diff -Nru a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac	2016-12-31 00:25:38.000000000 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2018-01-21 09:37:04.301772890 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(DVDAuthor,0.7.2,dvdauthor-users@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(DVDAuthor,0.7.2+,dvdauthor-users@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(src/config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(autotools)
@@ -45,35 +45,30 @@
     config_static='--static'
 fi
 
-usemagick=0
-
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(MAGICKCONFIG, [MagickCore-config])
-if test -n "$MAGICKCONFIG"; then
-    ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-    ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-    MAGICK_CPPFLAGS="`$MAGICKCONFIG --cppflags`"
-    MAGICK_LIBS="`$MAGICKCONFIG --ldflags` `$MAGICKCONFIG --libs`"
-    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $MAGICK_CPPFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$MAGICK_LIBS $LIBS"
-    AC_CHECK_FUNC(ExportImagePixels, usemagick=1, AC_MSG_NOTICE([ImageMagick does not support the function
-         ExportImagePixels.  Please upgrade to ImageMagick 5.5.7 or newer]))
-    CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
-    if test "$usemagick" = 1; then
-        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAGICK, 1, [Whether the ImageMagick libraries are available])
-    fi
+use_imagemagick=0
+use_graphicsmagick=0
+AC_ARG_WITH([imagemagick], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-imagemagick], [Use ImageMagick to augment image import formats]), [if test "$withval" != "no"; then use_imagemagick=1; fi])
+AC_ARG_WITH([graphicsmagick], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-graphicsmagick], [Use GraphicsMagick to augment image import formats]), [if test "$withval" != "no"; then use_graphicsmagick=1; fi])
+if test "$use_imagemagick" = 1 && test "$use_graphicsmagick" = 1; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot specify both --with-imagemagick and --with-graphicsmagick], 1)
 fi
 
-if test "$usemagick" != 1; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MAGICK], [GraphicsMagick], usemagick=1; [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GMAGICK, 1, [whether the GraphicsMagick libraries are available])], [:])
+if test "$use_imagemagick" = 1; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([IMAGEMAGICK], [ImageMagick >= 5.5.7], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAGICK, 1, [Whether the ImageMagick libraries are available])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([ImageMagick not available])])
+    MAGICK_CFLAGS="$IMAGEMAGICK_CFLAGS"
+    MAGICK_LIBS="$IMAGEMAGICK_LIBS"
 fi
-
-if test "$usemagick" != 1; then
-    MAGICK_CPPFLAGS="$LIBPNG_CFLAGS"
+if test "$use_graphicsmagick" = 1; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GRAPHICSMAGICK], [GraphicsMagick], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GMAGICK, 1, [whether the GraphicsMagick libraries are available])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([GraphicsMagick not available])])
+    MAGICK_CFLAGS="$GRAPHICSMAGICK_CFLAGS"
+    MAGICK_LIBS="$GRAPHICSMAGICK_LIBS"
+fi
+if test "$use_imagemagick" != 1 && test "$use_graphicsmagick" != 1; then
+    MAGICK_CFLAGS="$LIBPNG_CFLAGS"
     MAGICK_LIBS="$LIBPNG_LIBS"
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(MAGICK_CPPFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(MAGICK_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MAGICK_LIBS)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FONTCONFIG], [fontconfig], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FONTCONFIG, 1, [whether Fontconfig is available])], [:])
diff -Nru a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am	2016-10-25 02:26:59.000000000 +0200
+++ b/src/Makefile.am	2018-01-21 09:50:23.056718986 +0100
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 nodist_bin_SCRIPTS = dvddirdel
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR="\"$(sysconfdir)\"" \
-    @XML_CPPFLAGS@ @MAGICK_CPPFLAGS@ @FREETYPE_CPPFLAGS@ @FRIBIDI_CFLAGS@ @FONTCONFIG_CFLAGS@
+    @XML_CPPFLAGS@ @MAGICK_CFLAGS@ @FREETYPE_CPPFLAGS@ @FRIBIDI_CFLAGS@ @FONTCONFIG_CFLAGS@
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 
 dvdauthor_SOURCES = dvdauthor.c common.h dvdauthor.h da-internal.h \