Artscript v1

 Artscript , KDE services

I'm a not a developper, but I started to play with 'bash' script on my freetime, and I just want today to share my  humble scripts packed.  Yes, I'm proud of my first 'release' , and you can probably feel it in this little video above.  My goal : bring to artist users a series of handy KDE's services script, for boosting productivity task. I made them for my freelance usage along the time.  The video show the features and usage, I hope you'll like them.

Details of scripts in the package :

Note : input files compatible : *.xcf , *.ora , *.kra, *.psd , *.tiff, *.png , *.jpg , etc...

ToWeb :
    export selected files to jpg, with customisable compression, size, watermark
    --> for exporting preview for your client, or final resized piece for your post on web, emails, etc...

ToOra :
    Convert selected files to open-raster layered file format, as opened by Krita, and saved as *.ora
    --> for converting old *.psd or *.xcf project you want to retouch with Krita or Gimp.

ToPng :
    Convert selected files to flat png, compressed well.
    --> Ideal for lossless flat archiving, or transmit flat RGB Hi-res

Date :
    Add the prefix date with the ISO pattern : YYYY-MM-DD_yourfile.ext , work on folder, multiple files, etc...
    --> Ideal to keep your folder and artwork version , sorted by filename = sorted by creation time.

Collage :
    Do a collage of the selected files into a unique jpg image at 92% compression, tiling customisable
    --> Ideal to compare 2 artworks, export a Work in Progress.
   

Dependencies :

kdialog : for the GUI windows
xcftools: for the XCF reading compatibility
calligraconverter: for the KRA, ORA compatibility
imagemagick : The main library for the rest, and manipulations ( resizing, collage )

on Kubuntu :

sudo apt-get install xcftools krita imagemagick-common

Download :

2012-12-18_artscript-v1.tar.gz  ( 60KB )

Disclaimer :
Use them it at your own risk.

How to install :

• tested on Kubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint KDE 13 :
• Download and Extract the artscript-v1.tar.gz
• Copy the share folder into your ~/.kde folder
• Go to the folder ~/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/artscript
• And check if all the script are exectuable ( right click, permission tab, is exetable )
• Note: Edit with a text editor ( Kate ) 'toweb' , you can customise the watermark preset, and suffix on the script, l.80 and l.138
• Done
  

Future :

You enjoy ? you want to developp it ? continue it ? adapt it for Nautilus script, Nemo script , or Thunar Action, or wathever DE ?
Fine ! here I'm a bit limited by my poor skill, so it's up to you if you know how to put it on GIT, bring features, make better default , etc... I'll be happy to test, and be around.

Licence :

  www.davidrevoy.com , info@davidrevoy.com  GPL 3.0
  some of the icons are derivative of the Tango icon project
  and Faenza under compatible license.