On Tuesday 13 March 2007 00:09, Andrei Stebakov wrote: > Hi, Anthony > > I did my tests on PIII 650 Mhz PC (our web server) and it takes 35 sec! to > do this command: > convert -background lightblue -fill blue -font Arial -gravity Center -size > 2000x500 caption:'Hello Image Magick!' text_image.gif > And 24 sec to do it with specified pointsize. > This speed in unacceptable for the things I am trying to do. Is it normal > for this kind of PC config? Anything I can do to speed it up (without > system upgrade)? Are there some alternative library that maybe simpler than > ImageMagick but can draw text faster? > You may try to target a png image format rather than a gif.
> Thank you very much! > Andrew > > On 3/11/07, Anthony Thyssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Andrei Stebakov" on wrote... > > > > | Hi, > > | > > | If let's say I am given a limited box in which I should write some text > > | "Hellow, ImageMagick!", how would I calculate font parameters (size > > | etc) > > > > to > > > > | make sure the text doesn't exceed the boundaries of the box? Can it be > > > > done > > > > | from MagickWand? > > > > Don't!!!!! > > First use the latest IM release (at least 6.3.2), which has both > > auto-sized captions and labels. > > > > If the box is 200x100 pixels use.. > > > > convert -size 200x100 caption:'Hellow, ImageMagick!' text_image.gif > > > > This will word wrap the image so the largest font size posible, which > > fits the given space. It is about 10 times slower and internally IM > > does a lot of trial and error, but it will work. > > > > Just do NOT set a -pointsize, or turn it off with +pointsize. > > > > See IM examples, Text to Image, Captions > > http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/#caption > > > > With an image of your test, you can now overlay it into the limited > > space. > > > > > > Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer ) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---- "I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little-death > > that brings total obliteration." "Litany Against Fear" - Dune > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >---- Anthony's Home is his Castle http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Magick-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://studio.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-users > > _______________________________________________ > Magick-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://studio.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-users _______________________________________________ Magick-users mailing list [email protected] http://studio.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-users
