batch convert svg to png

[NoSmokingBandit]

whats the easiest way to do this? I have a ton of svg i would like to convert, but so far havent found an easy way to do this. I hace access to OSX, XP, and Ubuntu on this box, so whatever OS does it the easiest...
Thanks for any help, i've googled for an hour and couldnt find anything, so any help is very welcome!

[forger]

I just opened gnome-terminal and searched:

$ apt-cache search svg.*png
inkscape - vector-based drawing program
librsvg2-bin - command-line and graphical viewers for SVG files
scribus - Open Source Desktop Page Layout
...

my eye caught librsvg2-bin

$ apt-cache show librsvg2-bin
...
Description: command-line and graphical viewers for SVG files
 The rsvg library is an efficient renderer for Scalable Vector Graphics
 (SVG) pictures.
 .
 This package includes a command-line utility to convert the SVG files
 to the PNG format and a graphical SVG viewer.

afterwards, i checked out the package to see the command for it:

$ sudo apt-get install librsvg2-bin
...

$ dpkg -L librsvg2-bin
...
/usr/bin/rsvg-convert
/usr/bin/rsvg-view
/usr/bin/rsvg
...

Cool, now we know the commands included

$ rsvg-convert --help
Usage:
  rsvg-convert [OPTION...] [FILE...] - SVG Converter
Help Options:
  -?, --help                           Show help options
Application Options:
  -d, --dpi-x=<float>                  pixels per inch [optional; defaults to 90dpi]
  -p, --dpi-y=<float>                  pixels per inch [optional; defaults to 90dpi]
  -x, --x-zoom=<float>                 x zoom factor [optional; defaults to 1.0]
  -y, --y-zoom=<float>                 y zoom factor [optional; defaults to 1.0]
  -z, --zoom=<float>                   zoom factor [optional; defaults to 1.0]
  -w, --width=<int>                    width [optional; defaults to the SVG's width]
  -h, --height=<int>                   height [optional; defaults to the SVG's height]
  -f, --format=[png, pdf, ps, svg]     save format [optional; defaults to 'png']
  -o, --output                         output filename [optional; defaults to stdout]
  -a, --keep-aspect-ratio              whether to preserve the aspect ratio [optional; defaults to FALSE]
  -v, --version                        show version information
  -b, --base-uri                       base uri

With some bash scripting you have a script:

$ cd your-directory-with-the-svgs/
$ for i in *; do rsvg-convert $i -o `echo $i | sed -e 's/svg$/png/'`; done

cheers!

P.S. you can do a similar conversion using inkscape's command line:

$ cd your-directory-with-the-svgs/
$ for i in *; do inkscape $i --export-png=`echo $i | sed -e 's/svg$/png/'`; done

[NoSmokingBandit]

I love you.

Ill get that package and give it a shot. Thank you so much

[acelin]

I love you.

Ill get that package and give it a shot. Thank you so much

I know wow... this is great.

[NoSmokingBandit]

apt-get cant find that package for me, what repo is it in? Im on kubuntu 8.04 and have all the standard repos enabled.

[arigram]

If you want a GUI, how about Phatch?
It can do a lot more than simple conversion too.
http://photobatch.stani.be/

[borobudur]

Hi forger, could you help to change your nice little script to a whole file structure with directories and subdirectories?

for i in *; do rsvg-convert $i -o `echo $i | sed -e 's/svg$/png/'`; done

Thanks!

[forger]

use find:

myfolder=/path/to/your/folder
for i in `find $myfolder -depth -name '*.svg'`; do rsvg-convert $i -o `echo $i | sed -e 's/svg$/png/'`; done

The code above is not tested, I just assume that *it should* work

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

sudo apt-get install phatch

[forger]

apt-get cant find that package for me, what repo is it in? Im on kubuntu 8.04 and have all the standard repos enabled.

a bit late answer, but:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/librsvg2-bin

[borobudur]

use find:

myfolder=/path/to/your/folder
for i in `find $myfolder -depth -name '*.svg'`; do rsvg-convert $i -o `echo $i | sed -e 's/svg$/png/'`; done

The code above is not tested, I just assume that *it should* work

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

sudo apt-get install phatch

Thanks!