> Am 04.09.2021 um 00:16 schrieb Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context 
> <ntg-context@ntg.nl>:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3 Sep 2021, at 11:28, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context 
>> <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, is it possible to apply geometric transformations to images using 
>> MetaPost?
>> 
>> This is again way over my head, but I’m still trying different methods to 
>> let a ConTeXt document look more “hand-made”.
>> 
>> In my example*, I added frame and shadow to a photo and _distorted_ it 
>> slightly to have it look like a postcard was glued on the page (with a piece 
>> of tape). I’d like to automate and randomize that process.
>> 
>> I guess I could achieve something similar with ImageMagick (not with 
>> GraphicsMagick), but if it would be possible inside LMTX that would be great.
> 
> No idea about MetaPost but "Fred's ImageMagic Scripts" 
> <http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/index.php> is a fantastic resource. 
> Start with "vintage" 1, 2 & 3 towards the bottom.
> 
> The site is a little idiosyncratic in that you click and nothing appears to 
> happen. This is because all the pages start with the same table of scripts at 
> the top so you have to scroll down to see an example of the effect achieved 
> by the script you just selected.

Thank you – I know that site. I just hoped to keep everything ”inside“.

I made my own (shell) script for Imagemagick now; since I didn’t understand the 
transformation matrix anyway, I went without that distortion. (Nobody will miss 
it...)

Hraban
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