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https://github.com/basemax/cardcgenerator
Card Generator in C: A simple C program using Cairo to generate personalized certificates with custom backgrounds and fonts.
https://github.com/basemax/cardcgenerator
c c-image card-game card-game-engine card-game-generator card-game-simulation card-games card-image cards generate-image image image-c image-generator
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Card Generator in C: A simple C program using Cairo to generate personalized certificates with custom backgrounds and fonts.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/basemax/cardcgenerator
- Owner: BaseMax
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2024-09-12T18:18:42.000Z (2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-09-12T19:12:35.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-11T01:11:07.048Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: c, c-image, card-game, card-game-engine, card-game-generator, card-game-simulation, card-games, card-image, cards, generate-image, image, image-c, image-generator
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 2.83 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Card Generator in C
This is a C-based card generator that reads names from a text file and generates a card (image) for each name using the Cairo library for rendering.
## Features
- Generate personalized cards with names from a text file.
- Customize the card background and font.
- Outputs cards as PNG files in the `output` directory.
## Getting Started
### 1. Install Dependencies
The project uses the Cairo graphics library. You need to install Cairo and FreeType.
#### On Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev libfreetype6-dev
```
On macOS (using Homebrew):
```bash
brew install cairo freetype
```
### 2. Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/BaseMax/CardCGenerator.git
cd CardCGenerator
```
### 3. Compile the Program
To compile the program, use the following gcc command:
```bash
gcc card_generator.c -o card_generator $(pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo)
```
### 4. Directory Structure
Ensure the following files are present in the project directory:
- `card_generator.c` (the main C program)
- `card-background.png` (the background image for the card)
- `names.txt` (a list of names to be included on the cards, one name per line)
- `arial.ttf` (or any other TrueType font file)
#### Example Structure
```
/CardCGenerator
|-- card_generator.c
|-- card-background.png
|-- names.txt
|-- arial.ttf
|-- output/ (this directory will be created automatically to store generated cards)
```
### 5. Run the Program
Run the program to generate the cards:
```bash
./card_generator
```
The generated cards will be saved in the output directory.
## Customization
- **Background Image:** You can replace card-background.png with your own background image.
- **Font:** Replace arial.ttf with another font if needed.
- **Names:** Edit names.txt to include the names you want to generate cards for.
## Linking
To check the linking flags for Cairo:
```bash
$ pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo
-I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -lcairo
```
## License
Inspired by https://alixsep.github.io/yugilife/#/build
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
### Author
Max Base - 2024