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Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE [message #2744 is a reply to message #2658]

Fri, 26 August 1994 05:56

grunes
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Registered: September 1993

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My 2 cents:

I don't know if it is because our version of PV Wave is a bit out of
date, but IDL seems to have a lot more functions to read and write
strange image formats. Also, at least on the SGI screen, PV Wave
doesn't support true color (24 bit color) mode.

Also, IDL's TEMPORARY function could be a life saver if you have
limited memory space, especially if you want to run fast. If PV-Wave
has an equivalent, I can't find it. (ANYONE?)

And again they have very different free trial policies: IDL's keeps
working, while PV-Wave's dies after 30 days. And when you exceed
your license (I hate licenses), IDL falls back into free trial
mode, which is fine if you don't need to write files (postscript
files CAN be written) or spawn processes; PV Wave waits for someone
to sign off.

On the other hand, I do think PV Wave might run slightly faster...

BUT: if you want your code to be portable, make sure it runs under
both IDL and PV Wave. Its probably well worth the effort.
Mitchell R Grunes (grunes@imsy1.nrl.navy.mil)
Allied-Signal Technical Services
c/o Code 7230 Naval Research Lab

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		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: jacobsen on Fri, 26 August 1994 06:23
		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: candey on Thu, 25 August 1994 17:09
		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: Utermann[1] on Thu, 25 August 1994 06:59
		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: frodes on Wed, 24 August 1994 23:53
		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: tonyg on Wed, 24 August 1994 14:16
		Re: IDL vs PV-WAVE By: grunes on Fri, 26 August 1994 05:56

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