LabStitcher

A program for converting pictures into Cross Stitch patterns using the LAB color space.

AS OF 8/18/2016 ALL BASELINE FEATURES HAVE BEEN ADDED. FULLY USEABLE PATTERNS ARE NOW GENERATED FROM ANY INPUT PICTURE. HAPPY STITCHING!

Requirements for use:

• iTextpdf (https://github.com/itext/itextpdf)
• Java

To use:

• This program is run in command line Java. A MakeFile is included in the /build/ directory that will compile all the necessary source files.
• Run the program from the /build/ directory with "java color/ColorConv"
• You will be prompted to view the current settings.
  • Dithering will improve the look of colors not accessible by the current color palette.
    • LabStitcher uses Floyd-Steinberg dithering
  • SSO (Single Stitch Optimization) is a process that ensures stitches have neighbors of the same color.
  • Symbols is the name of the file containing the symbols used for the pattern
    • Symbol files must be located in /symbols/
  • Palette is the name of the desired color palette
    • Palette files must be located in /palettes/
• Enter the full file name of the image you want converted
  • e.g. "test.png"
  • Images must be located in the /images/ directory
• Enter the name of the resulting pattern
  • All output images will be .png so you just need the name without the tag
    • e.g. "test_dmc"
• An image of the color compressed image will be saved to the /images/ directory
• The .pdf pattern will be saved in the /images/ directory as well