Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for
instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've
been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the
picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could use
PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's
background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these
types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is
recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
No big deal, just curious. Thanks.
Andrew 18 7407
* "Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> scripsit: Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
Why not? If PNG fits your requirements, it's perfect. Personally, I
like the PNG format and prefer it to GIF or JPEG.
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<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Why do you prefer it ?
Regards - OHM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote: * "Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> scripsit: Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
Why not? If PNG fits your requirements, it's perfect. Personally, I like the PNG format and prefer it to GIF or JPEG.
Regards - OHM# OneHandedMan{at}BTInternet{dot}com
* "One Handed Man [ OHM# ]" <OneHandedMan{at}BTInternet{dot}com> scripsit: Why do you prefer it ?
It's an open and very flexible format.
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<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Im not that familiar with it, what are the basic differences, ( things you
can do with PNG ) that you cant with the JPEg for example ?
OHM
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote: * "One Handed Man [ OHM# ]" <OneHandedMan{at}BTInternet{dot}com> scripsit: Why do you prefer it ?
It's an open and very flexible format.
Regards - OHM# OneHandedMan{at}BTInternet{dot}com
Hey dont worry, PNG looks good. http://www.aurigma.com/support/defau...ncoderInfo.htm
Andrew Christiansen wrote: Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
No big deal, just curious. Thanks.
Andrew
Regards - OHM# OneHandedMan{at}BTInternet{dot}com
Hi Herfried,
Serious, I also want to know that as OHM.
Because I thougth JPG has more posibilities in .Net
(I did not see much with encoding at PNG, but I can be wrong)
Cor
* "Cor" <no*@non.com> scripsit: Serious, I also want to know that as OHM.
Because I thougth JPG has more posibilities in .Net (I did not see much with encoding at PNG, but I can be wrong)
It depends on what you want to do...
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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Hi Herfried, It depends on what you want to do...
I forgot to reference by value to the message from OHM, Im not that familiar with it, what are the basic differences, ( things you can do with PNG ) that you cant with the JPEg for example ?
Cor
Hey everyone. Maybe I can clear up PNG format really quickly cause it seems
not a lot of people are taking advantage of PNG image support in VB.NET.
PNG has way more possibilities than JPEG, GIF, or BMP. The PNG format can
hold pixels that are semi-transparent (commonly called Alpha blending). For
instance in the JPEG, GIF, or BMP format, either a pixel is transparent (the
pixel behind the transparent pixel in the image is shown completely through)
or its not transparent (the pixel behind isn't visible at all). But, the
PNG format can have pixels that let the pixel behind it shine through
half-way on a scale 0 - 255 (0 being totally transparent, 255 being totally
opaque). VB.NET supports the PNG format, so you can create high quality
anti-aliased images with, for instance, drop shadows that blend in with your
form's background color, not matter what color it is.
To demonstrate, create a new Photoshop image that is 16x16 in size with a
transparent background. Create a new layer. Choose a solid red color (R:
255, G: 0, B: 0), and use the paint bucket to fill the new layer with the
color. Set the opacity of the new layer to 50% (that means all the pixels
in that layer let any pixels underneath it shine through it just half way).
Because there is nothing underneath that layer, you should see a slight
glimpse of the checkerboard through the solid red pixels (in Photoshop the
checkerboard symbolizes transparency). Now click File > Save As... > and
save as a PNG file. Create a VB.NET project and add a picturebox to the
form and load the PNG image into the picture box. Wow! Notice how the
BackColor of the picturebox is shining 50% through the solid red. Now
change the BackColor to a different color, see, it always blends 50% with
the solid red pixels. Now try saving as a JPEG and loading it into the
picture box, the 50% red pixels don't blend with the background color,
because JPEG doesn't support Alpha blending.
Whew. Tried my best to explain that as best I could, hopefully I didn't get
anything wrong. In my opinion everybody should use PNG images in their .NET
projects. Hope this helps anyone out.
Andrew
"Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> wrote in message
news:OS**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels
(for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas)
I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
No big deal, just curious. Thanks.
Andrew
I agree with you... I have only one objection to it... is quite big reported
to the other ones... a 10k gif is 150K png... ok, no levels of transparency
only 1 or 0 ...
Depending on application it whould like to have a function that take the
full opaque image, a grayscale mask and render a translucent image
acordingly to the levels of grays ...
I whould like that implemented in Framework, to avoid using unmanaged code
to do it myself... speed is an issue for managed code
--
Cheers,
Crirus
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If work were a good thing, the boss would take it all from you
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"Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> wrote in message
news:O1**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... Hey everyone. Maybe I can clear up PNG format really quickly cause it
seems not a lot of people are taking advantage of PNG image support in VB.NET. PNG has way more possibilities than JPEG, GIF, or BMP. The PNG format can hold pixels that are semi-transparent (commonly called Alpha blending).
For instance in the JPEG, GIF, or BMP format, either a pixel is transparent
(the pixel behind the transparent pixel in the image is shown completely
through) or its not transparent (the pixel behind isn't visible at all). But, the PNG format can have pixels that let the pixel behind it shine through half-way on a scale 0 - 255 (0 being totally transparent, 255 being
totally opaque). VB.NET supports the PNG format, so you can create high quality anti-aliased images with, for instance, drop shadows that blend in with
your form's background color, not matter what color it is.
To demonstrate, create a new Photoshop image that is 16x16 in size with a transparent background. Create a new layer. Choose a solid red color (R: 255, G: 0, B: 0), and use the paint bucket to fill the new layer with the color. Set the opacity of the new layer to 50% (that means all the pixels in that layer let any pixels underneath it shine through it just half
way). Because there is nothing underneath that layer, you should see a slight glimpse of the checkerboard through the solid red pixels (in Photoshop the checkerboard symbolizes transparency). Now click File > Save As... > and save as a PNG file. Create a VB.NET project and add a picturebox to the form and load the PNG image into the picture box. Wow! Notice how the BackColor of the picturebox is shining 50% through the solid red. Now change the BackColor to a different color, see, it always blends 50% with the solid red pixels. Now try saving as a JPEG and loading it into the picture box, the 50% red pixels don't blend with the background color, because JPEG doesn't support Alpha blending.
Whew. Tried my best to explain that as best I could, hopefully I didn't
get anything wrong. In my opinion everybody should use PNG images in their
..NET projects. Hope this helps anyone out.
Andrew
"Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> wrote in message news:OS**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could
use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
No big deal, just curious. Thanks.
Andrew
Hi Crirus,
That was my thought also but with all that experts around
:-))
Cor I agree with you... I have only one objection to it... is quite big
reported to the other ones... a 10k gif is 150K png... ok, no levels of
transparency only 1 or 0 ...
Yeah, I tryed all I could find about transparency as I work with sprites and
shadows on my game graphics... I have a internet explorer client that should
be transfered on player machine and connect back to server for data..anyway
I try to shrink as much as possible the client to minimise the data
transfered....
Now, with a set of sprites as png, my client becamed so quick 2 Mega on size
so I dropped the ideea...
I use gifs instead and sime tricks to do shadows... but still whould be
better to have a maskBlt in GDI+, as fast as possible, without need of
unmanaged memory :)
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Cheers,
Crirus
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If work were a good thing, the boss would take it all from you
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"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Hi Crirus,
That was my thought also but with all that experts around
:-))
Cor I agree with you... I have only one objection to it... is quite big reported to the other ones... a 10k gif is 150K png... ok, no levels of transparency only 1 or 0 ...
* "Crirus" <Cr****@datagroup.ro> scripsit: I agree with you... I have only one objection to it... is quite big reported to the other ones... a 10k gif is 150K png... ok, no levels of transparency only 1 or 0 ...
.... and a limitation to 256 colors in GIF format.
Depending on application it whould like to have a function that take the full opaque image, a grayscale mask and render a translucent image acordingly to the levels of grays ... I whould like that implemented in Framework, to avoid using unmanaged code to do it myself... speed is an issue for managed code
Yopu will have to use C# + 'unsafe' blacks in order to archieve a good
performance:
Part 1: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpgraphicfilters11.asp>
Part 2: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpfilters.asp>
Part 3: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/edge_detection.asp>
Part 4: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/imageprocessing4.asp>
Part 5: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/DisplacementFilters.asp>
--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
* "Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> scripsit: Whew. Tried my best to explain that as best I could, hopefully I didn't get anything wrong. In my opinion everybody should use PNG images in their .NET projects. Hope this helps anyone out.
Thank you for the really excellent explanation!
--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Hi Andrew,
Thanks you also, it gives a new shining on my knowledge of this, when the
time is there I will try it, but for now I know it and because of your
explanation I believe you without trying it.
Thanks.
Cor Hey everyone. Maybe I can clear up PNG format really quickly cause it
seems not a lot of people are taking advantage of PNG image support in VB.NET. PNG has way more possibilities than JPEG, GIF, or BMP. The PNG format can hold pixels that are semi-transparent (commonly called Alpha blending).
For instance in the JPEG, GIF, or BMP format, either a pixel is transparent
(the pixel behind the transparent pixel in the image is shown completely
through) or its not transparent (the pixel behind isn't visible at all). But, the PNG format can have pixels that let the pixel behind it shine through half-way on a scale 0 - 255 (0 being totally transparent, 255 being
totally opaque). VB.NET supports the PNG format, so you can create high quality anti-aliased images with, for instance, drop shadows that blend in with
your form's background color, not matter what color it is.
To demonstrate, create a new Photoshop image that is 16x16 in size with a transparent background. Create a new layer. Choose a solid red color (R: 255, G: 0, B: 0), and use the paint bucket to fill the new layer with the color. Set the opacity of the new layer to 50% (that means all the pixels in that layer let any pixels underneath it shine through it just half
way). Because there is nothing underneath that layer, you should see a slight glimpse of the checkerboard through the solid red pixels (in Photoshop the checkerboard symbolizes transparency). Now click File > Save As... > and save as a PNG file. Create a VB.NET project and add a picturebox to the form and load the PNG image into the picture box. Wow! Notice how the BackColor of the picturebox is shining 50% through the solid red. Now change the BackColor to a different color, see, it always blends 50% with the solid red pixels. Now try saving as a JPEG and loading it into the picture box, the 50% red pixels don't blend with the background color, because JPEG doesn't support Alpha blending.
Whew. Tried my best to explain that as best I could, hopefully I didn't
get anything wrong. In my opinion everybody should use PNG images in their
..NET projects. Hope this helps anyone out.
Andrew
"Andrew Christiansen" <no-spam> wrote in message news:OS**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Hey all. The images I create in photoshop with semi-transparent pixels (for instance in Photoshop text with a dropshadow with a transparent canvas) I've been saving in PNG format and then using them in my VB.NET app using the picturebox control. I was really happy when I learned that you could
use PNG images in VB.NET so your images could blend in with the form's background color. But, is PNG the ideal image format to use with these types of images? I don't know if there is some other format that is recommended for Alpha images other than PNG.
No big deal, just curious. Thanks.
Andrew
Yeah, but an untrusted env dont allow me to use Marshal
--
Cheers,
Crirus
------------------------------
If work were a good thing, the boss would take it all from you
------------------------------
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:%2***************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... * "Crirus" <Cr****@datagroup.ro> scripsit: I agree with you... I have only one objection to it... is quite big
reported to the other ones... a 10k gif is 150K png... ok, no levels of
transparency only 1 or 0 ...
... and a limitation to 256 colors in GIF format.
Depending on application it whould like to have a function that take the full opaque image, a grayscale mask and render a translucent image acordingly to the levels of grays ... I whould like that implemented in Framework, to avoid using unmanaged
code to do it myself... speed is an issue for managed code
Yopu will have to use C# + 'unsafe' blacks in order to archieve a good performance:
Part 1: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpgraphicfilters11.asp> Part 2: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpfilters.asp> Part 3: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/edge_detection.asp> Part 4: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/imageprocessing4.asp> Part 5: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/DisplacementFilters.asp>
-- Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Hi Herfried,
What is the different between posters, when I was begging to you for this
links I got nothing, now I am busy with something else but I think then it
could have helped me.
Cor Part 1: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpgraphicfilters11.asp> Part 2: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpfilters.asp> Part 3: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/edge_detection.asp> Part 4: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/imageprocessing4.asp> Part 5: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/DisplacementFilters.asp>
* "Cor" <no*@non.com> scripsit: What is the different between posters, when I was begging to you for this links I got nothing, now I am busy with something else but I think then it could have helped me.
You really wanted these links?
;-))) Part 1: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpgraphicfilters11.asp> Part 2: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/csharpfilters.asp> Part 3: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/edge_detection.asp> Part 4: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/imageprocessing4.asp> Part 5: <http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/DisplacementFilters.asp>
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