HueCue - Video & Image Histogram Viewer

A WPF application for viewing video and image files with real-time histogram overlays.

Features

• Video Playback: Supports multiple video formats (MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV, FLV, WebM)
• Image Display: Supports single image files (JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF)
• Real-time Histogram: RGB histogram visualization overlaid on video or image
• Performance Optimized: Histogram updates every 1 second for optimal performance
• User-friendly Interface: Simple menu-driven interface

Usage

1. Open File: Use File > Open Video/Image... to select a video or image file
2. Playback Control: Use Playback > Play/Pause to control video playback
3. Histogram View: The RGB histogram appears in the overlay area of the video or image

Technical Details

Built with:

• .NET 8.0 WPF
• Emgu CV for video processing
• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm for MVVM pattern
• Material Design themes

Deployment

This application uses Velopack for automatic updates:

• Building: Use the "Build and Publish HueCue with Velopack" GitHub Actions workflow (workflow_dispatch)
• Updates: The app automatically checks for updates on startup
• Manual Updates: Use the "Check for Updates" command in the application
• Version: Starting at 1.0.0, managed in HueCue.csproj

To deploy a new version:

1. Update the version in HueCue/HueCue.csproj
2. Run the "Build and Publish HueCue with Velopack" workflow manually via GitHub Actions
3. Requires VELOPACK_API_KEY secret configured in repository settings

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Original WPF app template

This template creates a full WPF application, along with unit tests.

Template

Create a new app in your current directory by running.

> dotnet new keboo.wpf

Parameters

Default template options

Key Features

Generic Host Dependency Injection

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Centralized Package Management

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Build Customization

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CommunityToolkit MVVM

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Material Design in XAML

Repo

.editorconfig formatting

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Testing with Moq.AutoMocker

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NuGet package source mapping

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Dependabot auto updating of dependencies

Docs Auto merging of these PRs done with fastify/github-action-merge-dependabot.

GitHub Actions workflow with code coverage reporting

Docs. Code coverage provided by coverlet-coverage/coverlet. Code coverage report provided by danielpalme/ReportGenerator-GitHub-Action. The coverage reports are posted as "stciky" PR comments provided by marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment