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Batch Resize Image Script

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 by digitalpeer

#!/bin/sh

for file in *.JPG 
do 
	echo "Resizing file $file ..."
	convert -resize 640x480 $file $file 
done

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Comment Friday, August 5, 2005 by anonymous

Great. Nice and easy. Thanks. I added quotes to fix spaces in filenames:
convert -resize 640x480 "$file" "$file"

Comment Tuesday, January 16, 2007 by RJ

Never knew convert command existed. I have LOTS of images to be reduced in size. Thanks cause you lead me to the convert.

Comment Tuesday, August 14, 2007 by by rince

Hi, thanks for this script...
Is it possible to just convert one file in het current directory, instead of *.JPG?

I'm kinda new at this... i would like to use it as convert script for xfce's Thunar (custom actions)

thx

Comment Friday, September 21, 2007 by luziy

whoaaa command not found

Comment Saturday, May 31, 2008 by anonymous

well, it only works if convert is installed on your system...