GDI+: rotate part of an image

[flet]

Hi. I'm trying to grasp the possibilities of GDI+, but I'm confused about some things. Maybe someone can explain and correct me where I'm wrong. What's the difference between an image, a graphic and a bitmap? What I understand is that an image is an image which can be vector-based or raster-based and that a bitmap is only raster-based. But where does a graphic fit in?

In my script, which is solely for learning purposes, I'm trying to do the following: I have a bitmap picture which contains two cartoon carrots (see attachment), the left one positioned at an angle, like '/' , and the right one stands up straight, like '|' . Now I want to rotate the left one 25 degrees so it also stands up straight. But I can't figure out how to do this.

This is what I have so far:

#include <GDIPlus.au3>

$image_in = "carrot.bmp"
$image_out = "rotatedcarrot.bmp"

_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile($image_in)
; rotated carrot is at:   x-left: 4, y-top: 3, width: 15, height: 21
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile($image_in)
$hSelection = _GDIPlus_BitmapCloneArea($hBitmap, 4, 3, 15, 21)
; save image to test if selection is correct
_GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hSelection, @ScriptDir & "\selectedcarrot.bmp")

$hGraphic =  _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hSelection)

; trying to rotate here; selected carrot should rotate around its center
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, Floor(15/2), Floor(21/2))
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, 25)

_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($hGraphic, $hMatrix)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImage($hGraphic, $hImage, 4, 3)

; save the image
_GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hImage, @ScriptDir & "\" & $image_out)

; clean up
_GDIPlus_MatrixDispose($hMatrix)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()

I don't need a GUI or something. Just working with the images will do.

Who can enlighten me?

Thanks in advance,

- flet

carrot.bmp

[UEZ]

As far as I know you cannot rotate an area of an image, only the whole image. What you can do is to rotate one image over a fixed image.

The graphic is here an handle where you can display several graphic elements like bitmaps, draw brushes and pens, etc.

Look in the forum for several GDI+ examples.

Br,

UEZ

[monoscout999]

The only thing that i can tell you is to watch others GDI examples about the uses of matrices because after the tranlation you have to draw on a different part of the graphic. alse figure out wich image was in wich graphic.

EDIT:

This is my try. it can be better, still have to clean the area where the rotated carrot will be drawn.

#include <GDIPlus.au3>

$image_in = "carrot.bmp"
$image_out = "rotatedcarrot.bmp"

_GDIPlus_Startup()
$hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile($image_in)
; rotated carrot is at:   x-left: 4, y-top: 3, width: 15, height: 21
$hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromFile($image_in)
$hSelection = _GDIPlus_BitmapCloneArea($hBitmap, 4, 3, 15, 21)
; save image to test if selection is correct
_GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hSelection, @ScriptDir & "\selectedcarrot.bmp")
; trying to rotate here; selected carrot should rotate around its center
$hGraphic =  _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hSelection)
$hMatrix = _GDIPlus_MatrixCreate()
_GDIPlus_MatrixTranslate($hMatrix, Floor(15/2), Floor(21/2))
_GDIPlus_MatrixRotate($hMatrix, 48)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsSetTransform($hGraphic, $hMatrix)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImage($hGraphic, $hSelection, -Floor(15/2)/2, -Floor(21/2)/2)
; save image to test if rotation is correct
_GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hSelection, @ScriptDir & "\rotated1carrot.bmp")
; Drawing the rotated image over the Image
$hGraphic2 =  _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImage($hGraphic2, $hSelection, 0, 0)
; save the image
_GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile($hImage, @ScriptDir & "\" & $image_out)
; clean up
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic2)
_GDIPlus_MatrixDispose($hMatrix)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic)
 _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hSelection)
_GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap)
_GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
_GDIPlus_Shutdown()

Edited August 4, 2011 by monoscout999

[flet]

OK. Thanks for your quick replies. I'll try to rotate the selected carrot image then, and place it on top of the whole image. I think that that's my best option. I'll be back if I can't figure it out myself after viewing the examples in this forum.

EDIT:

Whoa that was fast Monoscout999! An example even before I finished writing my reply.

Thanks man

Edited August 4, 2011 by flet