Visual C#.NET - How to Print, Save Images

C# Image Printing & Saving - Preparation

• Ensure that you have installed MS Visual Studio 2005 or above, or Visual Studio Express.
• Download .NET imaging library: For evaluation, please download the trial package of Yiigo.Image for .NET online.
• Install .NET imaging library: When download is complete, unzip it and double click the exe file to run.
• Activate .NET imaging library: If you have not purchased a license yet, please request for an evaluation license, and then activate it by following the activation wizard.

C# Image Printing & Saving - Start Now

• Run your Microsoft Visual Studio and build a C#.NET imaging project.
• Click on "Project" - "Add Reference..."and then add the Yiigo.Image.dll to your project reference.
• Please copy the Visual C# demo code below to your imaging project.
• It's done! Now you have successfully printed an image in your project.
• If necessary, you can make modifications on the parameters for image manipulation. For example, you can create black and white image, grayscale, or color images, and also resize them easily.

using System.IO;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using Yiigo.Imaging;

YiigoImage image = new YiigoImage (width, height, PixelFormat.Pixel24bppBgr);

C# Image Saving & Printing - Start Now

• To save an image is easy. You just need to decide what image format you want, select the corresponding ImageEncoder, and then use it to save your image.
• First please open your image project in Visual Studio C#.NET, and add the imaging dll library to reference.
• The below sample code uses the Save method to directly save created image. Copy to your imaging project for a test.

using System.IO;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using Yiigo.Imaging;
using Yiigo.Imaging.Processing;
using Yiigo.Imaging.Loading;

// Get or create an image to save later.
YiigoImage image = GenerateImage()

Save image to JPG format.
Image.Save("jpgimage.jpg", new JpegEncoder(), null);

/*Save image to PNG format.
Image.Save("pngimage.png", new PngEncoder(), null);

Save image to gif format.
Image.Save("gifimage.gif", new GifEncoder(), null);
*/