magic-lantern 0.0.3

A presentation tool for kiosks, digital signage, slide shows.

magic-lantern

A presentation tool for kiosks, digital signage, slide shows.

Supports png and jpg. PDF files are also supported; each page is internally exported to an image file.

Installation

Windows

pip install magic-lantern

Debian

pipx install magic-lantern

Usage

See

magic-lantern --help

When running, use the following keys to control the slideshow:

• space bar: play / pause
• q: quit
• p, left arrow: previous image
• n, right arrow: previous image
• y, display of year (on/off)

Configuration

You can provide a simple path to a collection of images, or you can supply a configuration file. See the example in tests.

Notes

Running over ssh

export DISPLAY=:0

Fixing photo orientation

ImageMagick

mogrify -auto-orient *.jpg

Fixing missing dates

e.g.:

exiftool -datetimeoriginal="2009:08:08 00:00:00" -overwrite_original -m *

Origin of the name

Magic lantern