SYNOPSIS

vipsthumbnail [flags] imagefile1 imagefile2 ...

DESCRIPTION

vipsthumbnail(1) processes each imagefile in turn, shrinking each image to fit within a 128 by 128 pixel square. The shrunk image is written to a new file named tn_imagefile.jpg. This program is typically faster and uses less memory than other image thumbnail programs.

For example:

 $ vipsthumbnail fred.png jim.tif

will read image files fred.png and jim.tif and write thumbnails to the files tn_fred.jpg and tn_jim.jpg.

 $ vipsthumbnail --size=64 -f thumbnails/%s.png fred.jpg

will read image file fred.jpg and write a 64 x 64 pixel thumbnail to the file thumbnails/fred.png.

OPTIONS

-s N, --size=N

Set the output thumbnail size to N x N pixels. You can use MxN to specify a rectangular bounding box. The image is shrunk so that it just fits within this area, images which are smaller than this are expanded.

-f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT

Set the output format string. The input filename has any file type suffix removed, then that value is substitued into FORMAT replacing %s. If FORMAT is a relative path, the name of the input directory is prepended. In other words, any path in FORMAT is relative to the directory of the current input file.

The default value is tn_%s.jpg meaning JPEG output, with tn_ prepended. You can add format options too, for example tn_%s.jpg[Q=20] will write JPEG images with Q set to 20.

-p I, --interpolator=I

Resample with interpolator I. Use vips --list classes to see a list of valid interpolators. The default is bilinear.

-r, --sharpen=none|mild|MASKFILE

Images can look a little soft after shrinking. This option lets you specify a sharpening mask. Use "none" to disable sharpening, or "mild" to sharpen lightly, or give the filename of a custom mask file to use. The default is "mild". The built-in mild sharpen mask is:

 3 3 24 0
 -1 -1 -1
 -1 32 -1
 -1 -1 -1

-e PROFILE, --eprofile=PROFILE

Export thumbnails with this ICC profile. Images are only colour-transformed if there is both an output and an input profile available. The input profile can either be embedded in the input image or supplied with the --iprofile option.

-i PROFILE, --iprofile=PROFILE

Import images with this ICC profile, if no profile is embdedded in the image. Images are only colour-transformed if there is both an output and an input profile available. The output profile should be supplied with the --oprofile option.

-c, --crop

Crop the output image down. The image is shrunk so as to completely fill the bounding box in both axies, then any excess is cropped off.

-d, --delete

Delete the output profile from the image. This can save a small amount of space.

-v, --verbose

vipsthumbnail(1) normally runs silently, except for warning and error messages. This option makes it print a list of the operations it performs on each image.

RETURN VALUE

returns 0 on success and non-zero on error. Error can mean one or more conversions failed.