franciscorafart / generative-image-generator

Multi-threaded node script for fast generative PNG and GIF creation

Multithreaded Generative PNG and GIF Generator

This is a multithreaded node js script that allows you to create generative png or gif from your source png files.

Requirements

2. Install dependencies $ yarn install

3. Setup the following directory structure in your root

• assets/
  • gifs/ (Place here your original PNGs to combine into gifs)
  • pngs/ (Place here ypur source pngs by categories to create generative images)

4. Make sure your original PNGs and directory routes have consistent names

Create PNGS

Run $ yarn createImages [param1] [param2] param1: Type of generative image. pngs or gifs param2: number of pngs/gifs. Since it runs in parallel the output can be slighly higher.

Setup project directory

1. Setup export folders

• assets/
• exports/
  • gifs/
  • pngs/
  • temp/

2. Adapt the pngs.js or gifs.js file in the constants directory. Define DISTRIBUTION, PNG_START_PATHS according to your distributions an unique source pngs file names.