Recommendations for backend image processing in Python

Question

On my site I'm using simple text overlay. Inputs come from textboxes and then javascript makes an AJAX call with the inputs that are then processed in the backend by PIL (Python Imaging Library).

Thing is, I'm not happy about the quality of PIL's text overlays - it's not possible to do a nice looking stroke (e.g. white font color + black stroke) and I'm thinking about switching to a different solution than PIL. I want to stay with Python though.

What would you recommend for image processing in Python? Which library offers the best quality?

Thanks!

Best, Tom

If all you're doing is overlaying text, why not use `imagemagick`? — Emre, Mar 11 '13 at 04:05
If your issue with PIL is the aliasing (pixelation), you can oversample. Alternately, have you seen this: http://effbot.org/zone/aggdraw-index.htm — Jeremy Blalock, Mar 11 '13 at 04:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '13 at 05:04

1

If all you want to do is overlay text, I suggest you simply use imagemagick.

answered Mar 11 '13 at 05:04

Emre

4,545
7
25
39

Recommendations for backend image processing in Python

1 Answers1