var fs = require('fs'), PNG = require('pngjs').PNG; fs.createReadStream('in.png') .pipe(new PNG({ filterType: 4 })) .on('parsed', function() { for (var y = 0; y < this.height; y++) { for (var x = 0; x < this.width; x++) { var idx = (this.width * y + x) << 2; // invert color this.data[idx] = 255 - this.data[idx]; this.data[idx+1] = 255 - this.data[idx+1]; this.data[idx+2] = 255 - this.data[idx+2]; // and reduce opacity this.data[idx+3] = this.data[idx+3] >> 1; } } this.pack().pipe(fs.createWriteStream('out.png')); });