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JPEGWriter

vtk-examples/Java/IO/JPEGWriter

Description

Example Program to demonstrate the use of vtkJPEGWriter. vtkJPEGWriter writes JPEG files. It supports 1 and 3 component data of unsigned char.

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See (Cxx), (CSharp)

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Code

JPEGWriter.java

import vtk.vtkImageCanvasSource2D;
import vtk.vtkJPEGWriter;
import vtk.vtkNamedColors;
import vtk.vtkNativeLibrary;

public class JPEGWriter 
{

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  // Load VTK library and print which library was not properly loaded
  static 
  {
    if (!vtkNativeLibrary.LoadAllNativeLibraries()) 
    {
      for (vtkNativeLibrary lib : vtkNativeLibrary.values()) 
      {
        if (!lib.IsLoaded()) 
        {
          System.out.println(lib.GetLibraryName() + " not loaded");
        }
      }
    }
    vtkNativeLibrary.DisableOutputWindow(null);
  }
  // -----------------------------------------------------------------

  public static void main(String args[]) 
  {
    vtkNamedColors colors = new vtkNamedColors();
    double bkgColor[] = new double[] {255, 0,0,1};
    double boxColor[] = new double[] {255,255,0,1};

    colors.SetColor("bkgColor", bkgColor);
    colors.SetColor("boxColor", boxColor);


     // Provide default values.
     String fileName = "Output.jpg";
     for(int i = 0; i < args.length; ++i)
     {
       switch (i) 
       {
         case 0:
         fileName = args[i];
     break;
       }
    }

    vtkImageCanvasSource2D ImageSource = new vtkImageCanvasSource2D();
    ImageSource.SetExtent(0, 99, 0, 99, 0, 0);

    //vtkJPEGWriter only accepts unsigned char input
    ImageSource.SetScalarTypeToUnsignedChar();

    //3 color channels: Red, Green and Blue
    ImageSource.SetNumberOfScalarComponents(3);

    //Fill the whole image with a blue background
    ImageSource.SetDrawColor(bkgColor);
    ImageSource.FillBox(0, 99, 0, 99);

    //Paint a 30x30 white square into the image
    ImageSource.SetDrawColor(boxColor);
    ImageSource.FillBox(40, 70, 20, 50);

    vtkJPEGWriter Writer = new vtkJPEGWriter();
    Writer.SetFileName(fileName);
    Writer.SetInputConnection(ImageSource.GetOutputPort());
    Writer.Write();

  }
}