[ubuntu-art] Re: [Proposal] HUGE glossy L-Splash contact sheet

[Niklas Weidel]

That would really be nice! :)

/weidel

2006/7/24, Who <mailforwho at googlemail.com>:
>
> Well, it's Troy's trick really (he showed me), but I don't think he'll
> mind if I share it :P
>
> I am not on Linux now, but it is imagemagick - specifically montage
> See http://www.imagemagick.org/script/montage.php
>
> I used something like
>
> montage -tile 5 -frame 5 -geometry 270 -montitor -label %f
> infiles*.png outfile.png
>
> Which does a montage with 5 columns (-tile), a frame of 5 pixels
> around each image(-frame). Each image is resized to 270xwhatever.
> -monitor means it shows us progress and -label %f gives the image name
> as the file name
>
> Hope that helps
>
> I am thinking of making a couple of scripts to be used as nautilus actions
> 'Resize this image to wiki size' and 'montage this folder'
>
> But I'm not a bash guru.... If people think it'd be useful I'll have a
> go sometime
>
> The website really is very good
> On 7/24/06, Niklas Weidel <weidel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Fantastic!
> >
> > Can I ask what you guys use to create the contact sheets?
> >
> > /weidel
> >
> > 2006/7/24, Who <mailforwho at googlemail.com>:
> > >
> > Okay, you can now find this on the wiki at
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/LSplashProposal
> >
> > If you are in a hurry, you could just look down the left and along the
> > bottom for a summary :)
> >
> > Also, you can find the SVGs of my work there too
> >
> > Who
> >
> >
> > On 7/23/06, Who <mailforwho at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > I have done 50, count them, 50 different logon splashes.
> > >
> > > http://mailforwho.googlepages.com/Lsplash_Who.jpg
> > >
> > > There are about 5 different bgs and several layouts for each.
> > >
> > > I tried to just let it all flow :P
> > >
> > > Broadly speaking I think they get a _lot_ better towards the end of
> > > the series - sorry if you're on 56k, you may never get to see them :P
> > >
> > > I will wiki it when the wiki comes back to life - I can put a bunch of
> > > SVGs up there too (I have 11 :P)
> > >
> > > All opinions and advice happily accepted
> > >
> > > Who
> > >
> >
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