Canti
@author: Andrew Mantel
@version: 1.1a

New to version 1.1a:
Fixed the grayscale not working bug.

New to version 1.1:
Since the iPad is about to come out, I made some small changes to the program to accomodate the new shiny device.
-Added support to .properties file for specifying color or grayscale of output images.
-Added support to .properties file for specifying number of colors of output images, or not limiting the range of colors at all.
Also, I got tired of calling this "my manga processing program" so I'm giving it a name: Canti, after the Medical Mechanica robot from FLCL. So anyway, enjoy Canti version 1.1.


Instructions:
1) Install ImageMagick. ImageMagick is free software used for image manipulation and can be downloaded from http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php
2) Edit ConvertManga.properties file to suit your needs. The default values are for Kindle DX users / Linux operating system, so read the file and make any necessary changes.
3) Make sure your manga scans are organized like the following example:
   Manga_Title
     Blah_blah_001
     Blah_blah_002
     ...
     Blah_blah_999
4) Open a command prompt to the folder containing ConvertManga.jar and .properties. Run:
   java -jar ConvertManga.jar
   This will give you a list of the commands you will need to specify to run the program. Here is an example of running the program:
   java -jar ConvertManga.jar -parent_folder /home/my_name/Manga/School_Rumble/ -prefix "School Rumble - Ch." -num_chars_keep_suffix 3 -output_folder /home/user_name/Manga_Kindle/School_Rumble/
5) Let the program run. Depending on how much manga you have and the speed of your computer it may take some time to finish. It will give you a time estimate based on how much work it has done and it much work is left to do.


Note:
I wrote this program for fun. It works great on my Kindle DX. I hope you enjoy!

Also, I HIGHLY recommend using pdf for manga on the Kindle DX.
