Tichau/FileConverter

Allow use of GPU

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#392 opened on Mar 9, 2024

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good first issuenew feature

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

GPUs are much faster then the CPU. yet there is no option to set it and if I use -gpu 0 in advanced mode it's ignored

Describe the solution you'd like In programs settings allow selecting CPU or GPU

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C#GPU programmingFileConverter codebase familiarity
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Explore GPU acceleration options for the FileConverter tool, which is a C# application. Investigate libraries such as CUDA or OpenCL that can be used via P/Invoke or existing .NET wrappers. Review the conversion logic in the codebase (likely in files like Converter.cs) to determine where GPU processing could be integrated. Consider adding a settings option to allow users to choose between CPU and GPU processing.
Allow use of GPU · Tichau/FileConverter#392 | Good First Issue