diff scripts/image/imwrite.m @ 16988:54b75bed4bc7

imwrite: implement WriteMode option. * imwrite.m: document the new option WriteMode and possibility to write multipage images by passing a 4 dimensional matrix. * private/core_imwrite.m: perform input check for the quality option and the new writemode. Set defaults here and not on __magick_write__(). Give warning about the fact that writing of indexed images is not properly implemented. Change calling to ind2rgb() since it has been there and we no longer need workaround. Remove the different calls to __magick_read__() since we now have a single way to do it. Remove conversion of image types since we want to save what was actually given to us. * __magick_read__.cc (read_file): split from __magick_read__() into a separate function so it can be used by __magick_write__() when appending images to an existing file. (jpg_settings): remove function. It only checks for the quality option, which is now done by core_imwrite(). Plus, other formats support this option so it was moved into __magick_write__(). We should have functions for each option rather than per file format. (encode_map): comment whole function since it is never used and is unfinished work to implement writing of actual indexed images. (write_file): new function from part of previous write_image(). It is now the other side of read_file(). (write_image): remove function. Moved into __magick_write__(), the only function calling it. The part of writing moved into write_file(). (__magick_write__): removed most of input check which should be done by imwrite(). Removed all extra usage types. Options must be passed on a non-optional struct. Implement the Append option.
author Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org>
date Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:29:45 +0100
parents ee2166121a28
children 3db796f89695
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--- a/scripts/image/imwrite.m	Tue Jul 16 00:17:46 2013 -0400
+++ b/scripts/image/imwrite.m	Tue Jul 16 17:29:45 2013 +0100
@@ -20,23 +20,43 @@
 ## -*- texinfo -*-
 ## @deftypefn  {Function File} {} imwrite (@var{img}, @var{filename})
 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} imwrite (@var{img}, @var{filename}, @var{ext})
-## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} imwrite (@var{img}, @var{filename}, @var{ext}, @var{p1}, @var{v1}, @dots{})
-## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} imwrite (@var{img}, @var{map}, @var{filename}, @dots{})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} imwrite (@var{img}, @var{map}, @var{filename})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} imwrite (@dots{}, @var{param1}, @var{val1}, @dots{})
 ## Write images in various file formats.
 ##
+## The image @var{img} can be a binary, grayscale, RGB, or multidimensional
+## image.  The size and class of @var{img} should be the same as what should
+## be expected when reading it with @code{imread}: the 3rd and 4th dimensions
+## reserved for colorspace, and multiple pages respectively.  If it's an
+## indexed image, the colormap @var{map} must also be specified.
+##
 ## If @var{ext} is not supplied, the file extension of @var{filename} is used
 ## to determine the format.  The actual supported formats are dependent on
 ## options made during the build of Octave.  Use @code{imformats} to check
 ## the support of the different image formats.
 ##
-## The parameter-value pairs (@var{p1}, @var{v1}, @dots{}) are optional.
-## Currently the following options are supported for @t{JPEG} images:
+## Depending on the file format, it is possible to configure the writing
+## of images with @var{param}, @var{val} pairs.  The following options
+## are supported:
 ##
 ## @table @samp
 ## @item Quality
 ## Set the quality of the compression.  The value should be an
 ## integer between 0 and 100, with larger values indicating higher visual
-## quality and lower compression.
+## quality and lower compression. Defaults to 75.
+##
+## @item WriteMode
+## Some file formats, such as TIFF and GIF, are able to store multiple
+## images in a single file.  This option specifies if @var{img} should be
+## appended to the file (if it exists) or if a new file should be created
+## for it (possibly overwriting an existing file).  The value should be
+## the string "Overwrite" (default), or "Append".
+##
+## Despite this option, the most efficient method of writing a multipage
+## image is to pass a 4 dimensional @var{img} to @code{imwrite}, the
+## same matrix that could be expected when using @code{imread} with the
+## option "Index" set to "all".
+##
 ## @end table
 ##
 ## @seealso{imread, imfinfo, imformats}