Public Sub StartDithering( _
   ByVal palette() As RasterColor, _
   ByVal colors As Integer _
) 

Dim instance As RasterImage
Dim palette() As RasterColor
Dim colors As Integer
 
instance.StartDithering(palette, colors)

public void StartDithering( 
   RasterColor[] palette,
   int colors
)

public:
void StartDithering( 
   array<RasterColor>^ palette,
   int colors
) 

Public Sub StartDitheringExample()
      Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()
      ' Load an image that has BottomLeft ViewPerspective
      Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1.CMP"))

      Dim Palette As RasterColor() = RasterPalette.Fixed(8)

      ' Create the new palletized image.
      Dim destinationImage As RasterImage = New RasterImage(RasterMemoryFlags.Conventional, image.Width, image.Height, 8, image.Order, image.ViewPerspective, Palette, IntPtr.Zero, 0)

      ' Set the dithering method.
      image.DitheringMethod = RasterDitheringMethod.StevensonArce

      ' Initialize the dithering process.
      image.StartDithering(Palette, 256)

      ' Allocate the output buffer for 8-bit data.
      Dim InBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(image.Width * 3 - 1) {} ' Buffer to hold the input row.
      Dim OutBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(image.Width - 1) {} ' Buffer to hold the output row.

      ' Use DitherLine method to process each row in the image.
      Dim i As Integer = 0
      Do While i < image.Height
         image.GetRow(i, InBuffer, 0, image.BytesPerLine)
         image.DitherLine(InBuffer, 0, OutBuffer, 0)
         destinationImage.SetRow(i, OutBuffer, 0, destinationImage.BytesPerLine)
         i += 1
      Loop
      ' End the dithering process.
      image.StopDithering()

      codecs.Save(destinationImage, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_DitherLine.BMP"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0)

      image.Dispose()
      destinationImage.Dispose()
      codecs.Dispose()
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void StartDitheringExample()
   {
      RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
      // Load an image that has BottomLeft ViewPerspective
      RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1.CMP"));

      RasterColor[] Palette = RasterPalette.Fixed(256);

      // Create the new palletized image.
      RasterImage destinationImage = new RasterImage(RasterMemoryFlags.Conventional, image.Width, image.Height, 8, image.Order, image.ViewPerspective, Palette, IntPtr.Zero, 0);

      // Set the dithering method.
      image.DitheringMethod = RasterDitheringMethod.StevensonArce;

      // Initialize the dithering process.
      image.StartDithering(Palette, 256);

      // Allocate the output buffer for 8-bit data.
      byte[] InBuffer = new byte[image.Width * 3];// Buffer to hold the input row.
      byte[] OutBuffer = new byte[image.Width];// Buffer to hold the output row.

      // Use DitherLine method to process each row in the image.
      for(int i = 0; i < image.Height; i++)
      {
         image.GetRow(i, InBuffer, 0, image.BytesPerLine);
         image.DitherLine(InBuffer, 0, OutBuffer, 0);
         destinationImage.SetRow(i, OutBuffer, 0, destinationImage.BytesPerLine);
      }
      // End the dithering process.
      image.StopDithering();

      codecs.Save(destinationImage, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_DitherLine.BMP"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0);

      image.Dispose();
      destinationImage.Dispose();
      codecs.Dispose();
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

public void StartDitheringExample(RasterImage image, Stream destStream)
{
   RasterColor[] Palette = RasterPalette.Fixed(256);
   // Create the new palletized image.
   RasterImage destinationImage = new RasterImage(RasterMemoryFlags.Conventional, image.Width, image.Height, 8, image.Order, image.ViewPerspective, Palette, null, 0);

   // Set the dithering method.
   image.DitheringMethod = RasterDitheringMethod.StevensonArce;

   // Initialize the dithering process.
   image.StartDithering(Palette, 256);

   // Allocate the output buffer for 8-bit data.
   byte[] InBuffer = new byte[image.Width * 3];// Buffer to hold the input row.
   byte[] OutBuffer = new byte[image.Width];// Buffer to hold the output row.

   // Use DitherLine method to process each row in the image.
   for (int i = 0; i < image.Height; i++)
   {
      image.GetRow(i, InBuffer, 0, image.BytesPerLine);
      image.DitherLine(InBuffer, 0, OutBuffer, 0);
      destinationImage.SetRow(i, OutBuffer, 0, destinationImage.BytesPerLine);
   }
   // End the dithering process.
   image.StopDithering();

   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
   codecs.Save(destinationImage, destStream, RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0);

   image.Dispose();
   destinationImage.Dispose();
}

Public Sub StartDitheringExample(ByVal image As RasterImage, ByVal destStream As Stream)
   Dim Palette As RasterColor() = RasterPalette.Fixed(256)
   ' Create the new palletized image.
   Dim destinationImage As RasterImage = New RasterImage(RasterMemoryFlags.Conventional, image.Width, image.Height, 8, image.Order, image.ViewPerspective, Palette, Nothing, 0)

   ' Set the dithering method.
   image.DitheringMethod = RasterDitheringMethod.StevensonArce

   ' Initialize the dithering process.
   image.StartDithering(Palette, 256)

   ' Allocate the output buffer for 8-bit data.
   Dim InBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(image.Width * 3 - 1){} ' Buffer to hold the input row.
   Dim OutBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(image.Width - 1){} ' Buffer to hold the output row.

   ' Use DitherLine method to process each row in the image.
   Dim i As Integer = 0
   Do While i < image.Height
      image.GetRow(i, InBuffer, 0, image.BytesPerLine)
      image.DitherLine(InBuffer, 0, OutBuffer, 0)
      destinationImage.SetRow(i, OutBuffer, 0, destinationImage.BytesPerLine)
      i += 1
   Loop
   ' End the dithering process.
   image.StopDithering()

   Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()
   codecs.Save(destinationImage, destStream, RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0)

   image.Dispose()
   destinationImage.Dispose()
End Sub