Image Import and Manipulation Tutorial

This tutorial chapter will introduce you to the image import, manipulation, and display functions available in the ImageMan library. The next chapter will introduce you to the ImgX subset of functions, which are used for exporting images to disk files and memory.

In this chapter we will cover the bulk of the ImageMan functions, starting with the most basic code needed to open and display an image, then continuing to cover the remainder of the API.

Before continuing any further, you should examine the function reference to get a general feel for the functions available in ImageMan this should help you understand the following material. The tutorial will cover these basic concepts:

Opening and Displaying a Full Size Image

Displaying a partial image

Using ImgCopy to scale images

Scaling Monochrome Images

Scaling Color Images using Interpolation

Using ImageMan with the Windows Clipboard

Working with Multi-Page documents

Image Manipulation Functions - dithering, color reduction, etc...

Vector image considerations

Using ImgLoad/ImgUnload

Getting Feedback with ImgSetStatusProc

ImageMan Open and Save Dialogs

Working with embedded images

Printing with ImageMan

Loading Images From Memory

Writing Images to Memory

When you've completed the tutorial, you should have a good working knowledge of ImageMan and be able to use it in a variety of imaging applications without any difficulty.