Re: Fade between two images (dissolve)

[Andreas Stricker <andreas stricker fela ch>]

Saul Lethbridge wrote:
> I'm wanting to load two images and fade between them much like the 
> ImageMagick command:
>
> composite --dissolve 100 image1.jpg image2.jpg output.jpg
>
> However I'm wanting to display the image as it dissolves from one image 
> to the other - so it will apear as if one image is dissolving into 
> another in realtime. Can this be done with something like 
> gdk_pixbuf_composite??
>
> I am new to gtk programming...any help much appreciated.

Advanced image manipulation is not intended to be included in GTK.
There are two solution for this specific problem:

1. Write the fade algorithm by yourself
2. Use the ImageMagick library function directly

Cheers

Andy