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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all ITK users and developers;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am trying to getting the image buffer and input it into a
OpenGL function </span></font><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>gluScaleImage </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>to resize
the image. Unfortunately my code does not work despite my many times try. The
major part of the code is listed as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&#8230;&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>try<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; reader-&gt;Update();<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>catch</span></font> (itk::ExceptionObject
&amp; err)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; std::cerr
&lt;&lt; &quot;exception in file reader &quot; &lt;&lt; std::endl;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; std::cerr
&lt;&lt; err &lt;&lt; std::endl;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>return</span></font> ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>InputImageType::Pointer image =
reader-&gt;GetOutput() ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>const</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>
InputImageType::RegionType &amp;region = image-&gt;GetBufferedRegion() ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'>// image size<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>unsigned</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'> <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>long</span></font> lwidth =
image-&gt;GetBufferedRegion().GetSize()[0] ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>unsigned</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'> <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>long</span></font> lheight =
image-&gt;GetBufferedRegion().GetSize()[1] ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'>// set up new size<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>double &nbsp; </span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>factor
&nbsp;= &nbsp;0.5 ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>int</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nNewWidth
= (<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>int</span></font>)lwidth * factor;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>int</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nNewHeight
= (<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>int</span></font>)lheight *
factor;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Fixedsys><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>unsigned char</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'> rasterNew
= <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>new</span></font> <font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>unsigned</span></font> <font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>char</span></font> [nNewHeight * nNewWidth] ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'>// resize the image buffer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys;color:blue'>int</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>
iscale = gluScaleImage(GL_RGBA, (GLint)lwidth, (GLint)lheight,
GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, &amp;region, (GLint)nNewWidth, (GLint)nNewHeight, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
rasterNew ) ;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Fixedsys'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>But the output of the function iscale=</span></font><font
size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>gluScaleImage
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>is 1285</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. I also tried to use </span></font><font size=2
face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys'>InputPixelType
*pointer = image-&gt;GetBufferPointer();. </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It does not work
either.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My questions are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How to get and reading the
     buffer of the image after reading an image file? Is the method in the
     above code correct?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What does it mean by the return
     value 1285 of the OpenGL function (I used a DICOM image with unsigned char
     type and it is successfully read by the code)? Is the first item (pixel format)
     I set</span></font><font size=2 face=Fixedsys><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
     font-family:Fixedsys'> GL_RGBA</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> correct? and how to fix the
     problem?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Your kind help is greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sam<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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