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sips (Scriptable Image Processing System) 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.

SIPS stands for: Scriptable Image Processing System. SIPS was created because it was determined there was a need for a tool which would perform many common operations on image files in a scriptable manner.

As it stands, there are a number of existing technologies which provide for manipulations of images. For example, ColorSync Scripting can perform many ColorSync operations such as color-matching of images, but it can't rotate, scale or convert formats. Image Capture Scripting can rotate and scale images, but it can't color match or convert formats. Finally, the Preview application can rotate, scale and covert formats, but it is not Apple-scriptable.

SIPS brings all these different technologies together to provide a single tool with which to perform common operations on images. The current feature set for SIPS includes:

  • Read, write or convert different raster image formats

  • jpeg (Jfif & Xiff), TIFF, GIF, PNG

  • Basic image operations

  • Rotate, flip, crop, pad, resample, change dpi

  • Color management operations

  • Embed, extract or match to profiles

  • Read or write known metadata tags

  • Preserve original content whenever possible

Possible features for future releases of SIPS include:

  • Support for complex formats

  • Multilayer, multipage or vector-based

  • Advanced image operations

  • Blur, sharpen, ehnance, etc.

  • Read or write any metadata tag (list of metadata tags is always increasing, contact dts@apple.com to suggest additional tags)

SIPS is currently implemented as a simple compiled tool, which is installed in /usr/bin/sips. It links against CoreGraphics, QuickTime and ColorSync. It can operate on one or more file at a time. It can query or modify images or profiles. SIPS queries can return properties in simple text form or in XML form. Actions can modify files in-place or to an output directory.

Because SIPS is a simple command line tool there's lots of ways to use it. It can be invoked from the terminal shell, from AppleScript, from other scripting languages or from an application using C code (AppKit or Posix calls).

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BMP Image Processing in Intel Mac

I was using 'sips' in powerpc machine to process the bmp images. But the same sips in imac is not processing the images which powerpc mac can. It just simply tells that the image is not valid. But it opens fine in windows, linux and power pc…
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Piping an image retrieved using curl to sips to change format without saving intermediate file

I have url links to image files I want to retrieve from the internet. I can download the files using curl without issue using: curl "https://...web address..." > myfileName; The image files are of various types, some .bmp some .jpg etc. I have been…
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Bitrise bash script - command not found

i am building an android project with Bitrise. i am running a bash script that resize the app icon with "sips" command. locally everything is working fine, but when i am running on Bitrise build i got an error: ./Android/android-icons-generator.sh:…
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resizing a long list of jpg files using sips

I have 10,000 images in my folder. I am trying to resize them to 128 x 128. sips -Z 128 *.jpg is giving me this error: -bash: /usr/bin/sips: Argument list too long How do I fix this issue?
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Unable to establish call through SIPS with SRTP Enforced

I compiled PJSUA2 with OpenSSL enabled and I've been trying to establish a call between two secured peers through SIPS using the following configuration command for each peer: ./pjsua-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --registrar "sips:" --id…
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Convert PDF to png like Xcode does during compilation

I have some assets in my iPhone app which are in PDF. Xcode automatically converts them to pngs of appropriate size. However, I need to include these in my android app. So, I want to take the PDF and produce 2 variants of pngs for my Android app. I…
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Get just the integer value of the image width from SIPS, without "pixelWidth: ..."

When getting an image's pixelWidth using SIPS it outputs with a heading. e.g. sips -g pixelWidth $images returns " pixelWidth: 1920" I'm trying to get the integer part only, with no luck: sips -g pixelWidth $images | grep \d+$ Any Ideas?
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How to output the sips image in directory

sips --resampleWidth 300 --out ./changedPic/A.png ./Normal/A.png I did this command in shell. however it didn't make the A.png under changedPic directory but made 'changedPic' file. It's not normal behavior of shell script though,,, How can I make…
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How to programmatically make Mac OS X ICNS with 10 different images using sips or other

My issue is that i need have. I need to achieve this programmatically. So for mac os x an application icon should have these sizes: I have 10 images. Each one i placed a badge in the right corner, the placement and position of this badge does not…
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How to convert jpeg image to PICT image on MAC using Cocoa

How to convert JPEG image to PICT image using cocoa.Some script is given below. NSData *imgData = [NSData datawithContentsOfFile:@"/var/root/Desktop/1.jpeg"]; NSPICTImageRep *imagerep = [NSPICTImageRep imageRepWithData:imgData]; NSData *data =…
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Sips command in Terminal not working - "Error 4: no file was specified"

Trying to resize some imgs for web project direct from command line. I'm no terminal expert, but I normally use sips -z maxWidth# nameofimg.jpg" What I typed here: mycomputer$ sips -z 650 slideshow1.jpg Error 4: no file was specified Try 'sips…
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File size of images are not getting reduced after resize

I tried to batch resize some jpeg images using imagemagick. I could change resolution of pictures but it's size not getting reduced. I also tried with sips command in mac. Result was the same.Any idea? Edit I usually re size and reduce size of lot…
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SIPS Image Manipulation

I am trying to use the following command to find all PDFs in the current directory (not recursively) - however I don't think it likes the '{}' on the --out. find . -iname "*.pdf" -maxdepth 1 -exec sips -s format jpeg --resampleHeightWidth 129 100…
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Scaling of image (scriptable image processing system)

I want to scale images to 400x400 (I am creating thumbnails). I am using the Scriptable Image Processing System (SIPS) in a Cocoa application, but the problem is poor efficiency. SIPS takes 70-90% CPU while converting 300 images in 20 seconds.…
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Why does FreeSWITCH need to open non-secure port for SIPS/SRTP to work?

I configure the FreeSwitch's external profile with and successfully setup a soft-phone client to make a fully secure connection to the FreeSwitch server (with signals over SIPS and voices over SRPT). If I…
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