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## libAfterImage/tutorials/ASMerge

SYNOPSIS

     Scaling and blending of arbitrary number of images
     using libAfterImage.

DESCRIPTION

     We will attempt to interpret command line arguments as sequence of
     image filenames, geometries and blending types. We'll then try and
     load all the images, scaling first one to requested size, and
     blending others at specifyed locations of the first image.
     We then display the result in simple window.
     After that we would want to wait, until user closes our window.

     New steps described in this tutorial are :
     Step 1. Layers.
     Step 2. Merging methods.
     Step 3. Layer parameters.
     Step 4. Actual blending of the set of images.

SEE ALSO

     Tutorial 1: ASView  - explanation of basic steps needed to use
                           libAfterImage and some other simple things.
     Tutorial 2: ASScale - image scaling basics.
     Tutorial 3: ASTile  - image tiling and tinting

SOURCE

        #include <libAfterImage/afterbase.h>
        #include <libAfterImage/afterimage.h>
        #include "common.h"

        char *burning_rose[] =
        {
            "asmerge",
            "rose512.jpg",
            "add",
            "back.xpm:512x386",
            "hue",
            "fore.xpm:512x386"
        };

        void usage()
        {
            printf( "Usage: asmerge [-h]|[image op1 image1 [op2 image2 [...]]]\n");
            printf( "Where: image  - is background image filename\n");
            printf( "       image1 - is first overlay's filename\n");
            printf( "       op1,op2,... - overlay operation. Supported operations are :\n");
            list_scanline_merging( stdout,
                    "         %-15.15s- %s\n");
        }

        int main(int argc, char* argv[])
        {
            ASVisual *asv ;
            int screen = 0, depth = 0;
            int to_width = 1, to_height = 1;
            ASImageLayer *layers ;
            int layers_num = 0, i;
            ASImage *merged_im ;

            /* see ASView.1 : */
            set_application_name( argv[0] );
        #if (HAVE_AFTERBASE_FLAG==1)
            set_output_threshold(OUTPUT_LEVEL_DEBUG);
        #endif
            if( argc == 2 && strncmp(argv[1],"-h", 2) == 0 )
            {
                usage();
                return 0;
            }
            if( argc <= 3 )
            {
                show_error( "not enough arguments, please see usage:%s", " ");
                usage() ;
                printf( "Using the default, \"The Burning Rose\", composition :\n");
                printf( "\n\trose512.jpg add back.xpm:512x386 hue fore.xpm:512x386\n");
                argv = &(burning_rose[0]) ;
                argc = 6;
            }

        #ifndef X_DISPLAY_MISSING
            dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
            _XA_WM_DELETE_WINDOW = XInternAtom( dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
            screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
            depth = DefaultDepth( dpy, screen );
        #endif
            /* see ASView.3 : */
            asv = create_asvisual( dpy, screen, depth, NULL );

            /* see ASMerge.1 : */
            layers = safecalloc( argc/2, sizeof(ASImageLayer) );

            for( i = 1 ; i < argc ; i++ )
            {
                int x = 0, y = 0;
                unsigned int width, height ;
                int geom_flags = 0 ;
                char *separator;
                char *filename ;
                /* see ASMerge.2 */
                if( i > 1 )
                {
                    /* see blend_scanlines_name2func() : */
                    if((layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines =
                         blend_scanlines_name2func( argv[i] )) == NULL )
                        continue ;
                    ++i ;
                }
                if( (separator = strchr( argv[i], ':' )) != NULL )
                {   /* see ASTile.1 : */
                    geom_flags = XParseGeometry( separator+1, &x, &y, &width, &height);
                    filename = mystrndup( argv[i], separator-argv[i] );
                }else
                    filename = argv[i] ;
                layers[layers_num].im = file2ASImage( filename, 0xFFFFFFFF,
                                                      SCREEN_GAMMA, 100, NULL );
                if( filename != argv[i] )
                    free( filename );
                if( layers[layers_num].im != NULL )
                {
                    if( !get_flags(geom_flags, WidthValue) )
                        width = layers[layers_num].im->width  ;
                    if( !get_flags(geom_flags, HeightValue) )
                        height = layers[layers_num].im->height ;
                    /* see ASMerge.3 : */
                    if( layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines == NULL )
                        layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines =
                            alphablend_scanlines ;
                    layers[layers_num].clip_width = width ;
                    layers[layers_num].clip_height = height ;
                    if( layers_num > 0 )
                    {
                        layers[layers_num].dst_x = x ;
                        layers[layers_num].dst_y = y ;
                    }else
                    {
                        to_width = width ;
                        to_height = height ;
                        if( width != layers[layers_num].im->width ||
                            height != layers[layers_num].im->height )
                        {
                            ASImage *scaled_bottom ;
                            /* see ASScale.2 : */
                            scaled_bottom = scale_asimage( asv, layers[layers_num].im,
                                                        width, height, False, 100,
                                                        ASIMAGE_QUALITY_DEFAULT );
                            destroy_asimage( &(layers[layers_num].im) );
                            layers[layers_num].im = scaled_bottom ;
                        }
                    }
                    ++layers_num ;
                }
            }

            if( layers_num <= 0 )
            {
                show_error( "there is no images to merge. Aborting");
                return 2;
            }

            /* see ASMerge.4 */
            merged_im = merge_layers( asv, layers, layers_num,
                                      to_width, to_height,
        #ifndef X_DISPLAY_MISSING
                                      ASA_XImage,
        #else
                                      ASA_ASImage,
        #endif
                                      0, ASIMAGE_QUALITY_DEFAULT );
            while( --layers_num >= 0 )
                destroy_asimage( &(layers[layers_num].im) );
            free( layers );

            if( merged_im )
            {
        #ifndef X_DISPLAY_MISSING
            /* see ASView.4 : */
                Window w = create_top_level_window( asv, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), 32, 32,
                                                     to_width, to_height, 1, 0, NULL,
                                                     "ASMerge" );
                if( w != None )
                {
                    Pixmap p ;

                    XMapRaised   (dpy, w);
                    /* see ASView.5 : */
                    p = asimage2pixmap( asv, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), merged_im,
                                    NULL, True );

                    destroy_asimage( &merged_im );
                    /* see common.c: set_window_background_and_free() : */
                    p = set_window_background_and_free( w, p );
                    /* see common.c: wait_closedown() : */
                    wait_closedown(w);
                }
                if( dpy )
                    XCloseDisplay (dpy);
        #else
                /* writing result into the file */
                ASImage2file( merged_im, NULL, "asmerge.jpg", ASIT_Jpeg, NULL );
                destroy_asimage( &merged_im );
        #endif
            }
        #ifdef DEBUG_ALLOCS
            build_xpm_colormap(NULL);
            print_unfreed_mem();
        #endif
            return 0 ;
        }

## libAfterImage/tutorials/ASMerge.1

SYNOPSIS

     Step 1. Layers.

DESCRIPTION

     libAfterImage performs blending/merging of different images, using
     arrays of ASImageLayer structures, with first element representing
     the bottommost image. Each structure specifies exact position on
     resulting image where overlay should be blended to, tint of the
     overlay, size, to which overlay should be tiled, overlay's origin,
     and overlay's background color. Arbitrary number of layers can be
     merged whithin single run.

     Accordingly all that is needed to merge bunch of images is to create
     array of ASImageLayer structures and fill it up appropriately.

EXAMPLE

         layers = safecalloc( argc/2, sizeof(ASImageLayer) );

## libAfterImage/tutorials/ASMerge.2

SYNOPSIS

     Step 2. Merging methods.

DESCRIPTION

     Each layer can be merged in using its own method. There are about 15
     different methods implemented in libAfterImage, and user app can
     implement other methods of its own. To specify method all that is
     needed is to set merge_scanlines member of ASImageLayer to pointer
     to the function, implementing specific method.

     libAfterImage provides facility to parse method name strings into
     actuall function pointers. That could be used to simplifi scripting,
     etc.

EXAMPLE

           if((layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines =
               blend_scanlines_name2func( argv[i] )) == NULL )
               continue ;
     NOTE
     All layers MUST have valid merge_scanlines pointer, even the
     bottommost layer, despite the fact that it has nothing to be merged
     with. If merge_scanlines is set to NULL - this layer will be ignored.
     That could be used to turn on/off particular layers.

## libAfterImage/tutorials/ASMerge.3

SYNOPSIS

     Step 3. Layer parameters.

DESCRIPTION

     Several ASImageLayer members are mandatory and cannot be set to 0.
     Such as : im - image to be merged; clip_width, clip_height - this will
     be used to tile the image; merge_scanlines - must be set to a pointer
     to the function implementing merging method. If any of this is set
     to 0  - then layer will be ignored. The rest of the parameters are
     optional. Note thou that tint parameter will tint overlay's RGB
     components and alpha component, as the result it could be used to
     make opaque images - semitransparent.

EXAMPLE

         if( layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines == NULL )
             layers[layers_num].merge_scanlines =
                 alphablend_scanlines ;
         layers[layers_num].clip_width = width ;
         layers[layers_num].clip_height = height ;
         if( layers_num > 0 )
         {
             layers[layers_num].dst_x = x ;
             layers[layers_num].dst_y = y ;
         }

## libAfterImage/tutorials/ASMerge.4

SYNOPSIS

     Step 4. Actual blending of the set of images.

DESCRIPTION

     After set of layers has been prepared - it can be passed to
     merge_layers() function, that will create new ASImage of specifyed
     size, and then blend all the layers together to fill this image.

EXAMPLE

            merged_im = merge_layers( asv, layers, layers_num,
                                      to_width, to_height,
                                      ASA_ASImage, 0, ASIMAGE_QUALITY_DEFAULT );
            while( --layers_num >= 0 )
                destroy_asimage( &(layers[layers_num].im) );
            free( layers );

NOTES

     After we've blended layers - we no longer need ASImageLayer array.
     So proceeding to clean it up, by destroying overlay AsImages first,
     and then freeing array itself.

SEE ALSO

     merge_asimage().