# Helper

## Introduction

This subdirectory delivers simple helper programs.

## progressive_to_normal_jpegs.sh

Converts progressive jpegs into non progressive ones.

### Requirements:
Ensure jpegtran is installed.  
- Linux
    - Arch: 
        >sudo pacman -S libjpeg-turbo
    - Debian: 
        >sudo apt install libjpeg-turbo-progs
- macOS: 
    >brew install jpeg

### Usage:
./progressive_to_normal_jpegs.sh /path/to/images

## resize.py

Handy tool to resize images to displays size (480x800).

### Disclaimer:

This tool takes 1 command line argument, the directory where the files-to-be-converted are stored.

### Requirements:

Virtual Environment (optional)
- create a venv:
    >python -m venv .env
- activate venv
    - Linux/macOS:
        >source .env/bin/activate
    - Windows
        >./.env/Scripts/activate.bat

Python-Pillow
>pip install pillow

### Usage:

>python resize.py /path/to/images