<# .SYNOPSIS Copy a single image into a series of pixelated images .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script copies a single image file into a series of pixelated images in a target dir. .PARAMETER SourceFile Specifies the path to the image source file .PARAMTER TargetDir Specifies the path to the target folder .EXAMPLE PS> ./copy-image-pixelated C:\my_photo.jpg C:\Temp .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$SourceFile = "", [string]$TargetDir = "") 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() $Basename = (Get-Item "$SourceFile").Basename $Factor = 0.001 for ($i = 0; $i -lt 300; $i++) { $TargetFile = "$TargetDir/$($Basename)_$($i).jpg" Write-Host "⏳ Copying $SourceFile to $TargetFile with pixelation factor $Factor..." $Coeff1 = 100.0 * $Factor $Coeff2 = 100.0 / $Factor & convert -scale $Coeff1% -scale $Coeff2% "$SourceFile" "$TargetFile" $Factor += 0.0005 } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ copied $SourceFile to a series of 300 pixelated images in 📂$TargetDir in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }