We value your feedback.
Take our survey and automatically be enter to win anyone of the following:
Yeti Cooler, Amazon eGift Card, and Movie eGift Card!
Course Of The Month
9 days, 10 hours left to enrollBecome a Premium Member and unlock a new, free course in leading technologies each month.
Solved
Can you suggest a way I can shrink the file size of output image files?
Posted on 2016-08-26
I am developing a C# application using VS2010 and .Net Framework 4.0
I use the following function to combine 2 check image files into 1 check image file with one check image appearing below the other.
However, the output image files created are rather large in file size.
Can you suggest a way I can shrink the size of the output image files and there is a lot of empty space between the 2 check images
in the output check image file.
public static void ProcessImage(string checkImgPrefix, string directory)
{
string tif1 = directory + checkImgPrefix + "_Front.tif";
string tif2 = directory + checkImgPrefix + "_Rear.tif";
string tif3 = directory + checkImgPrefix + ".ard.out";
Image img1 = Image.FromFile(tif1);
Image img2 = Image.FromFile(tif2);
int width = Math.Max(img1.Width, img2.Width);
int height = img1.Height + img2.Height;
Bitmap img3 = new Bitmap(width, height);
Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(img3);
g.Clear(Color.Black);
g.DrawImage(img1, new Point(0, 0));
g.DrawImage(img2, new Point(0, img1.Height));
g.Dispose();
img1.Dispose();
img2.Dispose();
img3.Save(tif3, System.Drawing.Imaging.Ima
img3.Dispose();
}
I use the following function to combine 2 check image files into 1 check image file with one check image appearing below the other.
However, the output image files created are rather large in file size.
Can you suggest a way I can shrink the size of the output image files and there is a lot of empty space between the 2 check images
in the output check image file.
public static void ProcessImage(string checkImgPrefix, string directory)
{
string tif1 = directory + checkImgPrefix + "_Front.tif";
string tif2 = directory + checkImgPrefix + "_Rear.tif";
string tif3 = directory + checkImgPrefix + ".ard.out";
Image img1 = Image.FromFile(tif1);
Image img2 = Image.FromFile(tif2);
int width = Math.Max(img1.Width, img2.Width);
int height = img1.Height + img2.Height;
Bitmap img3 = new Bitmap(width, height);
Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(img3);
g.Clear(Color.Black);
g.DrawImage(img1, new Point(0, 0));
g.DrawImage(img2, new Point(0, img1.Height));
g.Dispose();
img1.Dispose();
img2.Dispose();
img3.Save(tif3, System.Drawing.Imaging.Ima
img3.Dispose();
}
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
3
2-
2
- +1
8 Comments
Active 1 day ago
Yes, or PNG is good for size reduction (less than JPG) but better quality than JPG. You could also zip up the 2 source images to reduce the size as well, since you won't need them as they're combined in the final output.
Active today
I should have noted that I receive the input check image files from the bank in .tif file format and I have no choice in this arrangement.
Active today
> the input check image files from the bank in .tif file format
Uncompressed TIFF files are large, so they are often compressed to make them smaller. I don't know what libraries you are using in your C# app, but if you already have one that does TIFF compression, use it. Otherwise, there are free command line executables out there that you could call from your C# app. For example, although most folks use IrfanView as a GUI imaging app, it also has a command line interface. One of the params in its CLI is /tifc (stands for TIFF Compression) with these choices:
0=None
1=LZW
2=Packbits
3=ITU-T Group 3
4=ITU-T Group 4
5=Huffman
6=JPG
7=ZIP
If it's a one-page TIFF file, this line of code will do it:
Another possibility is GraphicsMagick or ImageMagick. Here's an EE article that shows how to download/install GM and discusses the various editions:
Reduce the file size of many JPG files in many folders via an automated, mass, batch compression method
It also shows how to shrink the file size of JPG files, although the -quality option doesn't work for TIFF files. Instead, use the -compress option:
-compress TYPE
where the choices for TYPE are:
None
BZip
Fax
Group4
JPEG
Lossless
LZW
RLE
Zip
LZMA
Note that +compress makes the output file uncompressed. Also note that Lossless is just for lossless JPEG, so does not apply to TIFF files (all of the command line params are documented at http://www.graphicsmagick.org/GraphicsMagick.html).
To convert and modify the source file directly, use the mogrify sub-command, something like:
I just tested GM with a 50 MB uncompressed TIFF file — shrank it to a 96 KB TIFF file with Group4 compression! ImageMagick also supports the same convert and mogrify functions. Regards, Joe
Uncompressed TIFF files are large, so they are often compressed to make them smaller. I don't know what libraries you are using in your C# app, but if you already have one that does TIFF compression, use it. Otherwise, there are free command line executables out there that you could call from your C# app. For example, although most folks use IrfanView as a GUI imaging app, it also has a command line interface. One of the params in its CLI is /tifc (stands for TIFF Compression) with these choices:
0=None
1=LZW
2=Packbits
3=ITU-T Group 3
4=ITU-T Group 4
5=Huffman
6=JPG
7=ZIP
If it's a one-page TIFF file, this line of code will do it:
i_view32.exe input.tif /convert=output.tif /killmesoftly /silent /tifc=N
Another possibility is GraphicsMagick or ImageMagick. Here's an EE article that shows how to download/install GM and discusses the various editions:
Reduce the file size of many JPG files in many folders via an automated, mass, batch compression method
It also shows how to shrink the file size of JPG files, although the -quality option doesn't work for TIFF files. Instead, use the -compress option:
-compress TYPE
where the choices for TYPE are:
None
BZip
Fax
Group4
JPEG
Lossless
LZW
RLE
Zip
LZMA
Note that +compress makes the output file uncompressed. Also note that Lossless is just for lossless JPEG, so does not apply to TIFF files (all of the command line params are documented at http://www.graphicsmagick.org/GraphicsMagick.html).
To convert and modify the source file directly, use the mogrify sub-command, something like:
gm mogrify -compress Group4 input.tif
gm convert input.tif -compress Group4 output.tif
I just tested GM with a 50 MB uncompressed TIFF file — shrank it to a 96 KB TIFF file with Group4 compression! ImageMagick also supports the same convert and mogrify functions. Regards, Joe
Active 2 days ago
If you have no choice about the file type (from a third party) you might not be able to compress them and still have the third party be able to use them.
Active today
Given that check images from the bank are likely black&white (even if the actual checks are color), I suggest ITU-T (formerly CCITT) Group 4 compression, which should work very well on them, resulting in a significant reduction of the file size. And third-party software should certainly be able to use a TIFF file with Group 4 compression, which has been an industry standard for decades. Regards, Joe
Active today
Our messages just crossed — the IBM Content Manager should have no problem viewing a TIFF file with Group 4 compression — try it.
Update: I'm not familiar with .NET code, but here's a question where the asker has calls to Group 4 compression:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28966186/why-Created-tiff-files-are-coming-in-huge-size.html
I'm guessing he got the code from elsewhere and doesn't even realize that the Group 4 compression code has been commented out (hence, my post there). But if that code is good, it should work in your C# app. Look at these commented out lines that appear to be calling CCITT Group 4 compression:
Update: I'm not familiar with .NET code, but here's a question where the asker has calls to Group 4 compression:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28966186/why-Created-tiff-files-are-coming-in-huge-size.html
I'm guessing he got the code from elsewhere and doesn't even realize that the Group 4 compression code has been commented out (hence, my post there). But if that code is good, it should work in your C# app. Look at these commented out lines that appear to be calling CCITT Group 4 compression:
' iparamPara = New EncoderParameter(iparam, CLng(EncoderValue.CompressionCCITT4))
' CompressionEncodeParam = new EncoderParameter(compressionEncoder, (long)EncoderValue.CompressionCCITT4);
' EncoderParams.Param(1) = New EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Compression, EncoderValue.CompressionCCITT4)
' myEncoderParameters.Param[1] = new EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Compression, (long)EncoderValue.CompressionCCITT4);
' CompressionEncodeParam = new EncoderParameter(compressionEncoder, (long)EncoderValue.CompressionCCITT4);
Featured Post
Drastically shorten your training time with WalkMe's advanced online training solution that Guides your trainees to action. Forget about retraining and skyrocket knowledge retention rates.
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
PaperPort is a popular document imaging/management product from Nuance Communications (http://www.nuance.com/). It is in widespread use by both individuals (http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/by-product/paperport/index.htm) and businesses (http:/…
Real-time is more about the business, not the technology. In day-to-day life, to make real-time decisions like buying or investing, business needs the latest information(e.g. Gold Rate/Stock Rate). Unlike traditional days, you need not wait for a fe…
The goal of the tutorial is to teach the user the full work flow of how to use flash media encoder to stream onto YouTube.
In an interesting question (https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29008360/) here at Experts Exchange, a member asked how to split a single image into multiple images. The primary usage for this is to place many photographs on a flatbed scanner…
- Document Imaging
- Printers and Scanners
- Images and Photos
- Photos / Graphics Software
- Document Management
- *GIMP, *Scripts, *tiff, *batch
Suggested Courses
Earn Certification
HTML5 Specialist - Certification
Free withPremium
Course of the Month9 days, 10 hours left to enroll
623 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.