[Adobe-source-devel] Release GIL extension to load/save images WAS: RE: asl-users: Request for Comments: ASL Picture Widget

[Arzt, U. <ma...@uw...>]

Hi,

from the mailing list:

 > Foster,
 >
 > My recommendation is that the image IO be written as a GIL extension
module.
 > We already have a GIL extension to load/save images (JPEG and TIFF
files are currently
supported).
 > Hailin is interested in us pushing towards releasing the extension.
 > It is currently not in ASL for these reasons:
 >
 > 1. The code needs to be reviewed
 > 2. Only the common color spaces and channel depths are supported
(some uncommon JPEG and
TIFF files may fail to load)
 > 3. There is a dependency to libjpeg and libtiff. I was reluctant to
having .lib files as
part of GIL, due to the platforms and compile setting combinations we
need to provide and
maintain.
 > 4. I am unsure about the licensing terms of the above mentioned
libraries.
 >
 > You can find the GIL I/O extension on boxer:1770 here:
 > //gil/extension/io/
 >
 > And the libs are here:
 >
 > //gil/lib/libjpeg/
 > //gil/lib/libtiff/
 >
 > Lubomir

is the release of the jpeg-io-extension planned for one of the next
releases (i don't have access to boxer)? If not, i have to roll my own
:(

Thanks
Uwe

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