Converting ico files to other format many output files are created, why?

[Sandro]

Dear all,

I have a question. When I use imagemagik (Version: ImageMagick 6.6.3)
to convert ico files to other image formats I obtain many output files,
not a unique output file, for example:

convert fb.ico fb.png

it produces these 5 output files:


fb-1.png
fb-2.png
fb-3.png
fb-4.png
fb-5.png
fb-6.png
fb-7.png
fb-8.png
fb-9.png


it seems all the same image but they are different, somebody know what
is the difference? I have tried googling, but I have no find useful results.

Thanks


Sandro

[Anthony Thyssen]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:03:03 +0100
magick-users-***@imagemagick.org wrote:
| Dear all,
|
| I have a question. When I use imagemagik (Version: ImageMagick 6.6.3)
| to convert ico files to other image formats I obtain many output files,
| not a unique output file, for example:
|
| convert fb.ico fb.png
|
| it produces these 5 output files:
|
|
| fb-1.png
| fb-2.png
| fb-3.png
| fb-4.png
| fb-5.png
| fb-6.png
| fb-7.png
| fb-8.png
| fb-9.png
|
|
| it seems all the same image but they are different, somebody know what
| is the difference? I have tried googling, but I have no find useful results.
|
| Thanks

Typically they are the same image, but at different pixel sizes
(dimensions), so the using program can pick the appropriate size.


Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer ) <***@griffith.edu.au>
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