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Meme Generator 2
import Image
import ImageChops
import ImageDraw
import ImageFont
import ImageFilter
import clipboard
def draw_caption(img, text, outline=2, top=False):
text_img = Image.new('RGBA', img.size, (0, 0, 0, 0))
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(text_img)
w = img.size[0]
s = 100
while w >= (img.size[0] - 20):
font = ImageFont.truetype('HelveticaNeue-CondensedBlack', s)
w, h = draw.textsize(text, font=font)
s -= 1
if s <= 12: break
text_y = 0 if top else img.size[1] - h
draw.text((10, text_y), text, font=font, fill='black')
kernel = [0, 1, 2, 1, 0,
1, 2, 4, 2, 1,
2, 4, 0, 4, 1,
1, 2, 4, 2, 1,
0, 1, 2, 1, 0]
myfilter = ImageFilter.Kernel((5, 5), kernel, scale = 0.25 * sum(kernel))
for i in xrange(outline):
print 'Processing image... ' + str(int(float(i)/outline * 100)) + '%'
text_img = text_img.filter(myfilter)
print 'Processing done.'
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(text_img)
draw.text((10, text_y), text, font = font, fill = 'white')
mask_img = ImageChops.invert(text_img)
result_img = Image.composite(img, text_img, mask_img)
return result_img
if __name__ == '__main__':
print 'Loading image from clipboard...'
img = clipboard.get_image()
if img is None:
print 'No image in clipboard, using default image instead...'
img = Image.open('Test_Mandrill')
img.show()
print 'Enter the top caption (press return for none):'
caption_top = unicode(raw_input(), 'utf-8')
caption_top = caption_top.upper()
if caption_top != '':
img = draw_caption(img, caption_top, outline=3, top=True)
print 'Enter the bottom caption (press return for none):'
caption_btm = unicode(raw_input(), 'utf-8')
caption_btm = caption_btm.upper()
if caption_btm != '':
img = draw_caption(img, caption_btm, outline=3, top=False)
img.show()
# If you want to copy the result to the clipboard automatically,
# uncomment the following line:
#clipboard.set_image(img.convert('RGBA'))
# You can also copy an image from the console output or save it
# to your camera roll by touching and holding it.
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