Graphic Generation

mcai7et2 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I need to generate some images by loading an existing GIF, resizing it, drawing some lines on it and saving it to a new file. I know there are modules available for Un*x (GD, Image::Magick) that will do this but what are the options in Windows. Anything that will work on both platforms is ideal but failing that a Windows NT only solution is required.

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Re: Graphic Generation by t0mas (Priest) on Jan 09, 2001 at 18:02 UTC
I use both GD and Image::Magick on NT without any problems. Have you tried to install them? /brother t0mas	[reply]
($code or die) Re: Graphic Generation by $code or die (Deacon) on Jan 09, 2001 at 18:08 UTC
I don't think that Perl::Magick (Image::Magick perl modules) runs on Perl 5.6. I could be wrong though. But you should be able to install GD with the ppm command (If you're running ActiveState Perl) by typing : `ppm install GD`	[reply]
Re: ($code or die) Re: Graphic Generation by t0mas (Priest) on Jan 09, 2001 at 18:31 UTC
I actually run ActiveState Perl 5.6 with Image::Magick. You have to compile it yourself, because there are no precomplied PPMs for it (at least not when I installed it), but it do work. /brother t0mas	[reply]