Sips Command

From Luke Jackson

Summary

NAME
     sips -- scriptable image processing system.

SYNOPSIS
     sips [image-query-functions] imagefile ...
     sips [profile-query-functions] profile ...
     sips [image-modification-functions] imagefile ... [--out result-file-or-dir]
     sips [profile-modification-functions] profile ... [--out result-file-or-dir]

DESCRIPTION
     This tool is used to query or modify raster image files and ColorSync ICC profiles.  Its functionality
     can also be used through the "Image Events" AppleScript suite.

FUNCTIONS
     Profile query functions:

     -g key
     --getProperty key
           Output the property value for key to stdout.

     -X tag tagFile
     --extractTag tag tagFile
           Write a profile tag element to tagFile.

     -v
     --verify
           Verify any profile problems and log output to stdout.

     Image query functions:

     -g key
     --getProperty key
           Output the property value for key to stdout.

     -x profile
     --extractProfile profile
           Get the embedded profile from image and write it to profile.

     Profile modification functions:

     -s key value
     --setProperty key value
           Set a property value for key to value.

     -d key
     --deleteProperty key
           Remove a property value for key.

     --deleteTag tag
           Remove the tag element from a profile.

     --copyTag srcTag dstTag
           Copy the srcTag element of a profile to dstTag.

     --loadTag tag tagFile
           Set the tag element of a profile to the contents of tagFile.

     --repair
           Repair any profile problems and log output to stdout.

     Image modification functions:

     -s key value
     --setProperty key value
           Set a property value for key to value.

     -d key
     --deleteProperty key
           Remove a property value for key.

     -e profile
     --embedProfile profile
           Embed profile in image.

     -E profile
     --embedProfileIfNone profile
           Embed profile in image only if image doen't have a profile.

     -m profile
     --matchTo profile
           Color match image to profile.

     -M profile intent
     --matchToWithIntent profile intent
           Color match image to profile with rendering intent perceptual | relative | saturation | absolute.

     --deleteColorManagementProperties
           Delete color management properties in TIFF, PNG, and EXIF dictionaries.

     -r degreesCW
     --rotate degreesCW

     -f horizontal|vertical
     --flip horizontal|vertical

     -c pixelsH pixelsW
     --cropToHeightWidth pixelsH pixelsW
           Crop image to fit specified size.

     -p pixelsH pixelsW
     --padToHeightWidth pixelsH pixelsW
           Pad image with pixels to fit specified size.

     --padColor hexcolor
           Use this color when padding. White=FFFFFF, Red=FF0000, Default=Black=000000

     -z pixelsH pixelsW
     --resampleHeightWidth pixelsH pixelsW
           Resample image at specified size. Image apsect ratio may be altered.

     --resampleWidth pixelsW
           Resample image to specified width.

     --resampleHeight pixelsH
           Resample image to specified height.

     -Z pixelsWH
     --resampleHeightWidthMax pixelsWH
           Resample image so height and width aren't greater than specified size.

     -i
     --addIcon
           Add a Finder icon to image file.

OPTIONS
     The commands --getProperty, --setProperty, and --deleteProperty can use one of the following keys as a
     parameter.

     Special property keys:
     all              binary data
     allxml           binary data

     Image property keys:
     dpiHeight        float
     dpiWidth         float
     pixelHeight      integer (read-only)
     pixelWidth       integer (read-only)
     typeIdentifier   string (read-only)
     format           string jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga
     formatOptions    string default | [low|normal|high|best|<percent>] | [lzw|packbits]
     space            string (read-only)
     samplesPerPixel  integer (read-only)
     bitsPerSample    integer (read-only)
     creation         string (read-only)
     make             string
     model            string
     software         string (read-only)
     description      string
     copyright        string
     artist           string
     profile          binary data
     hasAlpha         boolean (read-only)

     Profile property keys:
     description         utf8 string
     size                integer (read-only)
     cmm                 string
     version             string
     class               string (read-only)
     space               string (read-only)
     pcs                 string (read-only)
     creation            string
     platform            string
     quality             string normal | draft | best
     deviceManufacturer  string
     deviceModel         integer
     deviceAttributes0   integer
     deviceAttributes1   integer
     renderingIntent     string perceptual | relative | saturation | absolute
     creator             string
     copyright           string
     md5                 string (read-only)

Examples

This pixel width and height for all .png files in current path:

sips -g pixelWidth -g pixelHeight *.png

Return the horizontal and vertical DPI:

sips -g dpiHeight -g dpiWidth *.jpg