batch convert svg to png

[Jameshardy88]

I also wish to convert lots of svg and svgz (not sure exactly what these are really and how they are different from svg's but anyway) files into png, i tried using phatch and it seemed to work fine for lots of file types however svg's did not seem to be among the files that it can convert to or from, am i just missing something? if not can somebody recommend another gui method of converting them as i am not yet proficient enough to use the command line (unless VERY basic).

[ilpillo]

In ubuntu 8.04.1 (hardy heron) or 8.10 (intrepid ibex) you have phatch:

sudo apt-get install phatch

Unfortunately phatch is not able to manage svg files

[stani]

Unfortunately phatch is not able to manage svg files

Phatch 0.2 handles svg files and is available in Ubuntu Karmic. For older Ubuntu versions you can use:
https://launchpad.net/~stani/+archive/ppa

[kperkins]

You can convert svgs using imagemagick
All svgs in one folder and via commandline run
mogrify -format png *.svg
Change the png to wahtever image format you want. Really quite easy.

[mcduck]

I'd really use Inkscape's CLI tools to convert from SVG. Simply because while many programs have some level of SVG support, most of them don't actually have full support for all SVG features.

For example Imagemagick works fine for basic SVG files, but if you have any blur or other effects in your SVG images it will not be able to include those into the result. Inkscape will.

[vinutux]

+1 for Phatch

[stani]

I'd really use Inkscape's CLI tools to convert from SVG. Simply because while many programs have some level of SVG support, most of them don't actually have full support for all SVG features.

For example Imagemagick works fine for basic SVG files, but if you have any blur or other effects in your SVG images it will not be able to include those into the result. Inkscape will.

The new version Phatch 0.2 uses Inkscape CLI for batch converting SVG. If Inkscape is not installed, it will use ImageMagick as a fallback. Phatch 0.2 is available in Ubuntu Karmic or through a PPA for Jaunty, Intrepid and Hardy:
https://launchpad.net/~stani/+archive/ppa

[mcduck]

The new version Phatch 0.2 uses Inkscape CLI for batch converting SVG. If Inkscape is not installed, it will use ImageMagick as a fallback. Phatch 0.2 is available in Ubuntu Karmic or through a PPA for Jaunty, Intrepid and Hardy:
https://launchpad.net/~stani/+archive/ppa

That's good news, the SVG support in Imagemagick was always way too limited to be any use.

..although I still prefer command-line tools in my own use. But I always recommend Phatch for people who need to handle large amounts of images; for some reason most people don't seem to share my love for scripted image processing..

[kendhia]

Thank you very much .