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Delphi, Fast loading of pixel data into TBitmap object from Array of Bytes

Tags: delphi, array, fast, tbitmap
Hello all,

I have loaded the pixel data of my image into an array of Bytes.  I now need to load these pixels into a TBitmap object and I would like to do this the fastest way possible.  The array is height x width x 4 (bytes per pixel) and these images can be somewhat large (desktop sizes 1024x780 etc)RGBP.

I am using Delphi 7.

Thank you.

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Question Asked By: cyman73
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11.08.2007 at 04:23PM PST, ID: 20246830
look at the free Graphics32 package. full source code included
 
11.08.2007 at 04:30PM PST, ID: 20246855
1) Create an instance of Bitmap: TBitmap.

2) Set its width and height via Bitmap.Height and Bitmap.Width (byte array dimensions)

3) Use Bitmap.ScanLine[row] to write 4 bytes at a time (1 pixel).

If you provide more details regarding the structure of your array of bytes (e.g. in which order have the pixels have been copied, by scanline?), then I will be able to give you more help.
 
11.09.2007 at 06:41AM PST, ID: 20249639
Do I have to copy every row?  I was hoping for some sort of an assignment statement.

I will take a look at the Graphics 32 package for now.
 
11.09.2007 at 07:22AM PST, ID: 20250054

Rank: Guru

I am curious why you copied it to an array of bytes to begin with... Understanding that would help me to understand your situation and perhaps give you better adviice.  Copying to an array of bytes undoes some of the TBitmaps ability to handle varying color depths for you, etc.  If you would like me to look into it further, give me as much information as you can, please.
 
11.09.2007 at 08:42AM PST, ID: 20250817
Would anyone be able to provide me with a working example using SetDIBits and GetDIBits APIs?  Could these be the fastest way to do this task?

I am sorry for not being more specific.  I have been tasked with providing a function that gets an array of bytes (representing pixel data) that then gets loaded into a TBitmap object.  

Thank you
 
11.09.2007 at 01:46PM PST, ID: 20253397
Below are 2 procedures which quickly copy Bitmap to Bytes Array, and Bytes Array to Bitmap:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
type
  TMyByteArray = array of Byte;

var
  MyBytes: TMyByteArray;

function BytesPerPixel(APixelFormat: TPixelFormat): Integer;
begin
  Result := -1;
  case APixelFormat of
    pf8bit: Result := 1;
    pf16bit: Result := 2;
    pf24bit: Result := 3;
    pf32bit: Result := 4;
  end;
end;

procedure BitmapToBytes(Bitmap: TBitmap; out Bytes: TMyByteArray);
var
  BytesPerLine: Integer;
  Row, Col, BPP: Integer;
  PPixels, PBytes: Pointer;
begin
  BPP := BytesPerPixel(Bitmap.PixelFormat);
  if BPP < 1 then
    raise Exception.Create('Unknown pixel format');
  SetLength(Bytes, Bitmap.Width * Bitmap.Height * BPP);
  BytesPerLine := Bitmap.Width * BPP;
  for Row := 0 to Bitmap.Height-1 do
  begin
    PBytes := @Bytes[Row * BytesPerLine];
    PPixels := Bitmap.ScanLine[Row];
    CopyMemory(PBytes, PPixels, BytesPerLine);
  end;
end;

procedure BytesToBitmap(const Bytes: TMyByteArray; Bitmap: TBitmap;
  APixelFormat: TPixelFormat; AWidth, AHeight: Integer);
var
  BytesPerLine: Integer;
  Row, Col, BPP: Integer;
  PPixels, PBytes: Pointer;
begin
  BPP := BytesPerPixel(APixelFormat);
  if BPP < 1 then
    raise Exception.Create('Unknown pixel format');
  if (AWidth * AHeight * BPP) <> Length(Bytes) then
    raise Exception.Create('Bytes do not match image properties');
  Bitmap.Width := AWidth;
  Bitmap.Height := AHeight;
  Bitmap.PixelFormat := APixelFormat;
  BytesPerLine := Bitmap.Width * BPP;
  for Row := 0 to Bitmap.Height-1 do
  begin
    PBytes := @Bytes[Row * BytesPerLine];
    PPixels := Bitmap.ScanLine[Row];
    CopyMemory(PPixels, PBytes, BytesPerLine);
  end;
end;
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is sample usage:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  BitmapToBytes(Image1.Picture.Bitmap, MyBytes);
  BytesToBitmap(MyBytes, Image2.Picture.Bitmap,
    Image1.Picture.Bitmap.PixelFormat,
    Image1.Picture.Bitmap.Width,
    Image1.Picture.Bitmap.Height);
end;
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