PltPics

A simple script that draws picture into matplotlib.pyplot using bezier curves.

Special Thanks To

kevinjycui for https://github.com/kevinjycui/DesmosBezierRenderer

Installation

Linux

1. Git clone this repository
2. sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
3. sudo apt update
4. sudo apt install git python3-dev python3-pip build-essential libagg-dev libpotrace-dev pkg-config
5. pip install -r requirements.txt

Mac

1. Git clone this repository
2. brew install ffmpeg (or brew like manager)
3. brew install potrace
4. brew install pkg-config
5. brew install libagg
6. pip install -r requirements.txt

Using Program

ipynb_version

1. Visit directory ipynb_version
2. jupyter notebook
3. ./ipynb_version/DrawImage.ipynb is for drawing images.
4. ./ipynb_version/ProcessVideo.ipynb is for processing videos.

python_version

1. Visit directory python_version
2. python run_me.py
3. For arguments, please check here

Features

Photo to Graph

My profile image converted

Video to Graphs

Noot Noot Meme converted

nzzz.mp4

How is this possible?

1. Extract frames of video by ffmpeg
2. Convert image to vector images using pypotrace.
3. Represent those contours using Bezier curves.
4. Use matplotlib.pyplot to draw Bezier curves using some features.
5. Save those pyplots into images.
6. Use ffmpeg to turn those images into video.