L_GrayScaleBitmap

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_INT EXT_FUNCTION L_GrayScaleBitmap(pBitmap, nBitsPerPixel)

pBITMAPHANDLE pBitmap;

/* pointer to the bitmap handle */

L_INT nBitsPerPixel;

/* number of bits */

Converts a 1-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 24-, or 32-bit bitmap to an 8-bit, 12-bit, or 16-bit grayscale bitmap. Support for 12 and 16-bit grayscale images is available only in the Document/Medical Imaging editions .

Parameter

Description

pBitmap

Pointer to the bitmap handle referencing the bitmap to be converted.

nBitsPerPixel

Value indicating the number of bits in the destination bitmap. Valid values are 8, 12, or 16.

Returns

SUCCESS

The function was successful.

< 1

An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

The resulting bitmap can be an 8-bit, 12-bit, or 16-bit grayscale bitmap. Once the function is complete, the GrayScale flag of the bitmap handle is set to TRUE.

When converting to 12-bit or 16-bit grayscale, a Lookup table is not used. When converting to 8-bit grayscale, a Lookup table is used to get the RGB for each input pixel. The grayscale value corresponding to that RGB triple is used in the destination bitmap.

To update a status bar or detect a user interrupt during execution of this function, refer to L_SetStatusCallback.

This function does not support signed data images. It returns the error code ERROR_SIGNED_DATA_NOT_SUPPORTED if a signed data image is passed to this function.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTKRN

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 95 / 98 / Me, Windows 2000 / XP, Windows CE.

See Also

Functions:

L_IsGrayScaleBitmap

Topics:

Raster Image Functions: Doing Color Expansion or Reduction

 

Color Halftone and Halftone Images

Example

For complete sample code, refer to the FEATURE2 example.

/* This example loads a bitmap and changes it to 8-bit grayscale. */
BITMAPHANDLE LeadBitmap;   /* Bitmap handle to hold the loaded image. */

/* Load the bitmap, keeping the bits per pixel of the file */
L_LoadBitmap (TEXT("IMAGE1.CMP"), &LeadBitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 0, ORDER_BGR, NULL, NULL);

/* Change the bitmap to grayscale */
L_GrayScaleBitmap
(&LeadBitmap, 8 );