Projects sharing features with Photon

OpenMoonray is a production-grade physically based rendering system and path-tracing engine. It simulates the physical behavior of light to generate high-fidelity photorealistic images and is compatible with Universal Scene Description files for visualizing complex 3D scenes and production pipelines. The system is designed as a distributed rendering framework, capable of splitting heavy computational workloads across multiple machines or cloud clusters to accelerate image generation. It integrates OpenColorIO for consistent color management across different display devices and color spaces.

gg is a Go 2D graphics library and vector graphics engine designed for programmatic image generation. It provides a canvas rendering API to create custom 2D shapes, paths, and visual assets, which can be exported as PNG and JPG files. The toolkit enables the construction of complex geometry using Bezier curves and custom paths. It supports a variety of rendering operations, including filling and stroking paths, applying linear and radial gradients, and utilizing surface patterns. The library covers a broad range of capabilities, including text rendering with word wrapping and dimension measu

This project is a server-side PHP library designed for managing file uploads and performing automated image processing. It provides a structured toolkit for ingesting, validating, and migrating files from temporary staging areas to permanent storage while enforcing security constraints. The library distinguishes itself through a configuration-driven pipeline that executes a sequence of transformations on image buffers. It supports a wide range of geometric adjustments, including resizing, cropping, and rotation, alongside advanced visual enhancements such as watermarks, color adjustments, and

Imageflow is a high-performance image manipulation library and composition engine available as a C-compatible library, a command-line image processor, and a dynamic image processing server. It provides the means to decode, encode, and apply complex visual transformations to images through programmatic interfaces, JSON job files, or on-the-fly URL query strings. The system distinguishes itself through a graph-based processing pipeline that allows for single-pass multi-format encoding, generating multiple image sizes and formats from a single decode to reduce overhead. It further features a res

Thumbnailator is a Java image thumbnailing library designed for generating resized images with aspect ratio preservation and high-quality scaling. It serves as a toolkit for rotating, cropping, and adjusting the opacity of images within Java applications. The library is distinguished by its ability to function as an Exif-aware image processor, automatically rotating thumbnails based on embedded orientation metadata. It also provides specialized utilities for digital watermarking, allowing secondary images and branding markers to be overlaid with adjustable transparency. Core capabilities cov

This project is a CSS stylesheet compiler that transforms Sass source code into standard CSS. It provides the primary mechanism for converting styles while implementing syntax rules for web browsers and applications. The compiler supports a module-based dependency system that uses dedicated namespaces to provide encapsulation and prevent global scope collisions. It includes specialized engines for multi-model color conversion and advanced mathematical calculations, including trigonometry and logarithms. Capabilities cover a broad range of build and analysis tools, including the generation of

PostProcessing is a post-processing stack for the Unity game engine designed to apply image-space visual effects and color grading to rendered scenes. It functions as a real-time image effect pipeline that processes frames after the primary 3D geometry has been drawn. The system includes a screen space visual effects library and an HDR color grading toolset used to adjust high dynamic range colors and contrast. These tools allow for the application of real-time image filtering to modify lighting, colors, and mood. The framework supports 3D scene post-processing and game environment polishing

This project is an image processing library designed for manipulating pixel data, applying visual filters, and adjusting image appearance. It functions as a low-level tool for processing raw pixel buffers and managing image data. The library provides a toolkit for image geometry manipulation, including resizing, cropping, flipping, and rotating images. It also serves as an image format converter for encoding and decoding data between common binary file formats and as a metadata extractor for retrieving dimensions and color profiles from file headers. The capabilities cover low-level image pr

Pinta is a cross-platform raster graphics editor and digital image manipulation tool. It provides a drawing environment for creating pixel-based artwork and editing photographs, utilizing a layer-based image model to organize visual components into a stack for non-destructive composition. The application is built with a GTK-based interface and features a plugin-based extension system that allows for the addition of new editing tools and filters. Its capabilities cover digital drawing workflows using various brushes and pencils, image geometry manipulation such as cropping and resizing, and v

Jimp is a zero-dependency JavaScript image processing library and programmatic editor designed for manipulating, resizing, and filtering images in Node.js. It functions as a multi-format image encoder and extensible pipeline that operates entirely in JavaScript to ensure portable deployment across different environments without requiring native system dependencies. The engine features a modular architecture that allows for custom image processor builds and the registration of custom processing plugins. This extensibility enables the addition of specific visual effects and custom file-type enc

PhotoEditor is an image editing library and canvas-based photo editor designed for in-app image manipulation. It serves as a toolkit for applying filters, text, stickers, and freehand drawing to images, functioning as both a bitmap image processor and a digital photo annotation tool. The project enables the creation of social media style stories by allowing users to add emojis, text, and stickers to photos. It supports non-destructive image manipulation, allowing users to remove elements or revert changes before exporting the final composition. The library covers a broad range of capabilitie

mmcv is a foundation library for computer vision based on PyTorch. It provides a comprehensive system for constructing convolutional neural networks, a toolkit for image and video preprocessing, and a collection of high-performance deep learning vision operators. The project is distinguished by its hardware-accelerated kernels for complex operations such as deformable convolutions and region pooling. It features a configuration-driven framework that allows for the dynamic instantiation of network layers and the registration of custom modules without modifying code. The library covers a broad

Skia is a high-performance 2D graphics rendering library used for drawing text, geometries, and images on digital surfaces. It functions as a hardware-accelerated graphics engine that offloads drawing operations to the GPU, a vector graphics processor for SVG and complex paths, and a typography engine for shaping and drawing characters with Unicode support. The project provides a cross-platform image codec for encoding and decoding standard image formats into raw pixel data across multiple operating systems. It also enables the development of user interfaces that maintain visual consistency a

This project is a Java-based toolkit that integrates the OpenCV computer vision library into the Processing creative coding environment. It provides a programming interface designed to facilitate the inclusion of real-time image analysis and computer vision algorithms within interactive art installations and visual design projects. The library distinguishes itself by wrapping low-level C++ routines into a managed environment, allowing users to perform complex visual tasks through a simplified interface. It supports high-performance operations by sharing raw pixel data between the host environ

RapidRAW is a non-destructive RAW photo editor and digital asset manager designed for decoding manufacturer RAW formats and applying tonal and color adjustments. It functions as a professional image processor that ensures original source data remains unmodified by saving all edits, masks, and crops to sidecar files. The software features a specialized color grading suite using 3D LUTs, color wheels, and HSL mixers, alongside AI-powered utilities for subject isolation, automatic masking, and generative inpainting for object removal. It distinguishes itself with AI-assisted photo retouching and

Gifsicle is a command-line image processor and animation editor used for creating, editing, and optimizing GIF images. It functions as a utility for assembling static images into animations, extracting individual frames from existing sequences, and manipulating GIF metadata. The tool distinguishes itself through specialized optimization capabilities that reduce file sizes by removing redundant pixels and employing lossy compression. It manages color palettes through quantization and colormap conversion to ensure display compatibility and reduce bit-depth. Broad capabilities include image tra

GPUImage2 is a Swift framework for applying real-time filters and effects to images and video using the GPU. It provides a real-time video filter library, an image geometry manipulation engine, and an OpenGL shading pipeline for processing visual data on graphics hardware. The framework enables the construction of visual effect pipelines by chaining image sources to consumers in sequential flows. It supports the development of custom fragment and vertex shaders for bespoke image processing and offers the ability to bundle these operations into reusable units via graph-based grouping. Capabil

Magick.NET is a C# image processing library that serves as a .NET wrapper for ImageMagick. It provides a raster graphics engine for rendering text, drawing graphics, and manipulating images using a native interface. The library handles the conversion of vector files, such as PDF, EPS, and PostScript, into raster formats. It also includes tools for extracting image metadata, such as EXIF data and raw thumbnails. The system covers a wide range of image manipulation capabilities, including resizing, format conversion, watermarking, and the merging of multiple images into static or animated file

Color-thief-py is a Python library designed to analyze digital images for the purpose of extracting prominent color information. It functions as a computer vision tool that processes image files to identify the single most dominant color or to generate a representative color palette based on the visual composition of the source. The library utilizes the Pillow imaging library to handle diverse file formats and load image data into memory as structured pixel arrays. By mapping these pixels into a three-dimensional color space and applying median-cut quantization, the tool identifies statistica

SDL is a cross-platform development library that provides low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware. It functions as a hardware abstraction layer, mapping diverse operating system interfaces into a unified set of functions to ensure consistent performance across different computing environments. The library serves as a foundation for multimedia and interactive application development by providing an integrated audio processing engine and a graphics rendering framework. It manages the complexities of hardware communication by normalizing raw input events and p

This project is a React component library for generating and rendering customizable QR codes. It provides tools to produce QR codes as either scalable vector graphics or via an HTML5 canvas. The library enables branded QR code design by allowing the embedding of custom logos or images into the center of the code. It supports a range of visual customizations, including the adjustment of dimensions, foreground and background colors, and margin thickness. The toolset covers the programmatic control of error correction levels to maintain scannability when using overlays. It also includes capabil

BasicSR is a PyTorch-based image restoration toolbox and framework designed for training and deploying deep learning models to upscale, denoise, and deblur images and videos. It serves as a comprehensive system for image super-resolution and video quality restoration, providing the necessary infrastructure to recover fine visual details and increase pixel density. The project distinguishes itself through specialized toolkits for facial image enhancement and high-fidelity face synthesis, as well as a dedicated video quality restoration suite that utilizes deformable convolutions and generative

Graphite is a node-based visual design environment that integrates vector illustration, raster image processing, and motion graphics generation into a single platform. It utilizes a functional reactive pipeline and a data-flow execution model to propagate state changes through a graph of interconnected nodes, allowing users to construct complex, automated design workflows. The platform distinguishes itself through a context-aware evaluation engine that injects runtime metadata—such as coordinate data and loop indices—directly into the node graph. This enables the creation of procedural geomet

PixiEditor is a multi-functional graphics suite that serves as a pixel art editor, a node-based graphics editor, and a vector graphics tool. It functions as a shader-based painting tool and 2D animation software, providing a comprehensive environment for creating raster images and frame-by-frame motion. The project is distinguished by its use of node-based workflows for building complex image transformations, visual effects, and custom digital brush designs. It utilizes a shader-based brush engine and a node graph to define personalized painting tool behaviors and procedural animations. The

Eloquent-JavaScript is a comprehensive JavaScript programming textbook and interactive coding tutorial designed for web development education. It serves as both a language reference and a practical guide, combining theoretical lessons with an environment where learners can execute and modify code examples. The project focuses on the fundamental principles of the JavaScript language, including lexical scoping, prototype-based inheritance, and asynchronous patterns. It provides detailed instruction on object-oriented programming, functional programming, and the use of the browser DOM to create

nomacs is a cross-platform image viewer application used for viewing and managing a wide variety of standard and specialized image file formats. It functions as an image processing utility, a metadata inspector, and an annotation tool. The application enables side-by-side image comparison by synchronizing zooming and panning across multiple open windows. It also provides the ability to browse and view images embedded within compressed archives or document files without manual extraction. The software includes capabilities for image metadata analysis using histograms, the addition of visual m

TinyColor is a JavaScript color manipulation library used for parsing, converting, and modifying colors across various formats and color spaces. It functions as a color space conversion tool and a web accessibility contrast checker to ensure compliance with readability standards. The library provides a color palette generator for creating monochromatic, analogous, and complementary color schemes from a starting color. It also translates colors between hex, RGB, HSL, HSV, and named formats. Additional capabilities include color parsing and normalization, programmatic manipulation of brightnes