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OPENSLIDE-WRITE-PNG(1)		  User Commands 	  OPENSLIDE-WRITE-PNG(1)

NAME
     openslide-write-png - Write a region of a virtual slide to a PNG

SYNOPSIS
     openslide-write-png  [--help] [--version] slide-file x y level width height
     output-file

DESCRIPTION
     Write a region of the specified level of a virtual slide to a PNG image.  x
     and y are pixel coordinates in level 0, the highest-resolution slide level.
     width and height are pixel dimensions in the specified level.

     The  dimensions  of  each	level  of  a  slide   can   be	 obtained   with
     openslide-show-properties(1).

OPTIONS
     --help
	    Display usage summary.

     --version
	    Display version and copyright information.

EXIT STATUS
     openslide-write-png  returns  0 on success, 1 if an error occurred, or 2 if
     the arguments are invalid.

NOTES
     openslide-write-png is a legacy command and no new features will be  added.
     Its replacement is the region read subcommand of slidetool(1).

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Carnegie Mellon University and others

     OpenSlide	is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
     the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 <http://
     gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.

     OpenSlide comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.	See  the
     GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

SEE ALSO
     openslide-show-properties(1), slidetool(1)

OpenSlide 4.0.1 		   2023-06-30		  OPENSLIDE-WRITE-PNG(1)

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