datamine/image-approximator

Renders images by splitting triangles to configurable depth; animates rendering process

Image-Approximator

Renders an image by splitting triangles, which yields a cool animation.

Requires:
*PyGame 1.9.2a0
*Python Imaging Library 1.1.6+

Todo

The following are areas for improvement:

• There are currently lines drawn on the image as an artifact of the triangle-splitting. Should get rid of those lines -- they're ugly/distracting. (Done, with an option to have them in the image for a more `tiled' look.)

• Current rendering process is DFS. Should also have a BFS option. (Done)

• Should split triangles into triangles of random dimensons, rather than into right-angle triangles (a bit boring).

• Could do this with random polygons at random positions. Maybe doing nothing but color inversions to approximate the image.

• This needs to be sped up! Some optimization is called for.

• Should make a shortcut-mode that bypasses the animation and instead just renders the final image, directly.

• Does not yet work on certain grayscale images (e.g. Kitten.jpg.).

image-approximator's Issues

Putpixel too slow

This program extensively uses the putpixel method, which is way too slow. Should use putdata, load, or stuff from ImageDraw instead.