LBitmap::HalfTonePattern

#include "ltwrappr.h"

L_INT LBitmap::HalfTonePattern(uContrast, uRipple, uAngleContrast, uAngleRipple, nAngleOffset, crForeGround, crBackGround, uFlag)

L_UINT uContrast;	/* pattern contrast */
L_UINT uRipple;	/* pattern frequency */
L_UINT uAngleContrast;	/* angular pattern contrast */
L_UINT uAngleRipple;	/* angular pattern frequency */
L_INT nAngleOffset;	/* angular pattern offset */
COLORREF crForeGround;	/* foreground color */
COLORREF crBackGround;	/* background color */
L_UINT uFlag;	/* flag */

Creates a halftone screen effect for an image while keeping its continuous range of tones. This function is available only in the Document/Medical Toolkits.

Parameter	Description
uContrast	Halftone pattern contrast. Increasing this value increases the pattern brightness, making it more visible.
uRipple	Halftone pattern frequency. Internally, this value is divided by 100. For example, if uRipple = 200 the actual frequency is 2. Increasing this value increases the number of dots, lines, etc. in the pattern.
uAngleContrast	Angular pattern contrast. Angular pattern only occurs if either HTPATTERN_CIRCLE or HTPATTERN_ELLIPSE option is selected. Increasing this value increases brightness of the "spokes" in the image.
uAngleRipple	Angular pattern frequency. This parameter is used when either HTPATTERN_CIRCLE or HTPATTERN_ELLIPSE option is selected. This value determines how many "spokes" appear in the image.
uAngleOffset	Angular pattern offset in a hundredths of degrees (+/-). A positive value will rotate the screen clockwise, while a negative value will rotate the screen counter-clockwise. This parameter is used when either the HTPATTERN_CIRCLE or HTPATTERN_ELLIPSE option is selected.
crForeGround	The COLORREF value that specifies the foreground color for any exposed areas. 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.
crBackGround	The COLORREF value that specifies the background color for any exposed areas. 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.
uFlag	Flag that indicates which halftone pattern type to use. Possible values are:
	Value	Meaning
	HTPATTERN_DOT	[0x0001] Use a Dot pattern.
	HTPATTERN_LINE	[0x0002] Use a Line pattern.
	HTPATTERN_CIRCLE	[0x0003] Use a circular pattern.
	HTPATTERN_ELLIPSE	[0x0004] Use an elliptical pattern.

Returns

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

Comments

Use this function to create a halftone screen effect for an image while keeping its continuous range of tones. Use the uContrast parameter to control the amount of the midtones in the image.

Use the LBitmap::ColorHalfTone to create an enlarged halftone screen for each image channel. The filter divides the image into rectangles and replaces each rectangle with circles, one for each channel. The size of each circle is proportional to the brightness of the rectangle that it is replacing.

Use the LBitmap::HalfTone function to convert a 1-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 24-, or 32-bit bitmap to a halftoned bitmap, with a specified pattern rotation. A halftoned bitmap is a 1-bit bitmap that has been dithered for black and white printing or display.

Use the LBitmap::GrayScaleExt function to convert any bitmap to a gray scale bitmap without changing its resolution.

As an example, if you use the following image:

$image\diffuseglowbefore.gif$

And you were to call the LBitmap::HalfTonePattern function using the following settings:

Parameter	Value
uContrast	1
uRipple	20000
uAngleContrast	Na
uAngleRipple	Na
uAngleOffset	Na
crForeGround	Black
crBackGround	White
uFlag	HTPATTERN_DOT

The following figure results:

$image\halftonepatterndot.gif$

As another example, if you were to use the same original bitmap but call LBitmap::HalfTonePattern using the following settings:

Parameter	Value
uContrast	75
uRipple	20000
uAngleContrast	85
uAngleRipple	4
uAngleOffset	54
crForeGround	White
crBackGround	Brown
uFlag	HTPATTERN_CIRCLE

The following figure results:

$image\halftonepatterncircle.gif$

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

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.

If the bitmap has a region, this function works only on the region. If the bitmap does not have a region, this function works on the entire bitmap.

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:	LBitmapSettings::DefaultDithering, LBitmap::GrayScaleExt, LBitmap::AutoColorLevel, LBitmap::ColorLevel, LBitmap::Correlation, LBitmap::GrayScaleToDuotone, LBitmap::GrayScaleToMultitone, LBitmapRgn::HolesRemovalRgn, LBitmap::SelectiveColor, LBitmap::Skeleton, LBitmap::HalfTone, LBitmap::Pointillist, LBitmap::ColorHalfTone, LBitmap::ColorSeparate, LBitmap::ColorMerge, LBitmap::Desaturate, LBitmap::HalfTone, LBitmap::GetStatisticsInfo, LBitmap::GetHistogram, LBitmapBase::GetColorCount, LBitmapBase::GetColors, LBitmap::GetMinMaxBits, LBitmap::GetMinMaxVal, LBitmap::ConvertToColoredGray, LBitmap::ColorizeGray, LBitmap::ShiftData, LBitmap::SelectData, LBitmap::GetHistogramGray, LBitmapBase::IsGrayScale, LBitmap::WindowLevel, LBitmap::WindowLevelFillLUT
Topics:	Raster Image Functions: Doing Color Expansion or Reduction
	Raster Image Functions: Filtering Images
	Applying Artistic Effects
	Raster Image Functions: Functions Where the Region Preempts the Bitmap
	Raster Image Functions: Working with Color Halftones, Halftones, and Grayscale Images