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archagon / PDFGenComplex.java
Last active November 20, 2018 00:14
A quick bit of code to generate PDFs from scans, using the iText open-source library.
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
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archagon / abutil.py
Created May 13, 2013 21:14
Reusable util file. Now with custom ANSI colors!
import __main__
import os
_ansi_color_codes = {
"black":30,
"red":31,
"green":32,
"yellow":33,
"blue":34,
"magenta":35,
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archagon / gdc-encoder.py
Last active March 10, 2023 13:44
A quick and dirty script to convert GDC Vault videos to a pleasant mobile viewing format.
# This script continues the work of gdc-downloader.py and actually combines the video and audio
# into a single video file. The underlay.png file specifies the dimensions of the video.
# Personally, I use an all-black 1024x768 rectangle for optimal iPad viewing.
# As with gdc-downloader.py, code quality is crappy and quickly assembled to work for my
# nefarious purposes.
# Usage is as follows:
#
# gdc-encoder.py [video name] [video path] [output name] [GDC name]
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archagon / gdc-downloader.py
Last active March 21, 2024 19:04
A quick and dirty script to download GDC Vault videos.
# GDC Vault videos can't be watched on mobile devices and this is a very sad thing indeed!
# (Note: this has changed for GDC2013, which lets you watch raw MP4 streams. Kudos!)
# This script is designed to circumvent this by downloading the lecture and slideshow
# videos which can then be re-encoded into whatever format you wish. Obviously, you
# won't be able to do this without access to the Vault. This is strictly for the
# convenience of legitimate Vault users!
# Note: this code is rather flimsy and was written as fast as possible for my own personal use.
# The code only works for the most recent GDC Vault videos, since they all use the same player
# format. If the XML format used to run the player is changed (as it has in the past), the code
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archagon / playlist-to-podcast.py
Created September 28, 2012 07:03
A script that downloads videos from YouTube playlists, extracts their audio, and only downloads missing files each time it's run. Also generates an iTunes-compliant podcast xml file for private hosting purposes. Requires youtube-dl, ffmpeg, and ffprobe.
# YouTube playlist audio retreiver and iTunes-compliant podcast XML generation tool.
# This script will download each video file from the specified YouTube playlist, losslessly extract
# the audio, delete the video, and ultimately produce an iTunes-compliant podcast XML with the
# appropriate metadata, including chapter markers (if provided in the description). If you run the
# script again, only videos that haven't already been converted will be downloaded, allowing you to
# schedule the script to run as often as needed without stressing your internet connection or
# hard drive space. After generating the files and xml, you can easily host them on a local server
# in order to use them with iTunes or your favorite podcast aggregator -- but that's beyond this
# script's jurisdiction.
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adamgit / .gitignore
Last active April 8, 2024 12:58
.gitignore file for Xcode4 / OS X Source projects
#########################
# .gitignore file for Xcode4 and Xcode5 Source projects
#
# Apple bugs, waiting for Apple to fix/respond:
#
# 15564624 - what does the xccheckout file in Xcode5 do? Where's the documentation?
#
# Version 2.6
# For latest version, see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/49478/git-ignore-file-for-xcode-projects
#