sam-cms/DEPIXELIZING-PIXEL-ART

"Depixelizing Pixel Art" paper by Kopf and Lischinski

DEPIXELIZING PIXEL ART

An implementation of the paper Depixelizing Pixel Art by Kopf and Lischinski. The implementation is purely in python.

INSTALLATION AND USAGE:

Install via pip:

    pip install depixelizer

Use in code:

    from depixelizer import Depixelize
    Depixelize(input_image_path, output_dir).run()

or via command-line:

    usage: depixelize [-h] [--output_dir OUTPUT_DIR] image_path

    positional arguments:
    image_path            Input Pixel Art Image

    optional arguments:
    -h, --help            show this help message and exit
    --output_dir OUTPUT_DIR
                            Output Dir, defaults to os.cwd()

Requirements

• Python
• pypng : https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pypng
• networkx: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/networkx/
• svgwrite : https://pypi.python.org/pypi/svgwrite/

Citations

• https://johanneskopf.de/publications/pixelart/paper/pixel.pdf
• https://github.com/gityou/depixelize
• http://dev.crazyrobot.net/2011/07/12/pixelart-to-vector/
• https://code.launchpad.net/libdepixelize
• http://networkx.lanl.gov/index.html
• https://github.com/jerith/depixel
• https://svgwrite.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
• http://vinipsmaker.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/splines-extraction-on-kopf-lischinski-algorithm-part-1/
• http://vinipsmaker.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/splines-extraction-on-kopf-lischinski-algorithm-part-2/

Authors

Anirudh Vemula, Vamsidhar Yeddu

Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay