gurkanctn / mosaicmaker

Photo Mosaic Maker in C++

MosaicMaker

Photo Mosaic Maker

Example:

And, here's a closer look (zoom in to analyze the tiles)

Uses olcPixelGameEngine to generate and display a photo mosaic.

Usage:

1. create a "photos" folder and copy several photos to be used in generating the Mosaic
2. run the program (it asks for the Target file name in the Terminal, so don't forget to switch to the terminal when you see the big Canvas)
3. hang on, while the computer analyses your input photos to generate a Mosaic of your target photo.
4. If you like the result, capture it using Screen Capture (it does not write to a file, yet).

notes:

• uses C++/17 standard (to search for filenames)
• comes with no Warranty
• You are supposed to utilize your own photos as this code repo does not contain photos (except for the Readme)
• photos can be any of {*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png}

Licenses and dependencies:

• olcPixelGameEngine: https://github.com/OneLoneCoder/olcPixelGameEngine
• stb_image_write: https://github.com/nothings/stb

:)

mosaicmaker's Issues

too big target file causes crash

the TargetBrightness array was created as 100x100, which caused a crash when I tried Mosaic Maker on a 4000px x 2500px photo.
Quick workaround, the array is now 400x400, which should be enough for everyone :)

In fact, a few parameters are declared before reading the files, that's why there are a few magic numbers in the program. They will be dynamically allocated/created someday.

UI for general users

In its current form the code has built-in (hard-coded) parameters for output image (overall width & height, stamp_image width & height).

These parameters could be taken from the user (a simple user interface, or an input file), so that the user can run different parameters to get the best looking picture of their desire.