How do I rotate a picture in WinForms
Solution 1:
Here's a method you can use to rotate an image in C#:
/// <summary>
/// method to rotate an image either clockwise or counter-clockwise
/// </summary>
/// <param name="img">the image to be rotated</param>
/// <param name="rotationAngle">the angle (in degrees).
/// NOTE:
/// Positive values will rotate clockwise
/// negative values will rotate counter-clockwise
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Image RotateImage(Image img, float rotationAngle)
{
//create an empty Bitmap image
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(img.Width, img.Height);
//turn the Bitmap into a Graphics object
Graphics gfx = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);
//now we set the rotation point to the center of our image
gfx.TranslateTransform((float)bmp.Width / 2, (float)bmp.Height / 2);
//now rotate the image
gfx.RotateTransform(rotationAngle);
gfx.TranslateTransform(-(float)bmp.Width / 2, -(float)bmp.Height / 2);
//set the InterpolationMode to HighQualityBicubic so to ensure a high
//quality image once it is transformed to the specified size
gfx.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
//now draw our new image onto the graphics object
gfx.DrawImage(img, new Point(0, 0));
//dispose of our Graphics object
gfx.Dispose();
//return the image
return bmp;
}
Solution 2:
This is an old thread, and there are several other threads about C# WinForms image rotation, but now that I've come up with my solution I figure this is as good a place to post it as any.
/// <summary>
/// Method to rotate an Image object. The result can be one of three cases:
/// - upsizeOk = true: output image will be larger than the input, and no clipping occurs
/// - upsizeOk = false & clipOk = true: output same size as input, clipping occurs
/// - upsizeOk = false & clipOk = false: output same size as input, image reduced, no clipping
///
/// A background color must be specified, and this color will fill the edges that are not
/// occupied by the rotated image. If color = transparent the output image will be 32-bit,
/// otherwise the output image will be 24-bit.
///
/// Note that this method always returns a new Bitmap object, even if rotation is zero - in
/// which case the returned object is a clone of the input object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputImage">input Image object, is not modified</param>
/// <param name="angleDegrees">angle of rotation, in degrees</param>
/// <param name="upsizeOk">see comments above</param>
/// <param name="clipOk">see comments above, not used if upsizeOk = true</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">color to fill exposed parts of the background</param>
/// <returns>new Bitmap object, may be larger than input image</returns>
public static Bitmap RotateImage(Image inputImage, float angleDegrees, bool upsizeOk,
bool clipOk, Color backgroundColor)
{
// Test for zero rotation and return a clone of the input image
if (angleDegrees == 0f)
return (Bitmap)inputImage.Clone();
// Set up old and new image dimensions, assuming upsizing not wanted and clipping OK
int oldWidth = inputImage.Width;
int oldHeight = inputImage.Height;
int newWidth = oldWidth;
int newHeight = oldHeight;
float scaleFactor = 1f;
// If upsizing wanted or clipping not OK calculate the size of the resulting bitmap
if (upsizeOk || !clipOk)
{
double angleRadians = angleDegrees * Math.PI / 180d;
double cos = Math.Abs(Math.Cos(angleRadians));
double sin = Math.Abs(Math.Sin(angleRadians));
newWidth = (int)Math.Round(oldWidth * cos + oldHeight * sin);
newHeight = (int)Math.Round(oldWidth * sin + oldHeight * cos);
}
// If upsizing not wanted and clipping not OK need a scaling factor
if (!upsizeOk && !clipOk)
{
scaleFactor = Math.Min((float)oldWidth / newWidth, (float)oldHeight / newHeight);
newWidth = oldWidth;
newHeight = oldHeight;
}
// Create the new bitmap object. If background color is transparent it must be 32-bit,
// otherwise 24-bit is good enough.
Bitmap newBitmap = new Bitmap(newWidth, newHeight, backgroundColor == Color.Transparent ?
PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb : PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb);
newBitmap.SetResolution(inputImage.HorizontalResolution, inputImage.VerticalResolution);
// Create the Graphics object that does the work
using (Graphics graphicsObject = Graphics.FromImage(newBitmap))
{
graphicsObject.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
graphicsObject.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
graphicsObject.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
// Fill in the specified background color if necessary
if (backgroundColor != Color.Transparent)
graphicsObject.Clear(backgroundColor);
// Set up the built-in transformation matrix to do the rotation and maybe scaling
graphicsObject.TranslateTransform(newWidth / 2f, newHeight / 2f);
if (scaleFactor != 1f)
graphicsObject.ScaleTransform(scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
graphicsObject.RotateTransform(angleDegrees);
graphicsObject.TranslateTransform(-oldWidth / 2f, -oldHeight / 2f);
// Draw the result
graphicsObject.DrawImage(inputImage, 0, 0);
}
return newBitmap;
}
This is the result of many sources of inspiration, here at StackOverflow and elsewhere. Naveen's answer on this thread was especially helpful.
Solution 3:
Simple method:
public Image RotateImage(Image img)
{
var bmp = new Bitmap(img);
using (Graphics gfx = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
{
gfx.Clear(Color.White);
gfx.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, img.Width, img.Height);
}
bmp.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate270FlipNone);
return bmp;
}
Solution 4:
I found this article
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new Image containing the same image only rotated
/// </summary>
/// <param name=""image"">The <see cref=""System.Drawing.Image"/"> to rotate
/// <param name=""offset"">The position to rotate from.
/// <param name=""angle"">The amount to rotate the image, clockwise, in degrees
/// <returns>A new <see cref=""System.Drawing.Bitmap"/"> of the same size rotated.</see>
/// <exception cref=""System.ArgumentNullException"">Thrown if <see cref=""image"/">
/// is null.</see>
public static Bitmap RotateImage(Image image, PointF offset, float angle)
{
if (image == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("image");
//create a new empty bitmap to hold rotated image
Bitmap rotatedBmp = new Bitmap(image.Width, image.Height);
rotatedBmp.SetResolution(image.HorizontalResolution, image.VerticalResolution);
//make a graphics object from the empty bitmap
Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(rotatedBmp);
//Put the rotation point in the center of the image
g.TranslateTransform(offset.X, offset.Y);
//rotate the image
g.RotateTransform(angle);
//move the image back
g.TranslateTransform(-offset.X, -offset.Y);
//draw passed in image onto graphics object
g.DrawImage(image, new PointF(0, 0));
return rotatedBmp;
}
Solution 5:
I've written a simple class for rotating image. All you've to do is input image and angle of rotation in Degree. Angle must be between -90 and +90.
public class ImageRotator
{
private readonly Bitmap image;
public Image OriginalImage
{
get { return image; }
}
private ImageRotator(Bitmap image)
{
this.image = image;
}
private double GetRadian(double degree)
{
return degree * Math.PI / (double)180;
}
private Size CalculateSize(double angle)
{
double radAngle = GetRadian(angle);
int width = (int)(image.Width * Math.Cos(radAngle) + image.Height * Math.Sin(radAngle));
int height = (int)(image.Height * Math.Cos(radAngle) + image.Width * Math.Sin(radAngle));
return new Size(width, height);
}
private PointF GetTopCoordinate(double radAngle)
{
Bitmap image = CurrentlyViewedMappedImage.BitmapImage;
double topX = 0;
double topY = 0;
if (radAngle > 0)
{
topX = image.Height * Math.Sin(radAngle);
}
if (radAngle < 0)
{
topY = image.Width * Math.Sin(-radAngle);
}
return new PointF((float)topX, (float)topY);
}
public Bitmap RotateImage(double angle)
{
SizeF size = CalculateSize(radAngle);
Bitmap rotatedBmp = new Bitmap((int)size.Width, (int)size.Height);
Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(rotatedBmp);
g.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
g.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
g.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
g.TranslateTransform(topPoint.X, topPoint.Y);
g.RotateTransform(GetDegree(radAngle));
g.DrawImage(image, new RectangleF(0, 0, size.Width, size.Height));
g.Dispose();
return rotatedBmp;
}
public static class Builder
{
public static ImageRotator CreateInstance(Image image)
{
ImageRotator rotator = new ImageRotator(image as Bitmap);
return rotator;
}
}
}