From 9c1ed304375d5515e5a4a20bbdb0784d5b4de4b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stijn Buys Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 20:27:22 +0200 Subject: Changed license to LGPL-3.0, to accomodate the cairo_jpeg license. Added support for writing jpeg files. --- README | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5011153 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ + +GENCLOCKIMG + + genclockimg is a small program to generate clock face PNG images. + I made it to generate a time index watermark for my timelapse videos. + + It is written in C and uses cairo and libpopt. These are fairly common + and chances are high you already have this installed on your system. + + I used rahra's cairo_jpg library to handle JPEG images. + See https://github.com/rahra/cairo_jpg + +BUILDING + + To build genclockimg you need libcairo and libpopt and + their accompanying dev packages installed. You'll also need + a C compiler and GNU Make. + + To build the program: + + make + + To test: + + ./genclockimg + + A file 'out.png' should appear. + + To install: + + make install + + To uninstall: + + make uninstall + +RUNNING + + By default, running the program will create a 128x128 PNG image called 'out.png' + in the current directory. The image will contain a simple analog clock indicating + the current time. + +OPTIONS + + -o filename + Output filename. The .png extension is NOT added automaticly! + The output is always PNG, even if you name the file differently. + + -t HH:MM + Time to show on the clock + + -w width + Width of the clock image in pixels + + -h height + Height of the clock image in pixels + + +EXAMPLES + + Generate a series of clock images based on the timestamps of a series of source images: + + for file in *.jpg; do genclockimg -t `date -r "${file}" +"%H:%M"` -o "${file}-clock.png"; done + +LICENSE + + genclockimg is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser + General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, + or (at your option) any later version. + + genclockimg is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with genclockimg. + If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/. + + Copyright (c) 2022, Stijn Buys -- cgit v1.2.3