[H-GEN] resample images at the command line

[Stuart Longland]

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Russell Stuart wrote:

> I am not sure what "resample" means...

Resampling images means you alter the size of the image by blending
pixels together when reducing size or by using gradients when enlarging.

This is opposed to resizing which is simply changing the size of each
pixel - looks ugly and can lead to pixelation.

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