Compliments, a bug(?) and a portability question
Posted: 2010-09-12T08:05:11-07:00
ImageMagick is amazing!
I've had many serious troubles at the beginning, since the 6.6.4-0-Q16 version on the download page does not work in my AMDSempron WINXP-SP2 system (it's a bug?). But when I installed one of the earlier versions all went fine and all my efforts have been repayed.
I've spent hours trying to make the GIMP command-line batch work (without success) and in only few minutes I reached all my goals with ImageMagick. Now I can carry out the desired manipulation on a large number of files with only one mouse click and no more need for the complex debug always requested by the GIMP's scripts. Additionally I've found ImageMagick faster and with the same quality in terms of results (see for instance the IM selective-blur filter). Also, I've found in the "Usage" section of the website an invaluable source of tips and directions about graphic manipulation.
Now the question:
I'd like to use IM as a portable software, but the portable version in the download page is only for Win64. If I simply copy the IM directory from a full install of another machine I'll obtain the same result?
Thanks a lot.
I've had many serious troubles at the beginning, since the 6.6.4-0-Q16 version on the download page does not work in my AMDSempron WINXP-SP2 system (it's a bug?). But when I installed one of the earlier versions all went fine and all my efforts have been repayed.
I've spent hours trying to make the GIMP command-line batch work (without success) and in only few minutes I reached all my goals with ImageMagick. Now I can carry out the desired manipulation on a large number of files with only one mouse click and no more need for the complex debug always requested by the GIMP's scripts. Additionally I've found ImageMagick faster and with the same quality in terms of results (see for instance the IM selective-blur filter). Also, I've found in the "Usage" section of the website an invaluable source of tips and directions about graphic manipulation.
Now the question:
I'd like to use IM as a portable software, but the portable version in the download page is only for Win64. If I simply copy the IM directory from a full install of another machine I'll obtain the same result?
Thanks a lot.