TOPIC about_PSImageTools_Module SHORT DESCRIPTION

Describes the PSImageTools module in the Windows 7 Resource Kit. 

LONG DESCRIPTION

The PSImageTools module contains functions that manage and edit image files, such 
as photographs, in Windows PowerShell.  

The PSImageTools module adds the following basic functions to your session 
when you import the module. 

Get-Image              Gets image objects with many useful properties. Provides 
methods to load, save, crop, resize, rotate, and flip images. 

Get-ImageProperty      Gets extended properties for the image, such as shutter speed 
and resolution. 

Copy-ImageIntoOrganizedFolder 
Creates a set of folders based on properties that you specify 
and copies image files into the folders based on their 
property values. 

ConvertTo-Bitmap       Converts images to bitmap format (.bmp). 
ConvertTo-Jpeg         Converts images to JPEG format (.jpg, .jpeg). 

The PSImageTools module also adds filtering functions to your session. You can use these 
more advanced functions to edit images when the basic functions do not provide a feature 
that you need. 

The Add-*Filter functions create a Windows Image Acquisition filter that represents a change to one or 
more images. The filters alone do not change images. To apply a filter to an image, use 
the Set-ImageFilter function. 

Add-CropFilter         Creates a filter that crops images. 
Add-OverlayFilter      Creates a filter that overlays one image on another. 
Add-RotateFlipFilter   Creates a filter that rotate and flips images. 
Add-ScaleFilter        Creates a filter that resizes images. 

Set-ImageFilter        Edits an image by applying a filter.  

For information about these functions, use the Get-Help cmdlet. For example, 
to get detailed help for the Get-Image function, type "get-help get-image -detailed." 

These functions are implemented as scripts, but are available in the  
session as functions. 

SEE ALSO

about_Modules 
Get-Module 
Import-Module 
Remove-Module 

"Image Manipulation in PowerShell" (Windows PowerShell Team Blog) 
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/03/31/image-manipulation-in-powershell.aspx 

"ImageProcess object" in MSDN 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms630507(VS.85).aspx 

"How to Use Filters" in MSDN 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms630819(VS.85).aspx