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cube2sphere
===========
``cube2sphere`` is a Python script to map an equirectangular
(cylindrical projection; skysphere) map into 6 cube (cubemap; skybox)
faces.
Usage
=====
::
$ cube2sphere -h
usage: cube2sphere [-h] [-v] [-r <width> <height>] [-R <rx> <ry> <rz>]
[-o <path>] [-f <name>] [-b <path>] [-t <count>] [-V]
<front> <back> <right> <left> <top> <bottom>
Maps 6 cube (cubemap, skybox) faces into an equirectangular (cylindrical
projection, skysphere) map.
positional arguments:
<front> source front cube face filename
<back> source back cube face filename
<right> source right cube face filename
<left> source left cube face filename
<top> source top cube face filename
<bottom> source bottom cube face filename
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
-r <width> <height>, --resolution <width> <height>
resolution for rendered map (defaults to 1024x512)
-R <rx> <ry> <rz>, --rotation <rx> <ry> <rz>
rotation in degrees to apply before rendering map (z
is up)
-o <path>, --output <path>
filename for rendered map (defaults to "out")
-f <name>, --format <name>
format to use when saving map, i.e. "PNG" or "TGA"
-b <path>, --blender-path <path>
filename of the Blender executable (defaults to
"blender")
-t <count>, --threads <count>
number of threads to use when rendering (1-64)
-V, --verbose enable verbose logging
Supported output formats depend on the Blender installation, but will
generally include TGA, IRIS, JPEG, MOVIE, IRIZ, RAWTGA, AVIRAW, AVIJPEG, PNG,
BMP, and FRAMESERVER.
``cube2sphere`` can be run in a headless environment (e.g., a
server).
Examples
========
If we wanted to stitch 6 cube faces named ``${face}.jpg`` into a 2048x1024 TGA equirectangular map, we could use the following command:
::
$ cube2sphere front.jpg back.jpg right.jpg left.jpg top.jpg bottom.jpg -r 2048 1024 -fTGA -ostitched
This would generate ``stitched.tga`` in the working directory.
Installation
============
``cube2sphere`` can be easily installed with ``pip``. It depends on
Blender being installed on the system.
Linux
-----
::
$ apt-get install blender
$ pip install cube2sphere
Windows
-------
Install `Blender`_, and add ``blender.exe`` to ``PATH``. Finally,
::
pip install cube2sphere
.. _Blender: https://www.blender.org/