ImageMagick: convert to keep same name for converted image

Question

I am converting .psd to .png files inside folder with one. How to keep same name of every file in folder with different extension ?

For example I enter in folder images and then from terminal I execute

$ convert *.psd *.png

but it gives names to .png just numbers not the same as appropriate .psd image.

You should accept @emcconville's answer over mine, because it is platform independent. — Kurt Pfeifle, Jan 05 '15 at 17:22

emcconville · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-07T13:38:25.020

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Use the -set and formatting options.

convert *.psd -set filename:base "%[basename]" "%[filename:base].png"

See "Long Form Attribute Percent Escapes" and "Filename Percent Escapes" docs.

Update

The mogrify utility that ships with imagemagick can also be used.

mogrify -format png *.psd

Note: Be careful with mogrify as the docs state...

This tool is similiar to convert except that the original image file is overwritten (unless you change the file suffix with the -format option) with any changes you request.

edited Dec 07 '18 at 13:38

answered Jan 05 '15 at 17:10

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Just an update: `base` is now called `basename`. With that substitution, works as expected! – Jomel Imperio Apr 13 '18 at 04:30
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-> `convert *.psd -set filename:base "%[basename]" "%[filename:base].png"` – jan-glx Jul 17 '18 at 19:53
`mogrify -format png *.psd` works as the best, BTW you can add is as Action on `Thunar` file manger `mogrify -format png %F` – Salem Sep 21 '21 at 12:48

Kurt Pfeifle · Answer 2 · 2015-01-06T00:16:01.687

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If you are on Linux, Unix or Mac OSX, you could use in a terminal window with Bash shell:

for i in *.psd; do
     convert $i ${i/.psd/.png}
done

_{I deliberately do not advertise mogrify any more. It is too dangerous for every user who doesn't know it already, and who comes to this website to ask for help. mogrify is overwriting your original files in some cases (of course not when converting PSD->PNG)}

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answered Jan 05 '15 at 12:12

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score 14 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 05 '15 at 17:52

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Or, even simpler:

mogrify -format png *.psd

answered Jan 05 '15 at 17:52

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That's right, mogrify with `-format` will do the same thing. – emcconville Jan 05 '15 at 17:54
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Note that at v7 of **ImageMagick**, that becomes `magick mogrify -format png *.psd` – Mark Setchell Sep 05 '20 at 15:11
@MarkSetchell thanks, that works. Is there a way to place the output into a subfolder? Can't figure it out. – Eskel Jun 17 '21 at 00:18
@Eskel Yes. `mkdir OUTPUT; magick mogrify -path OUTPUT -format png *.psd` – Mark Setchell Jun 17 '21 at 06:22

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 28 '18 at 05:22

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I like the top answer,

that being said, in later versions of ImageMagick, the command is

convert *.psd -set filename:basename "%[basename]" "%[filename:basename].png"

as also mentioned by @jan-glx and @jomel imperio

answered Dec 28 '18 at 05:22

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