Image annotation / Image modification with MMF2

[titobal]

Hi,

I would like to know if with MMF2 I can draw onto
images. Let say I load a JPG then I want to draw
on top of it boxes (transparent with frame) on top of some parts of the image... then save the modified/annotated image.

Don't know if I'm clear enough...

If you have any advice about extension that would do that
or if without extensions I would do that ...

Many thanks !

[LB]

Yes, the Surface Object can do that just fine.

[titobal]

Thanks for the info, I've installed it.

How would you draw on top of a bitmap picture a box (transparent with frame) ?

Many thanks.

[LB]

I'm sorry, could your rephrase you post? I have no idea what a 'bitmap picture box' is or what you mean by 'transparent with frame' :\

[Abigail111]

Hello
You can definetly add a .]NET Imaging AnnotationSDK. The annotation capabilities can be used to markup and draw objects onto an image or document page, and the specific annotation shapes include text, freehand, line, ellipse, rectangle, rubber stamps, etc. The supported image and document annotating formats contain PNG, GIF, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF and Word.

[Brovic]

I'll need that feature soon so I gave it a try.
Sadly, you can't draw on the fly a rectangle with the surface object, you can just trace it with coordinates, so it's a little trickier than expected.

My attempt :
1/ I use an invisible Active Picture to retrieve the path of the loaded picture (The Active Picture has a file selector - even whith a preview - while the Surface object does not).
2/ I use an Active System Box as a virtual frame to retrieve the coordinates.
3/ I trace the Surface rectangle with those coordinates.

By the way does the Surface Object have a documentation? Some of its features seem rather vague.

Surface_frame.mfa

Edit : oups, I just realized it was an old thread. Sorry, anyway my example can be of use for somebody.