Marlin-renderer 0.7.3.3

Release v0.7.3.3:

• marlin-0.7.3.3-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.3.3-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe + imageio PNGImageWriter): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading) and 50% faster PNG encoding

This release provides a single fix:

• Handle properly coordinate overflow ie ignore (NaN / Infinity) point coordinates i.e. skips invalid path segments (see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144938)
  (in synch with OpenJDK9 b112)

Please give us your your feedback, as usual !

You can also post your questions or comments on the forum:
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Enjoy the Marlin renderer,
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.3.2

Release v0.7.3.2:

• marlin-0.7.3.2-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.3.2-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe + imageio PNGImageWriter): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

This release provides several critical bug fixes:

• reentrance issue with custom paint / composite (see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8148886)
• NaN values leads to incorrect array cleanup in Renderer (see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8149338)

Please upgrade and give your feedback !

You can also post your questions or comments on the forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/marlin-renderer/biSbzplNlOc

Enjoy the Marlin renderer,
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.3.1

Release v0.7.3.1:

• marlin-0.7.3.1-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.3.1-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe + imageio PNGImageWriter): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

This release provides several bug fixes:

• Fixed unsafe address alignment (4 bytes) in MarlinCache (may occur on non-x86 platforms)
• Added patched imageio.PNGImageWriter (see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6488522):
  • default Deflater level changed from 9 (best) to 4 (medium)
  • added compression parameter support (mode, quality)
• Minor code style changes (merged with OpenJDK9 2016.01)
• Improved regression tests (+ travis CI)

Please give us your your feedback: it is VERY important !

Just post your comments on the forum:
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Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.3

Release v0.7.3:

• marlin-0.7.3-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.3-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

This release provides several bug fixes:

• Stroker.drawBezApproxForArc() generating NaN point curves for shapes having huge coordinates with round joins (rounding error). Thanks to Martin Janda for his bug report and test code !
• a configuration issue with doChecks / doMonitors flags
• added overflow checks (2Gb)
• improved regression tests

See benchmark report:
https://bourgesl.github.io/marlin-0.7.1/marlin-072.htm

Please tell me if Marlin works well in your environment... your feedback is VERY important !

Just post your comments on the forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/marlin-renderer/biSbzplNlOc

Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.2.1

Release v0.7.2.1:

• marlin-0.7.2-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.2-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

This release provides some performance gains to pixel filling loops again using inlined array cleanup (RLE+flags), bug fixes (2Gb limits) and minor syntax changes due to OpenJDK9 integration.
It also fixes:

• an issue with created threads (Marlin-Disposer, MarlinStatsHook) in web server environments.
• a configuration issue with doChecks / doMonitors flags

See benchmark report:
https://bourgesl.github.io/marlin-0.7.1/marlin-072.htm

Please tell me if Marlin works well in your environment... your feedback is VERY important !

Just post your comments on the forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/marlin-renderer/biSbzplNlOc

Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.1

Release v0.7.1:

• marlin-0.7.1-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.1-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

This release provides important improvements to pixel filling loops using an hybrid approach (raw or RLE+flags) to efficiently copy pixel AA coverages into the mask tile buffer.

See benchmark report:
https://bourgesl.github.io/marlin-0.7.1/Marlin-071.htm

Please tell me if Marlin works well in your environment...

Your feedback is VERY important !

Just post your comments on the forum:
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Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.0.1

Release v0.7.0.1:

• marlin-0.7.0.1-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.0.1-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

Changes (fixed bugs):

• Fixed edgePtrs array resizing for large extent (AIOB) in Renderer._endRendering()
• Use adaptive growing strategy for the edge off-heap array + handle overflow if greater than 2Gb

Your feedback is VERY important !
Please tell me if your appreciate Marlin...

Just post your comments on the forum:
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Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.7.0

Release v0.7.0:

• marlin-0.7.0-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.7.0-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

Changes:

• Compatible with the Marlin-Graphics project
• Improved subpixel accuracy to pixel centers (quality improvement)
• Use Fixed-point 32.31 arithmetic to perform DDA in scanline edge processing
• Optimized cubic / quad flattening
• Improved FloatMath performance and accuracy
• Fixed findbugs warnings (default switch case, member syntax)
• Moved Marlin settings into MarlinProperties class to fix circular dependency
• NormalizingPathIterator improvements using two different instances
• Fixed MinPenSize depending on the subpixel norm

Your feedback is VERY important !
Please tell me if your appreciate Marlin...

Just post your comments on the forum:
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Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.5.7

Release v0.5.7:

• marlin-0.5.7-Unsafe.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.5.7-Unsafe-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster (multi-threading)

Changes:

• Compatible with the Marlin-Graphics project
• Moved java.awt.geom.Path2D patch to org.marlin.geom (security issue) + removed FastPath2D
• Merged with openjdk branch (minor changes)
• Added (incorrect) Gamma correction to adjust contrast: use -Dsun.java2d.renderer.gamma=1.8 or 2.2

Your feedback is VERY important !
Please tell me if your appreciate Marlin...

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Enjoy !
Laurent

Marlin-renderer 0.5.6

Release v0.5.6:

• marlin-0.5.6.jar (RenderingEngine only)
• marlin-0.5.6-sun-java2d.jar (patched sun.java2d.AAShapePipe): ~ 5 to 10% faster

note: wait a bit before using this release: testing & benchmarks in progress

This release is using sun.misc.Unsafe to use off-heap storage for edge data: it was intensively tested and is considered stable:
~ 5 to 10% faster on JDK 1.8 (no gain on jdk7).

This release is then recommended for JDK 1.8 only; for JDK 1.7, please use Marlin 0.4.5

Changes:

• Improved sorting implementations = custom merge sort with less data copy: ~ 3 to 5% faster (depending on the shape complexity)
• Fixed potential bug in Dasher (bad array capacity check)

See Benchmarks

See How to use

See Tuning options

Your feedback is very important !
Please tell us if your appreciate marlin and if it fits well your workload, use cases...

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Enjoy !