Image Color Quantizer (Windows 6.1 or Later)

A fast and simple command-line tool written in C# to quantize an image into a reduced color palette using K-Means clustering.

_{📷 Photo by Ave Calvar Martinez}

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Features

• Fast and efficient color quantization
• Reduces colors using K-Means clustering
• Automatically ignores fully transparent pixels
• Supports common image formats: PNG, JPG, etc.
• Outputs a clean version with a defined number of dominant colors
• Easy to run, customize, and extend from the command line

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Usage

dotnet run -- Images/<FileName> (optional: <NumberOfColors>)

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mdomnik/ImageColorQuantizer.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd ImageColorQuantizer

3. Restore dependencies:

   dotnet restore .\Image_ColorQuantizer.sln

4. Run the tool:

   dotnet run -- Images/input.png 4

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Showcase

Below is an example of the tool applied to a colorful image, showing different quantization levels side by side:

_{📷 Photo by Alex P: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-and-yellow-macaw-perched-on-twig-2078772/}