---
name: "composite.im6"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "imagemagick"
version: "8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/composite.im6"
---

# composite.im6(1)

overlaps one image over another.

## NAME

composite -  overlaps one image over another.

## SYNOPSIS

- **composite** **\[** *options* **... \]** *change-file base-file* **\[** *mask-file* **\]** *output-image*

  ## OVERVIEW

The **composite** program is a member of the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) suite of tools.  Use it to overlap one image over another.

For more information about the composite command, point your browser to file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick/www/composite.html or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/composite.php.

## DESCRIPTION

Image Settings:\
   \-affine matrix       affine transform matrix\
   \-authenticate value  decrypt image with this password\
   \-blue-primary point  chromaticity blue primary point\
   \-channel type        apply option to select image channels\
   \-colorspace type     alternate image colorspace\
   \-comment string      annotate image with comment\
   \-compose operator    composite operator\
   \-compress type       type of pixel compression when writing the image\
   \-decipher filename   convert cipher pixels to plain pixels\
   \-define format:option\
                        define one or more image format options\
   \-depth value         image depth\
   \-density geometry    horizontal and vertical density of the image\
   \-display server      get image or font from this X server\
   \-dispose method      layer disposal method\
   \-dither method       apply error diffusion to image\
   \-encipher filename   convert plain pixels to cipher pixels\
   \-encoding type       text encoding type\
   \-endian type         endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image\
   \-filter type         use this filter when resizing an image\
   \-font name           render text with this font\
   \-format "string"     output formatted image characteristics\
   \-gravity type        which direction to gravitate towards\
   \-green-primary point chromaticity green primary point\
   \-interlace type      type of image interlacing scheme\
   \-interpolate method  pixel color interpolation method\
   \-label string        assign a label to an image\
   \-limit type value    pixel cache resource limit\
   \-matte               store matte channel if the image has one\
   \-monitor             monitor progress\
   \-page geometry       size and location of an image canvas (setting)\
   \-pointsize value     font point size\
   \-quality value       JPEG/MIFF/PNG compression level\
   \-quiet               suppress all warning messages\
   \-red-primary point   chromaticity red primary point\
   \-regard-warnings     pay attention to warning messages\
   \-sampling-factor geometry\
                        horizontal and vertical sampling factor\
   \-scene value         image scene number\
   \-seed value          seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers\
   \-size geometry       width and height of image\
   \-support factor      resize support: \> 1.0 is blurry, \< 1.0 is sharp\
   \-synchronize         synchronize image to storage device\
   \-taint               declare the image as modified\
   \-transparent-color color\
                        transparent color\
   \-treedepth value     color tree depth\
   \-tile                repeat composite operation across and down image\
   \-units type          the units of image resolution\
   \-verbose             print detailed information about the image\
   \-virtual-pixel method\
                        virtual pixel access method\
   \-white-point point   chromaticity white point

Image Operators:\
   \-blend geometry      blend images\
   \-colors value        preferred number of colors in the image\
   \-displace geometry   shift image pixels defined by a displacement map\
   \-dissolve value      dissolve the two images a given percent\
   \-extract geometry    extract area from image\
   \-geometry geometry   location of the composite image\
   \-identify            identify the format and characteristics of the image\
   \-monochrome          transform image to black and white\
   \-negate              replace each pixel with its complementary color \
   \-profile filename    add ICM or IPTC information profile to image\
   \-quantize colorspace reduce colors in this colorspace\
   \-repage geometry     size and location of an image canvas (operator)\
   \-rotate degrees      apply Paeth rotation to the image\
   \-resize geometry     resize the image\
   \-sharpen geometry    sharpen the image\
   \-stegano offset      hide watermark within an image\
   \-stereo              combine two image to create a stereo anaglyph\
   \-strip               strip image of all profiles and comments\
   \-thumbnail geometry  create a thumbnail of the image\
   \-transform           affine transform image\
   \-type type           image type\
   \-unsharp geometry    sharpen the image\
   \-watermark geometry  percent brightness and saturation of a watermark\
   \-write filename      write images to this file

Miscellaneous Options:\
   \-debug events        display copious debugging information\
   \-help                print program options\
   \-log format          format of debugging information\
   \-list type           print a list of supported option arguments\
   \-version             print version information

By default, the image format of \`file' is determined by its magic number.  To specify a particular image format, precede the filename with an image format name and a colon (i.e. ps:image) or specify the image type as the filename suffix (i.e. image.ps).  Specify 'file' as '-' for standard input or output.

## SEE ALSO

[ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

**Copyright (C) 1999-2012 ImageMagick Studio LLC. Additional copyrights and licenses apply to this software, see file:///usr/share/doc/imagemagick/www/license.html or http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php**