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Bash script to trace png to svg, using imagemagick and potrace
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| function print_params() { | |
| echo "Usage: png-to-svg.sh <path-to-png>" | |
| echo | |
| } | |
| # OS X - install pre-requisites | |
| if [ ! -x "$(command -v magick)" ]; then | |
| brew install imagemagick | |
| fi | |
| if [ ! -x "$(command -v potrace)" ]; then | |
| brew install potrace | |
| fi | |
| if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then | |
| echo "Please provide a path to a valid png file." | |
| echo | |
| print_params | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| PNG_FILE=$1 | |
| BMP_FILE=$(dirname $PNG_FILE)/$(basename $PNG_FILE).bmp | |
| SVG_FILE=$(dirname $PNG_FILE)/$(basename $PNG_FILE).svg | |
| echo "Input source PNG: $PNG_FILE" | |
| echo "Intermediate BMP: $BMP_FILE" | |
| echo "Output SVG: $SVG_FILE" | |
| echo | |
| magick identify $PNG_FILE | |
| # convert to bmp | |
| magick $PNG_FILE -resize '1280x1280' $BMP_FILE | |
| magick identify $BMP_FILE | |
| # trace the BMP to SVG | |
| potrace -t 5 --svg -o $SVG_FILE $BMP_FILE | |
| magick identify $SVG_FILE |
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