How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

[firewoodtim]

I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this? I've looked through the
PHP documentation, the GD image library, and the ImageMagick
command-line imaging system and found very little that I could use.

The best thing I've found so far is an "identify -verbose" command
from ImageMagick that gives the data I need, mixed in with a heap of
other information about the GIF image. If I use that and the IM folks
change their report format, it will break my script to extract the
information. I need a function or script designed to generate only
histogram data directly from the GIF file.

[Oli Filth]

Re: How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

firewoodtim said the following on 08/01/2006 18:53:[color=blue]
> I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
> image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
> Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this?[/color]

Load the image with imagecreatefrom gif(). Then loop through each pixel
of the image, call imagecolorat() to obtain the palette index for that
pixel, and increment a tally for each palette index.

These functions are described in the PHP manual.


--
Oli

[firewoodtim]

Re: How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:39:26 GMT, Oli Filth <catch@olifilth .co.uk>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>firewoodtim said the following on 08/01/2006 18:53:[color=green]
>> I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
>> image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
>> Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this?[/color]
>
>Load the image with imagecreatefrom gif(). Then loop through each pixel
>of the image, call imagecolorat() to obtain the palette index for that
>pixel, and increment a tally for each palette index.
>
>These functions are described in the PHP manual.[/color]

I did what you suggested, and it worked as predicted, but that still
leaves me with just the palette index for each color. i still need to
correlate that with the palette itself, in order to get the actual
color value. Can you advise me on how to get a GIF's palatte?

I need to wind up with an array, with the configuration:
key => value
num_of_pixels => color_code (ie #rrggbb)

[firewoodtim]

Re: How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:08:47 GMT, firewoodtim <tim@ironwork.c om>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:39:26 GMT, Oli Filth <catch@olifilth .co.uk>
>wrote:
>[color=green]
>>firewoodtim said the following on 08/01/2006 18:53:[color=darkred]
>>> I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
>>> image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
>>> Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this?[/color]
>>
>>Load the image with imagecreatefrom gif(). Then loop through each pixel
>>of the image, call imagecolorat() to obtain the palette index for that
>>pixel, and increment a tally for each palette index.
>>
>>These functions are described in the PHP manual.[/color]
>
>I did what you suggested, and it worked as predicted, but that still
>leaves me with just the palette index for each color. i still need to
>correlate that with the palette itself, in order to get the actual
>color value. Can you advise me on how to get a GIF's palatte?
>
>I need to wind up with an array, with the configuration:
> key => value
>num_of_pixel s => color_code (ie #rrggbb)[/color]

correction:
The array would actually be structured:
palette_index => array(#_pixels, #rrggbb);

[Oli Filth]

Re: How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

firewoodtim said the following on 09/01/2006 19:08:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:39:26 GMT, Oli Filth <catch@olifilth .co.uk>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>firewoodtim said the following on 08/01/2006 18:53:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
>>>image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
>>>Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this?[/color]
>>
>>Load the image with imagecreatefrom gif(). Then loop through each pixel
>>of the image, call imagecolorat() to obtain the palette index for that
>>pixel, and increment a tally for each palette index.
>>
>>These functions are described in the PHP manual.[/color]
>
> I did what you suggested, and it worked as predicted, but that still
> leaves me with just the palette index for each color. i still need to
> correlate that with the palette itself, in order to get the actual
> color value. Can you advise me on how to get a GIF's palatte?[/color]

Dude, did you take any time *at all* to have a look at the PHP manual
for the GD functions? If you'd looked at the manual page for
imagecolorat(), for instance, you would've seen some "See also" links,
some of which you might have found useful...

--
Oli

[firewoodtim]

Re: How can I get GIF histogram data using PHP?

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 21:00:18 GMT, Oli Filth <catch@olifilth .co.uk>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>firewoodtim said the following on 09/01/2006 19:08:[color=green]
>> On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:39:26 GMT, Oli Filth <catch@olifilth .co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>firewoodti m said the following on 08/01/2006 18:53:
>>>
>>>>I want to analyze a GIF file and retrieve the histogram data on the
>>>>image (pixel quantity and color symbol for each color in the file.)
>>>>Does anyone know how to use PHP to do this?
>>>
>>>Load the image with imagecreatefrom gif(). Then loop through each pixel
>>>of the image, call imagecolorat() to obtain the palette index for that
>>>pixel, and increment a tally for each palette index.
>>>
>>>These functions are described in the PHP manual.[/color]
>>
>> I did what you suggested, and it worked as predicted, but that still
>> leaves me with just the palette index for each color. i still need to
>> correlate that with the palette itself, in order to get the actual
>> color value. Can you advise me on how to get a GIF's palatte?[/color]
>
>Dude, did you take any time *at all* to have a look at the PHP manual
>for the GD functions? If you'd looked at the manual page for
>imagecolorat() , for instance, you would've seen some "See also" links,
>some of which you might have found useful...[/color]

Oli,
Thanks for the info. That does help me a lot. It looks like
imagecolorsfori ndex() provides the missing link.