From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2004-02-09T10:36:40+09:00
Subject: Re: graphics lib?

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:18:50 -0600, Charles Comstock wrote:

> Simon Strandgaard wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 02:12:43 +0900, Alwin Blok wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>What would be the best choice for 2d vector graphics with ruby?
>>>My needs are as follows:
>>>2D vector (SVG/ pdf/ postscript like), Animation, Offscreen rendering.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I can recommend RMagic.
>> http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/
>> 
>> Don't know about animation though.
>> 
>> 
>> You may see what I have made using RMagick, here:
>> http://aeditor.rubyforge.org/softwrap.html
>> 
>> --
>> Simon Strandgaard
> 
> I have used RMagic in the past, but it doesn't quite seem suited to per 
> pixel editing.  I was trying to do an AI project of RedEye detection for 
>   a class, and I did succeed to use it but I had to add a couple methods 
> to more easily edit individual pixels.  It just didn't seem to be really 
> set up to do per pixel calculations or modifications very nicely.  I was 
>    curious if anyone else has suggestions on what would be most 
> appropriate for that?


It's possible with RMagick.. get/set pixel methods  :-)
http://www.simplesystems.org/RMagick/doc/image.html#Image.get_pixels


--
Simon Strandgaard