C# .NET Image Processing API to Load, Manipulate, and Edit Photos

Aspose.Imaging for .NET Installation

Please download the DLLs or the MSI installer from the downloads section to install the .NET image processing API. Alternatively, you can also use the NuGet package for setting up the API. The command for the package manager console is provided below:

 
PM > Install-Package Aspose.Imaging 

How to Convert Images in .NET and Rotate or Flip an Image

Convert Images to PDF, JPG, PNG, and other formats in .NET

With the help of the .NET imaging API, developers can effortlessly convert images to PDF, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, SVG, and other formats. Converting PNG to JPG is a popular image conversion option to help transform photos or scanned images from one file format to another. Aspose.Imaging for .NET library allows this conversion using minimum coding. Please check the following information for more help:

• Load the source PNG file using the Image class.
• Convert PNG to JPG using Image.Save(string, JpegOptions) method.

 
// Load the PNG image
using (Image image = Image.Load("test.png"))
{              
    // Save the image as JPG
    image.Save("PNG-to-JPG.jpg", new JpegOptions());
}

Flip or Rotate Images in your .NET Image Processing Apps

You can augment your .NET image manipulation apps by incorporating photo editing features like flipping and rotating images. Aspose.Imaging for .NET API lets you rotate an image by 90, 180, and 270 degrees in addition to the ability to flip it horizontally or vertically. The below-given steps and C# code snippet offer more help:

• Load the image file using the Image class.
• Rotate the image by 180 degrees and flip it horizontally using Image.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipX) method.
• Save the updated image using Image.Save(string) method.

 
// Load an image in an instance of Image
using (Image image = Image.Load("image.bmp"))
{
    // Rotate and flip the image
    image.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipX);

    // Save the processed image
    image.Save("image-rotated-flipped.bmp");
}

Add image compression capability to your .NET image manipulation apps