GraphicsMagick
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GraphicsMagick is a fork
of ImageMagick
, emphasizing stability of both programming API and command-line options. It was branched off ImageMagick's version 5.5.2 in 2002 after irreconcilable differences emerged in the developers' group.
In addition to the programming language
APIs available with ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick also includes a Tcl
API, called TclMagick.
GraphicsMagick is used by several websites to process large numbers of uploaded photographs.
Fork (software development)
In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a legal copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct piece of software...
of ImageMagick
ImageMagick
ImageMagick is an open source software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files. It can read and write over 100 image file formats. ImageMagick is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.- Features and capabilities:...
, emphasizing stability of both programming API and command-line options. It was branched off ImageMagick's version 5.5.2 in 2002 after irreconcilable differences emerged in the developers' group.
In addition to the programming language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
APIs available with ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick also includes a Tcl
Tcl
Tcl is a scripting language created by John Ousterhout. Originally "born out of frustration", according to the author, with programmers devising their own languages intended to be embedded into applications, Tcl gained acceptance on its own...
API, called TclMagick.
GraphicsMagick is used by several websites to process large numbers of uploaded photographs.