Image Properties

imageSize(path)

Return the width and height of an image. Supports pdf, jpg, png, tiff and gif file formats. NSImage objects are supported too.

print(imageSize("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/typemytype/drawbot/master/tests/data/drawBot.jpg"))

Open in DrawBot: imageSize.pyDownload: imageSize.py

imagePixelColor(path, (x, y))

Return the color r, g, b, a of an image at a specified x, y position. Supports pdf, jpg, png, tiff and gif file formats. NSImage objects are supported too.

# path to the image, from https://www.wired.com/2012/08/a1-art-0-99-vending-machines-as-art-galleries/
path = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/typemytype/drawbot/master/tests/data/drawBot.jpg"

# get the size of the image
w, h = imageSize(path)

# setup a variable for the font size as for the steps
s = 15

# shift it up a bit
translate(100, 100)

# set a font with a size
font("Helvetica-Bold")
fontSize(s)

# loop over the width of the image
for x in range(0, w, s):
    # loop of the height of the image
    for y in range(0, h, s):
        # get the color
        color = imagePixelColor(path, (x, y))
        if color:
            r, g, b, a = color
            # set the color
            fill(r, g, b, a)
            # draw some text
            text("W", (x, y))

Open in DrawBot: pixelColor.pyDownload: pixelColor.py

imageResolution(path)

Return the image resolution for a given image. Supports pdf, jpg, png, tiff and gif file formats. NSImage objects are supported too.

numberOfPages(path)

Return the number of pages for a given pdf or (animated) gif. Return None for non compatible file types.