Windows User Interface for Testing

[Alan Hadley]

I have posted a .zipped folder on my web site which contains a very early version, probably very buggy, of a program that I am calling CZIM, because it will combine functionality from ImageMagick and my program CombineZ.

I am asking if anyone is brave enough to test it on their system, so that I know whether it can be run on other systems, and to find out what files I need to include when distributing it.

It has rather strict system requirements:

A CPU capable of executing SSE3.5 instructions or greater
64 bit Windows
.NET Framework 4
Image Magick ImageMagick-6.7.5-Q16 *.dll version

the url is
http:\\www.hadleyweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk\CZIM.zip

It is less than 1 MB to download.

Unzip and read the ReadMe and Basic Instructions text files before use.

A large number of IM functions are included, the main omissions are those for animated GIFs and pallet based processing.

Main features are: interactive parameter entry, that is you can click on a point on a picture and the coordinates or colour value is entered as parameters. Calculated values can be used for most parameters. It uses almost a programming language, that is you don't have to remember all the key words, they are entered by clicking menus. Many parameters are entered using drop down lists, e.g you don't have to remember all the Distort methods. Freehand drawing tool. Bezier Curve and Polyline drawing tool, 8 flavours from polyline to full control Bezier, including a smoothe curve for outlining etc. A Construct tool for placing things at regular intervals etc. Magnifier for accurate placement of objects. Multi layer processing, you can position one image on another where you like. It's easy to write small loops, e.g. change a font size, text position, colour etc. see the result and try again. A string array which can be displayed on screen and edited, useful for image property display, entry of values to graph etc. Mathematical operations on arrays of floating point numbers, using a fast maths parser or some quick multicore SSE routines.
Pyramid transforms, Quarter transforms etc. etc.

Just try some of the tests: Polyart, draw and fill shapes; DrawGraph; TextDesigner; Touchup and many more. When the system is more stable I hope to build a library of more powerful tools from the basic building blocks, such as focus stacking, HDR etc.

The reason for posting here is so that anyone who is able to can vet the way I have exposed the IM functions and tell me if I have made any mistakes or left any options out.

Alan Hadley