Cartoonify DNG via C#
Build your own .NET apps to Cartoonify DNG files using server-side APIs.
How to Cartoonify DNG Files Using C#
Cartoon effects have an inherent appeal, often evoking nostalgic childhood memories. Nearly every graphic design article integrates cartoon images as an essential element. Cartoonifying portraits, fine-tuning lighting, converting to black and white, experimenting with colors, mixinging various editing techniques, and crafting sophisticated image effects are all achievable through image filters like AdjustBrightness, BinarizeFixed, Filter, ReplaceColor, and ApplyMask. These filters can be applied to the original loaded photos. Regardless of your webpage’s subject, Cartoon-style images prove suitable for illustration purposes. A scientific article gains vibrancy, while diverse content becomes more enticing to users, thereby boosting website traffic. In order to Cartoonify DNG files, we’ll use Aspose.Imaging for .NET API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use image manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Imaging and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Imaging
Steps to Cartoonify DNG via C#
You need the aspose.imaging.dll to try the following workflow in your own environment.
- Load DNG files with Image.Load method
- Cartoonify images;
- Save compressed image to disc in the supported by Aspose.Imaging format
System Requirements
Aspose.Imaging for .NET is supported on all major operating systems. Just make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Application, ASP.NET Web Application.
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Aspose.Imaging for .NET referenced in your project.
Cartoonify DNG images - .NET
using Aspose.Imaging; | |
using Aspose.Imaging.FileFormats.Png; | |
using Aspose.Imaging.ImageFilters.FilterOptions; | |
using Aspose.Imaging.ImageOptions; | |
using Aspose.Imaging.Masking; | |
using Aspose.Imaging.Masking.Options; | |
using System; | |
using System.Collections.Generic; | |
using System.IO; | |
using System.Linq; | |
string templatesFolder = @"c:\Users\USER\Downloads"; | |
Cartoonify(); | |
void Cartoonify() | |
{ | |
FilterImages(image => | |
{ | |
using (var processedImage = new PngImage(image)) | |
{ | |
image.Resize(image.Width * 2, image.Height, ResizeType.LeftTopToLeftTop); | |
processedImage.Cartoonify(); | |
var gr = new Graphics(image); | |
gr.DrawImage(processedImage, processedImage.Width, 0); | |
gr.DrawLine(new Pen(Color.DarkRed, 3), processedImage.Width, 0, processedImage.Width, image.Height); | |
} | |
}, "cartoonify"); | |
} | |
string RasterizeVectorImage(string formatExt, string inputFile) | |
{ | |
string outputFile = Path.Combine(templatesFolder, $"rasterized.{formatExt}.png"); | |
using (var image = Image.Load(inputFile)) | |
{ | |
image.Save(outputFile, new PngOptions()); | |
} | |
return outputFile; | |
} | |
void FilterImages(Action<RasterImage> doFilter, string filterName) | |
{ | |
List<string> rasterFormats = new List<string>() { "jpg", "png", "bmp", "apng", "dicom", | |
"jp2", "j2k", "tga", "webp", "tif", "gif", "ico" }; | |
List<string> vectorFormats = new List<string>() { "svg", "otg", "odg", "eps", "wmf", "emf", "wmz", "emz", "cmx", "cdr" }; | |
List<string> allFormats = new List<string>(rasterFormats); | |
allFormats.AddRange(vectorFormats); | |
allFormats.ForEach( | |
formatExt => | |
{ | |
var inputFile = Path.Combine(templatesFolder, $"template.{formatExt}"); | |
bool isVectorFormat = vectorFormats.IndexOf(formatExt) > -1; | |
//Need to rasterize vector formats before background remove | |
if (isVectorFormat) | |
{ | |
inputFile = RasterizeVectorImage(formatExt, inputFile); | |
} | |
var outputFile = Path.Combine(templatesFolder, $"{filterName}_{formatExt}.png"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"Processing {formatExt}"); | |
using (var image = (RasterImage)Image.Load(inputFile)) | |
{ | |
doFilter(image); | |
//If image is multipage save each page to png to demonstrate results | |
if (image is IMultipageImage multiPage && multiPage.PageCount > 1) | |
{ | |
for (var pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < multiPage.PageCount; pageIndex++) | |
{ | |
string fileName = $"{filterName}_page{pageIndex}_{formatExt}.png"; | |
multiPage.Pages[pageIndex].Save(templatesFolder + fileName, new PngOptions()); | |
File.Delete(templatesFolder + fileName); | |
} | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
image.Save(outputFile, new PngOptions()); | |
File.Delete(outputFile); | |
} | |
} | |
//Remove rasterized vector image | |
if (isVectorFormat) | |
{ | |
File.Delete(inputFile); | |
} | |
} | |
); | |
} | |
static class ImageFilterExtensions | |
{ | |
public static void Cartoonify(this RasterImage image) | |
{ | |
using var outlines = image.DetectOutlines(Color.Black); | |
image.AdjustBrightness(30); | |
image.Filter(image.Bounds, new MedianFilterOptions(7)); | |
var gr = new Graphics(image); | |
gr.DrawImage(outlines, Point.Empty); | |
} | |
public static RasterImage DetectOutlines(this RasterImage image, Color outlineColor) | |
{ | |
var outlines = new PngImage(image); | |
outlines | |
.GetDataContext() | |
.ApplyConvolutionFilter(ConvolutionFilterOptions.Blur) | |
.ApplyConvolutionFilter(ConvolutionFilterOptions.Outline) | |
.ApplyData(); | |
outlines.BinarizeFixed(30); | |
ImageMasking.ApplyMask(outlines, outlines, new MaskingOptions() { BackgroundReplacementColor = Color.Transparent }); | |
outlines.ReplaceColor(Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255), 0, outlineColor); | |
outlines.ApplyConvolutionFilter(ConvolutionFilterOptions.Blur); | |
return outlines; | |
} | |
public static RasterImage ApplyOperationToRasterImage(this RasterImage image, Action<RasterImage> operation) | |
{ | |
if (image is IMultipageImage multipage) | |
{ | |
foreach (var page in multipage.Pages) | |
{ | |
operation.Invoke((RasterImage)page); | |
} | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
operation.Invoke(image); | |
} | |
return image; | |
} | |
public static RasterImage ApplyFilter(this RasterImage image, FilterOptionsBase filterOptions) | |
{ | |
return image.ApplyOperationToRasterImage(img => | |
{ | |
img.Filter(img.Bounds, filterOptions); | |
}); | |
} | |
public static RasterImage ApplyConvolutionFilter(this RasterImage image, ConvolutionFilterOptions filterOptions) | |
{ | |
return image.ApplyOperationToRasterImage(img => | |
{ | |
var pixelsLoader = new ImagePixelsLoader(img.Bounds); | |
img.LoadPartialArgb32Pixels(img.Bounds, pixelsLoader); | |
var outBuffer = new PixelBuffer(img.Bounds, new int[img.Width * img.Height]); | |
ConvolutionFilter.DoFiltering(pixelsLoader.PixelsBuffer, outBuffer, filterOptions); | |
img.SaveArgb32Pixels(outBuffer.Rectangle, outBuffer.Pixels); | |
}); | |
} | |
public static IImageDataContext GetDataContext(this RasterImage image) | |
{ | |
IPixelBuffer GetImageBuffer(RasterImage img) | |
{ | |
var pixelsLoader = new ImagePixelsLoader(img.Bounds); | |
img.LoadPartialArgb32Pixels(img.Bounds, pixelsLoader); | |
return pixelsLoader.PixelsBuffer; | |
} | |
if (image is IMultipageImage multipage) | |
{ | |
return new MultipageDataContext( | |
multipage.Pages.Select(page => new ImageDataContext((RasterImage)page) | |
{ | |
Buffer = GetImageBuffer((RasterImage)page) | |
})); | |
} | |
return new ImageDataContext(image) | |
{ | |
Buffer = GetImageBuffer(image) | |
}; | |
} | |
public static IImageDataContext ApplyToDataContext(this IImageDataContext dataContext, | |
Func<IPixelBuffer, IPixelBuffer> processor) | |
{ | |
if (dataContext is MultipageDataContext multipage) | |
{ | |
foreach (var context in multipage) | |
{ | |
context.Buffer = processor.Invoke(context.Buffer); | |
} | |
} | |
if (dataContext is ImageDataContext imageDataContext) | |
{ | |
imageDataContext.Buffer = processor.Invoke(imageDataContext.Buffer); | |
} | |
return dataContext; | |
} | |
public static IImageDataContext ApplyConvolutionFilter(this IImageDataContext dataContext, | |
ConvolutionFilterOptions filterOptions) | |
{ | |
return dataContext.ApplyToDataContext(buffer => | |
{ | |
var outBuffer = new PixelBuffer(buffer.Rectangle, new int[buffer.Rectangle.Width * buffer.Rectangle.Height]); | |
ConvolutionFilter.DoFiltering(buffer, outBuffer, filterOptions); | |
return outBuffer; | |
}); | |
} | |
} | |
class ConvolutionFilter | |
{ | |
public static void DoFiltering( | |
IPixelBuffer inputBuffer, | |
IPixelBuffer outputBuffer, | |
ConvolutionFilterOptions options) | |
{ | |
var factor = options.Factor; | |
var bias = options.Bias; | |
var kernel = options.Kernel; | |
var filterWidth = kernel.GetLength(1); | |
var filterCenter = (filterWidth - 1) / 2; | |
int x, y; | |
int filterX, filterY, filterPx, filterPy, filterYPos, pixel; | |
double r, g, b, kernelValue; | |
int top = inputBuffer.Rectangle.Top; | |
int bottom = inputBuffer.Rectangle.Bottom; | |
int left = inputBuffer.Rectangle.Left; | |
int right = inputBuffer.Rectangle.Right; | |
for (y = top; y < bottom; y++) | |
{ | |
for (x = left; x < right; x++) | |
{ | |
r = 0; | |
g = 0; | |
b = 0; | |
for (filterY = -filterCenter; filterY <= filterCenter; filterY++) | |
{ | |
filterYPos = filterY + filterCenter; | |
filterPy = filterY + y; | |
if (filterPy >= top && filterPy < bottom) | |
{ | |
for (filterX = -filterCenter; filterX <= filterCenter; filterX++) | |
{ | |
filterPx = filterX + x; | |
if (filterPx >= left && filterPx < right) | |
{ | |
kernelValue = kernel[filterYPos, filterX + filterCenter]; | |
pixel = inputBuffer[filterPx, filterPy]; | |
r += ((pixel >> 16) & 0xFF) * kernelValue; | |
g += ((pixel >> 8) & 0xFF) * kernelValue; | |
b += (pixel & 0xFF) * kernelValue; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
r = (factor * r) + bias; | |
g = (factor * g) + bias; | |
b = (factor * b) + bias; | |
r = r > 255 ? 255 : (r < 0 ? 0 : r); | |
g = g > 255 ? 255 : (g < 0 ? 0 : g); | |
b = b > 255 ? 255 : (b < 0 ? 0 : b); | |
outputBuffer[x, y] = ((inputBuffer[x, y] >> 24) << 24) | ((byte)r << 16) | ((byte)g << 8) | (byte)b; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
class ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
public double Factor { get; set; } = 1.0; | |
public int Bias { get; set; } = 0; | |
public double[,] Kernel { get; set; } | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions Blur | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { 1, 2, 1 }, { 2, 4, 2 }, { 1, 2, 1 } }, | |
Factor = 0.25 * 0.25 | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions Sharpen | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { 0, -1, 0 }, { -1, 5, -1 }, { 0, -1, 0 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions Emboss | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { -2, -1, 0 }, { -1, 1, 1 }, { 0, 1, 2 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions Outline | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { -1, -1, -1 }, { -1, 8, -1 }, { -1, -1, -1 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions BottomSobel | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { -1, -2, -1 }, { 0, 0, 0 }, { 1, 2, 1 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions TopSobel | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { 1, 2, 1 }, { 0, 0, 0 }, { -1, -2, -1 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions LeftSobel | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { 1, 0, -1 }, { 2, 0, -2 }, { 1, 0, -1 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
public static ConvolutionFilterOptions RightSobel | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return new ConvolutionFilterOptions | |
{ | |
Kernel = new double[,] { { -1, 0, 1 }, { -2, 0, 2 }, { -1, 0, 1 } } | |
}; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
interface IImageDataContext | |
{ | |
void ApplyData(); | |
} | |
class ImageDataContext : IImageDataContext | |
{ | |
public ImageDataContext(RasterImage image) | |
{ | |
this.Image = image; | |
} | |
public RasterImage Image { get; } | |
public IPixelBuffer Buffer { get; set; } | |
public void ApplyData() | |
{ | |
this.Buffer.SaveToImage(this.Image); | |
} | |
} | |
class MultipageDataContext : List<ImageDataContext>, IImageDataContext | |
{ | |
public MultipageDataContext(IEnumerable<ImageDataContext> enumerable) : base(enumerable) | |
{ | |
} | |
public void ApplyData() | |
{ | |
foreach (var context in this) | |
{ | |
context.ApplyData(); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
class ImagePixelsLoader : IPartialArgb32PixelLoader | |
{ | |
public ImagePixelsLoader(Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle rectangle) | |
{ | |
this.PixelsBuffer = new CompositePixelBuffer(rectangle); | |
} | |
public CompositePixelBuffer PixelsBuffer { get; } | |
public void Process(Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle pixelsRectangle, int[] pixels, Point start, Point end) | |
{ | |
this.PixelsBuffer.AddPixels(pixelsRectangle, pixels); | |
} | |
} | |
interface IPixelBuffer | |
{ | |
Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle Rectangle { get; } | |
int this[int x, int y] | |
{ | |
get; | |
set; | |
} | |
void SaveToImage(RasterImage image); | |
} | |
class PixelBuffer : IPixelBuffer | |
{ | |
public PixelBuffer(Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle rectangle, int[] pixels) | |
{ | |
this.Rectangle = rectangle; | |
this.Pixels = pixels; | |
} | |
public Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle Rectangle { get; } | |
public int[] Pixels { get; } | |
public int this[int x, int y] | |
{ | |
get => this.Pixels[this.GetIndex(x, y)]; | |
set => this.Pixels[this.GetIndex(x, y)] = value; | |
} | |
public void SaveToImage(RasterImage image) | |
{ | |
image.SaveArgb32Pixels(this.Rectangle, this.Pixels); | |
} | |
public bool Contains(int x, int y) | |
{ | |
return this.Rectangle.Contains(x, y); | |
} | |
private int GetIndex(int x, int y) | |
{ | |
x -= this.Rectangle.Left; | |
y -= this.Rectangle.Top; | |
return x + y * this.Rectangle.Width; | |
} | |
} | |
class CompositePixelBuffer : IPixelBuffer | |
{ | |
private readonly List<PixelBuffer> _buffers = new List<PixelBuffer>(); | |
public CompositePixelBuffer(Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle rectangle) | |
{ | |
this.Rectangle = rectangle; | |
} | |
public Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle Rectangle { get; } | |
public int this[int x, int y] | |
{ | |
get => this.GetBuffer(x, y)[x, y]; | |
set => this.GetBuffer(x, y)[x, y] = value; | |
} | |
public void SaveToImage(RasterImage image) | |
{ | |
foreach (var pixelBuffer in this._buffers) | |
{ | |
pixelBuffer.SaveToImage(image); | |
} | |
} | |
public IEnumerable<PixelBuffer> Buffers => this._buffers; | |
public void AddPixels(Aspose.Imaging.Rectangle rectangle, int[] pixels) | |
{ | |
if (this.Rectangle.IntersectsWith(rectangle)) | |
{ | |
this._buffers.Add(new PixelBuffer(rectangle, pixels)); | |
} | |
} | |
private PixelBuffer GetBuffer(int x, int y) | |
{ | |
return this._buffers.First(b => b.Contains(x, y)); | |
} | |
} |
About Aspose.Imaging for .NET API
Aspose.Imaging API is an image processing solution to create, modify, draw or convert images (photos) within applications. It offers: cross-platform Image processing, including but not limited to conversions between various image formats (including uniform multi-page or multi-frame image processing), modifications such as drawing, working with graphic primitives, transformations (resize, crop, flip&rotate, binarization, grayscale, adjust), advanced image manipulation features (filtering, dithering, masking, deskewing), and memory optimization strategies. It’s a standalone library and does not depend on any software for image operations. One can easily add high-performance image conversion features with native APIs within projects. These are 100% private on-premise APIs and images are processed at your servers.Cartoonify DNG via Online App
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