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From: abfs@netcom.com (Bob Davidson)
Subject: Wanted: Source - Simple Image Manipulation
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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 18:00:44 GMT
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My 17-year-old son is working on a science project involving simple
image manipulation. He wants to read an image file, manipulate the pixels,
and re-write the file. Actually, he plans to average blocks of the image
to produce a mosaic effect.

He would prefer to work with 8-bit pixels to keep it simple. (Is that
256 colors?) Uncompressed would be nice. He is familiar with C++ and Pascal.
He could learn another language if needed. He has the format specifications
for BMP, for instance. He just can't figure out how to play with the pixels
without making it unreadable.

Can anyone suggest a place to get source code (or a starting point) to 
perform such manipulation?

I have read this group for some time, and I realize the general discussion 
is above this level. I hope that someone with be kind enough to point us
in the right direction.

