README

  LibVideoGfx - video processing library

  Copyright (C) 1999-2014 Dirk Farin

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INTRODUCTION

  LibVideoGfx is a C++ library for low-level video processing. It aims at
  speeding up the development process for image and video processing
  applications by providing high-level classes for commonly required tasks.
  The library comprises support for:

    - basic image data classes
    - color-space convertion for RGB, YUV, HSV
    - drawing primitives (lines, circles, ...)
    - image manipulation (scaling, pixel-ops, convolution)
    - file-IO (ppm, yuv, jpeg, png, mpeg, V4L-grabbing)
    - X11 image display (including Xv-extension support)

  Furthermore, it includes support for:

    - bit-stream reading/writing
    - commonly used container classes (dynamic array, heap, queue, ...)
    - processor feature detection

  LibVideoGfx includes MMX accelerated routines, which are used if an MMX
  capable processor is detected. However, the library provides scalar
  replacement routines and can thus be compiled on all UNIX platforms
  (including CygWin).

  JPEG file access requires the libjpeg. If this library cannot be detected
  during library configuration, JPEG support is disabled.
  The MPEG reader depends on the DVDview MPEG decoding program.

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COPYRIGHT AND AUTHOR

  LibVideoGfx
  Copyright (C) 1999-2014 Dirk Farin

  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  Lesser General Public License for more details.

  The file `COPYING' contains the full text of the GNU LGPL.

  If you would like to negotiate alternate licensing terms, you may do
  so by contacting the author.


  Send inquiries, comments, bug reports, suggestions, patches, etc. to:

      Dirk Farin <dirk.farin@gmail.com>

  See also the LibVideoGfx home page on the web:

      http://dirk-farin.net/software/libvideogfx/index.html

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