thrive4 / app.fb.slideshow

slideshow in freebasic and lib sdl2_image

slideshow

basic slideshow written in freebasic and sdl2
supported image types or extensions:
.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, .pcx, .jpeg, .tff

Effects include a pan scan zoom aka the
'ken burns' effect plus fade in and crossfade.
Special support for .mp3 this will extract the
cover art from a mp3 and display it if present.

usage

slideshow.exe "path to file or folder"
slideshow.exe "path to file or folder" fullscreen
if no file or path is specified the current dir will be scanned for an image
if the folder has subfolder(s) these will be scanned for images as well
or specify a path via \conf\conf.ini [images] ' location images imagefolder = g:\data\images\flickr\alpha clock

requirements

sdl2 (32bit) v2.24.2.0
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases
sdl image (32bit) v2.6.2.0
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/releases

performance

windows 7 / windows 10(1903)
ram usage ~20MB / 20MB (pending image size)
handles ~160 / ~200
threads 11 / 16
cpu ~1 (low) / ~2
tested on intel i5-6600T

navigation

f11 : toggle fullscreen
esc : close application

special thanks

TwinklebearDev SDL 2.0 Tutorial Lesson 3
Tutorial translating to FreeBASIC by Michael "h4tt3n" Schmidt Nissen
gisha.ttf courtesy of microsoft corporation (non-commerical use)
app.ico courtesy of Sebastian Rubio
https://www.iconarchive.com/show/plateau-icons-by-sbstnblnd/Apps-video-player-icon.html