gambas-source-code/main/lib/image.effect/kimageeffect.h

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/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
 Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Daniel M. Duley <mosfet@interaccess.com>
 (C) 1998, 1999 Christian Tibirna <ctibirna@total.net>
 (C) 1998, 1999 Dirk A. Mueller <mueller@kde.org>

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// $Id: kimageeffect.h,v 1.37 2003/10/07 22:40:42 mueller Exp $

#ifndef __KIMAGE_EFFECT_H
#define __KIMAGE_EFFECT_H

#include "qcolor.h"
#include "qsize.h"
#include "qpoint.h"
#include "qrect.h"
#include "qimage.h"

/**
 * This class includes various QImage based graphical effects.
 *
 * Everything is
 * static, so there is no need to create an instance of this class. You can
 * just call the static methods. They are encapsulated here merely to provide
 * a common namespace.
 */
class KImageEffect
{
public:
    /**
     * This enum provides a gradient type specification
     * @see KImageEffect::blend(), KImageEffect::gradient(),
     * KImageEffect::unbalancedGradient()
     */
    enum GradientType { VerticalGradient,
			HorizontalGradient,
                        DiagonalGradient,
			CrossDiagonalGradient,
                        PyramidGradient,
			RectangleGradient,
                        PipeCrossGradient,
			EllipticGradient
    };

    /**
     * This enum provides a RGB channel specification
     * @see KImageEffect::blend(), KImageEffect::channelIntensity(),
     * KImageEffect::modulate()
     */
    enum RGBComponent { Red = 1,   //!< Red channel
			Green = 2, //!< Green channel
			Blue = 4,  //!< Blue channel
			All = 7,    //!< All channels
			Alpha = 8
			//Gray = 15  //!< Grey channel
    };

    /**
     * This enum provides a lighting direction specification
     * @see KImageEffect::hash()
     */
    enum Lighting {NorthLite, //!< Lighting from the top of the image
		   NWLite,    //!< Lighting from the top left of the image
		   WestLite,  //!< Lighting from the left of the image
		   SWLite,    //!< Lighting from the bottom left of the image
                   SouthLite, //!< Lighting from the bottom of the image
		   SELite,    //!< Lighting from the bottom right of the image
		   EastLite,  //!< Lighting from the right of the image
		   NELite     //!< Lighting from the top right of the image
    };

    /**
     * This enum provides a modulation type specification
     * @see KImageEffect::modulate()
     */
    enum ModulationType { Intensity,  //!< Modulate image intensity
			  Saturation, //!< Modulate image saturation
			  HueShift,   //!< Modulate image hue
			  Contrast    //!< Modulate image contrast
    };

    /**
     * This enum provides a noise type specification
     * @see KImageEffect::addNoise()
     */
    enum NoiseType { UniformNoise=0,              //!< Uniform distribution
		     GaussianNoise,               //!< Gaussian distribution
		     MultiplicativeGaussianNoise, //!< Multiplicative Gaussian distribution
                     ImpulseNoise,                //!< Impulse distribution
		     LaplacianNoise,              //!< Laplacian distribution
		     PoissonNoise                 //!< Poisson distribution
    };

    /**
     * This enum provides a rotation specification.
     * @see KImageEffect::rotate()
     */
    enum RotateDirection{ Rotate90,  //!< Rotate 90 degrees to the right.
			  Rotate180, //!< Rotate 180 degrees.
			  Rotate270  //!< Rotate 90 degrees to the left.
    };

    /**
     * Create a gradient from color a to color b of the specified type.
     *
     * @param size The desired size of the gradient.
     * @param ca Color a
     * @param cb Color b
     * @param type The type of gradient.
     * @param ncols The number of colors to use when not running on a
     * truecolor display. The gradient will be dithered to this number of
     * colors. Pass 0 to prevent dithering.
     */
    static QImage gradient(const QSize &size, const QColor &ca,
                           const QColor &cb, GradientType type, int ncols=3);

    /**
     * Create an unbalanced gradient.
     *
     * An unbalanced gradient is a gradient where the transition from
     * color a to color b is not linear, but in this case, exponential.
     *
     * @param size The desired size of the gradient.
     * @param ca Color a
     * @param cb Color b
     * @param type The type of gradient.
     * @param xfactor The x decay length. Use a value between -200 and 200.
     * @param yfactor The y decay length.
     * @param ncols The number of colors. See KImageEffect:gradient.
     */
    static QImage unbalancedGradient(const QSize &size, const QColor &ca,
	    const QColor &cb, GradientType type, int xfactor = 100,
	    int yfactor = 100, int ncols = 3);

#if 0
    /**
     * Blends a color into the destination image, using an opacity
     * value for blending one into another. Very fast direct pixel
     * manipulation is used.
     *
     * This function uses MMX and SSE2 instructions to blend the
     * image on processors that support it.
     *
     * @param clr source color to be blended into the destination image.
     * @param dst destination image in which the source will be blended into.
     * @param opacity opacity (between 0.0 and 1.0) which determines how much
     *             the source color will be blended into the destination image.
     * @return The destination image (dst) containing the result.
     * @author Karol Szwed (gallium@kde.org)
     * @author Fredrik H&ouml;glund (fredrik@kde.org)
     */
    static QImage& blend(const QColor& clr, QImage& dst, float opacity);

    /**
     * Blend the src image into the destination image, using an opacity
     * value for blending one into another. Very fast direct pixel
     * manipulation is used.
     *
     * This function uses MMX and SSE2 instructions to blend the
     * images on processors that support it.
     *
     * @param src source image to be blended into the destination image.
     * @param dst destination image in which the source will be blended into.
     * @param opacity opacity (between 0.0 and 1.0) which determines how much
     *             the source image will be blended into the destination image.
     * @return The destination image (dst) containing the result.
     * @author Karol Szwed (gallium@kde.org)
     * @author Fredrik H&ouml;glund (fredrik@kde.org)
     */
    static QImage& blend(QImage& src, QImage& dst, float opacity);

    /**
     * Blend the provided image into a background of the indicated color.
     *
     * @param initial_intensity this parameter takes values from -1 to 1:
     *              a) if positive: how much to fade the image in its
     *                              less affected spot
     *              b) if negative: roughly indicates how much of the image
     *                              remains unaffected
     * @param bgnd indicates the color of the background to blend in
     * @param eff lets you choose what kind of blending you like
     * @param anti_dir blend in the opposite direction (makes no much sense
     *                  with concentric blending effects)
     * @param image must be 32bpp
     */
    static QImage& blend(QImage &image, float initial_intensity,
                      const QColor &bgnd, GradientType eff,
                      bool anti_dir=false);

    /**
     * Blend an image into another one, using a gradient type
     * for blending from one to another.
     *
     * @param image1 source1 and result of blending
     * @param image2 source2 of blending
     * @param gt gradient type for blending between source1 and source2
     * @param xf x decay length for unbalanced gradient tpye
     * @param yf y decay length for unbalanced gradient tpye
     */
    static QImage& blend(QImage &image1,QImage &image2,
			 GradientType gt, int xf=100, int yf=100);

    /**
     * Blend an image into another one, using a color channel of a
     * third image for the decision of blending from one to another.
     *
     * @param image1 Source 1 and result of blending
     * @param image2 Source 2 of blending
     * @param blendImage If the gray value of of pixel is 0, the result
     *               for this pixel is that of image1; for a gray value
     *               of 1, the pixel of image2 is used; for a value
     *               in between, a corresponding blending is used.
     * @param channel The RBG channel to use for the blending decision.
     */
    static QImage& blend(QImage &image1, QImage &image2,
			 QImage &blendImage, RGBComponent channel);

    /**
     * Blend an image into another one, using alpha in the expected way.
     * @param upper the "upper" image
     * @param lower the "lower" image
     * @param output the target image
     * @author Rik Hemsley (rikkus) <rik@kde.org>
     */
    static bool blend(const QImage & upper, const QImage & lower, QImage & output);
// Not yet...    static bool blend(const QImage & image1, const QImage & image2, QImage & output, const QRect & destRect);

    /**
     * Blend an image into another one, using alpha in the expected way and
     * over coordinates @p x and @p y with respect to the lower image.
     * The output is a QImage which is the @p upper image already blended
     * with the @p lower one, so its size will be (in general) the same than
     * @p upper instead of the same size than @p lower like the method above.
     * In fact, the size of @p output is like upper's one only when it can be
     * painted on lower, if there has to be some clipping, output's size will
     * be the clipped area and x and y will be set to the correct up-left corner
     * where the clipped rectangle begins.
     * @param x x-coordinate of lower image
     * @param y y-coordinate of lower image
     * @param upper the "upper" image
     * @param lower the "lower" image
     * @param output the target image
     */
    static bool blend(int &x, int &y, const QImage & upper, const QImage & lower, QImage & output);

    /**
     * Blend an image into another one, using alpha in the expected way and
     * over coordinates @p x and @p y with respect to the lower image.
     * The output is painted in the own @p lower image. This is an optimization
     * of the blend method above provided by convenience.
     * @param x x-coordinate of lower image
     * @param y y-coordinate of lower image
     * @param upper the "upper" image
     * @param lower the "lower" image, which becomes the output image
     */
    static bool blendOnLower(int x, int y, const QImage & upper, const QImage & lower);

    /**
     * Blend part of an image into part of another, using the alpha channel in
     * the expected way.
     * Note that the destination rectangle will be correctly clipped.
     *
     * @param upper the "upper" image
     * @param upperOffset Offset for the part of the upper image to be used.
     * @param lower the "lower" image
     * @param lowerRect Rectangle for the part of the lower image where the
     *                  blending will occur.
     * @since 3.2
     */
    static void blendOnLower(const QImage &upper, const QPoint &upperOffset,
                             QImage &lower, const QRect &lowerRect);

    /**
     * Blend part of an image into part of another, using the opacity value
     * and the alpha channel in the expected way.
     * Note that the destination rectangle will be correctly clipped.
     *
     * @param upper the "upper" image
     * @param upperOffset Offset for the part of the upper image to be used.
     * @param lower the "lower" image
     * @param lowerRect Rectangle for the part of the lower image where the
     *                  blending will occur.
     * @param opacity Opacity (between 0.0 and 1.0) which determines how much
     *             the source image will be blended into the destination image.
     * @since 3.2
     */
    static void blendOnLower(const QImage &upper, const QPoint &upperOffset,
                             QImage &lower, const QRect &lowerRect, float opacity);

    /**
     * Disposition of a source image on top of a destination image.
     * @see KImageEffect::computeDestinationRect, KImageEffect::blendOnLower
     * @since 3.2
     */
    enum Disposition { NoImage = 0, //!< Don't overlay
		       Centered,    //!< Center top image on botton image
		       Tiled,       //!< Tile top image on bottom image
		       CenterTiled, //!< Center and tile top image on bottom image
		       CenteredMaxpect, //!< Center and scale aspect
		       TiledMaxpect, //!< Tile and scale aspect
		       Scaled,      //!< Scale
		       CenteredAutoFit //!< Center and scale or scale aspect
    };

    /**
     * Compute the destination rectangle where to draw the upper image on top
     * of another image using the given disposition. For tiled
     * disposition, the rectangle should be duplicated on the whole area to
     * obtained the wanted effect.
     *
     * @param lowerSize The size of the destination image.
     * @param disposition The wanted disposition.
     * @param upper The upper image. Note that this image may be scaled to
     *               adjust to the requested disposition.
     *
     * @return the computed rectangle. Its size may exceed @e lowerSize.
     * @since 3.2
     */
    static QRect computeDestinationRect(const QSize &lowerSize,
                                      Disposition disposition, QImage &upper);

    /**
     * Blend an image on top of another using a given disposition and a given
     * opacity. The alpha channel of the upper image is used in the expected
     * way. Beware the upper image may be modified.
     * @since 3.2
     */
    static void blendOnLower(QImage &upper, QImage &lower,
                             Disposition disposition, float opacity);
#endif

    /**
     * Fade an image to a certain background color.
     *
     * The number of colors will not be changed.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param val   The strength of the effect. 0 <= val <= 1.
     * @param color The background color.
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     */
    static QImage& fade(QImage &image, float val, const QColor &color);

    /**
     * This recolors a pixmap. The most dark color will become color a,
     * the most bright one color b, and in between.
     *
     * @param image A QImage to process.
     * @param ca Color a
     * @param cb Color b
     * @param ncols The number of colors to dither the image to.
     * Pass 0 to prevent dithering.
     */
    static QImage& flatten(QImage &image, const QColor &ca,
           const QColor &cb, int ncols=0);

#if 0
    /**
     * Build a hash on any given QImage
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process
     * @param lite The hash faces the indicated lighting (cardinal poles).
     * @param spacing How many unmodified pixels in between hashes.
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     */
    static QImage& hash(QImage &image, Lighting lite=NorthLite,
                        unsigned int spacing=0);

#endif

    /**
     * Either brighten or dim the image by a specified percent.
     * For example, .50 will modify the colors by 50%.
     *
     * This function uses MMX instructions to process the image
     * on processors that support it.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param percent The percent value. Use a negative value to dim.
     * @return Returns The image(), provided for convenience.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     * @author Benjamin Roe (ben@benroe.com)
     */
    static QImage& intensity(QImage &image, float percent);

    /**
     * Modifies the intensity of a pixmap's RGB channel component.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param percent Percent value. Use a negative value to dim.
     * @param channel Which channel(s) should be modified
     * @return The @p image, provided for convenience.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage& channelIntensity(QImage &image, float percent,
                                    RGBComponent channel);

#if 0
    /**
     * Modulate the image with a color channel of another image.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to modulate and result.
     * @param modImage The QImage to use for modulation.
     * @param reverse Invert the meaning of image/modImage; result is image!
     * @param type The modulation Type to use.
     * @param factor The modulation amplitude; with 0 no effect [-200;200].
     * @param channel The RBG channel of image2 to use for modulation.
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     */
    static QImage& modulate(QImage &image, QImage &modImage, bool reverse,
		ModulationType type, int factor, RGBComponent channel);
#endif

    /**
     * Convert an image to grayscale.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param fast Set to @p true in order to use a faster but non-photographic
     * quality algorithm. Appropriate for things such as toolbar icons.
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage& toGray(QImage &image, bool fast = false);

    /**
     * Desaturate an image evenly.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param desat A value between 0 and 1 setting the degree of desaturation
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     */
    static QImage& desaturate(QImage &image, float desat = 0.3);

#if 0
    /**
     * Fast, but low quality contrast of an image. Also see contrastHSV.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param c A contrast value between -255 to 255.
     * @return The image(), provided for convenience.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage& contrast(QImage &image, int c);

    /**
     * Dither an image using Floyd-Steinberg dithering for low-color
     * situations.
     *
     * @param image The QImage to process.
     * @param palette The color palette to use
     * @param size The size of the palette
     * @return Returns the image(), provided for convenience.
     */
    static QImage& dither(QImage &image, const QColor *palette, int size);

    /**
     * Calculate the image for a selected image, for instance a selected icon
     * on the desktop.
     * @param img the QImage to select
     * @param col the selected color, usually from QColorGroup::highlight().
     */
    static QImage& selectedImage( QImage &img, const QColor &col );

    /**
     * High quality, expensive HSV contrast. You can do a faster one by just
     * taking a intensity threshold (ie: 128) and incrementing RGB color
     * channels above it and decrementing those below it, but this gives much
     * better results.
     *
     * @param img The QImage to process.
     * @param sharpen If true sharpness is increase, (spiffed). Otherwise
     * it is decreased, (dulled).
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static void contrastHSV(QImage &img, bool sharpen=true);
    #endif

    /**
     * Normalises the pixel values to span the full range of color values.
     * This is a contrast enhancement technique.
     * @param img the image that is normalised
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static void normalize(QImage &img);

    /**
     * Performs histogram equalisation on the reference
     * image.
     * @param img the image that is equalised
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static void equalize(QImage &img);

    /**
     * Thresholds the reference image. You can also threshold images by using
     * ThresholdDither in the various QPixmap/QImage convert methods, but this
     * lets you specify a threshold value.
     *
     * @param img The QImage to process.
     * @param value The threshold value.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static void threshold(QImage &img, unsigned int value=128);

    /**
     * Produces a 'solarization' effect seen when exposing a photographic
     * film to light during the development process.
     *
     * @param img The QImage to process.
     * @param factor The extent of the solarization (0-99.9)
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static void solarize(QImage &img, double factor=50.0);

    /**
     * Embosses the source image. This involves highlighting the edges
     * and applying various other enhancements in order to get a metal
     * effect.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @param sigma The standard deviation of the gaussian. Use 1 if you're not
     * sure.
     * @return The embossed image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage emboss(QImage &src, double radius, double sigma);

		#if 0
    /**
     * Convenience method.
     */
    static QImage emboss(QImage &src);
    #endif

    /**
     * Minimizes speckle noise in the source image using the 8 hull
     * algorithm.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @return The despeckled image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage despeckle(QImage &src);

    /**
     * Produces a neat little "charcoal" effect.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @param sigma The standard deviation of the gaussian. Use 1 if you're not
     * sure.
     * @return The charcoal image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage charcoal(QImage &src, double radius, double sigma);

		#if 0
    /**
     * This is provided for binary compatability only! Use the above method
     * with a radius and sigma instead!
     */
     static QImage charcoal(QImage &src, double factor=50.0);

    /**
     * Rotates the image by the specified amount
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param r The rotate direction.
     * @return The rotated image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage rotate(QImage &src, RotateDirection r);

    /**
     * Scales an image using simple pixel sampling. This does not produce
     * nearly as nice a result as QImage::smoothScale(), but has the
     * advantage of being much faster - only a few milliseconds.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param w The new width.
     * @param h The new height.
     * @return The scaled image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage sample(QImage &src, int w, int h);
    #endif

    /**
     * Adds noise to an image.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param type The algorithm used to generate the noise.
     * @return The image with noise added. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage addNoise(QImage &src, NoiseType type = GaussianNoise);

    /**
     * Blurs an image by convolving pixel neighborhoods.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @param sigma The standard deviation of the gaussian. Use 1 if you're not
     * sure.
     * @return The blurred image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage blur(QImage &src, double radius, double sigma);

		#if 0
    /**
     * This is provided for binary compatability only! Use the above method
     * with a radius and sigma instead!
     */
    static QImage blur(QImage &src, double factor=50.0);
    #endif

    /**
     * Detects edges in an image using pixel neighborhoods and an edge
     * detection mask.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @return The image with edges detected. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage edge(QImage &src, double radius);

    /**
     * Implodes an image by a specified percent.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param factor The extent of the implosion.
     * @param background An RGBA value to use for the background. After the
     * effect some pixels may be "empty". This value is used for those pixels.
     * @return The imploded image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage implode(QImage &src, double factor=30.0,
                   unsigned int background = 0xFFFFFFFF);

    /**
     * Produces an oil painting effect.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @return The new image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage oilPaintConvolve(QImage &src, double radius);

		#if 0
    /**
     * This is provided for binary compatability only! Use the above method
     * instead!
     */
    static QImage oilPaint(QImage &src, int radius=3);
    #endif

    /**
     * Sharpens the pixels in the image using pixel neighborhoods.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param radius The radius of the gaussian not counting the
     * center pixel. Use 0 and a suitable radius will be automatically used.
     * @param sigma The standard deviation of the gaussian. Use 1 if you're not
     * sure.
     * @return The sharpened image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage sharpen(QImage &src, double radius, double sigma);

		#if 0
    /**
     * This is provided for binary compatability only! Use the above method
     * instead!
     */
    static QImage sharpen(QImage &src, double factor=30.0);
    #endif

    /**
     * Randomly displaces pixels.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param amount The vicinity for choosing a random pixel to swap.
     * @return The image with pixels displaced. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage spread(QImage &src, unsigned int amount=3);

    /**
     * Shades the image using a distance light source.
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param color_shading If true do color shading, otherwise do grayscale.
     * @param azimuth Determines the light source and direction.
     * @param elevation Determines the light source and direction.
     * @return The shaded image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
    static QImage shade(QImage &src, bool color_shading, double azimuth,
                        double elevation);
    /**
     * Swirls the image by a specified amount
     *
     * @param src The QImage to process.
     * @param degrees The tightness of the swirl.
     * @param background An RGBA value to use for the background. After the
     * effect some pixels may be "empty". This value is used for those pixels.
     * @return The swirled image. The original is not changed.
     * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
     */
     static QImage swirl(QImage &src, double angle, unsigned int background =
                         0xFFFFFFFF);

     /**
      * Modifies the pixels along a sine wave.
      *
      * @param src        The QImage to process.
      * @param amplitude  The amplitude of the sine wave.
      * @param frequency  The frequency of the sine wave.
      * @param background An RGBA value to use for the background. After the
      * effect some pixels may be "empty". This value is used for those pixels.
      * @return The new image. The original is not changed.
      * @author Daniel M. Duley (mosfet)
      */
     static QImage wave(QImage &src, double amplitude=25.0, double frequency=150.0,
                        unsigned int background = 0xFFFFFFFF);
private:

#if 0
    /**
     * Helper function to fast calc some altered (lighten, shaded) colors
     *
     */
    static unsigned int lHash(unsigned int c);
    static unsigned int uHash(unsigned int c);

    /**
     * Helper function to find the nearest color to the RBG triplet
     */
    static int nearestColor( int r, int g, int b, const QColor *pal, int size );
#endif
    static void hull(const int x_offset, const int y_offset, const int polarity,
                     const int width, const int height,
                     unsigned int *f, unsigned int *g);
    static unsigned int generateNoise(unsigned int pixel, NoiseType type);
    static unsigned int interpolateColor(QImage *image, double x, double y,
                                         unsigned int background);
    /* Various convolve routines */
    static int getOptimalKernelWidth(double radius, double sigma);
    static bool convolveImage(QImage *image, QImage *dest,
                              const unsigned int order,
                              const double *kernel);
    static void blurScanLine(double *kernel, int width,
                             unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
                             int columns);
    static int getBlurKernel(int width, double sigma, double **kernel);
};

#endif