Thumbnail Library: View & Generate Thumbnails

Thumbnail Library

GDPicture’s thumbnail library is an embeddable control to display thumbnails from raster image, metafile and PDF documents.

The SDKs can be synchronized with a GdViewer object and generate thumbnails from a GdPicture Image, a GdPicturePDF objects or any folder.

Items can be individually added from files, stream or Bitmap. It can be moved, swapped, deleted or modified. Drag & drop between different ThumbnailEx controls or from the Windows Explorer is fully supported.

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GdPicture.NET includes a powerful Thumbnail Viewer Component

GdPicture.NET includes a powerful Thumbnail Viewer Component - Features

Main features

Generate HQ thumbnails from PDF pages.
Generate HQ thumbnails from images in more than 90 formats.
Generate thumbnails from directory including subfolders.
Generate thumbnails from GdPicture Image or GdPicturePDF object with multipage support.
Asynchronous thumbnails generation.
Drag & drop support.
Items reordering by mouse actions.
Dramatically fast item generation.
Anti-aliasing for smooth appearance.
Scale a bitonal bitmap to a gray bitmap for better image looking.
Customize thumbnail size: width & height.
Multi-thread support.
And lots of other nice features…

How to use

GdPicture.NET includes a powerful Thumbnail Viewer Component formerly called ThumbnailEx.

ThumbnailEx class is an embeddable control of the GdPicture.NET suite to display thumbnails from raster image, metafile and PDF documents.
It can be synchronized with a GdViewer object and generate thumbnails from a GdPicture Image, a GdPicturePDF objects or any folder.
Items can be individually added from files, stream or Bitmap.

Items can be moved, swapped, deleted or modified. Drag & drop between different ThumbnailEx controls or from the Windows Explorer is fully supported.

FAQs

The ThumbnailEx control supports generating thumbnails from over 90 image formats, including raster images, metafiles, and PDF documents. This extensive format support ensures versatility in handling various document types.

Yes, the ThumbnailEx control can be synchronized with a GdViewer object, allowing for coordinated display and navigation between the thumbnail pane and the main document viewer. This synchronization enhances user experience by providing intuitive navigation.

Absolutely. The ThumbnailEx control fully supports drag-and-drop operations, enabling users to move, swap, delete, or modify items within the thumbnail pane. It also allows for drag-and-drop interactions between different ThumbnailEx controls or from Windows Explorer, facilitating efficient content management.

Yes, the control supports asynchronous thumbnail generation, which enhances application performance by loading thumbnails in the background without blocking the main UI thread.

Yes, the control can generate thumbnails from a specified directory and its subfolders, providing a comprehensive view of all supported documents within a directory structure.

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