<# .SYNOPSIS Converts an image into pixelated frames .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script converts a single image file into a series of pixelated frames in a target dir. Requires ImageMagick 6. .PARAMETER SourceFile Specifies the path to the image source file .PARAMTER TargetDir Specifies the path to the target folder .EXAMPLE PS> ./convert-image2pixelated-frames C:\my_photo.jpg C:\Temp .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$SourceFile = "", [string]$TargetDir = "", [int]$Frames = 700) try { if ($SourceFile -eq "") { $SourceFile = Read-Host "Enter file path to source image file" } if ($TargetDir -eq "") { $TargetDir = Read-Host "Enter file path to target directory" } $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() "⏳ (1/$Frames) Checking source image file..." if (!(Test-Path "$SourceFile" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access source image file: $SourceFile" } $Basename = (Get-Item "$SourceFile").Basename "⏳ (2/$Frames) Searching for ImageMagick 6 executable..." & convert-im6 --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'convert-im6' - make sure ImageMagick 6 is installed and available" } $Factor = 0.001 for ($i = 0; $i -lt $Frames; $i++) { $FrameNo = '{0:d4}' -f $i $TargetFile = "$TargetDir/frame_$($FrameNo).jpg" "⏳ ($($i + 3)/$Frames) Converting with pixelation factor $Factor to $TargetFile..." $Coeff1 = 100.0 * $Factor $Coeff2 = 100.0 / $Factor & convert-im6 -scale $Coeff1% -scale $Coeff2% "$SourceFile" "$TargetFile" $Factor += 0.0005 } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✅ converted image $SourceFile to $Frames pixelated frames in 📂$TargetDir in $Elapsed sec." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }