ABOUT:

• convert an image sequences to vector files (trace_seq.sh)
• convert pdf files to hpgl coordinates and move the plotter pen to defined trigger coordinates between each file

This scripts were used to make an animation: http://www.lafkon.net/what/is/etcpp

LICENSE:

Copyright (C) 2014 LAFKON

This is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

SOFTWARE USED:

pdf2hpglani.sh:

cat (GNU coreutils) 6.10
concatenate files and print on the standard output

echo (GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008)
display a line of text

expr (GNU coreutils) 6.10
evaluate expressions

grep 2.5.3~dfsg-6
GNU grep, egrep and fgrep

java (06 Apr 2010)
the Java application launcher

ls (GNU coreutils) 6.10
list directory contents

mv (GNU coreutils) 6.10
move (rename) files

pdf2ps (8.62 29 February 2008)
Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator

pdf2svg 0.2.1-2
converts PDF documents to SVG files (one per page)

pdflatex (pdftex 1.40 8 January 2007 PDFTEX(1))
PDF output from TeX

ps2pdf (8.62 29 February 2008)
Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript

rm (GNU coreutils) 6.10
remove files or directories

sed 4.1.5-6
The GNU sed stream editor

tail (GNU coreutils) 6.10
output the last part of files

wc (GNU coreutils) 6.10
print newline, word, and byte counts for each file

Xvfb (xorg-server 1.4.2)
virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11

trace_seq.sh

autotrace 0.31.1-13+b1
bitmap to vector graphics converter

echo (GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008)
display a line of text

ls (GNU coreutils) 6.10
list directory contents

pdf2svg 0.2.1-2
converts PDF documents to SVG files (one per page)

rm (GNU coreutils) 6.10
remove files or directories

sed 4.1.5-6
The GNU sed stream editor

wc (GNU coreutils) 6.10
print newline, word, and byte counts for each file