EPG-Renderer 0.14.0

This is the first public release of EPG-Renderer. It creates schematic, kit-aware
electropherogram-style figures from forensic STR profiles for publications, teaching
and slides.

Downloads

• Windows GUI: EPG-Renderer_GUI_Windows_x64_v0.14.0.zip; extract it and start
  EPG-Renderer-GUI.exe. Python is not needed; PNG and JPG output are included.
• Windows command line: epg-render.exe, a standalone program.
• Source ZIP: EPG-Renderer_v0.14.0.zip, to start the GUI with Python on macOS,
  Linux or Windows.
• Python wheel: for the command line and the Python API. EPG-Renderer is not on
  PyPI; install the wheel from this release as described in the installation guide.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: SHA-256 checksums of all files above.

What EPG-Renderer does

• reads GeneMapper genotype-table exports (CSV, TSV or TXT) or builds a profile from
  alleles entered manually in the graphical interface
• resolves the kit automatically or uses the selected one; 14 kit profiles are
  included
• draws every peak in its dye channel with marker and allele labels; uses exported
  fragment sizes when present and otherwise labelled nominal or estimated positions
• writes SVG for editing in a vector graphics program, and PNG or JPG for slides; the
  GUI preselects PNG when PNG and JPG output are available
• shows the yellow dye in yellow or, for better contrast, in black
• renders one sample or all samples of an export, with a JSON manifest for batches
• offers the same functions on the command line and through a Python API that reports
  parser warnings and omitted peaks
• processes everything locally; no profile data is uploaded

Scope

EPG-Renderer is a visualization tool. It does not read raw capillary-electrophoresis
data, reconstruct measured fluorescence curves, or replace analytical interpretation
and quality control. Nominal and estimated positions are not measured fragment sizes.