Re: imageJ + distributed computing

Posted by Sean, Founder CloudSpree on Sep 29, 2010; 8:47pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/imageJ-distributed-computing-tp3686733p3686736.html

Is this something many imageJ users would be interested in?

I ask as I am contemplating developing a solution but have no desire to
reinvent the wheel.

Are many people waiting hours/days/weeks to batch process images?

Thanks,
Sean

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:47 AM, suendermann <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> as far as I know there is no possibility for ImageJ to distribute processes
> over more than one node/computer. So you have to start ImageJ/Fiji on every
> node/computer separatly. Is that right?
>
> Greetings
>  Fred
>
>
> On 26.09.2010 17:21, Albert Cardona wrote:
>
>> 2010/9/26 Sean, Founder CloudSpree<[hidden email]>:
>>
>>> Does anyone have experience distributing imageJ across multiple computers
>>> or
>>> a cluster to process a very large number of images?
>>>
>>
>> Yes: run ImageJ jobs in shell scripts that setup a Xvfb (virtual frame
>> buffer).
>> At the end, run a closing job that pools all results of the individual
>> jobs.
>>
>> Fiji by the way is able to launch ImageJ without requiring a virtual
>> frame buffer (use --headless option).
>>
>> Albert
>>
>