Story: The user uploads an image that will be added to a photo gallery. As part of the upload process, we need to A) store the image on the web server’s hard drive and B) store a thumbnail of the image on the web server’s hard drive.
“Best” here is defined as
- Relatively easy to implement, understand, and maintain
- Results in a thumbnail of reasonable quality
Performance and high-quality thumbnails are secondary.
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Method 1
GetThumbnailImage would work, but if you want a little better quality you can specify your image options for the BitMap class and save your loaded image into there. Here is some sample code:
Image photo; // your uploaded image Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(resizeToWidth, resizeToHeight); graphic = Graphics.FromImage(bmp); graphic.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic; graphic.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality; graphic.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality; graphic.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality; graphic.DrawImage(photo, 0, 0, resizeToWidth, resizeToHeight); imageToSave = bmp;
This provides better quality than GetImageThumbnail would out of the box
Method 2
I suppose your best solution would be using the GetThumbnailImage from the .NET Image class.
// Example in C#, should be quite alike in ASP.NET
// Assuming filename as the uploaded file
using ( Image bigImage = new Bitmap( filename ) )
{
// Algorithm simplified for purpose of example.
int height = bigImage.Height / 10;
int width = bigImage.Width / 10;
// Now create a thumbnail
using ( Image smallImage = image.GetThumbnailImage( width,
height,
new Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort(Abort), IntPtr.Zero) )
{
smallImage.Save("thumbnail.jpg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
}
}
Method 3
Using an example above and some from a couple of other places, here is an easy function to just drop in (thanks to Nathanael Jones and others here).
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.IO;
public static void ResizeImage(string FileNameInput, string FileNameOutput, double ResizeHeight, double ResizeWidth, ImageFormat OutputFormat)
{
using (System.Drawing.Image photo = new Bitmap(FileNameInput))
{
double aspectRatio = (double)photo.Width / photo.Height;
double boxRatio = ResizeWidth / ResizeHeight;
double scaleFactor = 0;
if (photo.Width < ResizeWidth && photo.Height < ResizeHeight)
{
// keep the image the same size since it is already smaller than our max width/height
scaleFactor = 1.0;
}
else
{
if (boxRatio > aspectRatio)
scaleFactor = ResizeHeight / photo.Height;
else
scaleFactor = ResizeWidth / photo.Width;
}
int newWidth = (int)(photo.Width * scaleFactor);
int newHeight = (int)(photo.Height * scaleFactor);
using (Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(newWidth, newHeight))
{
using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
{
g.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
g.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
g.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
g.DrawImage(photo, 0, 0, newWidth, newHeight);
if (ImageFormat.Png.Equals(OutputFormat))
{
bmp.Save(FileNameOutput, OutputFormat);
}
else if (ImageFormat.Jpeg.Equals(OutputFormat))
{
ImageCodecInfo[] info = ImageCodecInfo.GetImageEncoders();
EncoderParameters encoderParameters;
using (encoderParameters = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters(1))
{
// use jpeg info[1] and set quality to 90
encoderParameters.Param[0] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, 90L);
bmp.Save(FileNameOutput, info[1], encoderParameters);
}
}
}
}
}
}
Method 4
Here is an extension method in VB.NET for the Image Class
Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Namespace Extensions
''' <summary>
''' Extensions for the Image class.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>Several usefull extensions for the image class.</remarks>
Public Module ImageExtensions
''' <summary>
''' Extends the image class so that it is easier to get a thumbnail from an image
''' </summary>
''' <param name="Input">Th image that is inputted, not really a parameter</param>
''' <param name="MaximumSize">The maximumsize the thumbnail must be if keepaspectratio is set to true then the highest number of width or height is used and the other is calculated accordingly. </param>
''' <param name="KeepAspectRatio">If set false width and height will be the same else the highest number of width or height is used and the other is calculated accordingly.</param>
''' <returns>A thumbnail as image.</returns>
''' <remarks>
''' <example>Can be used as such.
''' <code>
''' Dim _NewImage as Image
''' Dim _Graphics As Graphics
''' _Image = New Bitmap(100, 100)
''' _Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(_Image)
''' _Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Blue, New Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100))
''' _Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Black, 10, 0, 10, 100)
''' Assert.IsNotNull(_Image)
''' _NewImage = _Image.ToThumbnail(10)
''' </code>
''' </example>
''' </remarks>
<Extension()> _
Public Function ToThumbnail(ByVal Input As Image, ByVal MaximumSize As Integer, Optional ByVal KeepAspectRatio As Boolean = True) As Image
Dim ReturnImage As Image
Dim _Callback As Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort = Nothing
Dim _OriginalHeight As Double
Dim _OriginalWidth As Double
Dim _NewHeight As Double
Dim _NewWidth As Double
Dim _NormalImage As Image
Dim _Graphics As Graphics
_NormalImage = New Bitmap(Input.Width, Input.Height)
_Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(_NormalImage)
_Graphics.DrawImage(Input, 0, 0, Input.Width, Input.Height)
_OriginalHeight = _NormalImage.Height
_OriginalWidth = _NormalImage.Width
If KeepAspectRatio = True Then
If _OriginalHeight > _OriginalWidth Then
If _OriginalHeight > MaximumSize Then
_NewHeight = MaximumSize
_NewWidth = _OriginalWidth / _OriginalHeight * MaximumSize
Else
_NewHeight = _OriginalHeight
_NewWidth = _OriginalWidth
End If
Else
If _OriginalWidth > MaximumSize Then
_NewWidth = MaximumSize
_NewHeight = _OriginalHeight / _OriginalWidth * MaximumSize
Else
_NewHeight = _OriginalHeight
_NewWidth = _OriginalWidth
End If
End If
Else
_NewHeight = MaximumSize
_NewWidth = MaximumSize
End If
ReturnImage = _
_NormalImage.GetThumbnailImage(Convert.ToInt32(_NewWidth), Convert.ToInt32(_NewHeight), _Callback, _
IntPtr.Zero)
_NormalImage.Dispose()
_NormalImage = Nothing
_Graphics.Dispose()
_Graphics = Nothing
_Callback = Nothing
Return ReturnImage
End Function
End Module
End Namespace
Sorry the code tag doesn’t like vb.net code.
Method 5
You can use the Image.GetThumbnailImage function to do it for you.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.image.getthumbnailimage.aspx (.NET 3.5)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.image.getthumbnailimage(VS.80).aspx (.NET 2.0)
public bool ThumbnailCallback()
{
return false;
}
public void Example_GetThumb(PaintEventArgs e)
{
Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort myCallback = new Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort(ThumbnailCallback);
Bitmap myBitmap = new Bitmap("Climber.jpg");
Image myThumbnail = myBitmap.GetThumbnailImage(40, 40, myCallback, IntPtr.Zero);
e.Graphics.DrawImage(myThumbnail, 150, 75);
}
Method 6
Avoid GetThumbnailImage – it will provide very unpredictable results, since it tries to use the embedded JPEG thumbnail if available – even if the embedded thumbnail is entirely the wrong size. DrawImage() is a much better solution.
Wrap your bitmap in a using{} clause – you don’t want leaked handles floating around…
Also, you’ll want to set your Jpeg encoding quality to 90, which is where GDI+ seems to shine the best:
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo[] info = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo.GetImageEncoders(); System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters encoderParameters; encoderParameters = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters(1); encoderParameters.Param[0] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, 90L); thumb.Save(ms, info[1], encoderParameters);
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