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The full command: /usr/local/bin/convert \("<src file name>" -resize 500x\) \ \( -size '470x60' -background '#0000' -font Impact -stroke '#000C' -strokewidth 6 caption:"<caption here>" \) \ -gravity north -geometry +0-15 -composite \( -size '470x60' -background '#0000' -font Impact -stroke none ...

The new syntax fails to generate an image at all. Here is the url but I've set it to simply output the command for now. http://kaptionking.com/media/gm/mid/49/kid/210 This is the page on the site. I want to be able to generate an image for any caption on demand. http://kaptionking.com/media/p/id/49 ...

It didn't work. I am using the following command now: /usr/local/bin/convert \("<src file name>" -resize 500x\)' \( -size '470x60' -background '#0000' -font Impact -stroke '#000C' -strokewidth 6 caption:"<caption here>" \)\ -gravity north -geometry +0-15 -composite \( -size '470x60' -background ...

I'm trying to use ImageMagick to add an auto-sizing caption to an image. However the text is too close to the bottom edge of the image. I want to move it up. I tried adding a +0+15 to the gravity option but it didn't work. Here's the command I'm using: convert -resize -500x <src file name> -size ...