v1.0.1 - Font Management & Cleanup System‏

🎯 PyMontage v1.0.1 - Font Management & Cleanup System

📋 Description

Release of version 1.0.1 with major improvements to font management, server cleanup, and code maintenance.

✨ New Features

• Google Fonts Integration: Search and download any font directly from Google Fonts library

• Real-time font search with live results (up to 15 matches)

• One-click font download and installation

• Auto-caching to avoid re-downloading

• Enhanced Font System:

• Built-in support for Windows system fonts (Arial, Trebuchet, Comic Sans, etc.)

• Fallback resolution: absolute path → local cache → system fonts → auto-download

• Downloaded fonts persist in assets/fonts/ directory

🧹 Improvements

• Auto Cleanup System: Server now cleans up all temporary files on shutdown

• Removes temp_uploads/ and temp_outputs/ directories

• Cleans Python cache (__pycache__/, .pytest_cache/)

• Removes compiled Python files (*.pyc, *.pyo)

• Cleans MoviePy temporary files

• Graceful exit on CTRL+C (SIGINT) and system termination (SIGTERM)

• Updated .gitignore: Added entries for all cleanup targets

• *.pyo, .pytest_cache/ for Python cache

• assets/fonts/ for downloaded fonts (regenerated on demand)

• TEMP/, *.tmp for MoviePy temporary files

📝 Changes

• app.py:

• Added cleanup_temp_folders() function with comprehensive cleanup

• Added signal handlers for SIGINT and SIGTERM

• Added /fonts/search endpoint (Google Fonts metadata API)

• Added /fonts/download endpoint (font installation)

• video_engine.py:

• Enhanced install_google_font() with Google Fonts API integration

• Enhanced resolve_font_path() with priority-based fallback

• Added tempfile import for cleanup support

• templates/index.html:

• Fixed JavaScript syntax errors (missing closing brace in updateVideoDurationEstimate())

• Added font search UI with real-time input

• Added "Download & Use" buttons for Google Fonts

• Auto-population of font dropdown with downloaded fonts

• README.md: Updated documentation for v1.0.1 with new features

✅ Testing

• Font search returns correct results from Google Fonts
• Font download saves files to assets/fonts/ and persists across sessions
• Server cleanup removes all temporary files on exit
• CTRL+C gracefully shuts down and cleans up
• Frontend font selection properly resolves through fallback system

📚 Documentation

See README.md for updated documentation on font features and configuration.

v1.0.0 - First Production Release 🚀

PyMontage v1.0.0 is here! 🎉

This is the first stable release of PyMontage, an automatic video slideshow creator powered by Flask and MoviePy.

✨ Key Features

• Smart Layouts: Automatically arranges photos in 2x2 grids, 1x3 vertical grids, or collages based on orientation.
• Audio Magic: Supports multiple audio tracks with automatic crossfading and beat synchronization.
• Web Interface: Full local web GUI (Flask + Bootstrap) with drag-and-drop support.
• Customization: Control resolution (up to 4K), transition speeds, fonts, and video quality (bitrate/FPS).
• Performance: GPU acceleration support (NVIDIA NVENC) and smart image downscaling for memory optimization.

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repo.
2. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Run the app: python app.py
4. Open http://127.0.0.1:5000

Enjoy your slideshows! 🎬