Re: Image Conversion... OT!

I've been using ImageMagick pretty much since 1997, I'm probably biased or ignorant of other tools that are probably available to people these days :). But, ImageMagick still works wonderfully for me, so.. yes it's the best :). Børge Holen wrote: > On Saturday 08 September 2007 13:59, Vidyut Luther wrote: > >> Børge Holen wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 08 September 2007 12:48, Tony Di Croce wrote: >>> >>>> I need to convert (resize, and store as blob's in a mysql db) >>>> >>> oh oh oh... NO we can slap the horse again ;D >>> >>> >>>> images my >>>> users can upload. I'm wondering what the best conversion tool is... I'm >>>> considering ImageMagick... Is this the best? >>>> >>> consider using something you know for starters, then expand? >>> as for the question itself, yes is it the best? >>> anyone? >>> >> Best is subjective, does it work the best? IMO yes, it's the best tool, >> but keep in mind, this makes your script less portable, not all hosts >> will allow you to run the 'convert' binary, nor will all installations >> have it readily available (Windows doesn't come with ImageMagick by >> default). It works the best for the applications I've written so far, >> but the PHP gd functions are just as powerful and probably more >> portable.. so without knowing all your requirements, it's hard to give a >> definitive answer :). >> > > as I run my own host... I solely asking for the quality. > pnmscale and cjpeg is the tools currently in use. > > >>>> Is their anything that is integrated with PHP itself? >>>> >>>> td >>>> > >