Multiple caption positioning

[RocketR]

Hello, I'm struggling with this for already 2 days and without success.

I need to create an image which contains a title on top and a block of text that fits into specified area. I create title using 'label:' and text-block using 'caption:' but I don't know how to merge these parts together. It would be great to use '-draw text' but it can't create wrapped text!

The only solution I have found is to create an empty image of required size for background. Then create separate images for title and for text. Then merge them using 'composite'. But this sounds like there are too many steps for such a simple task. Is there a better way?

[Bonzo]

Word wrap is a problem in all graphics programs.

Your solution sounds good and you can combine your background and title into one or does the title need to wordwrap?

Try:

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convert -size 100x100 -background none -fill black -font arial.ttf -pointsize 16 -gravity North caption:"Text" temp.png
convert -size 500x500 xc:lightblue -fill black -font arial.ttf -pointsize 16 -gravity North -annotate +0+0 "Title" temp.png -gravity West -composite output.png

Or:

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convert -size 500x500 xc:lightblue -fill black -font arial.ttf -pointsize 16 -gravity North -annotate +0+0 "Title" ( -size 100x100 -background none -fill white -pointsize 16 -gravity center caption:"Caption" -flatten ) -gravity West -composite output2.png

[RocketR]

Thank you, the first snippet works as expected!
The second shows some error, but it doesn't matter.

[anthony]

Have a look at Fred Weinhaus's script "autocaption"
http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/ ... /index.php
Places text automatically in a specified square size region that has the least color variation.

Though I have not tried it and his examples uses the IM cartoon logo, which does not show a lot of 'variance' to thoroughly test the script. But it does sound like what you want.

[fmw42]

also autolabel script in which you specify the color where the label or caption is to be placed and it finds the first large enough area