rtedwards / pixel-glitch

Pixel Sorting web app

Pixel Glitch

A pixel sorting library. Sorts pixels in an image based on input parameters and saves intermediate steps in the sort process as separate images that can then be used to create a video or gif.

Note: this library is still under development and not all planned features are available.

• Only works on PNG images (for now)
• Only saves final sorted image, no intermediate images (for now)
• Only sorts in a straight line (for now)
• Only sorts using std::sort() (for now)
• Only sorts entire image, cannot sort segments (for now)
• Sort value not yet exposed

Examples

Original	Sorted	Sorted
	pixel-glitch images/profile.png	pixel-glitch images/profile.png --reverse
	pixel-glitch images/monterey.png	pixel-glitch images/monterey.png --reverse
	pixel-glitch images/sunset.png	pixel-glitch images/sunset.png --reverse

Compiling

make compile

Running

pixel-glitch images/profile.png

CLI Options

Available features are emboldened in the table below.

CLI Arg	Examples	Description
--algorithm	Sorting algorithm to use.	[bubblesort, heapsort, insertionsort, introsort, mergesort, quicksort]
--angle	The angle to sort at. Only used for --shape line	[0, 90, 235]
--percent	The sort percent to stop at.	[100, 50]
--reverse	Reverses the sort direction.
--segment	Will segment the image and sort each segment separately.
--shape	The shape to follow when sorting. equation allows for generic functions to be used in the form of y = f(x)	[line, circle, equation]
--value	The value to use for sorting. If auto will attempt to choose the most "distinct" value.	[r, rg, rgba, auto]