Create an animated vertical magnification for a better visualization of the process. Intended for flat Earth debunking.
For more background information, please read https://www.metabunk.org/threads/how-to-take-a-photo-of-the-curve-of-the-horizon.8859/
Requirements:
- Python 3
- ffmpeg in path
- PIL (
pip install PIL)
Usage:
./vmaganimate.py -i inputimage.png -o outputvideo.mp4 -m 2000 -c 1200 \
[-p] [-r 'credit text'] [-b "#ffffff"]
Mandatory parameters:
- -i: the input image, supports all the formats supported by PIL
- -o: the output image, can be mp4, mkv, gif or png. mkv output will give a huge uncompressed output with alpha.
- -m: the amount of magnification in percent
- -c: the vertical center of the image in pixels.
Optional parameters:
- -p: show magnification percentage indicator
- -r: show the specified credit text
- -b: the background color of the results, only visible if the image is smaller than the frame.