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tuxchick

Dec 21, 2007
11:44 AM EST 		What a great article, thanks gus3! Yet more proof that Linux is really about clever workarounds :)
gus3

Dec 21, 2007
7:50 PM EST 		Thanks, tc. It was the most fun project I've done in a while.

The next project will be an automatic image scaler for Mom's digital photos. Emailing a megabyte-size image via dial-up is definitely not an option. Using The GIMP is a bit of a pain, but it's the best thing she has available at the moment. I think that might be another Christmas present for her. ;-)
Abe

Dec 22, 2007
5:06 AM EST
Quoting:I think that might be another Christmas present for her. ;-)
Take a look at these Christmas lights for hints

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yX-uf8HxukY

I wonder what computer was used!
gus3

Dec 22, 2007
7:27 AM EST 		Nah, silly me, I was typing that when it was late. I'll probably use pnmtools or ImageMagick, depending on the lossiness tests.
gus3

Dec 23, 2007
3:34 AM EST 		Yup, even that's done now. And it was a lot simpler than I expected at first.

It's been a good Christmas season here. ;-)
hkwint

Dec 23, 2007
3:40 AM EST 		gus3, that's really geeky! Great to read! I hope there's a big penguin and a big GNU in your slideshow?
techiem2

Dec 23, 2007
4:27 PM EST 		Sweet!

Hey, oddly enough we're looking to do something like this at the college to replace the current boring still announcement board. Does your setup happen to allow playing both still images and videos? :)
gus3

Dec 23, 2007
5:36 PM EST 		I wouldn't suggest playing video using such a weak X server system. The script could probably be tailored to work fully on the local system, rather than using a networked setup. However, GLslideshow isn't one for playing videos.

The smart thing in this case would likely be "roll your own." Unless you're talking about a consulting offer... ;-)
techiem2

Dec 24, 2007
12:16 PM EST 		It would most likely be a dedicated box hooked up to a LCD/Plasma/whatever. If I understand the "needs" right, we will want to be able to do both images and videos in some sort of playlist.

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