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INSTALLATION of imagepack creator java app: 
the file for the app is named imagepackcreator.jar
which is a java app
Download the imagepackcreator.jar zip file
from
https://hubundance.com.au/downloads

the website will rename the zip file for security so
whatever the zip file is called
unzip the zip file to a folder you have created in your hard drive
do NOT install to the root folder
the app must be in a folder above the root folder
examples.

WINDOWS 
c:\imagepackcreator

MAC
/Users/paulpavlic/imagepackcreator

LINUX
/home/paulie/imagepackcreator

next

ensure you have a java JRE installed in your system
the "java runtime environment" has to be installed on your system
link to java's page on how to check for a jre in your system
https://docs.oracle.com/goldengate/dir1212/gg-director/GDRAD/verifying-jre-environment.htm#GDRAD185

if it isn't found in your system
then go to the following link
https://www.java.com/en/
and 
download java
follow instructions
and install

when done
open a command prompt window or terminal and type
[java -version]
(without the brackets[])

you should see a response similar to 
WINDOWS
openjdk version "17.0.4" 2022-07-19 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Microsoft-38107 (build 17.0.4+8-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Microsoft-38107 (build 17.0.4+8-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
MAC
java version "1.8.0_331"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_331-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.331-b09, mixed mode)

LINUX
openjdk version "11.0.16" 2022-07-19
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu122.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu122.04, mixed mode, sharing)

if you get something  similar you can then use the app
see USAGE:

imagepack creator is designed to work on java 8
so anything from java 1.8 up should be fine

todo: build a flying firetruck that will hold twenty olympic swimming pools of water
      for putting out our bushfires - urgent

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programmers notes:
heic images
heic images are images made by iphones
java doesn't have heic support so like a lot of programmers we use 
imagemagick
to get the  app to use imagemagick it has to be installed
imagemagick install:
windows:
goto
https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows
download  installer
and run
done
mac:
one method is using homebrew
if you don't have homebrew installed
goto
https://brew.sh/
and follow instructions
then
open a terminal window and type
[brew install imagemagick]
this may take some time

linux:
for default linux install type
[sudo apt install imagemagick]
and press enter

for all three operating systems
if the app can't find your install of imagemagick
create a file
in the same folder as
imagepackcreator.jar
called
magick.ini
in the first line of the file
write the path to the imagemagick executable
examples

windows:
C:/Program Files/ImageMagick-7.1.0-Q16-HDRI.magick.exe
check your file location by searching for convert.exe
mac:
/opt/homebrew/bin/convert
check your file location by running
[which convert]
in terminal

linux:
/usr/bin/convert
check your file location by running
[which convert]
in terminal
note:
imagemagick differences in executable filenames
some flavours of linux will have a different file for convert
eg. 
convert-im6 in puppylinux
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if imagemagick is not installed the app will treat heic images
like any other file it can't open and just skip it
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last revised
18 september 2022