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Learn how to easily combine two single color images—like a black and a red image—into one using ImageMagick in the command line.
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Combining Two Single Color Images into One with ImageMagick

Are you looking to combine two single color images into one? Whether you’re utilizing a Raspberry Pi to generate images for an e-ink display or simply want to create a visually engaging graphic for your website, combining images can be a challenging task. Luckily, with the powerful tool ImageMagick, merging your black and red images is not only possible but also straightforward. Let’s go through the steps together!

Understanding the Problem

You might be generating single color images such as black and white or red and white for your tasks. In your current setup, the black image is displayed first on the e-ink screen, and when overdue tasks arise, they need to be represented in red. The goal is to combine these two images into a single file that showcases both colors, retaining the necessary transparency so that the colors blend seamlessly in the final image.

The Solution: Using ImageMagick

To achieve this, we can make use of the convert and composite functionalities within ImageMagick. Below, we’ll walk through the steps to create the final image.

Step 1: Make White Transparent in the Red Image

First, you need to remove the white color from your red image, allowing the black background to show through where there is white. This is done using the convert command with options to adjust transparency. Here’s the command to run:

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Breakdown of the Command:

screen-output-red.png: This is your red image file.

-fuzz 30%: This option allows for some tolerance in color matching, meaning colors very close to white will also be made transparent.

-transparent white: This makes white pixels transparent.

-fill red -opaque black: This replaces any black pixels with red.

trans.png: The output file with the changed colors.

Step 2: Combine the Images

Once the red image has been processed, you can then overlay this new image onto your black background image using the composite command:

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Breakdown of the Command:

trans.png: This is your processed red image that is now ready to blend with the black image.

screen-output.png: Your original black image file to serve as the base.

combo.png: This will be your final output that combines both images.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should now have a combined image (combo.png) that visually represents both black and red colors efficiently. This method is effective for preparing visuals for your e-ink display or any web applications you might have in mind.

Further Thoughts

While this process involves two steps with the use of two commands, it may be beneficial for clarity and control in image processing. If you’d like to explore optimizing this further into a single command, the ImageMagick documentation provides various advanced functionalities that can be customized to fit your needs.

Happy Image Compositing! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance in optimizing your command-line tasks.