RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 README
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Copyright 2004 by Rudy Rudy.
All rights reserved.
RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 is a PERL script I wrote that generates thumbnails in a directory of JPEG images. It is an improvement from the original RR Thumbnail Generator. The script only searches for files with .JPG or .jpg extensions, and then creates the thumbnails (in PNG format). The script provides a very simple and quick way of creating thumbnails for web pages. It creates an index.html file (that tabulates all the thumbnails) and a slideshow.html file (that provides a slideshow functionality). This script is completely FREE! The only catch is: before you can use the script, you might need to install a number of things. But believe me, once you are done, it will be worth it!
Namely, you will need to install:
- PERL Interpreter 5.6
- ImageMagick 5.4 (with PerlMagick)
Note: if you have used the RR Thumbnail Generator (v1.0 or v1.1) script before, your computer is ready to go.
You might want to print this page for instructions.
Linux/Unix Computers
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Since you are a Linux/Unix user, I am assuming that you know a lot about what to do. Your system will most likely have the PERL interpreter already, so you will only need to install ImageMagick. Go to: http://www.imagemagick.org to get and install the software. Once you are done, don't forget to also install the PerlMagick module.
After installing the PerlMagick module, download the RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 tar file, extract it and save tn_generator_v12.pl anywhere you like (preferably in /usr/local/bin or other directory that is on the user's PATH). Don't forget to make tn_generator_v12.pl executable (i.e. 'chmod u+x tn_generator_v12.pl'). To use it, change directory (cd) into the directory that contains the images and execute tn_generator_v12.pl. The script will show you a list of JPEG images it finds in the directory, confirms that they are correct, and enter title of the page when asked.
Windows Users
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Follow these instructions closely to install all the necessary programs to run the RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 Script:
- If you are using Win95, Win98 & ME, you will need to first upgrade to Windows Installer v2.0.
Click here to download (1.7 MB).
- Download and install Active PERL 5.6 (8.6 MB).
- Download and install ImageMagick 5.4.9 (4.1 MB).
- When installing ImageMagick, make sure you select to install PerlMagick (it's not the default).
- Download the RR Thumbnail Generator v1.2 Script for Windows zip file (tn_generator_v12.zip).
- Extract the zip file (you can use Winzip - if you don't have it, you can obtain it from my Cool Stuff page
You will have tn_generator_v12.pl among the extracted files (this is the RR Thumbnail Generator Script). You can save this script anywhere you like. To use it, copy this file into the directory that contains the images. Execute tn_generator_v12.pl (by double-clicking). The script will show you a list of JPEG images it finds in the directory, confirms that they are correct, and enter title of the page when asked.
Notes
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And as with all my shareware, you are welcome to modify the source code as much as you like (that is why I am sharing it!). However, if you should decide to do so, please have your modified code referenced to the original one (i.e. my website: http://www.rudyrudy.com). That's ALL that I am asking.
Rudy Rudy
December 25, 2004