ImageVision Library® (IL) is a toolkit for creating, processing and displaying images on all SGI® visual workstations. The library provides image processing application developers with a complete, robust framework for manipulating and managing images.

The following briefly outlines the features of and applications based upon the ImageVision Library®.

Features

• Reads standard image file formats
  • TIFF, PNG, GIF, JFIF, PhotoCD, PPM, Alias, SOFTIMAGE and SGI
  • imgformats command provides a complete list
• Object-oriented and extensible
  • Image Format Library (IFL)
  • Image Operators (over 70 provided with library)
  • Operators are interconnected to express sequences of operations
  • Demand-pull data flow model
  • Configurable caching for efficient handling of very large images
• Transparent acceleration using OpenGL and multiple processors
• Suitable for both batch and interactive processing
• Electronic Light Table (ELT) specialized support