L_FileConvert

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_LTFIL_API L_INT L_FileConvert(pszFileSrc, pszFileDst, nType, nWidth, nHeight, nBitsPerPixel, nQFactor, pLoadOptions, pSaveOptions, pFileInfo)

L_TCHAR* pszFileSrc;	/* input file name */
L_TCHAR* pszFileDst;	/* output file name */
L_INT nType;	/* output file format */
L_INT nWidth;	/* new width of the output file */
L_INT nHeight;	/* new height of the output file */
L_INT nBitsPerPixel;	/* output file pixel depth */
L_INT nQFactor;	/* quality factor */
pLOADFILEOPTION pLoadOptions;	/* pointer to optional extended load options */
pSAVEFILEOPTION pSaveOptions;	/* pointer to optional extended save options */
pFILEINFO pFileInfo;	/* pointer to a structure */

Converts an image file from one format to another, creating a new file in the new format.

Parameter	Description
pszFileSrc	Character string containing the input file name.
pszFileDst	Character string containing the output file name.
nType	Output file format. For valid values, refer to Formats of Output Files.
nWidth	The new width of the output file. If this value is not 0, then the output file will be resized to the nWidth value. Use a value of 0 if you do not wish to resize the output file.
nHeight	The new height of the output file. If this value is not 0, then the output file will be resized to the nHeight value. Use a value of 0 if you do not wish to resize the output file.
nBitsPerPixel	The output file pixel depth. Note that not all bits per pixel are available to all file formats. For valid values, refer to Formats of Output Files.
nQFactor	This parameter is used when saving an image file to FILE_CMP, FILE_JPEG, FILE_JPEG_411, FILE_JPEG_422, FILE_TIF_JPEG, FILE_TIF_JPEG_411, FILE_TIF_JPEG_422, FILE_FPX_JPEG_QFACTOR, and FILE_EXIF_JPEG. Q factor is a number that determines the degree of loss in the compression process.
	For possible values, refer to Compression Quality Factors.
pLoadOptions	Pointer to optional extended load options. Pass NULL to use the default load options.
pSaveOptions	Pointer to optional extended save options. Pass NULL to use the default save options.
pFileInfo	Pointer to a FILEINFO structure. This structure may contain file information used in loading an image, or it may be updated with information about the file being loaded.
	If nothing is known about the file, pass NULL for this parameter, or declare a variable of type FILEINFO and set the FILEINFO.Flags to 0, then pass the address of the FILEINFO structure in this parameter. In this case, if the address of a FILEINFO structure is passed, the FILEINFO structure will be updated with the results of L_FileInfo.
	If only the file type is known, set pFileInfo.Format to the file type and set pFileInfo.Flags to FILEINFO_FORMATVALID. This can also be done if L_FileInfo has been called previously, but values that affect the size of the image loaded have been changed (for example, by calling L_SetPCDResolution or L_SetWMFResolution). In this case the FILEINFO structure pointed to by pFileInfo will be updated with the results of L_FileInfo.
	If L_FileInfo has been called prior to calling this function, and no changes have been made to the contents of the structure filled by L_FileInfo, then the address of the filled FILEINFO structure can be passed for this parameter. In this case, the FILEINFO.Flags member should be set to FILEINFO_INFOVALID. The L_FileInfo function will set the FILEINFO.Flags to FILEINFO_INFOVALID. In this case the load will be faster since this function does not have to query the file filters for the file type.
	Note: Local variables are not initialized (since they are placed on the stack). So if you have a FILEINFO structure as a local variable, the value of its Flags parameter is undefined, possibly having FILEINFO_INFOVALID or FILEINFO_FORMATVALID set. That is why it is important to initialize FILEINFO.Flags before passing the address of the FILEINFO structure to the function.

Returns

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

Comments

If you convert to a lower bits-per-pixel format, this function optimizes the colors automatically. For example, when converting a 24-bit file (16 million colors) to an 8-bit file (256 colors) this function selects the best 256 colors to represent the 24-bit image.

Note that this is a high-level function that does conversion from all possible formats to all possible formats.

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

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTFIL

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

Win32, x64, Mobile.

See Also

Functions:	L_SaveBitmap, L_SaveFile, L_SaveFileOffset, L_SaveFile
Topics:	Raster Image Functions: Saving Files
	Raster Image Functions: Maintaining File Comments and Tags
	Raster Image Functions: Low-Level Compression Functions
	Raster Image Functions: Loading and Saving Stamp Images
	Raster Image Functions: Redirecting Input and Output
	Raster Image Functions: Input and Output
	Loading and Saving Images

Example

For complete sample code, refer to the FRAME.C module of the DEMO example. This example converts a LEAD CMP file to a Windows BMP file

 L_INT FileConvertExample(L_VOID)
{
   L_INT nRet;
   nRet = L_FileConvert(MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("ImageProcessingDemo\\Image3.cmp")), /* Input file  */
                        MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("TEST.BMP")),   /* Output file */
                        FILE_BMP,  /* Windows BMP file for output       */
                        0,         /* Keep the same width               */
                        0,         /* Keep the same height              */
                        8,         /* 8 bits per pixel                  */
                        0,         /* No quality factor is used for BMP */
                        NULL,
                        NULL, NULL);
   if(nRet != SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   return SUCCESS;
}