Underlay Method

Summary

Combines two images so that one appears to be an underlying texture for the other.

Syntax

Objective-C

C++/CLI

Java

Python

public void Underlay( 
   RasterImage underlayImage, 
   RasterImageUnderlayFlags flags 
)

- (BOOL)underlay:(LTRasterImage *)underlayImage  
           flags:(LTRasterImageUnderlayFlags)flags  
           error:(NSError **)error

public void underlay( 
   RasterImage underlayImage, 
   RasterImageUnderlayFlags flags 
);

public: 
void Underlay(  
   RasterImage^ underlayImage, 
   RasterImageUnderlayFlags flags 
)

def Underlay(self,flags):

Parameters

underlayImage
The image that will be used as the underlying image. This is the image that appears to be on bottom and is grayscaled as it is combined with the target image.

flags
Indicators of how the underlying image is to be positioned.

Remarks

This is most effective when the underlying image is a filtered one, such as an embossed image.

This method changes the colors of the underlay to grayscale as it combines the images. It updates this RasterImage, leaving the underlayImage unchanged. underlayImage can either be stretched or tiled to fill the image, as shown in the following illustration:

For more information, refer to Introduction to Image Processing With LEADTOOLS.

For more information, refer to Applying Artistic Effects.

Example

This example draws an ellipse on the image.

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Core; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Color; 
using Leadtools.Dicom; 
using Leadtools.Drawing; 
using Leadtools.Controls; 
using Leadtools.Svg; 
 
 
public void UnderlayExample() 
{ 
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs(); 
   RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1.CMP")); 
 
   // Load underlay image 
   RasterImage underlayImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "ULAY1.BMP")); 
   // Use underlayImage as a tiled underlay for image 
   image.Underlay(underlayImage, RasterImageUnderlayFlags.None); 
 
   codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_underlay.BMP"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 0); 
 
   image.Dispose(); 
   underlayImage.Dispose(); 
   codecs.Dispose(); 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS23\Resources\Images"; 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

RasterImage Class

RasterImage Members

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