C9 Bytes: Parallel LINQ and Amazing Photo Colorization using Parallel Fx with Stephen Toub

Posted By: Dan Fernandez | Jun 9th @ 2:02 PM

Stephen Toub shows off two demos, one using the AsParallel statement to dramatically decrease LINQ query times and the second demo is a simple image editing application that enables you to add dynamic coloring/black and white to a photo, similar to effects in movies like Pleasantville or Sin City.

As this is a CPU-intensive operation, you can see how changing a for loop to a Parallel.For loop dramatically improves the application's performance.

Tags: C9 Bytes, Cool, LINQ, Parallel Extensions, Task Parallel Library

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jjesse

is there a place to download this super cool photo app? its great

Dan

In reply to jjesse

#Jun 10th @ 9:13 AM

Yes, the app is available to download, but you'll have to download the Parallel Extensions June 2008 CTP, which you can find more information at the Parallel Fx team blog.