Re: Recursive image processing (with ImageMagic)

[Cody Fendant]

in reply to Recursive image processing (with ImageMagic)

I have to admit, if I'd already installed ImageMagick the binary and could do

convert --whatever --options path/to/file path/to/otherfile

from the command line, I'd just do this with File::Find and a call to system() in the found sub.

Ugly, and scary, but quick.

[ColonelPanic]

The easy solution is always worth a try, but in this case I'd be worried that the overhead of calling and starting up the external program would be prohibitive for millions of files.

[wvick]

Ugly yes, and I'm not sure it would be quick given millions of PNG images. Also, on Windows, would system() pop up a new console window? If so, my PC would be pretty unusable during the processing with literally millions of windows popping up! I just get the feeling that memory would leak somewhere and the process would not complete.