issue with convert command

[dbarandiaran]

Hi all, I am using version 6.8.9-3 Q16 x86_64 on a macbook pro with OS X 10.9.4. When I try to convert a series of .eps files into a .gif file, I get the following error:

Daniels-MacBook-Pro-2:RECONST dbarandiaran$ convert *.eps animation.gif
convert: no images defined `animation.gif' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3187.

I have tried a variety of things, including putting -write before the .gif, but to no avail. Any suggestions?

[fmw42]

Can you convert one eps into a gif successfully?

[dbarandiaran]

No I cannot convert one .eps either:

Daniels-MacBook-Pro-2:RECONST dbarandiaran$ convert zero_swe_grid_1940.eps test.gif
convert: no images defined `test.gif' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3187.

[fmw42]

What do you get from

convert -version

what delegates are listed?

[dbarandiaran]

Daniels-MacBook-Pro-2:treerings dbarandiaran$ convert -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-3 Q16 x86_64 2014-06-17 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC
Delegates: bzlib jng jpeg lcms png tiff xml zlib

[fmw42]

I believe to process eps files, IM relies upon Ghostscript. So I think you need to install Ghostscript delegate library and then reinstall IM so that it finds it. If you have Ghostscript, then IM is not finding it in the location it expects to see it.

Also for processing of text, you may want to install freetype, fontconfig, lcms2 and also either rsvg or inkscape for svg files

Here is what I have. You need to at least see gslib for ghostscript.


Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-8 Q16 x86_64 2014-09-28 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC Modules
Delegates: bzlib cairo fftw fontconfig freetype gslib jbig jng jp2 jpeg lcms lqr ltdl lzma openexr png ps rsvg tiff webp x xml zlib