Re: [Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-31 Thread Øyvind Kolås
> So, maybe the disctinction will be still necessary when GIMP 2.10 is out -- > however, the existing Gaussian blur GEGL plug-in does not offer any > choice in algorithm A choice in algorithm is however made internally. The choice depends on the radius of the blur. ___

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-31 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 31 August 2012 22:11, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 11:49 +0200, gg wrote: > >> "With modern computers" argument is countered by "on modern images". As >> the hardware gets faster the images also get bigger ( in both x and y) . >> As gimp progresses to higher bit resolutions any

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-31 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 11:49 +0200, gg wrote: > "With modern computers" argument is countered by "on modern images". As > the hardware gets faster the images also get bigger ( in both x and y) . > As gimp progresses to higher bit resolutions any difference may become > more relevant not less. I

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-30 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 30 August 2012 01:11, scl wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently working out a GUI brainstorm idea for the Gaussian and > Tileable Blur dialogs. Both dialogs let the user choose between the > algorithms IIR and RLE. The documentation says, IIR is faster on > photographs, RLE faster on drawings. I've ne

Re: [Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-30 Thread gg
On 08/30/12 06:11, scl wrote: Hi, I'm currently working out a GUI brainstorm idea for the Gaussian and Tileable Blur dialogs. Both dialogs let the user choose between the algorithms IIR and RLE. The documentation says, IIR is faster on photographs, RLE faster on drawings. I've never found a diff

[Gimp-developer] Gaussian/Tileable blur: Choice of IIR and RLE still necessary?

2012-08-29 Thread scl
Hi, I'm currently working out a GUI brainstorm idea for the Gaussian and Tileable Blur dialogs. Both dialogs let the user choose between the algorithms IIR and RLE. The documentation says, IIR is faster on photographs, RLE faster on drawings. I've never found a difference in computing time be