Image File Search

[RandomClown]

I want to search image files kinda like how we use pixelSearch(), but only on image files.

I have been looking for a while, but still found not a word on it.

I have only seen ways to search the screen, but not a file.

Could someone point me to a method of this, either in AutoIt help, another tool, or really anything you use?

This would help a lot.

Thanks.

Edited July 23, 2011 by RandomClown

[JohnOne]

Sounds like you will need some GDI+ voodoo code.

Dont know much about that, but I'd take a look at the GDI* functions in help file.

EDIT:

Probably starting with _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile()

Edited July 23, 2011 by JohnOne

[twitchyliquid64]

If you want to search for an exact match, you could use a hashing function and compare the hashed of the files.

[clicked]

I want to search image files kinda like how we use pixelSearch(), but only on image files.

I have been looking for a while, but still found not a word on it.

I have only seen ways to search the screen, but not a file.

Could someone point me to a method of this, either in AutoIt help, another tool, or really anything you use?

This would help a lot.

There are lots of image manipulation programs that work great from the command line. My favorite would be ImageMagick. Command line is easy to do with AutoIt.

[monoscout999]

there`s many ways of do that.. the most simple is using the that not uses GDI, but only works with with .BMP files.

A BMP file is a file divided in many sections one of those section are the pixel color of every pixel in the file.

You can use GDI to save any image file into BMP.

Another way is a little bit more complicated.. you can get the 0Scan of a bitmap handle and with some calculations you can get the color of the pixel you want.

This link examples how to set an array with the pixel data.

[RandomClown]

JohnOne:

Thanks, I'm looking into this right now.

hyperzap:

I am not looking for an image file, but looking for pixels in a file.

clicked:

Thanks for the suggestion.

For now, I'm coding for performance. Rather not make too many program calls if I can avoid it.

I'll keep that in mind though.

monoscout999:

I would rather not have to render a couple thousand frames in BMP

I'll keep the files as PNG for HDD performance reasons. Decompressing a PNG should be a lot faster than loading a buncha 3MB files from a slow device with moving parts.

So it looks like GDI is my best bet.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

[monoscout999]

you didn`t understand me... a bitmap not always is a file, the windows GDI process all the pics like bitmaps objects, a PNG is a compressed bitmap, before that the PNG is showed it is decompress to a Bitmap. The 0Scan of a Bitmap is a string like this.

DBC1B0FFDBC1B0FFDBC1B0FFDBC1B0FFDBC1B0FFDCC2B0FFDDC3B2FFDEC4B3FFDFC6B4FFE0C7B5FFE0C7B5FFE0C8B6FFE1C9B7FFE3CAB8FFE3CAB9FFE4CCBBFFE4CDBCFFE6CFBEFFE6D1C0FFE7D1C3FFE8D4C5FFE9D4C7FFDABFAFFFD9BFAFFFD9BEAEFFD8BEAEFFD8BDADFFD9BEAEFFDABFAFFFDBC1B0FFDDC2B1FFDDC3B2FFDFC4B4FFE0C7B5FFE1C7B6FFE1C8B6FFE1C9B7FFE2CAB9FFE3CCBBFFE4CEBEFFE6CFC0FFE6D1C2FFE8D3C5FFE8D4C9FFD9BEAFFFD8BEAEFFD8BDADFFD7BCACFFD6BBABFFD7BCABFFD8BDADFFB1998AFF86776AFF7D7067FF776B61FF827368FFB69F8FFFDFC8B6FFE1C8B8FFE1C9BAFFE3CCBCFFE4CDBEFFE5CFC0FFE5D1C3FFE7D3C6FFE7D5C9FFD9BFAFFFD8BEAEFFD8BDADFFD7BCACFFD6BBABFFD6BBABFF877467FF756B61FF908984FFAFA8A3FF9F9893FF78726CFF60574FFF807063FFE0C8B8FFE1CABAFFE3CCBDFFE3CEBEFFE5D0C1FFE6D1C5FFE7D4C8FFE8D7CCFFDBC1B0FFDAC0AFFFDABFAFFFD8BEAEFFCDB3A3FF6A5E4CFF867D76FFBAAFA5FFD2C4B9FF807B74FF736E6AFFB8AEA7FF9C958FFF6C635CFF504539FFD5BFAFFFE3CDBDFFE4CFC0FFE5D1C3FFE6D3C6FFE8D5CAFFE9D8CDFFDDC4B4FFDDC3B2FFDCC2B1FFDAC0AFFF685745FF867767FFBEA697FFC1B0A2FF020202FF6D6D6DFF777777FF080808FFA39489FFA09387FF6C6154FF4A3B2EFFE2CDBEFFE6D1C3FFE6D2C5FFE8D5C8FFE9D8CBFFEBDACFFFE1C8B7FFE0C8B6FFDFC7B5FF7F6B5AFF725F45FFA0826AFFCDAF98FF585048FF7E7E7EFFD2D2D1FFE9E8E8FF959595FF504841FFBDA48FFF826F5CFF554532FF7A6758FFE7D4C5FFE9D6C8FFEAD8CBFFEBDACEFFECDCD1FFE5CCBAFFE4CCBAFFB29B89FF644A31FF7A5A40FFB18B6CFF665546FF424242FFE4E4E4FFC9C9C9FFCECECEFFF4F4F4FF525252FF5C4D40FF98785EFF6C573DFF3E2B1DFFB4A191FFECD9CBFFECDACDFFEDDCCFFFEDDED2FFE8D1BEFFE8D1BEFF755F4DFF5B3E20FF8B603DFF7E5E44FF131313FFD7D7D7FFD7D7D7FF666666FF666666FFCCCCCCFFE8E8E8FF1B1B1BFF6D523BFF6B4D31FF3E2816FF6D594AFFEDDCCDFFEFDDCFFFF0DFD2FFF0E0D4FFEAD4C1FFEAD4C1FF574231FF4D311AFF88562DFF322316FFA8A8A7FFDDDCDCFF949493FF0B0B0BFF0A0A0AFF949493FFE7E7E7FFB7B7B7FF010101FF613E20FF3E2814FF503E30FFF0DFCFFFF0E0D2FFF1E2D3FFF2E3D5FFECD6C3FFECD6C2FF533F30FF492E18FF311F10FF636363FFE2E2E2FFD3D3D3FF5A5959FF202020FF232322FF777777FFD0D0D0FFF4F3F3FF656565FF25170DFF382313FF4D3C2DFFF0DFD0FFF1E1D3FFF2E2D5FFF3E3D6FFEAD6C3FFEBD6C3FF675343FF3A2413FF2F2F2FFFDBDBDBFFBDBDBDFF767676FF8F8F8FFFE3E3E3FFE3E3E3FFD3D3D3FFC7C7C7FFD4D4D4FFE5E5E5FF282828FF1C120AFF695645FFF1E0D1FFF2E1D3FFF2E3D5FFF3E4D7FFE8D4C3FFE8D4C3FFAB9785FF1A110BFF414141FF494949FF313131FF161616FF474747FF3C3C3CFF313131FF303030FF313131FF313131FF434343FF2B2B2BFF120C08FFAB9889FFEFDFD1FFF1E0D3FFF2E2D5FFF2E4D6FFE4D1C2FFE5D1C2FFE5D1C2FF5D4E41FF1D130AFF1B1109FF301F10FF6E4B27FF362819FF3A2F20FF3A2F21FF352919FF2E1F11FF22150BFF191008FF0E0905FF605143FFEDDCCFFFEFDFD2FFF0E0D3FFF0E1D4FFF2E2D6FFDECBC0FFDECBBFFFDFCBBFFFDECBBEFF302217FF442813FF683E1DFF895B30FFA87E4FFFBD9A6BFFBC996BFFA57D4EFF7F572EFF553418FF27170BFF322418FFE7D6C9FFEBDACEFFECDCCFFFECDED2FFEEDFD3FFEFE0D4FFD7C6BDFFD8C6BDFFD8C6BDFFDAC7BEFFCCB9AEFF352417FF3E2210FF64411EFF916E39FFB19352FFA3884DFF7B5F31FF523518FF25140AFF372519FFD1C1B4FFE6D5CBFFE7D6CDFFE8D8CEFFEADAD0FFEBDCD2FFEDDED3FFD1BFBAFFD2C0BBFFD3C1BBFFD4C2BBFFD5C3BCFFD7C5BCFF644E3FFF362214FF4C351AFF604A27FF5B4624FF392613FF302112FF6A5443FFE5D3C6FFE4D2C9FFE3D2C9FFE2D2CAFFE4D4CCFFE6D6CDFFE9D8CFFFEADAD0FFCCBBB9FFCDBCBAFFCFBDBAFFD0BEBAFFD2BFBAFFD5C2BBFFDAC7BDFF9F8777FF71583EFF665031FF654F31FF70553CFF9E8876FFE6D3C6FFE4D1C7FFE1D0C7FFDFCEC8FFDFCFC9FFE1D1CAFFE3D3CBFFE5D5CCFFE8D7CEFFC9B9B8FFCBBAB8FFCCBBB9FFCEBCB9FFD0BEBAFFD2C0BBFFD8C5BDFFDDC9BEFFE3CEC0FFE5D0C1FFE5D1C1FFE5D2C3FFE7D3C4FFE5D2C5FFE2CFC6FFE0CEC5FFDDCCC5FFDECCC6FFDFCEC8FFE2D0C9FFE4D2CAFFE5D4CBFFC9B9B8FFCBBAB8FFCCBBB9FFCEBDB9FFD0BEBAFFD2C0BBFFD8C5BDFFDDC9BEFFE2CEBFFFE5D0C1FFE5D1C1FFE6D1C2FFE6D3C4FFE5D2C4FFE3CFC4FFDFCDC4FFDECCC5FFDDCCC6FFDFCEC6FFE1CFC6FFE3D1C8FFE5D2C9FFCCBBB9FFCDBCBAFFCFBDBAFFD0BEBAFFD2BFBAFFD5C2BBFFDAC7BDFFDECABEFFE3CFC0FFE6D1C1FFE6D1C1FFE7D3C2FFE7D3C3FFE6D3C4FFE4D1C3FFE2CEC3FFDFCCC4FFDFCDC4FFE0CEC5FFE3CFC5FFE4D0C6FF2D1915FF

Eight characters from the 0scan makes a pixel

The pixel format is this:

DBC1B0FF

DB = Blue component

C1 = Green Component

B0 = Red Component

FF = Alpha Component

You can get the 0Scan from any bitmap object, and you can get the bitmap object from any file you want using _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile() even a PNG file.

If you want to get a specific pixel from the image you need to get the widht the you will know how many pixels means a line.

and we already know that every 8 character we have a pixel so the maths are really simple.

If you want that i wrote this script for you just tell me with a good laugh

It takes a few ms get the 0scan.. it takes more time the string operations.

Edited July 27, 2011 by monoscout999

[RandomClown]

Ooops, I thought you & the page meant BMP files.

Thanks. Checking them both out.

[Werty]

clicked:

Thanks for the suggestion.

For now, I'm coding for performance. Rather not make too many program calls if I can avoid it.

I'll keep that in mind though.

Use the ImageMagickObject.dll, search the examples forum for it, it is multithreaded so could actually improve the performance of your script.