Using Boost.GIL to convert an image into “raw” bytes

Question

Goal

I\'m trying to move towards Boost GIL to replace some similar functionality I\'ve implemented that is reaching the end of its maintainable life.

I have

Answer 1

Here's some code I once used:

 unsigned char * buf = new unsigned char[w * h];

 boost::gil::gray8_view_t image =
          boost::gil::interleaved_view(w, h, (boost::gil::gray8_pixel_t*)buf, w);

 for (size_t i = 0; i < ...; ++i)
 {
   boost::gil::gray8_view_t::x_iterator it = image.row_begin(i);

   // use it[j] to access pixel[i][j]
 }

It's only for grayscale, but presumably the coloured version is similar.