---
name: "gmerlin_imgconvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gmerlin"
version: "1.2.0~dfsg+1-6.1+b3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gmerlin_imgconvert"
---

# gmerlin\_imgconvert(1)

Image converter

## NAME

gmerlin\_imgconvert - Image converter

## SYNOPSIS

**gmerlin\_imgconvert** *\[-co* *options\]* *input\_image* *output\_image*

## DESCRIPTION

Image converter

## OPTIONS

- **-co** *\<options\>*

  Conversion options

**q**=\<number\> (1..5, default: 2)

Conversion Quality

Set the conversion quality for format conversions. Lower quality means more speed. Values above 3 enable slow high quality calculations.

**sm**=\<string\>

Supported strings: auto nearest bilinear quadratic cubic\_bspline cubic\_mitchell cubic\_catmull sinc\_lanczos

Default: auto

Scale mode

Choose scaling method. Auto means to choose based on the conversion quality. Nearest is fastest, Sinc with Lanczos window is slowest.

**so**=\<number\> (4..1000, default: 4)

Scale order

Order for sinc scaling

**dm**=\<string\>

Supported strings: none copy scale

Default: none

Deinterlace mode

Specify interlace mode. Higher modes are better but slower.

**ddm**=\<string\>

Supported strings: top bottom

Default: top

Drop mode

Specifies which field the deinterlacer should drop.

**fd**=\[1\|0\] (default: 0)

Force deinterlacing

Force deinterlacing if you want progressive output and the input format pretends to be progressive also.

## GENERIC OPTIONS

The following generic options are available for all gmerlin applications

- **-help**

  Print this help message and exit

- **-help-man**

  Print this help message as a manual page and exit

- **-help-texi**

  Print this help message in texinfo format and exit

- **-version**

  Print version info and exit