LBitmap::BricksTexture

#include "ltwrappr.h"

L_INT LBitmap::BricksTexture(uBricksWidth, uBricksHeight, uOffsetX, uOffsetY, uEdgeWidth, uMortarWidth, uShadeAngle, uRowDifference, uMortarRoughness, uMortarRoughnessEvenness, uBricksRoughness, uBricksRoughnessEvenness, crMortarColor, uFlags)

L_UINT uBricksWidth;	/* width of the flat area of the brick*/
L_UINT uBricksHeight;	/* height of the flat area of the brick */
L_UINT uOffsetX;	/* first brick X offset */
L_UINT uOffsetY;	/* first brick Y offset */
L_UINT uEdgeWidth;	/* perceived brick edge width*/
L_UINT uMortarWidth;	/* mortar width */
L_UINT uShadeAngle;	/* shading angle */
L_UINT uRowDifference;	/* horizontal distance between the first brick in the first row and the first brick in the second row */
L_UINT uMortarRoughness;	/* mortar roughness */
L_UINT uMortarRoughnessEvenness;	/* mortar weathering factor */
L_UINT uBricksRoughness;	/* brick roughness*/
L_UINT uBricksRoughnessEvenness;	/* brick weathering factor */
COLORREF crMortarColor;	/* mortar color */
L_UINT uFlags;	/* flags */

Creates a brick texture that makes the image look like it has been drawn on a brick wall. This function is available in the Raster Pro and above toolkits.

Parameter	Description
uBricksWidth	Flat area of the brick width, in pixels. Valid range is from 0 to the bitmap width.
uBricksHeight	Flat area of the brick height, in pixels. Valid range is from 0 to the bitmap height.
uOffsetX	The X distance between the bitmap origin and the first brick origin, in pixels.
uOffsetY	The Y distance between the bitmap origin and the first brick origin, in pixels.
uEdgeWidth	Perceived edge width, in pixels, which represents the brick edge width when the brick is viewed from the perpendicular to the front of the brick. Minimum value is 1. See the following figure:
	$image\Edge_Width.gif$
uMortarWidth	Mortar width, or the space between two adjacent bricks.
uShadeAngle	Angle, in degrees, that identifies from which side the light will hit the brick edges, resulting in a brightening of the opposite angle edges, and the darkening of the other edges. Valid range is from 0 to 360.
uRowDifference	Horizontal distance between the first brick of the first row and the first brick on the next row, in pixels. Setting this value to zero will make a grid-like wall. Valid range is from 0 to bitmap width.
uMortarRoughness	Mortar roughness. Valid range is from 0 to 300. At 0, the mortar looks completely smooth. Use higher values to increase the roughness.
uMortarRoughnessEvenness	Weathering factor for the mortar. Valid range is from 0 to 10. The higher the value the more weathered the mortar looks.
uBricksRoughness	Brick roughness. Valid range is from 0 to 300. At 0, the brick looks completely smooth. Use higher values to increase the roughness of the brick surface.
uBricksRoughnessEvenness	Weathering factor for the bricks. Valid range is from 0 to 10. The higher the value the more weathered the bricks look.
crMortarColor	The COLORREF value that specifies the mortar color. You can specify a COLORREF value, such as the return value of the Windows RGB macro, or you can use the PALETTEINDEX macro to specify a palette color.
uFlags	Flags that determine which type of brick edge to use, and which mortar style to use. You can specify no flags, one flag, or combine one flag from each group of flags by using a bitwise OR ( \| ). The following flags indicate which type of shading to use on the brick edges:
	Value	Meaning
	BRICKS_SOLID	[0x0000] Use bricks with solid edges.
	BRICKS_SMOOTHEDOUT	[0x0001] Use bricks with edges that fade from in to out.
	BRICKS_SMOOTHEDIN	[0x0002] Use bricks with edges that fade from out to in.
	The following flags indicate which type of mortar to use:
	Value	Meaning
	BRICKS_TRANSPARENTMORTAR	[0x0000] Use transparent mortar.
	BRICKS_COLOREDMORTAR	[0x0010] Use crMortarColor mortar.

Returns

SUCCESS	The function was successful.
< 1	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

This function creates a brick-like texture. Edges that are in the angle of the light source are brightened and the others are darkened. You can obtain the best result by applying this function on a medium brightness image.

Using the shading option of BRICKS_SMOOTHEDOUT results in bricks that have a more chiseled look than the same settings with a shading option of BRICKS_SMOOTHEDIN.

As an example, suppose you were to start with a gray image, like the following figure:

$image\GraySourceImage.gif$

Now suppose you call the BricksTexture function. The following settings apply to all of the following figures:

Parameter	Value
uOffsetX	0
uOffsetY	0
uRowDifference	35
uBricksWidth	60
uBricksHeight	20

If you were to use the following additional settings:

Parameter	Value
uMortarRoughness	0
uMortarRoughnessEvenness	0
uBricksRoughness	0
uBricksRoughnessEvenness	0
uFlags	BRICKS_SMOOTHEDOUT

The following figure results:

$image\BTBzeroes.gif$

Note how smooth the surface of both the mortar and the bricks is. In the following figure, the only change from the previous settings is the value of uBricksRoughness, which is set to 196:

$image\BTBrough.gif$

In the following figure, uBricksRoughness remains set to 196 and in addition, uBricksRoughnessEvenness is set to 4:

$image\BTBsmoothed.gif$

The next two figures show the difference between the BRICKS_SMOOTHEDOUT flag and the BRICKS_SMOOTHEDIN flag. For these figures the following settings are used:

Parameter	Value
uMortarRoughness	0
uMortarRoughnessEvenness	0
uBricksRoughness	250
uBricksRoughnessEvenness	4
uEdgeWidth	7
uMortarWidth	4

In the following figure the BRICKS_SMOOTHEDOUT flag is set:

$image\BTBSmoothedOut.gif$

In the following figure, the BRICKS_SMOOTHEDIN flag is set:

$image\BTBSmoothedIn.gif$

This function supports 12- and 16-bit grayscale and 48- and 64-bit color images. Support for 12- and 16-bit grayscale and 48- and 64-bit color images is available only in the Document/Medical toolkits.

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

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

LTIMG

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

Functions:	LBitmap::Emboss, LBitmap::AddShadow, LBitmap::ChangeHueSatIntBitmap, LBitmap::ColorReplace, LBitmap::ColorThreshold, LBitmap::SubtractBackground, LBitmap::UserFilter, LBitmap::BumpMap
Topics:	Applying Artistic Effects
	Raster Image Functions: Filtering Images
	Raster Image Functions: Artistic Effects
	Raster Image Functions: Processing an Image