NXCG

This library combines power of PIL (or Pillow), PyCairo and Pango and focuses on 2d graphics for broadcast applications.

Installation

apt install -y python3 python3-pip
apt install -y python3-pil python3-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 python3-gi-cairo
pip3 install nxtools

Usage

Hello world

from nxcg import *

cg = CG(1920, 1080)
cg.text("Hello World!", pos=(100,100), color="#cc0000", font="Sans 36")
cg.save("hello.png")

Color presets

Color	Name	Color	Name	Color	Name
	iron		graphite		graphite dark
	steel		gold		cyan
	orange		red		green
	blue		yellow		white
	black		black glass 60		black glass 65
	black glass 70		black glass 75		black glass 80
	logo gray		living coral		ultra violet
	greenery		rose quartz		serenity
	marsala		radiant orchid		emerald
	tangerine		honeysuckle		turquoise
	mimosa		blue iris		pepper
	sand

Documentation

Code is quite self-documenting see nxcg/core.py for build-ins and plugins/test_plugin.py to see how to write your own plug-ins :-)

See NXTV sources for more advanced usage tips and underlying libraries documentation:

• http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2reference/class-pangolayout.html
• https://developer.gnome.org/pygtk/stable/pango-markup-language.html