There are hundreds of different image formats. They are split into two different categories. Vector graphics and Raster graphics
Contents
List of common image formats
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Conversion Software
- ghostscript: http://ghostscript.com/
- skencil: http://www.skencil.org/
- pstoedit: http://www.pstoedit.net/
- png2ico: http://www.winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/
- libicns: http://icns.sourceforge.net/
- inkscape: http://www.inkscape.org/
- imagemagick: http://www.imagemagick.org
- Able Batch Converter:http://www.sharewareguide.net/Utilities/File-Disk-Management/able-batch-converter.html
Raster to Raster Conversion
Imagemagick Convert
- Supported Conversions
| JPG to PNG | PNG to JPG |
| PNG to BMP | BMP to PNG |
| PNG to GIF | GIF to PNG |
| PNG to TIFF | TIFF to PNG |
| many more |
- Full list of convertable format
- R means Imagemagick can only read that format, it can not convert to that format
- RW means Imagemagick can read that format, and can convert to that format
- Requirements
- imagemagick
non utile cazzo
- Requirements
- png2ico
- commands
- png2ico FILE_IN.png FILE_OUT.ico
PNG to ICNS
- Requirements
- libicns
- commands
- png2icns FILE_IN.png FILE_OUT.icns
Vector to Vector Conversion
EPS to SVG
- Requirements
- ghostscript
- skencil
- pstoedit
- commands
- eps2eps -dNOCACHE FILE_IN.eps temp1.eps
- pstoedit -f sk temp.eps temp.sk
- skconvert temp.sk FILE_OUT.svg
- Script
SVG to EPS
- Requirements
- commands
- inkscape -f FILE_IN.svg -E FILE_OUT.eps
SVG to PDF
- Requirements
- commands
- inkscape -f FILE_IN.svg -A FILE_OUT.pdf
EPS to SK
- Requirements
- ghostscript
- pstoedit
- commands
- eps2eps -dNOCACHE FILE_IN.eps temp1.eps
- pstoedit -f sk temp.eps FILE_OUT.sk
Vector to Raster Conversion
SVG to PNG
- Requirements
- commands
- inkscape -f FILE_IN.svg -w 256 -h 256 -e FILE_OUT.png
- for a png width=256, height=256
