Fast Vector rendering library for C or Python

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Fast Vector rendering library for C or Python

I'm looking for a library like Cairo, just far faster. It has to be a library that works with C or Python. It also would be nice if I could output to PNG, and SVG. I am looking at Qt's arthur, but that's C++, and I'm not a fan. Any suggestions?

Edit: another precondition is that it has to run under Linux.

+1 A:

I don't know what's fast, but here's a rendering comparison.

Edit: Apparently Xara is supposed to be much faster than Cairo.

eed3si9n 2008-11-15 09:23:31

Unfortunately essential elements of Xara's renderer are not open-source. Great app, but their Linux effort seems to have died, sadly.

bobince 2008-11-15 11:45:39

+2 A:

Python has aggdraw

Ned Batchelder 2008-11-15 12:23:19

Aggdraw is based off AGG? (Anti-grain-graphics). Last time I checked that was a tiny bit slower than Cairo.

Sargun Dhillon 2008-11-15 23:30:20

+1 A:

Google's Chrome browser and Android platform make use of their Skia vector library.

I heard second-hand that Vladimir Vukicevic has quickly ported Cairo to be able to use Skia. A quick googling seems to confirm it:

http://people.mozilla.com/~vladimir/misc/cairo-skia.patch

Not sure when or if this is mainstream, but I'd anticipate a major speed-up across the board!

Will 2008-11-16 22:44:31

Do you have a link to the Skia library's home page?

Sargun Dhillon 2008-11-17 01:52:45

afraid not Sargun, but the code is online and there's some background at http://www.satine.org/archives/2008/09/02/skia-source-code-released/I've heard its good at gradient fills and things, and I've seen in the code it has a GL backend for HW acceleration. Whats good on phones is also good on PCs

Will 2008-11-17 18:38:08

Google Skia homepage is http://code.google.com/p/skia

Hannson 2009-06-08 23:24:21

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