myogpatterns / tiled-pattern-exporter

tile large format PNG patterns into print-at-home PDF pages

Tile Pattern Exporter

Created for LearnMYOG.com
This set of scripts automate the tiling of large format PNG files into letter(A4), tabloid(A3), and A0 sized PDF pages with print margins, alignment and cut guides, page numbers, and a copyright stamp to each page.

For best results, input an exported PNG with size in multiples of 7.5 inches wide and 10 inches tall @ 300dpi.

Dependencies

1. Imagemagick https://imagemagick.org/index.php
2. Wand https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.6.7/
3. PyPDF2 https://pypi.org/project/PyPDF2/

Use

1. Place exported PNG in script directory
2. Execute with the following command:

python3 pattern_exporter.py 'input_file.png' [format = 'letter','tabloid','a0', 'all' (default)]

Desired improvements

1. Implement basic UI

Good readme 1 Title

Title

Subtitle

2 Paragraph Explanation and problem it solves (SEO keywords)

3 Visual helper Youtube demo if applicable

4 User installation instructions

5 Contributor instructions (build and install) and how to work on it

6 Expectations for contributors Invite to submit issue or submit a PR for features

7 Known issues, coming soon

8 Donation link, buy me a coffee