long x,const long y,PixelWand *color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x,y The pixel offset into the image. #### color Return the colormap color in this wand. ## MagickGetImagePixels MagickGetImagePixels() extracts pixel data from an image and returns it to you. The method returns MagickTrue on success otherwise MagickFalse if an error is encountered. The data is returned as char, short int, int, long, float, or double in the order specified by map. Suppose you want to extract the first scanline of a 640x480 image as character data in red-green-blue order:
      MagickGetImagePixels(wand,0,0,640,1,"RGB",CharPixel,pixels);
The format of the MagickGetImagePixels method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImagePixels(MagickWand *wand,
        const long x,const long y,const unsigned long columns,
        const unsigned long rows,const char *map,const StorageType storage,
        void *pixels)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x, y, columns, rows These values define the perimeter of a region of pixels you want to extract. #### map This string reflects the expected ordering of the pixel array. It can be any combination or order of R = red, G = green, B = blue, A = alpha (0 is transparent), O = opacity (0 is opaque), C = cyan, Y = yellow, M = magenta, K = black, I = intensity (for grayscale), P = pad. #### storage Define the data type of the pixels. Float and double types are expected to be normalized [0..1] otherwise [0..QuantumRange]. Choose from these types: CharPixel, DoublePixel, FloatPixel, IntegerPixel, LongPixel, QuantumPixel, or ShortPixel. #### pixels This array of values contain the pixel components as defined by map and type. You must preallocate this array where the expected length varies depending on the values of width, height, map, and type. ## MagickGetImageProfile MagickGetImageProfile() returns the named image profile. The format of the MagickGetImageProfile method is:
      unsigned char *MagickGetImageProfile(MagickWand *wand,const char *name,
        unsigned long *length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### name Name of profile to return: ICC, IPTC, or generic profile. #### length The length of the profile. ## MagickGetImageRedPrimary MagickGetImageRedPrimary() returns the chromaticy red primary point. The format of the MagickGetImageRedPrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageRedPrimary(MagickWand *wand,double *x,
        double *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The chromaticity red primary x-point. #### y The chromaticity red primary y-point. ## MagickGetImageRenderingIntent MagickGetImageRenderingIntent() gets the image rendering intent. The format of the MagickGetImageRenderingIntent method is:
      RenderingIntent MagickGetImageRenderingIntent(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageResolution MagickGetImageResolution() gets the image X and Y resolution. The format of the MagickGetImageResolution method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageResolution(MagickWand *wand,double *x,
        double *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The image x-resolution. #### y The image y-resolution. ## MagickGetImageScene MagickGetImageScene() gets the image scene. The format of the MagickGetImageScene method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageScene(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageSignature MagickGetImageSignature() generates an SHA-256 message digest for the image pixel stream. The format of the MagickGetImageSignature method is:
      const char MagickGetImageSignature(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageSize MagickGetImageSize() returns the image size. The format of the MagickGetImageSize method is:
      MagickSizeType MagickGetImageSize(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageTicksPerSecond MagickGetImageTicksPerSecond() gets the image ticks-per-second. The format of the MagickGetImageTicksPerSecond method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageTicksPerSecond(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageType MagickGetImageType() gets the potential image type: Bilevel Grayscale GrayscaleMatte Palette PaletteMatte TrueColor TrueColorMatte ColorSeparation ColorSeparationMatte To ensure the image type matches its potential, use MagickSetImageType():
          (void) MagickSetImageType(wand,MagickGetImageType(wand));
The format of the MagickGetImageType method is:
      ImageType MagickGetImageType(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageUnits MagickGetImageUnits() gets the image units of resolution. The format of the MagickGetImageUnits method is:
      ResolutionType MagickGetImageUnits(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageVirtualPixelMethod MagickGetImageVirtualPixelMethod() returns the virtual pixel method for the sepcified image. The format of the MagickGetImageVirtualPixelMethod method is:
      VirtualPixelMethod MagickGetImageVirtualPixelMethod(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageWhitePoint MagickGetImageWhitePoint() returns the chromaticy white point. The format of the MagickGetImageWhitePoint method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageWhitePoint(MagickWand *wand,double *x,
        double *y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The chromaticity white x-point. #### y The chromaticity white y-point. ## MagickGetImageWidth MagickGetImageWidth() returns the image width. The format of the MagickGetImageWidth method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetImageWidth(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetNumberImages MagickGetNumberImages() returns the number of images associated with a magick wand. The format of the MagickGetNumberImages method is:
      unsigned long MagickGetNumberImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickGetImageTotalInkDensity MagickGetImageTotalInkDensity() gets the image total ink density. The format of the MagickGetImageTotalInkDensity method is:
      double MagickGetImageTotalInkDensity(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickHasNextImage MagickHasNextImage() returns MagickTrue if the wand has more images when traversing the list in the forward direction The format of the MagickHasNextImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickHasNextImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickHasPreviousImage MagickHasPreviousImage() returns MagickTrue if the wand has more images when traversing the list in the reverse direction The format of the MagickHasPreviousImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickHasPreviousImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickIdentifyImage MagickIdentifyImage() identifies an image by printing its attributes to the file. Attributes include the image width, height, size, and others. The format of the MagickIdentifyImage method is:
      const char *MagickIdentifyImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickImplodeImage MagickImplodeImage() creates a new image that is a copy of an existing one with the image pixels "implode" by the specified percentage. It allocates the memory necessary for the new Image structure and returns a pointer to the new image. The format of the MagickImplodeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickImplodeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### amount Define the extent of the implosion. ## MagickLabelImage MagickLabelImage() adds a label to your image. The format of the MagickLabelImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickLabelImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *label)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### label The image label. ## MagickLevelImage MagickLevelImage() adjusts the levels of an image by scaling the colors falling between specified white and black points to the full available quantum range. The parameters provided represent the black, mid, and white points. The black point specifies the darkest color in the image. Colors darker than the black point are set to zero. Mid point specifies a gamma correction to apply to the image. White point specifies the lightest color in the image. Colors brighter than the white point are set to the maximum quantum value. The format of the MagickLevelImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickLevelImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double black_point,const double gamma,const double white_point)
      MagickBooleanType MagickLevelImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double black_point,const double gamma,
        const double white_point)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel Identify which channel to level: RedChannel, GreenChannel, #### black_point The black point. #### gamma The gamma. #### white_point The white point. ## MagickMagnifyImage MagickMagnifyImage() is a convenience method that scales an image proportionally to twice its original size. The format of the MagickMagnifyImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMagnifyImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickMapImage MagickMapImage() replaces the colors of an image with the closest color from a reference image. The format of the MagickMapImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMapImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *map_wand,const MagickBooleanType dither)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### map The map wand. #### dither Set this integer value to something other than zero to dither the mapped image. ## MagickMatteFloodfillImage MagickMatteFloodfillImage() changes the transparency value of any pixel that matches target and is an immediate neighbor. If the method FillToBorderMethod is specified, the transparency value is changed for any neighbor pixel that does not match the bordercolor member of image. The format of the MagickMatteFloodfillImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMatteFloodfillImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const Quantum opacity,const double fuzz,const PixelWand *bordercolor,
        const long x,const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### opacity The opacity. #### fuzz By default target must match a particular pixel color exactly. However, in many cases two colors may differ by a small amount. The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same. For example, set fuzz to 10 and the color red at intensities of 100 and 102 respectively are now interpreted as the same color for the purposes of the floodfill. #### bordercolor The border color pixel wand. #### x,y The starting location of the operation. ## MagickMedianFilterImage MagickMedianFilterImage() applies a digital filter that improves the quality of a noisy image. Each pixel is replaced by the median in a set of neighboring pixels as defined by radius. The format of the MagickMedianFilterImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMedianFilterImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the pixel neighborhood. ## MagickMinifyImage MagickMinifyImage() is a convenience method that scales an image proportionally to one-half its original size The format of the MagickMinifyImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMinifyImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickModulateImage MagickModulateImage() lets you control the brightness, saturation, and hue of an image. Hue is the percentage of absolute rotation from the current position. For example 50 results in a counter-clockwise rotation of 90 degrees, 150 results in a clockwise rotation of 90 degrees, with 0 and 200 both resulting in a rotation of 180 degrees. To increase the color brightness by 20 and decrease the color saturation by 10 and leave the hue unchanged, use: 120,90,100. The format of the MagickModulateImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickModulateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double brightness,const double saturation,const double hue)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### brightness The percent change in brighness. #### saturation The percent change in saturation. #### hue The percent change in hue. ## MagickMontageImage MagickMontageImage() creates a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled on the composite image with the name of the image optionally appearing just below the individual tile. The format of the MagickMontageImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickMontageImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const DrawingWand drawing_wand,const char *tile_geometry,
        const char *thumbnail_geometry,const MontageMode mode,
        const char *frame)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### drawing_wand The drawing wand. The font name, size, and color are obtained from this wand. #### tile_geometry the number of tiles per row and page (e.g. 6x4+0+0). #### thumbnail_geometry Preferred image size and border size of each thumbnail (e.g. 120x120+4+3>). #### mode Thumbnail framing mode: Frame, Unframe, or Concatenate. #### frame Surround the image with an ornamental border (e.g. 15x15+3+3). The frame color is that of the thumbnail's matte color. ## MagickMorphImages MagickMorphImages() method morphs a set of images. Both the image pixels and size are linearly interpolated to give the appearance of a meta-morphosis from one image to the next. The format of the MagickMorphImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickMorphImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long number_frames)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### number_frames The number of in-between images to generate. ## MagickMosaicImages MagickMosaicImages() inlays an image sequence to form a single coherent picture. It returns a wand with each image in the sequence composited at the location defined by the page offset of the image. The format of the MagickMosaicImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickMosaicImages(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickMotionBlurImage MagickMotionBlurImage() simulates motion blur. We convolve the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and MotionBlurImage() selects a suitable radius for you. Angle gives the angle of the blurring motion. The format of the MagickMotionBlurImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickMotionBlurImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma,const double angle)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. #### angle Apply the effect along this angle. ## MagickNegateImage MagickNegateImage() negates the colors in the reference image. The Grayscale option means that only grayscale values within the image are negated. You can also reduce the influence of a particular channel with a gamma value of 0. The format of the MagickNegateImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickNegateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType gray)
      MagickBooleanType MagickNegateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const MagickBooleanType gray)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### gray If MagickTrue, only negate grayscale pixels within the image. ## MagickNewImage MagickNewImage() adds a blank image canvas of the specified size and background color to the wand. The format of the MagickNewImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickNewImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows,
        const PixelWand *background)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The image width. #### height The image height. #### background The image color. ## MagickNextImage MagickNextImage() associates the next image in the image list with a magick wand. The format of the MagickNextImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickNextImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickNormalizeImage MagickNormalizeImage() enhances the contrast of a color image by adjusting the pixels color to span the entire range of colors available You can also reduce the influence of a particular channel with a gamma value of 0. The format of the MagickNormalizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickNormalizeImage(MagickWand *wand)
      MagickBooleanType MagickNormalizeImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). ## MagickOilPaintImage MagickOilPaintImage() applies a special effect filter that simulates an oil painting. Each pixel is replaced by the most frequent color occurring in a circular region defined by radius. The format of the MagickOilPaintImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickOilPaintImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the circular neighborhood. ## MagickPaintOpaqueImage MagickPaintOpaqueImage() changes any pixel that matches color with the color defined by fill. The format of the MagickPaintOpaqueImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPaintOpaqueImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *target,const PixelWand *fill,const double fuzz)
      MagickBooleanType MagickPaintOpaqueImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const PixelWand *target,
        const PixelWand *fill,const double fuzz)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The channel(s). #### target Change this target color to the fill color within the image. #### fill The fill pixel wand. #### fuzz By default target must match a particular pixel color exactly. However, in many cases two colors may differ by a small amount. The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same. For example, set fuzz to 10 and the color red at intensities of 100 and 102 respectively are now interpreted as the same color for the purposes of the floodfill. ## MagickOptimizeImageLayers MagickOptimizeImageLayers() compares each image the GIF disposed forms of the previous image in the sequence. From this it attempts to select the smallest cropped image to replace each frame, while preserving the results of the animation. The format of the MagickOptimizeImageLayers method is:
      MagickWand *MagickOptimizeImageLayers(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickPaintTransparentImage MagickPaintTransparentImage() changes any pixel that matches color with the color defined by fill. The format of the MagickPaintTransparentImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPaintTransparentImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *target,const Quantum opacity,const double fuzz)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### target Change this target color to specified opacity value within the image. #### opacity The replacement opacity value. #### fuzz By default target must match a particular pixel color exactly. However, in many cases two colors may differ by a small amount. The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same. For example, set fuzz to 10 and the color red at intensities of 100 and 102 respectively are now interpreted as the same color for the purposes of the floodfill. ## MagickPingImage MagickPingImage() is like MagickReadImage() except the only valid information returned is the image width, height, size, and format. It is designed to efficiently obtain this information from a file without reading the entire image sequence into memory. The format of the MagickPingImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPingImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *filename)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### filename The image filename. ## MagickPingImageBlob MagickPingImageBlob() pings an image or image sequence from a blob. The format of the MagickPingImageBlob method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPingImageBlob(MagickWand *wand,
        const void *blob,const size_t length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### blob The blob. #### length The blob length. ## MagickPingImageFile MagickPingImageFile() pings an image or image sequence from an open file descriptor. The format of the MagickPingImageFile method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPingImageFile(MagickWand *wand,FILE *file)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### file The file descriptor. ## MagickPosterizeImage MagickPosterizeImage() reduces the image to a limited number of color level. The format of the MagickPosterizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPosterizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned levels,const MagickBooleanType dither)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### levels Number of color levels allowed in each channel. Very low values (2, 3, or 4) have the most visible effect. #### dither Set this integer value to something other than zero to dither the mapped image. ## MagickPreviewImages MagickPreviewImages() tiles 9 thumbnails of the specified image with an image processing operation applied at varying strengths. This is helpful to quickly pin-point an appropriate parameter for an image processing operation. The format of the MagickPreviewImages method is:
      MagickWand *MagickPreviewImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const PreviewType preview)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### preview The preview type. ## MagickPreviousImage MagickPreviousImage() assocates the previous image in an image list with the magick wand. The format of the MagickPreviousImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickPreviousImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickProfileImage MagickProfileImage() adds or removes a ICC, IPTC, or generic profile from an image. If the profile is NULL, it is removed from the image otherwise added. Use a name of '*' and a profile of NULL to remove all profiles from the image. The format of the MagickProfileImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickProfileImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *name,
        const void *profile,const unsigned long length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### name Name of profile to add or remove: ICC, IPTC, or generic profile. #### profile The profile. #### length The length of the profile. ## MagickQuantizeImage MagickQuantizeImage() analyzes the colors within a reference image and chooses a fixed number of colors to represent the image. The goal of the algorithm is to minimize the color difference between the input and output image while minimizing the processing time. The format of the MagickQuantizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickQuantizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long number_colors,const ColorspaceType colorspace,
        const unsigned long treedepth,const MagickBooleanType dither,
        const MagickBooleanType measure_error)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### number_colors The number of colors. #### colorspace Perform color reduction in this colorspace, typically RGBColorspace. #### treedepth Normally, this integer value is zero or one. A zero or one tells Quantize to choose a optimal tree depth of Log4(number_colors). A tree of this depth generally allows the best representation of the reference image with the least amount of memory and the fastest computational speed. In some cases, such as an image with low color dispersion (a few number of colors), a value other than Log4(number_colors) is required. To expand the color tree completely, use a value of 8. #### dither A value other than zero distributes the difference between an original image and the corresponding color reduced image to neighboring pixels along a Hilbert curve. #### measure_error A value other than zero measures the difference between the original and quantized images. This difference is the total quantization error. The error is computed by summing over all pixels in an image the distance squared in RGB space between each reference pixel value and its quantized value. ## MagickQuantizeImages MagickQuantizeImages() analyzes the colors within a sequence of images and chooses a fixed number of colors to represent the image. The goal of the algorithm is to minimize the color difference between the input and output image while minimizing the processing time. The format of the MagickQuantizeImages method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickQuantizeImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long number_colors,const ColorspaceType colorspace,
        const unsigned long treedepth,const MagickBooleanType dither,
        const MagickBooleanType measure_error)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### number_colors The number of colors. #### colorspace Perform color reduction in this colorspace, typically RGBColorspace. #### treedepth Normally, this integer value is zero or one. A zero or one tells Quantize to choose a optimal tree depth of Log4(number_colors). A tree of this depth generally allows the best representation of the reference image with the least amount of memory and the fastest computational speed. In some cases, such as an image with low color dispersion (a few number of colors), a value other than Log4(number_colors) is required. To expand the color tree completely, use a value of 8. #### dither A value other than zero distributes the difference between an original image and the corresponding color reduced algorithm to neighboring pixels along a Hilbert curve. #### measure_error A value other than zero measures the difference between the original and quantized images. This difference is the total quantization error. The error is computed by summing over all pixels in an image the distance squared in RGB space between each reference pixel value and its quantized value. ## MagickRadialBlurImage MagickRadialBlurImage() radial blurs an image. The format of the MagickRadialBlurImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRadialBlurImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double angle)
      MagickBooleanType MagickRadialBlurImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double angle)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### angle The angle of the blur in degrees. ## MagickRaiseImage MagickRaiseImage() creates a simulated three-dimensional button-like effect by lightening and darkening the edges of the image. Members width and height of raise_info define the width of the vertical and horizontal edge of the effect. The format of the MagickRaiseImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRaiseImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y,const MagickBooleanType raise)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width,height,x,y Define the dimensions of the area to raise. #### raise A value other than zero creates a 3-D raise effect, otherwise it has a lowered effect. ## MagickRandomThresholdImage MagickRandomThresholdImage() changes the value of individual pixels based on the intensity of each pixel compared to threshold. The result is a high-contrast, two color image. The format of the MagickRandomThresholdImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRandomThresholdImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double low,const double high)
      MagickBooleanType MagickRandomThresholdImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double low,const double high)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### low,high a geometry string containing low,high thresholds. If the string contains 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4, an ordered dither of order 2, 3, or 4 is performed instead. ## MagickReadImage MagickReadImage() reads an image or image sequence. The images are inserted at the current image pointer position. Use MagickSetFirstIterator(), MagickSetLastIterator, or MagickSetImageIndex() to specify the current image pointer position at the beginning of the image list, the end, or anywhere in-between respectively. The format of the MagickReadImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickReadImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *filename)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### filename The image filename. ## MagickReadImageBlob MagickReadImageBlob() reads an image or image sequence from a blob. The format of the MagickReadImageBlob method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickReadImageBlob(MagickWand *wand,
        const void *blob,const size_t length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### blob The blob. #### length The blob length. ## MagickReadImageFile MagickReadImageFile() reads an image or image sequence from an open file descriptor. The format of the MagickReadImageFile method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickReadImageFile(MagickWand *wand,FILE *file)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### file The file descriptor. ## MagickReduceNoiseImage MagickReduceNoiseImage() smooths the contours of an image while still preserving edge information. The algorithm works by replacing each pixel with its neighbor closest in value. A neighbor is defined by radius. Use a radius of 0 and ReduceNoise() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickReduceNoiseImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickReduceNoiseImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the pixel neighborhood. ## MagickRemoveImage MagickRemoveImage() removes an image from the image list. The format of the MagickRemoveImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRemoveImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### insert The splice wand. ## MagickRemoveImageProfile MagickRemoveImageProfile() removes the named image profile and returns it. The format of the MagickRemoveImageProfile method is:
      unsigned char *MagickRemoveImageProfile(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *name,unsigned long *length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### name Name of profile to return: ICC, IPTC, or generic profile. #### length The length of the profile. ## MagickResampleImage MagickResampleImage() resample image to desired resolution. Bessel Blackman Box Catrom Cubic Gaussian Hanning Hermite Lanczos Mitchell Point Quandratic Sinc Triangle Most of the filters are FIR (finite impulse response), however, Bessel, Gaussian, and Sinc are IIR (infinite impulse response). Bessel and Sinc are windowed (brought down to zero) with the Blackman filter. The format of the MagickResampleImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickResampleImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x_resolution,const double y_resolution,
        const FilterTypes filter,const double blur)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x_resolution The new image x resolution. #### y_resolution The new image y resolution. #### filter Image filter to use. #### blur The blur factor where > 1 is blurry, < 1 is sharp. ## MagickResizeImage MagickResizeImage() scales an image to the desired dimensions with one of these filters:
          Bessel   Blackman   Box
          Catrom   CubicGaussian
          Hanning  Hermite    Lanczos
          Mitchell PointQuandratic
          Sinc     Triangle
Most of the filters are FIR (finite impulse response), however, Bessel, Gaussian, and Sinc are IIR (infinite impulse response). Bessel and Sinc are windowed (brought down to zero) with the Blackman filter. The format of the MagickResizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickResizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows,
        const FilterTypes filter,const double blur)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The number of columns in the scaled image. #### rows The number of rows in the scaled image. #### filter Image filter to use. #### blur The blur factor where > 1 is blurry, < 1 is sharp. ## MagickRollImage MagickRollImage() offsets an image as defined by x and y. The format of the MagickRollImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRollImage(MagickWand *wand,const long x,
        const unsigned long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The x offset. #### y The y offset. ## MagickRotateImage MagickRotateImage() rotates an image the specified number of degrees. Empty triangles left over from rotating the image are filled with the background color. The format of the MagickRotateImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickRotateImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *background,const double degrees)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### background The background pixel wand. #### degrees The number of degrees to rotate the image. ## MagickSampleImage MagickSampleImage() scales an image to the desired dimensions with pixel sampling. Unlike other scaling methods, this method does not introduce any additional color into the scaled image. The format of the MagickSampleImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSampleImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The number of columns in the scaled image. #### rows The number of rows in the scaled image. ## MagickScaleImage MagickScaleImage() scales the size of an image to the given dimensions. The format of the MagickScaleImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickScaleImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The number of columns in the scaled image. #### rows The number of rows in the scaled image. ## MagickSegmentImage MagickSegmentImage() segments an image by analyzing the histograms of the color components and identifying units that are homogeneous with the fuzzy C-means technique. The format of the SegmentImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSegmentImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const ColorspaceType colorspace,const MagickBooleanType verbose,
        const double cluster_threshold,const double smooth_threshold)
A description of each parameter follows. #### wand The wand. #### colorspace The image colorspace. #### verbose Set to MagickTrue to print detailed information about the identified classes. #### cluster_threshold This represents the minimum number of pixels contained in a hexahedra before it can be considered valid (expressed as a percentage). #### smooth_threshold the smoothing threshold eliminates noise in the second derivative of the histogram. As the value is increased, you can expect a smoother second derivative. ## MagickSeparateImageChannel MagickSeparateImageChannel() separates a channel from the image and returns a grayscale image. A channel is a particular color component of each pixel in the image. The format of the MagickSeparateImageChannel method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSeparateImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). ## MagickSolarizeImage MagickSolarizeImage() applies a special effect to the image, similar to the effect achieved in a photo darkroom by sepia toning. Threshold ranges from 0 to QuantumRange and is a measure of the extent of the sepia toning. A threshold of 80 is a good starting point for a reasonable tone. The format of the MagickSolarizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSolarizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### threshold Define the extent of the sepia toning. ## MagickSetImage MagickSetImage() replaces the last image returned by MagickSetImageIndex(), MagickNextImage(), MagickPreviousImage() with the images from the specified wand. The format of the MagickSetImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *set_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### set_wand The set_wand wand. ## MagickSetImageAttribute MagickSetImageAttribute() associates an attribute with an image. The format of the MagickSetImageAttribute method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageAttribute(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *key,const char *attribute)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### key The key. #### value The value. ## MagickSetImageBackgroundColor MagickSetImageBackgroundColor() sets the image background color. The format of the MagickSetImageBackgroundColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageBackgroundColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *background)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### background The background pixel wand. ## MagickSetImageBias MagickSetImageBias() sets the image bias for any method that convolves an image (e.g. MagickConvolveImage()). The format of the MagickSetImageBias method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageBias(MagickWand *wand,
        const double bias)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### bias The image bias. ## MagickSetImageBluePrimary MagickSetImageBluePrimary() sets the image chromaticity blue primary point. The format of the MagickSetImageBluePrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageBluePrimary(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x,const double y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The blue primary x-point. #### y The blue primary y-point. ## MagickSetImageBorderColor MagickSetImageBorderColor() sets the image border color. The format of the MagickSetImageBorderColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageBorderColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *border)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### border The border pixel wand. ## MagickSetImageChannelDepth MagickSetImageChannelDepth() sets the depth of a particular image channel. The format of the MagickSetImageChannelDepth method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageChannelDepth(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const unsigned long depth)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### depth The image depth in bits. ## MagickSetImageColormapColor MagickSetImageColormapColor() sets the color of the specified colormap index. The format of the MagickSetImageColormapColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageColormapColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long index,const PixelWand *color)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### index The offset into the image colormap. #### color Return the colormap color in this wand. ## MagickSetImageColorspace MagickSetImageColorspace() sets the image colorspace. The format of the MagickSetImageColorspace method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageColorspace(MagickWand *wand,
        const ColorspaceType colorspace)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### colorspace The image colorspace: UndefinedColorspace, RGBColorspace, GRAYColorspace, TransparentColorspace, OHTAColorspace, XYZColorspace, YCbCrColorspace, YCCColorspace, YIQColorspace, YPbPrColorspace, YPbPrColorspace, YUVColorspace, CMYKColorspace, sRGBColorspace, HSLColorspace, or HWBColorspace. ## MagickSetImageCompose MagickSetImageCompose() sets the image composite operator, useful for specifying how to composite the image thumbnail when using the MagickMontageImage() method. The format of the MagickSetImageCompose method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageCompose(MagickWand *wand,
        const CompositeOperator compose)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### compose The image composite operator. ## MagickSetImageCompression MagickSetImageCompression() sets the image compression. The format of the MagickSetImageCompression method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageCompression(MagickWand *wand,
        const CompressionType compression)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### compression The image compression type. ## MagickSetImageCompressionQuality MagickSetImageCompressionQuality() sets the image compression quality. The format of the MagickSetImageCompressionQuality method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageCompressionQuality(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long quality)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### quality The image compression tlityype. ## MagickSetImageDelay MagickSetImageDelay() sets the image delay. The format of the MagickSetImageDelay method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageDelay(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long delay)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### delay The image delay in ticks-per-second units. ## MagickSetImageDepth MagickSetImageDepth() sets the image depth. The format of the MagickSetImageDepth method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageDepth(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long depth)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### depth The image depth in bits: 8, 16, or 32. ## MagickSetImageDispose MagickSetImageDispose() sets the image disposal method. The format of the MagickSetImageDispose method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageDispose(MagickWand *wand,
        const DisposeType dispose)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### dispose The image disposeal type. ## MagickSetImageExtent MagickSetImageExtent() sets the image size (i.e. columns & rows). The format of the MagickSetImageExtent method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageExtent(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned rows)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The image width in pixels. #### rows The image height in pixels. ## MagickSetImageFilename MagickSetImageFilename() sets the filename of a particular image in a sequence. The format of the MagickSetImageFilename method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageFilename(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *filename)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### filename The image filename. ## MagickSetImageFormat MagickSetImageFormat() sets the format of a particular image in a sequence. The format of the MagickSetImageFormat method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageFormat(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *format)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### format The image format. ## MagickSetImageGamma MagickSetImageGamma() sets the image gamma. The format of the MagickSetImageGamma method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageGamma(MagickWand *wand,
        const double gamma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### gamma The image gamma. ## MagickSetImageGreenPrimary MagickSetImageGreenPrimary() sets the image chromaticity green primary point. The format of the MagickSetImageGreenPrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageGreenPrimary(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x,const double y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The green primary x-point. #### y The green primary y-point. ## MagickSetImageIndex MagickSetImageIndex() set the current image to the position of the list specified with the index parameter. The format of the MagickSetImageIndex method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageIndex(MagickWand *wand,const long index)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### index The scene number. ## MagickSetImageInterlaceScheme MagickSetImageInterlaceScheme() sets the image compression. The format of the MagickSetImageInterlaceScheme method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageInterlaceScheme(MagickWand *wand,
        const InterlaceType interlace_scheme)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### interlace_scheme The image interlace scheme: NoInterlace, LineInterlace, PlaneInterlace, PartitionInterlace. ## MagickSetImageIterations MagickSetImageIterations() sets the image iterations. The format of the MagickSetImageIterations method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageIterations(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long iterations)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### delay The image delay in 1/100th of a second. ## MagickSetImageMatte MagickSetImageMatte() sets the image matte channel. The format of the MagickSetImageMatteColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageMatteColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType *matte)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### matte Set to MagickTrue to enable the image matte channel otherwise MagickFalse. ## MagickSetImageMatteColor MagickSetImageMatteColor() sets the image matte color. The format of the MagickSetImageMatteColor method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageMatteColor(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *matte)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### matte The matte pixel wand. ## MagickSetImagePage MagickSetImagePage() sets the page geometry of the image. The format of the MagickSetImagePage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImagePage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The page width. #### height The page height. #### x The page x-offset. #### y The page y-offset. ## MagickSetImagePixels MagickSetImagePixels() accepts pixel data and stores it in the image at the location you specify. The method returns MagickFalse on success otherwise MagickTrue if an error is encountered. The pixel data can be either char, short int, int, long, float, or double in the order specified by map. Suppose your want want to upload the first scanline of a 640x480 image from character data in red-green-blue order:
      MagickSetImagePixels(wand,0,0,0,640,1,"RGB",CharPixel,pixels);
The format of the MagickSetImagePixels method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImagePixels(MagickWand *wand,
        const long x,const long y,const unsigned long columns,
        const unsigned long rows,const char *map,const StorageType storage,
        const void *pixels)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x, y, columns, rows These values define the perimeter of a region of pixels you want to define. #### map This string reflects the expected ordering of the pixel array. It can be any combination or order of R = red, G = green, B = blue, A = alpha (0 is transparent), O = opacity (0 is opaque), C = cyan, Y = yellow, M = magenta, K = black, I = intensity (for grayscale), P = pad. #### storage Define the data type of the pixels. Float and double types are expected to be normalized [0..1] otherwise [0..QuantumRange]. Choose from these types: CharPixel, ShortPixel, IntegerPixel, LongPixel, FloatPixel, or DoublePixel. #### pixels This array of values contain the pixel components as defined by map and type. You must preallocate this array where the expected length varies depending on the values of width, height, map, and type. ## MagickSetImageProfile MagickSetImageProfile() adds a named profile to the magick wand. If a profile with the same name already exists, it is replaced. This method differs from the MagickProfileImage() method in that it does not apply any CMS color profiles. The format of the MagickSetImageProfile method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageProfile(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *name,const void *profile,const unsigned long length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### name Name of profile to add or remove: ICC, IPTC, or generic profile. #### profile The profile. #### length The length of the profile. ## MagickSetImageProgressMonitor MagickSetImageProgressMonitor() sets the wand image progress monitor to the specified method and returns the previous progress monitor if any. The progress monitor method looks like this:
          MagickBooleanType MagickProgressMonitor(const char *text,
      const MagickOffsetType offset,const MagickSizeType span,
      void *client_data)
If the progress monitor returns MagickFalse, the current operation is interrupted. The format of the MagickSetImageProgressMonitor method is:
      MagickProgressMonitor MagickSetImageProgressMonitor(MagickWand *wand
        const MagickProgressMonitor progress_monitor,void *client_data)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### progress_monitor Specifies a pointer to a method to monitor progress of an image operation. #### client_data Specifies a pointer to any client data. ## MagickSetImageRedPrimary MagickSetImageRedPrimary() sets the image chromaticity red primary point. The format of the MagickSetImageRedPrimary method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageRedPrimary(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x,const double y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The red primary x-point. #### y The red primary y-point. ## MagickSetImageRenderingIntent MagickSetImageRenderingIntent() sets the image rendering intent. The format of the MagickSetImageRenderingIntent method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageRenderingIntent(MagickWand *wand,
        const RenderingIntent rendering_intent)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### rendering_intent The image rendering intent: UndefinedIntent, SaturationIntent, PerceptualIntent, AbsoluteIntent, or RelativeIntent. ## MagickSetImageResolution MagickSetImageResolution() sets the image resolution. The format of the MagickSetImageResolution method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageResolution(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x_resolution,const doubtl y_resolution)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x_resolution The image x resolution. #### y_resolution The image y resolution. ## MagickSetImageScene MagickSetImageScene() sets the image scene. The format of the MagickSetImageScene method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageScene(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long scene)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### delay The image scene number. ## MagickSetImageTicksPerSecond MagickSetImageTicksPerSecond() sets the image ticks-per-second. The format of the MagickSetImageTicksPerSecond method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageTicksPerSecond(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long ticks_per-second)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### ticks_per_second The units to use for the image delay. ## MagickSetImageType MagickSetImageType() sets the image type. The format of the MagickSetImageType method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageType(MagickWand *wand,
        const ImageType image_type)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### image_type The image type: UndefinedType, BilevelType, GrayscaleType, GrayscaleMatteType, PaletteType, PaletteMatteType, TrueColorType, TrueColorMatteType, ColorSeparationType, ColorSeparationMatteType, or OptimizeType. ## MagickSetImageUnits MagickSetImageUnits() sets the image units of resolution. The format of the MagickSetImageUnits method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageUnits(MagickWand *wand,
        const ResolutionType units)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### units The image units of resolution : UndefinedResolution, PixelsPerInchResolution, or PixelsPerCentimeterResolution. ## MagickSetImageVirtualPixelMethod MagickSetImageVirtualPixelMethod() sets the image virtual pixel method. The format of the MagickSetImageVirtualPixelMethod method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageVirtualPixelMethod(MagickWand *wand,
        const VirtualPixelMethod method)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### method The image virtual pixel method : UndefinedVirtualPixelMethod, ConstantVirtualPixelMethod, EdgeVirtualPixelMethod, MirrorVirtualPixelMethod, or TileVirtualPixelMethod. ## MagickSetImageWhitePoint MagickSetImageWhitePoint() sets the image chromaticity white point. The format of the MagickSetImageWhitePoint method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageWhitePoint(MagickWand *wand,
        const double x,const double y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### x The white x-point. #### y The white y-point. ## MagickShadeImage MagickShadeImage() shines a distant light on an image to create a three-dimensional effect. You control the positioning of the light with azimuth and elevation; azimuth is measured in degrees off the x axis and elevation is measured in pixels above the Z axis. The format of the MagickShadeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickShadeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType gray,const double azimuth,
        const double elevation)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### gray A value other than zero shades the intensity of each pixel. #### azimuth, elevation Define the light source direction. ## MagickShadowImage MagickShadowImage() simulates an image shadow. The format of the MagickShadowImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickShadowImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma,const long x,const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. #### x the shadow x-offset. #### y the shadow y-offset. ## MagickSharpenImage MagickSharpenImage() sharpens an image. We convolve the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, the radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and MagickSharpenImage() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickSharpenImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSharpenImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma)
      MagickBooleanType MagickSharpenImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double radius,const double sigma)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. ## MagickShaveImage MagickShaveImage() shaves pixels from the image edges. It allocates the memory necessary for the new Image structure and returns a pointer to the new image. The format of the MagickShaveImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickShaveImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The number of columns in the scaled image. #### rows The number of rows in the scaled image. ## MagickShearImage MagickShearImage() slides one edge of an image along the X or Y axis, creating a parallelogram. An X direction shear slides an edge along the X axis, while a Y direction shear slides an edge along the Y axis. The amount of the shear is controlled by a shear angle. For X direction shears, x_shear is measured relative to the Y axis, and similarly, for Y direction shears y_shear is measured relative to the X axis. Empty triangles left over from shearing the image are filled with the background color. The format of the MagickShearImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickShearImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *background,const double x_shear,onst double y_shear)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### background The background pixel wand. #### x_shear The number of degrees to shear the image. #### y_shear The number of degrees to shear the image. ## MagickSigmoidalContrastImage MagickSigmoidalContrastImage() adjusts the contrast of an image with a non-linear sigmoidal contrast algorithm. Increase the contrast of the image using a sigmoidal transfer function without saturating highlights or shadows. Contrast indicates how much to increase the contrast (0 is none; 3 is typical; 20 is pushing it); mid-point indicates where midtones fall in the resultant image (0 is white; 50 is middle-gray; 100 is black). Set sharpen to MagickTrue to increase the image contrast otherwise the contrast is reduced. The format of the MagickSigmoidalContrastImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSigmoidalContrastImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickBooleanType sharpen,const double alpha,const double beta)
      MagickBooleanType MagickSigmoidalContrastImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const MagickBooleanType sharpen,
        const double alpha,const double beta)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel Identify which channel to level: RedChannel, GreenChannel, #### sharpen Increase or decrease image contrast. #### alpha control the "shoulder" of the contast curve. #### beta control the "toe" of the contast curve. ## MagickSolarizeImage MagickSolarizeImage() applies a special effect to the image, similar to the effect achieved in a photo darkroom by selectively exposing areas of photo sensitive paper to light. Threshold ranges from 0 to QuantumRange and is a measure of the extent of the solarization. The format of the MagickSolarizeImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSolarizeImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### threshold Define the extent of the solarization. ## MagickSpliceImage MagickSpliceImage() splices a solid color intop the image. The format of the MagickSpliceImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSpliceImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long width,const unsigned long height,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### width The region width. #### height The region height. #### x The region x offset. #### y The region y offset. ## MagickSpreadImage MagickSpreadImage() is a special effects method that randomly displaces each pixel in a block defined by the radius parameter. The format of the MagickSpreadImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSpreadImage(MagickWand *wand,const double radius)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### radius Choose a random pixel in a neighborhood of this extent. ## MagickSteganoImage MagickSteganoImage() hides a digital watermark within the image. Recover the hidden watermark later to prove that the authenticity of an image. Offset defines the start position within the image to hide the watermark. The format of the MagickSteganoImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickSteganoImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *watermark_wand,const long offset)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### watermark_wand The watermark wand. #### offset Start hiding at this offset into the image. ## MagickStereoImage MagickStereoImage() composites two images and produces a single image that is the composite of a left and right image of a stereo pair The format of the MagickStereoImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickStereoImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *offset_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### offset_wand Another image wand. ## MagickStripImage MagickStripImage() strips an image of all profiles and comments. The format of the MagickStripImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickStripImage(MagickWand *wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. ## MagickSwirlImage MagickSwirlImage() swirls the pixels about the center of the image, where degrees indicates the sweep of the arc through which each pixel is moved. You get a more dramatic effect as the degrees move from 1 to 360. The format of the MagickSwirlImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickSwirlImage(MagickWand *wand,const double degrees)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### degrees Define the tightness of the swirling effect. ## MagickTextureImage MagickTextureImage() repeatedly tiles the texture image across and down the image canvas. The format of the MagickTextureImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickTextureImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const MagickWand *texture_wand)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### texture_wand The texture wand ## MagickThresholdImage MagickThresholdImage() changes the value of individual pixels based on the intensity of each pixel compared to threshold. The result is a high-contrast, two color image. The format of the MagickThresholdImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickThresholdImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double threshold)
      MagickBooleanType MagickThresholdImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### threshold Define the threshold value. ## MagickThumbnailImage MagickThumbnailImage() changes the size of an image to the given dimensions and removes any associated profiles. The goal is to produce small low cost thumbnail images suited for display on the Web. The format of the MagickThumbnailImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickThumbnailImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const unsigned long columns,const unsigned long rows)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### columns The number of columns in the scaled image. #### rows The number of rows in the scaled image. ## MagickTintImage MagickTintImage() applies a color vector to each pixel in the image. The length of the vector is 0 for black and white and at its maximum for the midtones. The vector weighting function is f(x)=(1-(4.0*((x-0.5)*(x-0.5)))). The format of the MagickTintImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickTintImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *tint,const PixelWand *opacity)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### tint The tint pixel wand. #### opacity The opacity pixel wand. ## MagickTransformImage MagickTransformImage() is a convenience method that behaves like MagickResizeImage() or MagickCropImage() but accepts scaling and/or cropping information as a region geometry specification. If the operation fails, the original image handle is returned. The format of the MagickTransformImage method is:
      MagickWand *MagickTransformImage(MagickWand *wand,const char *crop,
        const char *geometry)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### crop A crop geometry string. This geometry defines a subregion of the image to crop. #### geometry An image geometry string. This geometry defines the final size of the image. ## MagickTrimImage MagickTrimImage() remove edges that are the background color from the image. The format of the MagickTrimImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickTrimImage(MagickWand *wand,const double fuzz)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### fuzz By default target must match a particular pixel color exactly. However, in many cases two colors may differ by a small amount. The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same. For example, set fuzz to 10 and the color red at intensities of 100 and 102 respectively are now interpreted as the same color for the purposes of the floodfill. ## MagickUnsharpMaskImage MagickUnsharpMaskImage() sharpens an image. We convolve the image with a Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation (sigma). For reasonable results, radius should be larger than sigma. Use a radius of 0 and UnsharpMaskImage() selects a suitable radius for you. The format of the MagickUnsharpMaskImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickUnsharpMaskImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double radius,const double sigma,const double amount,
        const double threshold)
      MagickBooleanType MagickUnsharpMaskImageChannel(MagickWand *wand,
        const ChannelType channel,const double radius,const double sigma,
        const double amount,const double threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### channel The image channel(s). #### radius The radius of the Gaussian, in pixels, not counting the center pixel. #### sigma The standard deviation of the Gaussian, in pixels. #### amount The percentage of the difference between the original and the blur image that is added back into the original. #### threshold The threshold in pixels needed to apply the diffence amount. ## MagickVignetteImage MagickVignetteImage() softens the edges of the image in vignette style. The format of the MagickVignetteImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickVignetteImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const double black_point,const double white_point,const long x,
        const long y)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### black_point The black point. #### white_point The white point. #### x, y Define the x and y ellipse offset. ## MagickWaveImage MagickWaveImage() creates a "ripple" effect in the image by shifting the pixels vertically along a sine wave whose amplitude and wavelength is specified by the given parameters. The format of the MagickWaveImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWaveImage(MagickWand *wand,const double amplitude,
        const double wave_length)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### amplitude, wave_length Define the amplitude and wave length of the sine wave. ## MagickWhiteThresholdImage MagickWhiteThresholdImage() is like ThresholdImage() but force all pixels above the threshold into white while leaving all pixels below the threshold unchanged. The format of the MagickWhiteThresholdImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWhiteThresholdImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const PixelWand *threshold)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### threshold The pixel wand. ## MagickWriteImage MagickWriteImage() writes an image to the specified filename. If the filename parameter is NULL, the image is written to the filename set by MagickReadImage() or MagickSetImageFilename(). The format of the MagickWriteImage method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWriteImage(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *filename)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### filename The image filename. ## MagickWriteImageFile MagickWriteImageFile() writes an image to an open file descriptor. The format of the MagickWriteImageFile method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWriteImageFile(MagickWand *wand,FILE *file)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### file The file descriptor. ## MagickWriteImages MagickWriteImages() writes an image or image sequence. The format of the MagickWriteImages method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWriteImages(MagickWand *wand,
        const char *filename,const MagickBooleanType adjoin)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### filename The image filename. #### adjoin join images into a single multi-image file. ## MagickWriteImagesFile MagickWriteImagesFile() writes an image sequence to an open file descriptor. The format of the MagickWriteImagesFile method is:
      MagickBooleanType MagickWriteImagesFile(MagickWand *wand,FILE *file)
A description of each parameter follows: #### wand The magick wand. #### file The file descriptor. |

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