Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* Package name : xcftools Version : 0.5 Upstream Author : Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://henning.makholm.net/software * License : GPLv2 Description : command-line tools for extracting data for XCF files This is a set of fast command-line tools for extracting information from the Gimp's native image file format XCF. The tools are designed to allow efficient use of layered XCF files as sources in a build system that use 'make' and similar tools to manage automatic processing of the graphics. These tools work independently of the Gimp engine and do not require the Gimp to even be installed. "xcf2pnm" converts XCF file to ppm, pgm or pbm format, flattening layers if necessary. If the image contains transparency, an alpha map can be written to a separate file, or a background color can be specified on the command line. The tool can either flatten the XCF file as given, or extract specific layers named on the command line. "xcfinfo" lists information about layers in an XCF file. ... Note that I am the upstream author myself. I wrote this tool because I need it myself and there seems to be nothing comparable available on the net. Then I put some extra work into polishing it up for general consumption, because it seemed to be the Right Thing to do - I cannot be the only one who have whished for such a tool to exist. There is a "xcftopnm" binary in gimp-perl, but it is very slow, starting the Gimp engine to do the work. "Convert" from imagemagick supposedly also understands XCF files, but not the ones I work with, and it would probably be overkill to try to extend its command-line interface to know about layers. Nonetheless, packaging one's own software does smell slightly of "vanity package" -- I'd appreciate comments. (IAADD, so I don't desperately _need_ to package this, but Debian is still the most convenient channel for making this widely available). -- Henning Makholm "Amanda, I'm a mad scientist! Testing crazy things on myself and those who are close to me is my job. It's what I do!" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]