Perl Programming Language :: clone PerlMagick functionality in POGL for a GPU?


	clone PerlMagick functionality in POGL for a GPU? Hello, I have made some programs with ImageMagick/PerlMagick for image processing: batch composing of images from several source images, up to 4000x4000 pixel. Because IM is using only the CPU I am wondering how I could port this functionality to a much faster GPU. [The PerlMagick methods I used are: Append, Blur, Clone, Composite(In, Over, CopyOpacity), Crop, Draw, Flip, Flop, Get(columns, rows), Read, Rescale or Zoom, Roll, Rotate, Set(size, matte, page), Write.] Recently I read something about Core Image in OSX 10.4 http://developer.apple.com/macosx/coreimage.html and the CIKernel Language that is a derivative of the more general purpose OpenGL Shading Language using only things that are relevant for 2D image processing. So I began reading about OpenGL and I found POGL, an opensource Perl OpenGL module: http://graphcomp.com/pogl.cgi?v=0111s1m1 Might this be a (easy?) way to clone the functionality that I needed in IM for a GPU? Thank you for hints! Guenter On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:12:09 -0700, g@vi-anec.de <g@vi-anec.de> wrote: > Hello, > I have made some programs with ImageMagick/PerlMagick > for image processing: batch composing of images from > several source images, up to 4000x4000 pixel. Because > IM is using only the CPU I am wondering how I could > port this functionality to a much faster GPU. As this would require changes to the core functionality in the ImageMagick libraries, and not to the Perl parts of it, you should probably consider discussing this with the imageMagick developers. They can be found on the Discourse server, or the mailing lists, both mentioned at www.imagemagick.org (follow the User Community link). Martien -- \| Yes; Windows is great for running & Martien Verbruggen \| developing viruses, for instance. It's also \| very popular, but then again, so is the \| common cold. -- Dave Hinz g@vi-anec.de wrote: > Hello, > I have made some programs with ImageMagick/PerlMagick > for image processing: batch composing of images from > several source images, up to 4000x4000 pixel. Because > IM is using only the CPU I am wondering how I could > port this functionality to a much faster GPU. Imagemagick is rather slow for large images, due to it's memory use (and lack of sophticated memory strategy). It's wonderfully versatile and complete (I use it a lot), and is truly excellent for screen/HTML size images. Rather less good for larger images, I'm afraid, so finding an alternative might be good in your circumstances. Of course, none of this has anything to do with perl ;-) BugBear Hello, > Rather less good for larger images, I'm afraid, > so finding an alternative might be good in your circumstances. > Of course, none of this has anything to do with perl ;-) My posting has exactly the purpose to evaluate this: replace the functionality of IM with something else. My hypothesis for now is that OpenGL could replace the functionality of IM but with GPU support. And my question was if the Perl OpenGL module POGL could do the things in combination with OpenGL that PerlMagick can do in combination with IM. Thank you. Guenter