Shadron extensions

Shadron's capabilities can be enhanced via extensions. If you need to define a custom image input to be processed by shaders, or a custom export type for your procedurally generated images, or if you need to work with a different file format, you can now create your own extension to do that.

If you wish, you may take a look at the documentation of the Shadron API, or start with the Example Extension, a very simple commented implementation of the API.

To install an extension, simply copy the DLL/dylib file (and potentially other included files) into:

• %APPDATA%\Shadron\extensions on Windows
• ~/.config/Shadron/extensions on Mac

Official extensions

I have released a handful of official extensions, which add powerful capabilities through the use of third-party libraries. You may download them from their GitHub repositories:

Shadron-FFmpeg

• Load video files into animation objects
• Export animations as video files
• Load MP3 and other audio formats

Shadron-GIF

• Load GIF files into animation objects
• Export animations as GIF files
• Image color quantization

Shadron-JPEG

• Export images as JPEG files with adjustable quality
• Preview images and their file size before exporting