Inko - Custom Text and Exif Data Overlay on Images

Version 1.0.0

Description

Inko is a command-line tool that allows you to add custom text or Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format) data to an image. You can use it to annotate your images with various information or labels. Can be used as converter for JPG and PNG format

java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/fg.jpg -o data/output/fgo -fs 35 -f "z003" -fw bold -bg "#80FFFFFF" -t "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." -po c -sh

Prerequisites

To build Inko, you need:

• Java 17
• Java Development Kit (JDK)
• Maven

Building process with Maven

Inko is a Java program that can be built using Maven. Follow the steps below to compile your Java code, package it into a JAR file, and build your project using Maven.

To build the program and is tests create new Maven configuration with this running options (Intellij):

dependency:resolve clean compile package

or use the terminal with these commands

mvn dependency:resolve
mvn clean compile package

Usage

target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar [OPTIONS]

Options

File

• -p, --imagePath PATH
  Specify the path to the input image.

• -o, --output PATH
  Specify the output path and file name (without extension) for the overlaid image. (Default: OverlaidImage)

• -of, --outputformat FORMAT
  Specify the output image format (jpeg, png, gif). (Default: jpeg)

• -sh, --show
  Show the overlaid image after processing.

Overlay data specification

• -t, --text TEXT
  Specify text to overlay on the image. You can use this option multiple times to add multiple text.

• -d, --date
  Get the date of the image from EXIF.

• -df, --dateformat FORMAT
  Set the format of the date.

• -gmt, --gmt OFFSET
  Set the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) offset.

• -cm, --cammodel
  Get the model of the camera that took the image.

• -gps, --gpslocation
  Get the GPS location of the image.

• -is, --imagesize
  Get the size of the image in pixels from EXIF.

• -s, --sep SEPARATOR
  Specify the separator for data when adding Exif values.

Overlay format

• -f, --font FONT
  Specify the font to be used for text overlay. (Default: Arial)

• -fw, --fontwidth WIDTH
  Specify the font width (bold, italic, plain). (Default: bold)

• -fs, --fontSize SIZE
  Specify the font size in pixels. (Default: 50)

• -fc, --fontcolor COLOR
  Specify the font color in the format #AARRGGBB (e.g., #ff2e00ff). Specify the font color in the format #AARRGGBB (e.g., #ff2e00ff).

• -bg, --backgroundcolor COLOR
  Specify the background color in the format #AARRGGBB.

• -po, --position POSITION
  Specify the position of the overlaid text. Options include l, r, b, t, c, lt, rt, lb, rb. (Default: rb)

• -m, --margin MARGIN
  Specify the margin of the overlaid text (default: 10)

Other options

• -cr, --credits or simply run the program without arguments
  Show program credits.

• -h, --help
  Show program help and description.

• -V, --version
  Print version information and exit.

Examples

1. Overlay text on an image:

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/img.jpg -t "What does the cow say ?" -po c -fc "#FFFF0000" -fs 150 -bg "#80FFFF00" -o data/output/cow -sh
   

   this commande launch target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar, get data/img.jpg, and apply a textual -t "What does the cow say ?" at the center of the image -po c with à red font color opacity 100% -fc "#FFFF0000" and size 150px -fs 150 with a yellow background opacity 50% "#80FFFF00". The output file name is output.jpg -o data/output/cow and the image will pop up after the process -sh

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2. Show program credits:

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -cr
   

3. Overlay the date on an image:

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/img.jpg -d -bg "#80FFFFFF" -o output.jpg -sh
   

4. Get the camera model, GPS location (if contained in EXIF data) and the image size included personal texts:

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/img.jpg -t "Camera: " -cm -t "GPS : " -gps -is -bg "#80FFFFFF" -o output.jpg -sh
   

5. Convert PNG to JPG (transparent background becomes white)

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/noBackgroud.png -o data/output/backgroud -of jpeg
   

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6. Remove semi transparent backgroung from PNG to JPG

   java -jar target/InkoCli-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -p data/semiTransparent.png -o data/output/noTransparency -of jpeg
   

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Dependencies

metadata-extractor:

Metadata-Extractor is a Java library for reading metadata from media files. https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor

Picocli

Picocli aims to be the easiest way to create rich command line applications that can run on and off the JVM : https://github.com/remkop/picocli

Documentation on https://picocli.info/