### ImageMagick 6.0.0: Installing ImageMagick Binaries

This file documents how to use the binary distribution packages built by ImageMagick Studio LLC, and found in the ImageMagick 'binaries' subdirectory of ImageMagick ftp sites. Those who want to build ImageMagick from source code should refer to the file README.txt in the ImageMagick source package or http://www.imagemagick.org/www/install.html on the web.

Unix/Linux/Darwin/Cygwin/MinGW Install:

Download the appropriate binary from

         ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries

Create (or choose) a directory to install the package into and change to that directory, for example:

         cd $HOME

Extract the contents of the package using the command

         gzip -dc /path/to/package.tar.gz | tar -xf -

If the 'bin' subdirectory of the extracted package is not already in your executable search path, add it to your PATH environment variable. For example

         export PATH; PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick/bin:$PATH"

Set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable to the path where you extracted the ImageMagick files. For example

         export MAGICK_HOME="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.0.0"

On Linux and Solaris machines you probably will need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:

         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/ImageMagick-6.0.0/lib"

Now, test ImageMagick to see if it is working

         convert logo: logo.gif
         display logo.gif

Additional Information

        Environment Variables:

         In addition to the MAGICK_HOME environment variable defined above, you may
         find these variables useful:

           MAGICK_HOME             path to ImageMagick installation directory
           TMPDIR                  path to store temporary files
           LD_LIBRARY_PATH         path to libMagick.so and other libraries

        Configuration Files

          ImageMagick depends on a number of external configuration files which
          include colors.mgk, delegates.mgk, magic.mgk, coder.mgk, and others.
          ImageMagick searches for configuration files in the following order, and
          loads them if found:

              $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH
              $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/config
              $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.0.0/config
              $HOME/.magick/
              <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/
              <current directory>/

        Font Files

          ImageMagick is able to load raw TrueType and Postscript font files.  It
          searches for the font configuration file, type.mgk, in the following
          order, and loads them if found:

              $MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH
              $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/config
              $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.0.0/config
              $HOME/.magick/
              <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/
              <current directory>/
              $MAGICK_FONT_PATH

        Module Files

          ImageMagick's file format support is usually provided in the form of
          loadable modules. It searches for loadable modules in the following order
          and it uses the first match found:

              <current directory>/
              $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/modules-Q16/coders/
              $HOME/.magick/
              <client path>/../lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/modules-Q16/coders/

              $MAGICK_HOME/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/modules-Q16/coders
              $MAGICK_HOME/share/ImageMagick-6.0.0/modules-Q16/coders
              $HOME/.magick/
              <client path>/lib/ImageMagick-6.0.0/modules-Q16/coders
              <current directory>/

XP, Win2K, WinME, NT, Win98, Win95 Install:

Download one of

          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.0.0-Q16-windows-dll.exe
          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.0.0-Q16-windows-static.exe
          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.0.0-Q8-windows-dll.exe
          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-6.0.0-Q8-windows-static.exe

and execute it (or "open" it from your browser) to start the installation program.

Once ImageMagick is installed, Select Start->Programs->Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window type

          convert logo: logo.gif
          imdisplay logo.gif

If you have an X11 server, from the Command Prompt window type

          set DISPLAY=:0
          display

MAC Install:

Download

          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-powerpc-apple-mac9.2.sit

            or

          ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/binaries/ImageMagick-powerpc-apple-darwin7.2.0.tar.gz

and double click on it to extract the distribution. Move to the ImageMagick folder and double click on the convert program icon. Next, type

          -verbose logo: logo.jpg

in the command window and choose File->Quit to exit.

VMS Install:

Type

          unzip ImageMagick.zip
          set default [.imagemagick]
          @make
          identify -verbose logo:

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