Create an image with text and transparent background

Question

User-224477884 posted

Hey everyone,

 

I'm trying to figure out how to create (with C#) an image with text and transparent background.

 

Explanation:

 

Create an image using GDI+ w/C# that writes text to a .gif image, that has transparent background.

 

Any tips of where to look, or a simple example to achieve this effect are most welcome.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jaques

Answer 1

User1169324036 posted
Jaques, Please check out the following link and tell me if this is what you are looking for.

http://aspalliance.com/320

Answer 2

User314661392 posted

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I figured that my time won’t to be more productive if I share with you my findings <o:p></o:p>

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The problem: A Dithery, grainy image is produced from the myGifImage.Save, and the transparent background  is actually black<o:p></o:p>

The Solution: There is a free code that implements a OctreeQuantizer function. This solves the above problem.<o:p></o:p>

(You’ll need to add the OctreeQuantizer.cs and Quantizer.cs to your App_Code folder in your project )<o:p></o:p>

And than call it :<o:p></o:p>

        OctreeQuantizer quantizer = new OctreeQuantizer ( 255 , 8 ) ;<o:p></o:p>

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        using ( Bitmap quantized = quantizer.Quantize(objBitmap) )<o:p></o:p>

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            quantized.Save(FileName, ImageFormat.Gif);<o:p></o:p>

        }<o:p></o:p>

You can find this code here: http://codebetter.com/blogs/brendan.tompkins/archive/2004/01/26/6103.aspx<o:p></o:p>

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Another problem I had was: using Graphics.DrawString on transparent background you get the ugly font while if the background is not transparent it looks fine.<o:p></o:p>

The solution: Add a rendering hint just prior to the DrawString statement <o:p></o:p>

g.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.SingleBitPerPixelGridFit;  // <— This line solved it !
g.DrawString(text, font, Brushes.Black, new Point(x, 0));<o:p></o:p>

This is where I find this wonderful solution: http://weblogs.asp.net/israelio/archive/2006/05/06/445428.aspx<o:p></o:p>

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