I would like to load a BMP file, do some operations on it in memory, and output a new BMP file using C++ on Windows (Win32 native). I am aware of ImageMagick and it’s C++ binding Magick++, but I think it’s an overkill for this project since I am currently not interested in other file formats or platforms.
What would be the simplest way in terms of code setup to read and write BMP files? The answer may be ‘just use Magick++, it’s the simplest.’
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When developing just for Windows I usually just use the ATL CImage class