vil_grid_merge.h

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#ifndef vil_grid_merge_h_
#define vil_grid_merge_h_
//:
// \file
// \brief Merge two images in a chequer-board pattern.
// \author Tim Cootes

#include <vil/vil_image_view.h>
#include <cassert>
#ifdef _MSC_VER
#  include <vcl_msvc_warnings.h>
#endif

//: Merge two images in a chequer-board pattern.
//  image1 and image2 are merged by copying boxes of size (box_ni x box_nj)
//  alternatively from each one.
//  Useful for comparing two images.
//  \relatesalso vil_image_view
template <class T>
inline void vil_grid_merge(const vil_image_view<T>& image1,
                           const vil_image_view<T>& image2,
                           vil_image_view<T>& dest_image,
                           unsigned box_ni, unsigned box_nj)
{
  unsigned ni = image1.ni();
  unsigned nj = image1.nj();
  unsigned np = image1.nplanes();
  assert(image2.ni()==ni && image2.nj()==nj && image2.nplanes()==np);

  dest_image.set_size(ni,nj,np);

  for (unsigned p=0;p<np;++p)
    for (unsigned j=0;j<nj;++j)
      for (unsigned i=0;i<ni;++i)
      {
        if ( ((i/box_ni)+(j/box_nj))%2 == 0)
          dest_image(i,j,p)=image1(i,j,p);
        else
          dest_image(i,j,p)=image2(i,j,p);
      }
}

#endif // vil_grid_merge_h_