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Using JBIG2 compression when converting TIFF images to PDF documents

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In this tutorial, we will see how to convert TIFF images to PDF documents using GdPicture.NET. We take advantage of a lossless JBIG2 compression for bitonal images.

  • The first example shows you a very quick and easy one-step operation using the GdPictureDocumentConverter class.
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    'We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.

Using oConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()

    Dim status As GdPictureStatus = oConverter.LoadFromFile("input.tif", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTIFF)

    If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

        MessageBox.Show("The file has been loaded successfully.", "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)

        'Setting the required compression parameter.

        oConverter.PdfBitonalImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJBIG2

        status = oConverter.SaveAsPDF("output.pdf", PdfConformance.PDF)

        If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

            MessageBox.Show("The file has been saved successfully.", "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)

        Else

            MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to save. Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)

        End If

    Else

        MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to load. Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)

    End If

End Using
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    //We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.

using (GdPictureDocumentConverter oConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter())

{

    GdPictureStatus status = oConverter.LoadFromFile("input.tif", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTIFF);

    if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)

    {

        MessageBox.Show("The file has been loaded successfully.", "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

        //Setting the required compression parameter.

        oConverter.PdfBitonalImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJBIG2;

        status = oConverter.SaveAsPDF("output.pdf", PdfConformance.PDF);

        if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)

        {

            MessageBox.Show("The file has been saved successfully.", "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

        }

        else

        {

            MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to save. Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);

        }

    }

    else

    {

        MessageBox.Show("The file has failed to load. Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);

    }

}
  • The second example demonstrates it using another approach by converting page by page to images through the GdPictureImaging class.
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    'We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.

Dim oGdPictureImaging As New GdPictureImaging()

'Setting the option for subsequently opened multi-tiff images with read-only capabilities.

oGdPictureImaging.TiffOpenMultiPageForWrite(False)

'Loading an image from a file.

Dim imageId As Integer = oGdPictureImaging.CreateGdPictureImageFromFile("Image.tif")

If oGdPictureImaging.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

    Dim status As GdPictureStatus = GdPictureStatus.OK

    Dim oGdPicturePDF As New GdPicturePDF()

    status = oGdPicturePDF.NewPDF()

    If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

        oGdPicturePDF.EnableCompression(True)

        'Enabling the JBIG2 compression.

        oGdPicturePDF.SetCompressionForBitonalImage(PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJBIG2)

        If oGdPictureImaging.TiffIsMultiPage(imageId) = False Then

            'One-page tiff image.

            'Adding image as a resource and drawing it onto a new page.

            oGdPicturePDF.AddImageFromGdPictureImage(imageId, False, True)

            If oGdPicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                'Saving the new PDF to a file.

                status = oGdPicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf")

            Else

                status = oGdPicturePDF.GetStat()

            End If

        Else

            'Multi-page tiff image.

            Dim NumberOfPages As Integer = oGdPictureImaging.TiffGetPageCount(imageId)

            Dim savePDF As Boolean = True

            'Loop through pages.

            For i As Integer = 1 To NumberOfPages

                'Selecting each page in the tiff file.

                oGdPictureImaging.TiffSelectPage(imageId, i)

                'Adding the selected tiff page as a resource to a PDF document and drawing it on a new page.

                oGdPicturePDF.AddImageFromGdPictureImage(imageId, False, True)

                If oGdPicturePDF.GetStat() <> GdPictureStatus.OK Then

                    status = oGdPicturePDF.GetStat()

                    'Raising a flag to cancel PDF saving.

                    savePDF = False

                    Exit For

                End If

            Next

            'Checking whether any error occurred in adding any image to the PDF document.

            If savePDF Then

                status = oGdPicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf")

            End If

        End If

        oGdPicturePDF.CloseDocument()

    End If

    MessageBox.Show("Finished! Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)

    'Clearing resources.

    oGdPictureImaging.ReleaseGdPictureImage(imageId)

    oGdPicturePDF.Dispose()

Else

    MessageBox.Show("The image file can't be loaded. Status: " + oGdPictureImaging.GetStat().ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)

End If

oGdPictureImaging.Dispose()
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    //We assume that GdPicture has been correctly installed and unlocked.

GdPictureImaging oGdPictureImaging = new GdPictureImaging();

//Setting the option for subsequently opened multi-tiff images with read-only capabilities.

oGdPictureImaging.TiffOpenMultiPageForWrite(false);

//Loading an image from a file.

int imageId = oGdPictureImaging.CreateGdPictureImageFromFile("Image.tif");

if (oGdPictureImaging.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

{

    GdPictureStatus status = GdPictureStatus.OK;

    GdPicturePDF oGdPicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();

    status = oGdPicturePDF.NewPDF();

    if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)

    {

        oGdPicturePDF.EnableCompression(true);

        oGdPicturePDF.SetCompressionForBitonalImage(PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJBIG2); //Enabling the JBIG2 compression.

        if (oGdPictureImaging.TiffIsMultiPage(imageId) == false) //One-page tiff image.

        {

            //Adding an image as a resource and drawing it onto a new page.

            oGdPicturePDF.AddImageFromGdPictureImage(imageId, false, true);

            if (oGdPicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)

            {

                //Saving the new PDF to a file.

                status = oGdPicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf");

            }

            else

            {

                status = oGdPicturePDF.GetStat();

            }

        }

        else //Multi-page tiff image.

        {

            int NumberOfPages = oGdPictureImaging.TiffGetPageCount(imageId);

            bool savePDF = true;

            //Loop through pages.

            for (int i = 1; i <= NumberOfPages; i++)

            {

                //Selecting each page in the tiff file.

                oGdPictureImaging.TiffSelectPage(imageId, i);

                //Adding the selected tiff page as a resource to a PDF document and drawing it on a new page.

                oGdPicturePDF.AddImageFromGdPictureImage(imageId, false, true);

                if (oGdPicturePDF.GetStat() != GdPictureStatus.OK)

                {

                    status = oGdPicturePDF.GetStat();

                    //Raising a flag to cancel PDF saving.

                    savePDF = false;

                    break;

                }

            }

            //Checking whether any error occurred in adding any image to the PDF document.

            if (savePDF)

            {

                status = oGdPicturePDF.SaveToFile("output.pdf");

            }

        }

        oGdPicturePDF.CloseDocument();

    }

    MessageBox.Show("Finished! Status: " + status.ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

    //Clearing resources.

    oGdPictureImaging.ReleaseGdPictureImage(imageId);

    oGdPicturePDF.Dispose();

}

else

{

    MessageBox.Show("The image file can't be loaded. Status: " + oGdPictureImaging.GetStat().ToString(), "JBIG2 Compression Example", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);

}

oGdPictureImaging.Dispose();