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Image Decoders

TinyCLR OS provides methods for converting JPG, BMP, and GIF files into bitmaps that can be used in your application. The image can be added to your project as a resource, or the image can be loaded from a byte array, like from and SD card.

Tip

BMP supports 256 colors and 24bit. GIF does not support animated images.

var screen = Graphics.FromImage(new Bitmap(displayController.ActiveConfiguration.Width,
    displayController.ActiveConfiguration.Height));

//Image is in a resource file named "jpegImageFile":
var imageBitmap = Resources.GetBitmap(Resources.BitmapResources.jpegImageFile);

var b1 = new Bitmap(dataArray, BitmapImageType.Jpeg);
var b2 = new Bitmap(dataArray, BitmapImageType.Gif);
var b3 = new Bitmap(dataArray, BitmapImageType.Bmp);  

var imageX = 0;
var imageY = 0;

screen.DrawImage(imageBitmap, imageX, imageY);

Saving Bitmaps

Image class supports saving Bitmaps in a file stream format using the following code sample:

var bm = new Bitmap(data, width, height);
bm.Save(yourFilestream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);

Video playback

Video playback can be achieved through Motion JPEG.

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