Fastest way to compute a "Visual" checksum of an image
- by ensnare
I'm looking to create an ID system for cataloging images. I can't use md5() since that will change if I alter the EXIF tags of the image.
I am currently using the SHA1 checksum computed by imagemagick. It works perfectly, but it's really, really slow on larger images (~15 seconds on a quad-core xeon for a 21 megapixel JPG).
Are there any other "visual" methods of uniquely identifying an image that would be faster?
Thank you.