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[C++] Recommend Image Libraries

Started by RealMarkP Jan 4, 2009 at 12:49 PM 4 replies 1.1k views

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Jan 4, 2009 at 12:49 PM

I'm looking for a lightweight and FAST image loading solution. One of the features it needs to support is loading from memory instead of loading from file. Can anyone recommend any libraries? I've looked into Devil and CImg and they are my top picks thus far, but im worried that they might be too heavy (especially with Devil's helper libraries).

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Sneftel

Jan 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM

What size limits are you trying to stay under?

aaulia

Jan 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Corona

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swiftcoder

Jan 4, 2009 at 1:08 PM

The smallest you are likely to find given its features is the incredibly tiny STBI, which loads jpeg, png, bmp, psd and hdr, from memory or disk, and all in a single source file.

Slightly larger, is SOIL, which is a wrapper around STBI, adding tga and dds loading, along with opengl texture support.

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RealMarkP

Jan 5, 2009 at 12:27 PM

SOIL and Corona look great, thanks guys!

Decrius

Jan 5, 2009 at 2:44 PM

I love Corona :-), it's small and feature-rich, yet not bulky I feel.

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