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Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? [message #28183 is a reply to message #28135]

Tue, 27 November 2001 07:19

Richard Tyc
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Registered: June 1999

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Well, I have worked a bit with MatLab. Not being a an expert in either,
here are my two bits:

1. I don't believe Matlab has anything like object graphics in IDL. I would
consider this to be a major weakness of Matlab.

2. It does not take advantage of multiple CPU's. Before IDL 5.5, the Volume
object had the ability to use multple CPU's to perform volume rendering. Now
in 5.5, IDL is multi-threaded taking further advantage of it.

3. Matlab has excellent C/C++ functionality. In fact, you can convert your
Matlab code into C and distribute it as a C program (with Matlab libraries
bundled in) if you wish (ie. no runtime license needed for others to try
your code) - something which IDL cannot do.

4. If you're into medical imaging, the new Watsyn product from RSI maybe
something of great interest leaning you toward IDL. I will be looking
closely at this myself.

Rich

Christophe Dornier <christophe.dornier@dim.hcuge.ch> wrote in message
news:3c0226d8@news.unige.ch...
> I work in a Digital Imaging Unit,
> and a future orientation of this group will be to developp algorithms of
> image processing.
>
> We have the choice between two softwares which are IDL (RSI) or MATLAB
> (MathWorks).
> What are the advantages or inconvenients of these softwares.
> What soft is the most cheaper ?
> Is it much easier to develop in Matlab or not ?
> On which soft is there available the most external libraries ?
> ....
> Thanks in advance
> best regards
>
>
> --
> Christophe DORNIER, PhD
> Unite d'Imagerie Num�rique
> Division d'Imagerie Medicale
> Hopital Universitaire de Geneve
> CH-1211 GENEVA 14
> SWITZERLAND
>
> phone: 41 22 372 62 71
> fax: 41 22 372 61 98
> e-mail: christophe.dornier@dim.hcuge.ch
>
>
>

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		IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Christophe Dornier on Mon, 26 November 2001 03:27
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: mfein on Tue, 27 November 2001 08:51
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Steve Eddins on Tue, 27 November 2001 08:10
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Paul van Delst on Tue, 27 November 2001 08:06
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: David Fanning on Tue, 27 November 2001 07:33
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Richard Tyc on Tue, 27 November 2001 07:19
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Roy E Hansen on Sun, 02 December 2001 03:48
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Nabeel on Sun, 02 December 2001 16:31
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Mark Hadfield on Sun, 02 December 2001 13:28
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Mark Hadfield on Mon, 03 December 2001 13:56
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Nabeel on Mon, 03 December 2001 06:47
		Re: IDL versus MATLAB : could you help me ????? By: Roy Edgar Hansen on Mon, 03 December 2001 00:13

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