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imaging question in python (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago by maya_the_good_apple@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev
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How do I convert a batch of .pngs into a single .apng?

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[–] mbirth@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'd use ImageMagick, but if you want to do it in plain* Python, here's an example: https://stackoverflow.com/a/79683407

* Well, you'll need pyAPNG.

[–] maya_the_good_apple@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I used pillow. It has apng support now.

[–] seedlord_com@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On top of the other advice, Pillow is definitely worth considering for this. It’s a solid library that fits this use case perfectly.

[–] maya_the_good_apple@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice shitpost! What was your code to achieve this?

[–] maya_the_good_apple@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I currently don't have the code. I didn't save it...

I'll give you a rough idea of what the modified code stack overflow did.

They imported pillow module.

Took the 6 labelled images from their storage.

Appended the images with a set delay of 100ms and saved it as one.

I'm not a coder, so I can't remember the python code.

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Don't be shy, you are a coder now. Enjoy the chaos!

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

!python@programming.dev

[–] maya_the_good_apple@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't remember where the original code is, maybe I forgot to save it but it's fine. I found a site that explains the apng module.

https://pypi.org/project/apng/