Re: How to rename a long list of photo filenames?

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Deepak Saxena
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: How to rename a long list of photo filenames?
On Nov 08 2005, at 21:31, Alan Dayley was caught saying:
> Anyway, my question that came up from the above comments is not
> answered. Do the convert or mogrify commands maintain portrait and
> landscape orientation?
>
> "Picture" this situation: I have a directory with 1 2272x1704 pixel
> photos and 1 in rotated portrait orientation, 1704x2272. What will
> - -resize 320x240 options result in? I tested a bit!
>
> - -resize 320x240 ---> landscape 320x240, portrait 180x240
> - -resize 240x320 ---> landscape 240x180, portrait 320x240
>
> So, either the resize has to be done before the rotation or the script
> needs to be smart enough to detect the portrait rotated images and
> change the resize option. That makes the script more complex.


Odd. I've been using a similar script to resize photos for sometime
and not run into this issue (and i take lots of photos on both
orientations).

Version?

[692]omelas(~)> convert -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.2.3 08/08/05 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2005 ImageMagick Studio LLC


~Deepak

--
Deepak Saxena - - http://www.plexity.net

When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully
conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than
an individual. - Frank Herbert
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list -
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss