The rgbimg module allows Python programs
to access SGI imglib image files (also known as ".rgb" files). The module is far from complete, but is
provided anyway since the functionality that there is enough in
some cases. Currently, colormap files are not supported.
The module defines the following variables and functions:
-
error
- This exception is raised on all errors, such as unsupported
file type, etc.
-
sizeofimage (file)
- This function returns a tuple (x,
y) where x and y are the size of
the image in pixels. Only 4 byte RGBA pixels, 3 byte RGB pixels,
and 1 byte greyscale pixels are currently supported.
-
longimagedata (file)
- This function reads and decodes the image on the specified
file, and returns it as a Python string. The string has 4 byte RGBA
pixels. The bottom left pixel is the first in the string. This
format is suitable to pass to
gl.lrectwrite(), for instance.
-
longstoimage (data, x, y, z, file)
- This function writes the RGBA data in data to image
file file. x and y give the size
of the image. z is 1 if the saved image should be 1 byte
greyscale, 3 if the saved image should be 3 byte RGB data, or 4 if
the saved images should be 4 byte RGBA data. The input data always
contains 4 bytes per pixel. These are the formats returned by gl.lrectread().
- ttob
(flag)
- This function sets a global flag which defines whether the scan
lines of the image are read or written from bottom to top (flag is
zero, compatible with SGI GL) or from top to bottom(flag is one,
compatible with X). The default is zero.
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