Introduction

Organizations ought to have comprehensive management solutions that help them upload, save, sort, process, and retrieve their digital content in a single place. Rather than having separate systems for different file types, they'd prefer to have one system that supports all of them.


Concept

VIDIZMO offers support for all sorts of digital assets such as video, audio, image, document etc., allowing users to not just view/play them back but derive various other valuable information and insights, which is known as metadata, from within your content. 


In this article, we will talk about image processing in VIDIZMO, the file formats supported for images and how to pre-configure encoding profiles to have all uploaded images processed into a set format as per requirements. 

Processing of an Image

When your input image file is processed, there are certain considerations that you need to know about the output file(s) being created:

  • Your original raw file is preserved which enables you to re-use the original file to create as many multiple formats and renditions for different use-cases within the teams. This is a key requirement by organizations for a comprehensive digital asset management solution to let you manage your original assets centrally, while being able to edit, make copies, save versions and distribute them for enhanced collaboration within an enterprise.
  • The input image file is rendered in multiple output formats that can be custom-defined using Encoding Profiles in VIDIZMO, and this is covered later in the article. 
  • During processing, VIDIZMO captures information within the image (meta-data) and saves it into content attributes. These attributes are later associated with the image as custom attributes, which are then indexed against the media. These will have their own type in custom attributes called Meta-Data. You can search and access media in your portal using that meta-data such as exposure, date and time, ISO settings, etc. To learn more about search, see: How to Manage Custom Attributes and Understanding Search in VIDIZMO
  • Since media files can have a lot of attributes that may not be required for indexing or filtering such as whether the flash was on/off during capture, therefore users have the option to set which custom attributes they want to index so that they can be made searchable against the media in a portal. 

  • Similarly, the text is extracted from the image using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool and is linked to the image for enhanced searchability.
  • The default target size of the image remains the same as the source image after it has been processed. For example, if someone uploads a JPEG for 1024x820 pixels, the output image will also be rendered with the same dimensions.
  • While processing and creating various other renditions of the source file, additional information attached to the media is truncated to reduce file size and optimize workflow speed. This is why the data related to EXIF attributes in the input files can vary in comparison to the processed output renditions. However, these EXIF attributes are picked up and added in each of the content file renditions which can then be retrieved via the Media Info screen. To learn more, see: How to view Media Information.
  • There are many underlying characteristics of an image that need to be enhanced in a manner that optimizes a viewer's experience. One such attribute is the exposure and brightness of the surroundings when the image was captured. VIDIZMO allows you to pre-configure these enhancements for output image files.


Supported File Formats

VIDIZMO employs advanced processing tools to process a huge list of input file formats and render output files after processing as per user requirements.


Here is a list of supported image formats in VIDIZMO, where Modes define whether a format is supported for only Read (R) i.e. input file format, or Write (W) i.e. output file format, or Read-Write (RW) i.e. input as well as output file format.



TagModeDescriptionNotes
AAIRWAAI Dune image
ARTRWPFS: 1st PublisherFormat originally used on the Macintosh (MacPaint?) and later used for PFS: 1st Publisher clip art.
ARWRSony Digital Camera Alpha Raw Image Format
AVIRMicrosoft Audio/Visual Interleaved
AVSRWAVS X image
BPGRWBetter Portable GraphicsUse -quality to specify the image compression quality. To meet the requirements of BPG, the quality argument divided by 2 (e.g. -quality 92 assigns 46 as the BPG compression.
BMP, BMP2, BMP3RWMicrosoft Windows bitmapBy default the BMP format is version 4. Use BMP3 and BMP2 to write versions 3 and 2 respectively.
BRFWBraille Ready FormatUses juxtaposition of 6-dot braille patterns (thus 6x2 dot matrices) to reproduce images, using the BRF ASCII Braille encoding.
CALSRContinuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support Type 1 imageSpecified in MIL-R-28002 and MIL-PRF-28002. Standard blueprint archive format as used by the US military to replace microfiche.
CGMRComputer Graphics MetafileRequires ralcgm to render CGM files.
CINRWKodak Cineon Image FormatUse -set to specify the image gamma or black and white points (e.g. -set gamma 1.7, -set reference-black 95, -set reference-white 685). Properties include cin:file.create_date, cin:file.create_time, cin:file.filename, cin:file.version, cin:film.count, cin:film.format, cin:film.frame_id, cin:film.frame_position, cin:film.frame_rate, cin:film.id, cin:film.offset, cin:film.prefix, cin:film.slate_info, cin:film.type, cin:image.label, cin:origination.create_date, cin:origination.create_time, cin:origination.device, cin:origination.filename, cin:origination.model, cin:origination.serial, cin:origination.x_offset, cin:origination.x_pitch, cin:origination.y_offset, cin:origination.y_pitch, cin:user.data.
CIPWCisco IP phone image format
CMYKRWRaw cyan, magenta, yellow, and black samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
CMYKARWRaw cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and alpha samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
CR2RCanon Digital Camera Raw Image FormatRequires an explicit image format otherwise the image is interpreted as a TIFF image (e.g. cr2:image.cr2).
CRWRCanon Digital Camera Raw Image Format
CUBERCube Color lookup table converted to a HALD imageSelect levels like this: cube:Vibrant.cube[8] for level 8
CURRMicrosoft Cursor Icon
CUTRDR Halo
DCMRDigital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) imageUsed by the medical community for images like X-rays. ImageMagick sets the initial display range based on the Window Center (0028,1050) and Window Width (0028,1051) tags. Use -define dcm:display-range=reset to set the display range to the minimum and maximum pixel values. Use -define dcm:rescale=true to enable interpretation of the rescale slope and intercept settings in the file. Use -define dcm:window=centerXwidth to override the center and width settings in the file with your own values.
DCRRKodak Digital Camera Raw Image File
DCXRWZSoft IBM PC multi-page Paintbrush image
DDSRWMicrosoft Direct Draw SurfaceUse -define to specify the compression (e.g. -define dds:compression={dxt1, dxt5, none}). Other defines include dds:cluster-fit={true,false}, dds:weight-by-alpha={true,false}, dds:fast-mipmaps={true,false}, and use dds:mipmaps to set the number of mipmaps (use fromlist to use the image list).
DIBRWMicrosoft Windows Device Independent BitmapDIB is a BMP file without the BMP header. Used to support embedded images in compound formats like WMF.
DJVUR

DNGRDigital NegativeRequires an explicit image format otherwise the image is interpreted as a TIFF image (e.g. dng:image.dng).
DOTRGraph VisualizationUse -define to specify the layout engine (e.g. -define dot:layout-engine=twopi).
DPXRWSMPTE Digital Moving Picture Exchange 2.0 (SMPTE 268M-2003)Use -set to specify the image gamma or black and white points (e.g. -set gamma 1.7, -set reference-black 95, -set reference-white 685).
EMFRMicrosoft Enhanced Metafile (32-bit)Only available under Microsoft Windows. Use -size command line option to specify the maximum width and height.
EPDFRWEncapsulated Portable Document Format
EPIRWAdobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange formatRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPSRWAdobe Encapsulated PostScriptRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPS2WAdobe Level II Encapsulated PostScriptRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPS3WAdobe Level III Encapsulated PostScriptRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPSFRWAdobe Encapsulated PostScriptRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPSIRWAdobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange formatRequires Ghostscript to read.
EPTRWAdobe Encapsulated PostScript Interchange format with TIFFpreviewRequires Ghostscript to read.
EXRRWHigh dynamic-range (HDR) file format developed by Industrial Light & MagicSee High Dynamic-Range Images for details on this image format. To specify the output color type, use -define exr:color-type={RGB,RGBA,YC,YCA,Y,YA,R,G,B,A}. Use -sampling-factor to specify the sampling rate for YC(A) (e.g. >2x2 or 4:2:0). Requires the OpenEXR delegate library.
FAXRWGroup 3 TIFFThis format is a fixed width of 1728 as required by the standard. See TIFF format. Note that FAX machines use non-square pixels which are 1.5 times wider than they are tall but computer displays use square pixels so FAX images may appear to be narrow unless they are explicitly resized using a resize specification of 100x150%.
FIGRFIG graphics formatRequires TransFig.
FITSRWFlexible Image Transport SystemTo specify a single-precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 64 for a double-precision floating-point format.
FPXRWFlashPix FormatFlashPix has the option to store mega- and giga-pixel images at various resolutions in a single file which permits conservative bandwidth and fast reveal times when displayed within a Web browser. Requires the FlashPix SDK. Specify the FlashPix viewing parameters with the -define fpx:view.
GIFRWCompuServe Graphics Interchange Format8-bit RGB PseudoColor with up to 256 palette entries. Specify the formatGIF87 to write the older version 87a of the format. Use -transparent-color to specify the GIF transparent color (e.g. -transparent-color wheat).
GPLTRGnuplot plot filesRequires gnuplot4.0.tar.Z or later.
GRAYRWRaw gray samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
GRAYARWRaw gray and alpha samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
HDRRWRadiance RGBE image format
HDRRWRadiance RGBE image format
HEICRApple High efficiency Image FormatHEIC requires the libheif delegate library.
HPGLRHP-GL plotter languageRequires hp2xx-3.4.4.tar.gz
HRZRWSlow Scane TeleVision
HTMLRWHypertext Markup Language with a client-side image mapAlso known as HTM. Requires html2ps to read.
ICORMicrosoft iconAlso known as ICON.
INFOWFormat and characteristics of the image
ISOBRLWISO/TR 11548-1 BRaiLleUses juxtaposition of 8-dot braille patterns (thus 8x2 dot matrices) to reproduce images, using the ISO/TR 11548-1 Braille encoding.
ISOBRL6WISO/TR 11548-1 BRaiLle 6 dotsUses juxtaposition of 6-dot braille patterns (thus 6x2 dot matrices) to reproduce images, using the ISO/TR 11548-1 Braille encoding.
JBIGRWJoint Bi-level Image experts Group file interchange formatAlso known as BIE andJBG. Requires jbigkit-1.6.tar.gz.
JNGRWMultiple-image Network GraphicsJPEG in a PNG-style wrapper with transparency. Requires libjpeg and libpng-1.0.11 or later, libpng-1.2.5 or later recommended.
JP2RWJPEG-2000 JP2 File Format SyntaxSpecify the encoding options with the -define option. See JP2 Encoding Options for more details.
JPTRWJPEG-2000 Code Stream SyntaxSpecify the encoding options with the -define option See JP2 Encoding Options for more details.
J2CRWJPEG-2000 Code Stream SyntaxSpecify the encoding options with the -define option See JP2 Encoding Options for more details.
J2KRWJPEG-2000 Code Stream SyntaxSpecify the encoding options with the -define option See JP2 Encoding Options for more details.
JPEGRWJoint Photographic Experts Group JFIF formatNote, JPEG is a lossy compression. In addition, you cannot create black and white images with JPEG nor can you save transparency.

Requires jpegsrc.v8c.tar.gz. You can set quality scaling for luminance and chrominance separately (e.g. -quality 90,70). You can optionally define the DCT method, for example to specify the float method, use -define jpeg:dct-method=float. By default we compute optimal Huffman coding tables. Specify -define jpeg:optimize-coding=false to use the default Huffman tables. Two other options include -define jpeg:block-smoothing and -define jpeg:fancy-upsampling. Set the sampling factor with -define jpeg:sampling-factor. You can size the image withjpeg:size, for example -define jpeg:size=128x128. To restrict the maximum file size, use jpeg:extent, for example -define jpeg:extent=400KB. To define one or more custom quantization tables, use -define jpeg:q-table=filename. These values are multiplied by -quality argument divided by 100.0. To avoid reading a particular associated image profile, use -define profile:skip=name (e.g. profile:skip=ICC).
JXRRWJPEG extended rangeRequires the jxrlib delegate library. Put the JxrDecApp and JxrEncApp applications in your execution path.
JSONWJavaScript Object Notation, a lightweight data-interchange formatInclude additional attributes about the image with these defines: -define json:locate, -define json:limit, -define json:moments, or -define json:features.
MANRUnix reference manual pagesRequires that GNU groff and Ghostcript are installed.
MATRMATLAB image format
MIFFRWMagick image file formatThis format persists all image attributes known to ImageMagick. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
MONORWBi-level bitmap in least-significant-byte first order
MNGRWMultiple-image Network GraphicsA PNG-like Image Format Supporting Multiple Images, Animation and Transparent JPEG. Requires libpng-1.0.11 or later, libpng-1.2.5 or later recommended. An interframe delay of 0 generates one frame with each additional layer composited on top. For motion, be sure to specify a non-zero delay.
M2VRWMotion Picture Experts Group file interchange format (version 2)Requires VIDIZMO Encoder.
MPEGRWMotion Picture Experts Group file interchange format (version 1)Requires VIDIZMO Encoder.
MPCRWMagick Persistent Cache image file formatThe most efficient data processing pattern is a write-once, read-many-times pattern. The image is generated or copied from source, then various analyses are performed on the image pixels over time. MPC supports this pattern. MPC is the native in-memory ImageMagick uncompressed file format. This file format is identical to that used by ImageMagick to represent images in memory and is read by mapping the file directly into memory. The MPC format is not portable and is not suitable as an archive format. It is suitable as an intermediate format for high-performance image processing. The MPC format requires two files to support one image. Image attributes are written to a file with the extension .mpc, whereas, image pixels are written to a file with the extension .cache.
MPRRWMagick Persistent RegistryThis format permits you to write to and read images from memory. The image persists until the program exits. For example, let's use the MPR to create a checkerboard:
convert \( -size 15x15 canvas:black canvas:white -append \) \  \( +clone -flip \) +append -write mpr:checkers +delete \  -size 240x240 tile:mpr:checkers board.png
MRWRSony (Minolta) Raw Image File
MSLRWMagick Scripting LanguageMSL is the XML-based scripting language supported by the conjure utility. MSL requires the libxml2 delegate library.
MTVRWMTV Raytracing image format
MVGRWMagick Vector Graphics.The native ImageMagick vector metafile format. A text file containing vector drawing commands accepted by convert's -draw option.
NEFRNikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File
ORFROlympus Digital Camera Raw Image File
OTBRWOn-the-air Bitmap
P7RWXv's Visual Schnauzer thumbnail format
PALMRWPalm pixmap
PAMWCommon 2-dimensional bitmap format
CLIPBOARDRWWindows ClipboardOnly available under Microsoft Windows.
PBMRWPortable bitmap format (black and white)
PCDRWPhoto CDThe maximum resolution written is 768x512 pixels since larger images require huffman compression (which is not supported). Use -bordercolor to specify the border color (e.g. -bordercolor black).
PCDSRWPhoto CDDecode with the sRGB color tables.
PCLWHP Page Control LanguageUse -define to specify fit to page option (e.g. -define pcl:fit-to-page=true).
PCXRWZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush file
PDBRWPalm Database ImageViewer Format
PDFRWPortable Document FormatRequires Ghostscript to read. By default, ImageMagick sets the page size to the MediaBox. Some PDF files, however, have a CropBox or TrimBox that is smaller than the MediaBox and may include white space, registration or cutting marks outside the CropBox or TrimBox. To force ImageMagick to use the CropBox or TrimBox rather than the MediaBox, use -define (e.g. -define pdf:use-cropbox=true or -define pdf:use-trimbox=true). Use -density to improve the appearance of your PDF rendering (e.g. -density 300x300). Use -alpha remove to remove transparency. To specify direct conversion from Postscript to PDF, use -define delegate:bimodel=true. Use >-define pdf:fit-page=true to scale to the page size. To immediately stop processing upon an error, set-define pdf:stop-on-error to true. To set the page direction preferences to right-to-left, try -define pdf:page-direction=right-to-left.
PEFRPentax Electronic FileRequires an explicit image format otherwise the image is interpreted as a TIFF image (e.g. pef:image.pef).
PESREmbrid Embroidery Format
PFARPostscript Type 1 font (ASCII)Opening as file returns a preview image.
PFBRPostscript Type 1 font (binary)Opening as file returns a preview image.
PFMRWPortable float map format
PGMRWPortable graymap format (gray scale)
PICONRWPersonal Icon
PICTRWApple Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT file
PIXRAlias/Wavefront RLE image format
PNGRWPortable Network GraphicsRequires libpng-1.0.11 or later, libpng-1.2.5 or later recommended. The PNG specification does not support pixels-per-inch units, only pixels-per-centimeter. To avoid reading a particular associated image profile, use -define profile:skip=name(e.g. profile:skip=ICC).
PNG8RWPortable Network Graphics8-bit indexed with optional binary transparency
PNG00RWPortable Network GraphicsPNG inheriting subformat from original if possible
PNG24RWPortable Network Graphicsopaque or binary transparent 24-bit RGB
PNG32RWPortable Network Graphicsopaque or transparent 32-bit RGBA
PNG48RWPortable Network Graphicsopaque or binary transparent 48-bit RGB
PNG64RWPortable Network Graphicsopaque or transparent 64-bit RGB
PNMRWPortable anymapPNM is a family of formats supporting portable bitmaps (PBM) , graymaps (PGM), and pixmaps (PPM). There is no file format associated with pnm itself. If PNM is used as the output format specifier, then ImageMagick automagically selects the most appropriate format to represent the image. The default is to write the binary version of the formats. Use -compress none to write the ASCII version of the formats.
PPMRWPortable pixmap format (color)
PSRWAdobe PostScript fileRequires Ghostscript to read. To force ImageMagick to respect the crop box, use -define (e.g. >-define eps:use-cropbox=true). Use -density to improve the appearance of your Postscript rendering (e.g. -density 300x300). Use -alpha remove to remove transparency. To specify direct conversion from PDF to Postscript, use -define delegate:bimodel=true.
PS2RWAdobe Level II PostScript fileRequires Ghostscript to read.
PS3RWAdobe Level III PostScript fileRequires Ghostscript to read.
PSBRWAdobe Large Document Format
PSDRWAdobe Photoshop bitmap fileUse -define psd:alpha-unblend=off to disable alpha blenning in the merged image. Use -define psd:additional-info=all|selective to transfer additional information from the input PSD file to output PSD file. The 'selective' option will preserve all additional information that is not related to the geometry of the image. The 'all' option should only be used when the geometry of the image has not been changed. This option is helpful when transferring non-simple layers, such as adjustment layers from the input PSD file to the output PSD file. This define is available as of Imagemagick version 6.9.5-8. Use -define psd:preserve-opacity-mask=true to preserve the opacity mask of a layer and add it back to the layer when the image is saved.
PTIFRWPyramid encoded TIFFMulti-resolution TIFF containing successively smaller versions of the image down to the size of an icon.
PWPRSeattle File Works multi-image file
RADRRadiance image fileRequires that ra_ppm from the Radiance software package be installed.
RAFRFuji CCD-RAW Graphic File
RGBRWRaw red, green, and blue samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
RGBARWRaw red, green, blue, and alpha samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. To specify a single precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point. Set the depth to 32 for single precision floats, 64 for double precision, and 16 for half-precision.
RGFRWLEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot Graphics File
RLARAlias/Wavefront image file
RLERUtah Run length encoded image file
SCTRScitex Continuous Tone Picture
SFWRSeattle File Works image
SGIRWIrix RGB image
SHTMLWHypertext Markup Language client-side image mapUsed to write HTML clickable image maps based on a the output of montage or a format which supports tiled images such as MIFF.
SID, MrSIDRMultiresolution seamless imageRequires the mrsidgeodecode command line utility that decompresses MG2 or MG3 SID image files.
SPARSE-COLORWRaw text fileFormat compatible with the -sparse-color option. Lists only non-fully-transparent pixels.
SUNRWSUN Rasterfile
SVGRWScalable Vector GraphicsImageMagick utilizes inkscape if its in your execution path otherwise RSVG. If neither are available, ImageMagick reverts to its internal SVG renderer. The default resolution is 96 DPI. Use -size command line option to specify the maximum width and height.
TEXTRtext fileRequires an explicit format specifier to read, e.g. text:README.txt.
TGARWTruevision Targa imageAlso known as formats ICB , VDA , and VST .
TIFFRWTagged Image File FormatAlso known as TIF. Requires tiff-v3.6.1.tar.gz or later. Use -define to specify the rows per strip (e.g. -define tiff:rows-per-strip=8). To define the tile geometry, use for example, -define tiff:tile-geometry=128x128. To specify a signed format, use -define quantum:format=signed . To specify a single-precision floating-point format, use -define quantum:format=floating-point . Set the depth to 64 for a double-precision floating-point format. Use -define quantum:polarity=min-is-black or -define quantum:polarity=min-is-white toggle the photometric interpretation for a bilevel image. Specify the extra samples as associated or unassociated alpha with, for example, -define tiff:alpha=unassociated. Set the fill order with -define tiff:fill-order=msb|lsb. Set the TIFF endianess with -define tiff:endian=msb|lsb. Use -define tiff:exif-properties=false to skip reading the EXIF properties. You can set a number of TIFF software attributes including document name, host computer, artist, timestamp, make, model, software, and copyright. For example, -set tiff:software "My Company". If you want to ignore certain TIFF tags, use this option: -define tiff:ignore-tags=comma-separated-list-of-tag-IDs. Since version 6.9.1-4 there is support for reading photoshop layers in TIFF files, this can be disabled with -define tiff:ignore-layers=true>
TIMRPSX TIM file
TTFRTrueType font fileRequires freetype 2. Opening as file returns a preview image. Use -set if you do not want to hint glyph outlines after their scaling to device pixels (e.g. -set type:hinting off).
TXTRWRaw text fileUse -define to specify the color compliance (e.g. -define txt:compliance=css).
UBRLWUnicode BRaiLleUses juxtaposition of 8-dot braille patterns (thus 8x2 dot matrices) to reproduce images, using the Unicode Braille encoding.
UBRL6WUnicode BRaiLle 6 dotsUses juxtaposition of 6-dot braille patterns (thus 6x2 dot matrices) to reproduce images, using the Unicode Braille encoding.
UILWX-Motif UIL table
UYVYRWInterleaved YUV raw imageUse -size and -depth command line options to specify width and height. Use -sampling-factor to set the desired subsampling (e.g. -sampling-factor 4:2:2).
VICARRWVICAR rasterfile format
VIFFRWKhoros Visualization Image File Format
WBMPRWWireless bitmapSupport for uncompressed monochrome only.
WDPRWJPEG extended rangeRequires the jxrlib delegate library. Put the JxrDecApp and JxrEncApp applications in your execution path.
WEBPRWWeppy image formatRequires the WEBP delegate library. Specify the encoding options with the -defineoption See WebP Encoding Options for more details.
WMFRWindows MetafileRequires libwmf. By default, renders WMF files using the dimensions specified by the metafile header. Use the -density option to adjust the output resolution, and thereby adjust the output size. The default output resolution is 72DPI so -density 144 results in an image twice as large as the default. Use -background color to specify the WMF background color (default white) or -texture filename to specify a background texture image.
WPGRWord Perfect Graphics File
XRWdisplay or import an image to or from an X11 serverUse -define to obtain the image from the root window (e.g. -define x:screen=true). Set x:silent=trueto turn off the beep when importing an image.
XBMRWX Windows system bitmap, black and white onlyUsed by the X Windows System to store monochrome icons.
XCFRGIMP image
XPMRWX Windows system pixmapAlso known as PM. Used by the X Windows System to store color icons.
XWDRWX Windows system window dumpUsed by the X Windows System to save/display screen dumps.
X3FRSigma Camera RAW Picture File
YCbCrRWRaw Y, Cb, and Cr samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth.
YCbCrARWRaw Y, Cb, Cr, and alpha samplesUse -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth.
YUVRWCCIR 601 4:1:1Use -size and -depth command line options to specify width, height, and depth. Use -sampling-factor to set the desired subsampling (e.g. -sampling-factor 4:2:2).



We support a number of other image format specifications which refer to images prepared via an algorithm, or input/output targets. The following table lists these pseudo-image formats:


TagModeDescriptionNotes
CANVASRCanvas image of specified colorUseful to create solid color canvas images. Use -size and -depth to specify the image width, height, and depth. Example canvas color specifications include canvas:red and canvas:#FF0000
If no color is specified a 'white' canvas image is generated. If no -size is specified a single pixel image of the specified color is generated.
CAPTIONRImage caption
CLIPRWClip path of image
CLIPBOARDRWWindows ClipboardOnly available under Microsoft Windows.
FRACTALRPlasma fractal image
GRADIENTRGradual passing from one shade to anotherReturns a rendered linear top-to-bottom gradient image using the specified image size.
HALDRIdentity Hald CLUT ImageSelect levels like this: hald:[8] for level 8.
HISTOGRAMWHistogram of the imageThe histogram includes the unique colors of the image as an image comment. If you have no need for the unique color list, use -define histogram:unique-colors=false to forego this expensive operation.
INLINERWBase64-encoded inline imageThe inline image look similar to inline:data:;base64,/9j/4AAQSk...knrn//2Q==. If the inline image exceeds 5000 characters, reference it from a file (e.g. inline:inline.txt). You can also write a base64-encoded image. Embed the mime type in the filename, for example, convert myimage inline:jpeg:myimage.txt .
LABELRText image formatSpecify the desired text as the filename (e.g. label:"This a label").
MAPRWColormap intensities and indicesSet -depth to set the sample size of the intensities; indices are 16-bit if colors > 256.
MASKRWImage mask
MATTEWMATTE formatWrite only.
NULLRWNULL imageUseful for creating blank tiles with montage (use NULL:). Also useful as an output format when evaluating image read performance.
PANGORImage captionYou can configure the caption layout with these defines: >-define pango:auto-dir=true/false,-define pango:ellipsize=start/middle/end, -define pango:gravity-hint=natural/strong/line, -define pango:hinting=none/auto/full, -define pango:indent= points, -define pango:justify= true/false, -define pango:language= en_US/etc, -define pango:markup= true/false, -define pango:single-paragraph= true/false, -define pango:wrap= word/char/word-char and -define pango:align= left/center/right.
PLASMARPlasma fractal image
PREVIEWWShow a preview an image enhancement, effect, or f/xCreates a preview montage of images prepared over a parametric range in order to assist with parameter selection. Specify the desired preview type via the -preview option).
PRINTWSend image to your computer printerUnix users may set the PRINTER (for 'lpr') or LPDEST (for 'lp') environment variables to select the desired printer.
SCANRImport image from a scanner deviceRequires SANE Specify the device name and path as the filename (e.g. scan:'hpaio:/usb/Officejet_6200_series?serial=CN4ATCE3G20453' ).
RADIAL_GRADIENTRGradual radial passing from one shade to anotherReturns a rendered radial top-to-bottom gradient image using the specified image size.
SCANXRImport image from the default scanner device
SCREENSHOTRan image that shows the contents of a computer display
STEGANORSteganographic imageUse -size command line option to specify width, height, and offset of the steganographic image
TILERTiled imageCreate a tiled version of an image at by tiling a image. Use -size to specify the tiled image size. Tiles are composited on an image background and therefore is responsive to the -compose option. The image is specified similar to TILE:image.miff .
UNIQUEWWrite only unique pixels to the image file.
VIDRWVisual Image DirectoryUsed to create a thumbnailed directory (tiled thumbnails) of a set of images which may be used to select images to view via the display program, or saved to a MIFF or SHTML file.
WINRWSelect image from or display image to your computer screenOnly supported under Microsoft Windows.
XRWSelect image from or display image to your X server screenAlso see the import and display programs.
XCRCanvas image of specified colorAn backward compatible alias for the ' canvas: ' pseudo-file format, used to create a solid color canvas image.



Encoding Profiles

To provide greater flexibility and ease of processing, VIDIZMO processes images on the basis of which Encoding Profiles have been enabled on your portal.

Encoding profiles constitute a group of settings or configuration parameters that help determine the input/output formats of the file along with other key characteristics such as hues and depth of an image. To learn more about them, see: Understanding Encoding Profiles.


These Encoding Profiles are modifiable by the users with the added ability to create their own profiles and obtain as many renditions of an input image file as per organizational requirements.

A sample encoding profile would look like this, allowing users to define parameters like width, height, output format, image sharpening, quality, depth, etc.

{ 

"width": 1280,  

"height": 720,     

"convertTo": {   "extension": "png"    },     

"trim": false,     

"sharpen": true,     

"quality": 100,     

"depth" : 8  

} 

These parameters greatly help you custom-pick characteristics and attributes that you would want your output file to contain, which not only allows you to view your image after upload but transform it completely as per your requirements. For instance: 

  • You can set "convertTo":{ "extension":"jpeg" } for retrieving an image with a jpeg extension.
  • The digits you define as width and height become the pixels to size of your output image accordingly.
  • Trim parameters helps you automate trimming the edges of a frame for blurred-out ends, while sharpen, if set true, visibly makes your picture clearer with more attention to detail.
  • Where the value "100" is the optimum quality for an image, the standard high quality would be around 85 and the minimum lowest quality would be 0. This can vary depending upon the use of the image and the storage considerations that follow in the case of large files.
  • Similarly, depth helps you define the hues of the image and their intensity. It is the amount of color information in each image pixel.  An image with a bit depth of 1 means each pixel in the image can either be black or white, as the pixel can only contain 2 values (1 bit is either "on" or "off"). As the bit depth of an image increases, the colors each pixel can contain increases. The optimal depth for an image is 8, which means 8 bits to define one pixel of an image. This gives us a huge palette of possibilities for our image, and helps enhance its color scheme.



Contributions were made by Perwasha Khan & Sarah Hussain.

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