Create Meme using ImageMagick

ImageMagick can caption stock images, but it cannot make them a meme unless you provide the right text. This tool makes no attempt to make you more popular or snarky. It only attempts to make it easier for you to magnify your inner self.

The scripts here are simply highlighting usage patterns of the convert command which are conducive to applying captions to images.

Good luck ruling the Interwebs!

Install ImageMagick

1. brew install imagemagick

Run the Shell Script

1. ./meme.sh duck.jpg test.jpg "Top Caption" "Bottom Caption"

Run the Ruby Script

1. ./meme.rb --src duck.jpg --dest test.jpg --north "Top" --center "Middle" --south "Bottom"

What's it Doing?

Source

1. meme.sh
2. meme.rb

[Optional] OSX Users Might Want Setup Font Registry

1. mkdir $HOME/.config/ImageMagick
2. cd path/to/here
3. ./typemap_gen.rb /Library/Fonts/*.ttf > $HOME/.config/ImageMagick/type.xml

Thanks

ImageMagick : http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/annotating/

Wikimedia : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cute_South_African_Duck.JPG

YUI Pure CSS : http://purecss.io/base/

Maintence

Generate index.html

index.html is used for gh-pages. If this README.md is changed, you should updated the index.html file using: pandoc README.md -c readme.css -o index.html

brew install pandoc if you don't have it already.