ImBatch – The Best in Batch Image Processing

ImBatch is a free multithreaded image processing tool for your Windows PC. With the help of ImBatch, users can perform a variety of complex image editing tasks; applying those changes to hundreds of images at once. Whether you’re looking to crop, resize, rotate, add/remove tags or convert image format, ImBatch provides users with dozens of editing tools.

What sets ImBatch apart from other image processors is our task building environment. By combining different image editing tasks, ImBatch lets you design your own unique image editing projects. Ranging from simple to complex, there is virtually no limit to the variety of “builds” that you can create and process in batch with ImBatch’s help. Since ImBatch lets you save builds, the more you use it the faster it becomes. Equipped with the ability to monitor specified folders, ImBatch can automatically access those builds and apply edits saving you time and money. For more information on how to use ImBatch checkout our How-to section.

We are experts in batch image processing. If you have any difficulties with setting ImBatch for your needs, we can help! Just contact us and let us know your needs. It will be useful if you'll provide us with the sample original and processed image, so we can adapt those changes for a bulk processing. Almost any batch image processing task is possible to implement with ImBatch. One important note. Yes, we can automate your image processing tasks, but we don't work for free :)

What makes this tool different from other batch image processors is its “Task Structure”. You can combine Tasks to make a processing sequence that will give you exactly what you want. ImBatch offers many imaging functions (Tasks) like converting, resizing or applying watermark. You can change the order of tasks, add some tasks twice or more (for example, to convert images to JPEG and PNG in one go), turn off/on tasks to exclude/include them from the task processing list, hide some task parameters, leaving only the necessary ones. Also you can undo/redo all changes made in Task List.

Task name		Description
	Save As	Saves the currently processed image to the file. If previous tasks in the Task List don't change the current image and File Type parameter is set to <Original File Type>, then image will be just copied to the new location without change.
	Resize	Resizes the current image. The content of the image stretches to a new size. You can set new size and value for DPI (number of pixels per inch). The image size can be set in millimeters, centimeters or inches. Also you can set Filter parameter to appropriate resampling interpolation algorithm. Read more about batch image resizing.
	Rotate	Rotates the current image through the specific angle (from 0 to 359 degrees). Also you can apply antialiasing for the resulting image and set color for background.
	Soft Shadow	Adds a soft shadow to the image. If Adapt Size parameter is set, then image will be resized to contain the shadow. Also you can set color for the shadow (black by default) and its intensity.
	Flip	Flips (mirrors) the current image across the horizontal and/or vertical axis (flipping is not the same as rotation).
	Round Corners	Makes corners of the current image rounded. Round Width and Round Height parameters specify the round size of the image. Read the article How to Round Image Corners in Bulk for more details.
	Convert Colors	Increases or reduces the number of colors for the current image to the specified value. You can choose standard predefined color numbers or set it by hand.
	Convert To Gray	Converts the current image to gray levels. This task has no parameters.
	Set EXIF/IPTC Tag	Sets value for necessary parameter of EXIF or IPTC metadata. You can even copy value from other one or more EXIF and IPTC tag. Great task for batch EXIF editing.
	Remove EXIF/IPTC Tag	Removes tags from the current image. This task can clear all IPTC and/or EXIF tags or the specified tag. Remove EXIF tags in a batch with ease!
	Shift Time	Increases or decreases specified IPTC or EXIF date/time tags. Edit EXIF date and time tags in a batch.
	Add To PDF	Saves currently processed image to an Adobe PDF file. This task allows you to set the destination Adobe PDF file name, compression for images, page size (paper format) and different PDF attributes, such as Author, Title or Keywords. Read this step-by-step tutorial on how to combine images into PDF for the details.
	Watermark	Adds the specified watermark image to the current image. You can set transparency, position, sizes, orientation and many other parameters for the watermark. Add watermark to your images in a batch for free!
	Resize Canvas	Gets the current image to the specified rectangle, cutting off the remaining image. This task can also extend borders of the image.
	Color Adjustment	Adjusts the current image by changing its Hue, Saturation and Lightness parameters.
	Gaussian Blur	This task performs a Gaussian Blur filter with specified radius for the current image.
	Inner Shadow	Creates a shadow in the inner border of the image. You can configure radius, x offset, y offset and color of shadow.
	Publish on Facebook	Post your photos to Facebook album in a batch mode. No more pain with adding the photos manually. Let ImBatch post your photos to Facebook for you.
	3D Image	This task allow you to rotate your images in 3D mode and add a reflection if you want.
	Motion Blur	Add "Motion Blur" effect to your selected photos in a batch mode.
	Reset to Original	This task is used in the task list if you need to process the same original image with another tasks. For example, you can resize the original image to several different resolutions in one go.
	Watermark Text	Use this task for placing a textual watermark for every image in a batch mode.
	Frame	Place your images to the pre-defined frame image.
	Auto crop	Automatic batch cropping of the border of the given color.
	Color Balance	Adjust the Red, Green and Blue color channels.
	Brightness/Contrast	Accurately adjust contrast level and the light intensity of multiple photos at once.
	White balance	Automatically applies white balance algorithms for multiple photos.
	Rename	Change the images names by using EXIF/IPTC tags, image and file attributes (like image dimensions, DPI, file size etc).
	Sharpen	Sharpen pictures by enhancing edge contrast.
	Sepia	Applies the sepia effect, that makes photos look older, in warmer colors.
	AutoEnhance 1	Helps to perform an automatic image adjustment. It performs complex operations on the image to simulate how humans see the world to make the image to have better contrast and colors.
	AutoEnhance 2	Performs complex operations on the image to simulate how humans see the world to make the image to have better contrast and colors.
	AutoEnhance 3	Enhances luminosity applying a local adaptation tone mapping algorithm.
	Invert	Inverts the colors in an image.
	Replace Colors	Replaces the specified color or range of colors or range of alpha values to another color or a range of values of the alpha channel.
	Extract Channel	Allows you to specify the channel, that will be copied to the all other color channels.
	Photo Collage	Creates a photo collage from your image.
	Mosaic	Creates the mosaic effect.
	Curves	Allows you to adjust image colors by curves. It works like a 'Curves' tool in Adobe Photoshop.
	Filter	Lets you process only images that match the given condition(s).
	Upload To FTP	Uploads the current image to FTP server.
	Copy	Copy the image file to a specified location.
	Delete	Moves image file to a Recycle Bin.
	Reset Filter	Resets previous Filter task. All images can be processed after this task.
	Deskew Text	Deskew images with scanned text. This task works perfect with black-and-white scanned images.
	Resize Canvas by Aspect Ratio	Resizes the canvas, adjusting them to fit specified aspect ratio. It can expand and crop images to fit proporions.
	Optimize for Web	Optimizes the image to reduce its size by removing redundant information and/or by compressin graphical information.
	Anaglyph	Shifts red and blue-green colors relative to each other. You can set displacement's power and angle.
	Fish Eye	Creates image distortion effect, like in the round lens.
	Add Selection	Creates a new selection area by adding, subtracting, or replacing the selection area of the specified form.
	Make Selection Feather	Blurs the current selection with the specified force.
	Make Selection Gradient	Creates a gradient fill of the selection. You can set the coordinates of the start and end point of the gradient as well as the value of the intensity of the selection at these points and the type of gradient.
	Invert Selection	Inverts the current selection.
	Deselect	Cancels the selection.
	Fill Color	Fills the image with the specified color.
	Create Contact Sheet	Creates columns and rows of image thumbnails, making a bunch of photos very easy to quickly review.
	Change Channels	Changes the order of channels in the image.
	Temperature	Sets the color temperature of the image.
	Exposure	Allows to adjust exposure in the captured image.
	AutoEqualize Histogram	Automatically equalize the image histogram.
	Normal Map	Converts a height-maps to a normal-maps (very useful in 3D modeling and game development).
	Stroke	Creates a border around an image with transparency.
	Save In CMYK As	Saves image into JPEG format and converts color space to CMYK.
	Save To Animated GIF	Saves all images into one animated GIF file.
	Gradient Paint	Fills image with gradient, by replacing the color of each pixel on the color of gradient at a point which corresponds to the selected channel value of the pixel.
	Reflection	Creates a reflection of the image and places it under the image, increasing it to the required height.
	Reduce Noise	Reduces noise on image.
	Shift Channel	Moves the specified channel by an offset.
	Set DPI	Allows you to set the number of pixels per inch (DPI) to display the photo correctly.
	Deinterlace	Converts interlaced image or video frame into a non-interlaced form.
	Set File Date/Attributes	Specifies the date/time and some attributes for the file.
	Set Background Image	Inserts the specified image as the background for the current image being processed.
	Remove Red Eyes	Automatically removes red-eye from the image. Eye search is performed using the OpenCV library algorithms.
	Panorama	Sticks together several photos taken from one point in different directions and saves to one file.
	Threshold	Cuts off the values in the corresponding channels according to the specified threshold type.
	AutoStitch Scans	Automatically sticks together several parts of a scanned document into one image and saves to one file. Neighboring parts should have common pieces to determine their location in the result image.
	Gradient Fill	Fills the selected part of the image with the specified gradient or fills the entire image if there is no selection.
	Select by Channel	Performs the selection by using the specified channel. For each pixel, the amount of selection depends on the value in the choosed channel for a given pixel from 0 — the pixel is not selected to 255
	Erosion	An operation that process image based on shapes. It computes a local minimum over the area of the specified kernel.
	Dilation	An operation that process image based on shapes. It computes a local maximum over the area of the specified kernel.
	Median	Computes median of all pixel under kernel area and replaces the central element with this median value. This is highly effective against salt-and-pepper noise in the images.
	Save Vectorized	Converts a raster black and white image to a vector representation.
	Swirl	Created a swirl effect. The strength of the effect and direction depends on the Angle parameter.
	Offset	Shifts the image horizontally and vertically by the specified value without changing the size of the image. The empty space that appears is filled in the way with the specified parameter Fill Empty Space
	Separate Objects	Searches on an image with a given background for individual objects larger than the specified limit, cuts them out with the addition of border of specified sizes on each side, and saves each object in a
	Split	Splits the image into the specified number of fragments horizontally and vertically.
	Save To CSV	Saves the desired meta information to a CSV-file.
	Rasterize Vector Image	Specifies the dimensions for rasterizing a vector image.

These days every camera seems to have its own native image format, and these file types don’t always play nice with each other. The good news is that ImBatch is capable of handling just about any image format you can imagine. ImBatch integrates seamlessly with your source images whether they originate as BMP, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG or J2K. You might be thinking “Yeah but - what about exceptionally rare formats?” ImBatch lets you work with those as well by featuring powerful format conversion technology that lets you actually change your image files from one format to another. Further, ImBatch includes three different plug-ins (DCRaw, ImageMagick, and JBig) that serve to vastly extend the number of formats it’s able to recognize.

Image format name	Extensions	Extensions number	Read	Write
Native formats		61
TIFF Bitmap	TIF, TIFF, FAX, G3N, G3F, XIF	6
CompuServe Bitmap	GIF	1
JPEG Bitmap	JPG, JPEG, JPE, JIF	4
PaintBrush	PCX	1
Windows Bitmap	BMP, DIB, RLE	3
Windows Icon	ICO	1
Windows Cursor	CUR	1
Portable Network Graphics	PNG	1
DICOM Bitmap	DCM, DIC, DICOM	3
Windows Metafile	WMF	1
Enhanced Windows Metafile	EMF	1
Targa Bitmap	TGA, TARGA, VDA, ICB, VST, PIX	6
Portable Pixmap, GrayMap, BitMap	PXM, PPM, PGM, PBM	4
Wireless Bitmap	WBMP	1
JPEG2000	JP2	1
JPEG2000 Code Stream	J2K, JPC, J2C	3
PostScript Level 2	PS, EPS	2
Adobe PDF	PDF	1
Multipage PCX	DCX	1
Camera RAW	CRW, CR2, NEF, RAW, PEF, RAF, X3F, BAY, ORF, SRF, MRW, DCR, SR2	13
Photoshop PSD	PSD	1
Vectorial objects	IEV	1
Layers	LYR	1
Layers and objects	ALL	1
Microsoft HD Photo	WDP, HDP	2
DCRaw plugin		37
Camera RAW	CRW, CR2, DNG, NEF, RAW, RAF, X3F, ORF, SRF, MRW, DCR, BAY, PEF, TIFF, TIF, SR2, ARW, KDC, MEF, 3FR, K25, ERF, CAM, CS1, DC2, DCS, FFF, MDC, MOS, NRW, PTX, PXN, RDC, RW2, RWL, IIQ, SRW	37
ImageMagick plugin		29
Kodak PCD	PCD	1
DICOM	DCM, DICOM	2
DR HALO CUT	CUT	1
AVS	AVS	1
Kodak Cineon	CIN	1
Graphviz DOT	DOT	1
SMTPE DPX	DPX	1
FITS	FITS	1
FlashPIX	FPX	1
HDF	HDF	1
Matlab	MAT	1
MIFF	MIFF	1
MTV Raytracer	MTV	1
Palm Pixmap	PALM	1
HP PCL Printer	PCL	1
Apple PICT	PICT	1
PIX	PIX	1
PWP	PWP	1
RLA	RLA	1
Irix RGB	SGI	1
SUN Rasterfile	SUN	1
Scalable Vector Graphic	SVG	1
TrueType/Postscript font	TTF	1
VICAR	VICAR	1
Khoros VIFF	VIFF	1
XBM	XBM	1
GIMP XCF	XCF	1
XPM	XPM	1
JBIG plugin		3
JBig	JBG, JBIG, BIE	3
DirectDraw Surface		1
DDS (DirectDraw Surface)	DDS	1

Whether you’re applying one filter at a time, or creating a complex multi-task build, there’s always something fun to be done with our batch image processor. As creative as some folks might be though, it’s helpful to see how some changes will appear before their actually made. With the help of the Preview Pane users can see how their images will look with different tasks applied to them.

Saving and loading your favorite task builds is as easy as referencing the .bsv file used to store them on your computer. Each .bsv file represents a unique set of batch processing instructions that ImBatch understands and uses to automatically recall previous operations for reuse in new projects.

One of our newer features, this exciting option lets you take previously saved task builds and add them to your Explorer context menu. In so doing, you unlock the convenience of being able to right-click any image on your hard drive and apply edits that are based on saved task builds. Without even needing to open ImBatch first, you’ll be able to take advantage of frequently used tasks through speedy, accurate, automatic edits. To know how it works, please see this video tutorial.

Are you a content manager or server administrator? Like rolling up your sleeves and working directly within the command prompt environment? ImBatch lets advanced users work directly with the command line to enact whisper-quiet, behind the scenes image edits. This allows you to save time and perform complex operations without interrupting the workflow of others around you.

ImBatch usage:

ImBatch.exe [-h [NotSilent]] [-b "SavedTasksFile.bsv"] [-i "ImageFiles"] [-r] [-c]

Also you can write parameters into the text file, where each parameter must be placed on a separate line. Then you must send this file prefixed with @ and enclosed with quotation marks to ImBatch in following form:

ImBatch.exe "@ParamsFileName"

Also ImBatch supports Unicode symbols, so it can be localized to any language.

And one more thing: ImBatch is absolutely FREE for personal usage!