A utility for quantizing an image using the Gervautz-Purgathofer octree method:
- Wicked Code -- MSJ, August 1996
- Wicked Code, MSJ October 1997
- Color Quantization using Octrees | Dr Dobb's
- Optimizing Color Quantization for ASP.NET Images
-
Install CMake 3.1.0 or later
-
Install Boost
-
Install OpenImageIO 1.6 or later
-
Clone a copy of the repository:
git clone https://github.com/SimonBoorer/Quantize.git -
Build with CMake:
cd Quantize mkdir build cd build cmake .. make
Usage: Quantize [options] input-file output-file
Allowed options:
-h [ --help ] produce help message
-m [ --max-colours ] arg (=255) maximum number of colours in the palette
-b [ --colour-bits ] arg (=8) number of significant bits in each 8-bit
colour compartment