How to create a layered PSD file from command line?

Question

I need to create a layered PSD file with ImageMagick or any other command-line tool available on Linux platform. Since I need to do this on Linux server, I

Answer 1

You can use the -adjoin to combine an image sequence.

convert -size 100x100             \
        -alpha set plasma:fractal \
        -alpha set plasma:fractal \
        -adjoin                   \
        out.psd

• The alpha channels are needed for the PSD coder.
• The order of the images is bottom layer to top layer.
• There are a lot of compatibility issues with Photoshop and GIMP depending on the settings.

Using:

• ImageMagick 6.5.4-6
• Photoshop CS2