Re: [boost] GIL - Generic Image Library Review - Begins October 5

From: Michael Goldshteyn (mgoldshteyn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-05 09:11:27

"Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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> "Tom Brinkman" <reportbase_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> With the last finishing touches completed, i'm excited to be able to
> announce that the review of Generic Image Library (GIL)
> will begin October 5, in three days.
>
>
> My first impression is that the library mixes many Concepts, that can
> easily be separated. The first is of a display matrix, the second is of an
> image. Others ..  Points are Geometric Concepts. Colour is a Concept which 
> too
> could stand alone. Cursor (locator) is useful to a matrix
>
> The concept of an display matrix could be applied elsewhere, where 
> elements
> could be for example text characters. An image can also be comprised of 
> vector
> graphics, but this subject is not touched upon in any serious way.
>
> Colour would be useful in Vector graphics, but would deserve its own 
> library and
> I would expect to see the interface more user friendly with mappings to 
> commonly
> used colour systems such as those in HTML, SVG and VRML.
>
> The domain that the library can be used in is very narrow. To be seriously 
> used
> for image recognition as was previously suggested an application, my guess 
> is
> that the library would need the ability to apply arbitrary transforms, 
> including
> other than 90 degree rotations, and  interpolation of points, stereoscopic
> vision etc.
>
> As it stands the only use I can see is for touching up photos, and that is 
> my
> problem with it , the domain is too limited. I would suggest revisiting 
> the
> Concepts ,extracting them and then making sure that each would stand on 
> its own.
> That would be a more interesting and widely useable set of libraries.
>
> regards
> Andy Little

I just wanted to second Andy's opinion, because these are my thoughts on the 
library, exactly. It's too large of a beast that should be broken down into 
several smaller stand alone libraries that could be repurposed to various 
tasks.

Michael Goldshteyn