BitMapImage to byte and reverse - c#

Since two days I try to manage my images in a WPF application but I have errors and errors errors, ...
The image is show in a System.Windows.Control.Image.
For this reason I try to work with variable BitMapImage.
Now I have the error : "Impossible to access close stream" and I can not find a solution.
I have created two function for convert :
public static BitmapImage ConvertToBitMapImage(byte[] bytes)
{
if (bytes == null || bytes.Length == 0) return null;
var image = new BitmapImage();
using (var mem = new MemoryStream(bytes))
{
mem.Position = 0;
image.BeginInit();
image.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.PreservePixelFormat;
image.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
image.UriSource = null;
image.StreamSource = mem;
image.EndInit();
}
//image.Freeze();
return image;
}
public static byte[] ImageToByte(BitmapImage imageSource)
{
Stream stream = imageSource.StreamSource;
Byte[] buffer = null;
if (stream != null && stream.Length > 0)
{
using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(stream))
{
buffer = br.ReadBytes((Int32)stream.Length);
}
}
return buffer;
}
In my object I have a property :
public BitmapImage MiniatureApp
{
get
{
if (IMAGES != null)
_MiniatureApp = Tools.BinaryImageConverter.ConvertToBitMapImage(IMAGES.IMAGE);
return _MiniatureApp;
}
set
{
if (this.IMAGES != null)
this.IMAGES.IMAGE = Tools.BinaryImageConverter.ImageToByte((BitmapImage)value);
else
{
IMAGES img = new IMAGES();
img.NOM = "";
img.IMAGE = Tools.BinaryImageConverter.ImageToByte((BitmapImage)value);
this.IMAGES = img;
}
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
And in my main I do this :
FileStream fs = new FileStream(pathImage, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
byte[] data = new byte[fs.Length];
fs.Read(data, 0, System.Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length));
fs.Close();
VMAppareil.VMApp.CurrentAppareil.MiniatureApp = Tools.BinaryImageConverter.ConvertToBitMapImage(data);
Exist a solution for my problem or exist a best way to do this ?
Gobelet.

You can fix your solution replacing the ImageToByte method with the following (borrowed from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6597746/5574010)
public static byte[] ImageToByte(BitmapImage imageSource)
{
var encoder = new JpegBitmapEncoder();
encoder.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(imageSource));
using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
{
encoder.Save(ms);
return ms.ToArray();
}
}
Your previous solution did not work because the ConvertToBitMapImage method close the stream that you assign to image.StreamSource as soon as your code exit the unit statement. When you call the ImageToByte method as part of the MiniatureApp setter the StreamSource will be close and you get an error.

I'm not really sure what you're doing with the getter-setter.
For getting a byte array from a file, I would have this:
public static byte[] FileToByteArray(string fileName)
{
byte[] fileData = null;
using (FileStream fs = new File.OpenRead(fileName))
{
var binaryReader = new BinaryReader(fs);
fileData = binaryReader.ReadBytes((int)fs.Length);
}
return fileData;
}
And once you have the bytes from that function, you can use ConvertToBitMapImage() and assign that to the Image.Source, like this:
byte[] bytes = FileToByteArray(fileName);
YourImage.Source = ConvertToBitMapImage(bytes);
I'm not sure why you would need to convert a BitmapImage into bytes, but you should be able to call your function directly for that:
BitmapImage bImg = new BitmapImage();
bImg.Source = ConvertToBitMapImage(bytes);
byte[] bytes = ImageToByte(bImg); // these should be the same bytes as went in
Set it up like this and step through the code to see where it snags. It's possible the bytes might need encoding when you grab it in ImageToByte().
But also, you don't just then set the byte[] directly to the IMAGES or this.IMAGES.IMAGE, because that isn't an Image object, it's a byte[]. Without knowing what your IMAGES model construct looks like with its property types, it's a little vague to know what is being set to what and why, but this seems like a bad idea to over-complicate what you should just do with function calls as it is needed, without a getter-setter and an IMAGES model in the way.

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One example of blob:
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In my project, I used this method to convert an array of bytes to BitmapImage:
public static BitmapImage? ConvertToBitmapImage(byte[]? imageData)
{
if (imageData == null || imageData.Length == 0) return null;
var image = new BitmapImage();
using (var mem = new MemoryStream(imageData))
{
mem.Position = 0;
image.BeginInit();
image.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.PreservePixelFormat;
image.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
image.UriSource = null;
image.StreamSource = mem;
image.EndInit();
}
image.Freeze();
return image;
}
You can use this function by passing an array of bytes to it:
public static BitmapImage? Base64ToBitmapImage(this string base64String)
{
byte[] binaryData = Convert.FromBase64String(base64String);
return ConvertToBitmapImage(binaryData);
}
you can use this functions.
private string ImageToBase64String(string file)
{
Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(file);
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
bitmap.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
byte[] arr = new byte[ms.Length];
ms.Position = 0;
ms.Read(arr, 0, (int)ms.Length);
ms.Close();
string strBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(arr);
return strBase64;
}
private Bitmap Base64StringToImage(string base64)
{
byte[] arr = Convert.FromBase64String(base64);
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(arr);
Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(ms);
return bitmap;
}
The code above works fine. The cause of the problem its on MySQL return.
The value from a blob column returns returns as a byte on C# MySQL Lybrary.
And I was converting it to a Base64 String and recoverting to a byte.
I excluded this confusion in my code and problem fixed.

Convert BitmapImage to byte[]

I have problem with converting BitmapImage to byte[]. I tried a lot of solutions and nothing works, every time i get different errors.
For example i found nice solutions but it also doesn't work. What's wrong with it?
I'm using Windows Phone 8.1.
public static byte[] ImageToBytes(BitmapImage img)
{
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
WriteableBitmap btmMap = new WriteableBitmap(img);
System.Windows.Media.Imaging.Extensions.SaveJpeg(btmMap, ms, img.PixelWidth, img.PixelHeight, 0, 100);
img = null;
return ms.ToArray();
}
}
this was taken from here: Convert Bitmap Image to byte array (Windows phone 8)
There is no argument given that corresponds to the required formal
parameter 'pixelHeight' of 'WriteableBitmap.WriteableBitmap(int, int)'
The type or namespace name 'Extensions' does not exist in the
namespace 'System.Windows.Media.Imaging' (are you missing an assembly
reference?)
or if somebody has got another idea how to convert it, please post it. Thanks a lot for any help!
I also tried this: BitmapImage to byte[]
but there was problem with usings
'BitmapImage' is an ambiguous reference between 'System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage' and 'Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage'
so I used "BitmapEncoder" but it doesn't have method like Save and Frame.
I think that it can't be done on this platform. I change my project to Windows Phone Silverlight/8.0 and there is working everything.
public static BitmapImage BytesToImage(byte[] bytes)
{
BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
try
{
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes))
{
bitmapImage.SetSource(ms);
return bitmapImage;
}
}
finally { bitmapImage = null; }
}
public static byte[] ImageToBytes(BitmapImage img)
{
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
WriteableBitmap btmMap = new WriteableBitmap(img);
System.Windows.Media.Imaging.Extensions.SaveJpeg(btmMap, ms, img.PixelWidth, img.PixelHeight, 0, 100);
img = null;
return ms.ToArray();
}
}
see the below link it might help
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/713c0ed1-d979-43ef-8857-bbe0b35576a9/windows-8-how-to-convert-bitmapimage-into-byte?forum=winappswithcsharp
Have you tried
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
WriteableBitmap wb = new WriteableBitmap(myImage);
wb.SaveJpeg(ms, myImage.PixelWidth, myImage.PixelHeight, 0, 100);
byte[] imageBytes = ms.ToArray();
You can also use extension method here
public static class MyExtensions
{
public static Byte[] ByteFromImage(this System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage imageSource)
{
Stream stream = imageSource.StreamSource;
Byte[] imagebyte = null;
if (stream != null && stream.Length > 0)
{
using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(stream))
{
imagebyte = br.ReadBytes((Int32)stream.Length);
}
}
return imagebyte;
}
}
and then call
System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage myImage = new System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage();
byte[] imageBytes = myImage.ByteFromImage();
If you're going to do any transformation on the image, you'll want to use the appropriate image encoder, then do something like below. If you're working with a multi-frame image (eg TIF), you need to add the frames one at a time to the encoder or you'll only get the first frame of the image.
MemoryStream ms = null;
TiffBitmapEncoder enc = null
enc = new TiffBitmapEncoder();
enc.Compression = TiffCompressOption.Ccitt4;
enc.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(bmpImg));
using (ms = new MemoryStream())
{
enc.Save(ms);
}
return ms.ToArray();

Convert BitmapImage to byte in metro app

Like in the title. How to convert BitmapeImage to byte in metro style app. Ther is no System.drawing lib.
I need it to use in LuminanaceSource() which need source in byte[].
Have some example, but i dont know how to use it.
BitmapImage bmpImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(file.Path));
var encoderId = Windows.Graphics.Imaging.BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId;
Thanks
these two methods should convert Bitmap image to byte[] and viceversa.
public BitmapImage ImageFromBuffer(Byte[] bytes)
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(bytes);
BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage();
image.BeginInit();
image.StreamSource = stream;
image.EndInit();
return image;
}
public Byte[] BufferFromImage(BitmapImage imageSource)
{
Stream stream = imageSource.StreamSource;
Byte[] buffer = null;
if (stream != null && stream.Length > 0)
{
using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(stream))
{
buffer = br.ReadBytes((Int32)stream.Length);
}
}
return buffer;
}

Convert IRandomAccessStreamWithContentType to Byte[]

In my application, I allow users to add people from contact using the ContactPicker.
I try to convert IRandomAccessStreamWithContentType to Byte[]
IRandomAccessStreamWithContentType stream = await contactInformation.GetThumbnailAsync();
if (stream != null && stream.Size > 0)
{
Byte[] bytes = new Byte[stream.Size];
await stream.ReadAsync(bytes.AsBuffer(), (uint)stream.Size, Windows.Storage.Streams.InputStreamOptions.None);
My Byte[] is not empty (approximately 10000 bytes)
But when I use my Converter Byte[] to ImageSource, the BitmapImage has 0 for width and heigth.
I use this converter for another application and it work great...
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
{
try
{
Byte[] bytes = (Byte[])value;
if (bytes == null)
return (new BitmapImage(new Uri((String)parameter)));
BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
IRandomAccessStream stream = this.ConvertToRandomAccessStream(new MemoryStream(bytes));
bitmapImage.SetSource(stream);
return (bitmapImage);
}
catch
{
return (new BitmapImage(new Uri((String)parameter)));
}
}
private IRandomAccessStream ConvertToRandomAccessStream(MemoryStream memoryStream)
{
var randomAccessStream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
var outputStream = randomAccessStream.GetOutputStreamAt(0);
outputStream.AsStreamForWrite().Write(memoryStream.ToArray(), 0, (Int32)memoryStream.Length);
return randomAccessStream;
}
If anybody know what is the problem...
Thanks in advance.
NeoKript
Edit : I already use my converter with another project and it works great.
The main difference is that the stream has not the same origine:
var reader = await file.OpenReadAsync();
using (DataReader dataReader = new DataReader(reader))
{
var bytes = new byte[reader.Size];
await dataReader.LoadAsync((uint)reader.Size);
dataReader.ReadBytes(bytes);
// Use of bytes
}
I'm pretty sure bytes in your case contains only zeros. You should modify your reading code:
var buffer = await stream.ReadAsync(bytes.AsBuffer(), (uint)stream.Size, InputStreamOptions.None);
bytes = buffer.ToArray();
Or even better, avoid IBuffer alltogether:
await stream.AsStream().ReadAsync(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
In both cases the byte array will now contain actual values. I still couldn't get your converter to work and I don't have the time to troubleshoot it further now. Maybe somebody else will help you with that.
EDIT:
I'm not really sure you're using the converter in another project but I couldn't get it to work without using async methods which makes it impossible to use inside IValueConverter. After I changed ConvertToRandomAccessStream the bitmap was created as expected without any other modifications (except for the required await):
private async Task<IRandomAccessStream> ConvertToRandomAccessStream(byte[] bytes)
{
var randomAccessStream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
using (var writer = new DataWriter(randomAccessStream))
{
writer.WriteBytes(bytes);
await writer.StoreAsync();
await writer.FlushAsync();
writer.DetachStream();
}
randomAccessStream.Seek(0);
return randomAccessStream;
}
Instead of using a converter I put an additional property in my view model returning the bitmap. Inside the bytes property I called the async method for creating the bitmap:
public Byte[] ImageBytes
{
get { return _imageBytes; }
set
{
if (Equals(value, _imageBytes)) return;
_imageBytes = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
CreateBitmap();
}
}
public BitmapSource Image
{
get { return _image; }
set
{
if (Equals(value, _image)) return;
_image = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
private async Task CreateBitmap()
{
try
{
BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
IRandomAccessStream stream = await this.ConvertToRandomAccessStream(ImageBytes);
bitmapImage.SetSource(stream);
Image = bitmapImage;
}
catch
{
Image = null;
}
}

How to convert varBinary into image or video when retrieved from database in C#

I am using visual studio 2010, (desktop application) and using LINQ to SQL to save image/video or audio files to database in dataType VarBinary (MAX). This I can do... Problem is, I can't get them and display them in xaml because I can't get the converting part correct. Here is what I have so far (though its not working);
private void bt_Click (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
databaseDataContext context = new databaseDataContext();
var imageValue = from s in context.Images
where s.imageID == 2
select s.imageFile;
value = imageValue.Single().ToString();
//convert to string and taking down to next method to get converted in image
}
public string value { get; set; }
public object ImageSource //taking from http://stackoverflow.com/
{
get
{
BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage();
try
{
image.BeginInit();
image.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
image.CreateOptions = BitmapCreateOptions.IgnoreImageCache;
image.UriSource = new Uri(value, UriKind.Absolute);
image.EndInit();
Grid.Children.Add(image);
}
catch { return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue; } return image;
}
}
I not even sure if I am on the correct track? And I am assuming that video or audio is quite similar methods?
Since your image is stored in binary format in the database, you want to "stream" this into an image object by leveraging the MemoryStream object.
Looking at your code, your solution will look something like this:
BitmapImage bmpImage = new BitmapImage();
MemoryStream msImageStream = new MemoryStream();
msImageStream.Write(value, 0, value.Length);
bmpCardImage.BeginInit();
bmpCardImage.StreamSource = new MemoryStream(msImageStream.ToArray());
bmpCardImage.EndInit();
image.Source = bmpCardImage;
It's very easy, if you have a binary data and want to create an Image object, use this code:
public Image BinaryToImage(byte[] binaryData)
{
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(binaryData);
Image img = Image.FromStream(ms);
return img;
}
If you already have the bytes, to verify that what you saved is correct you can save the bytes to a file and open it....
string tempFile = Path.GetTempFileName();
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes); //bytes that was read from the db
//Here I assume that you're reading a png image, you can put any extension you like is a file name
FileStream stream = new FileStream(tempFile + ".png", FileMode.Create);
ms.WriteTo(stream);
ms.Close();
stream.Close();
//And here we open the file with the default program
Process.Start(tempFile + ".png");
And later you can use the answer of Dillie-O and stream....
Dillie-O's code makes for a very nice extension method:
// from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5623264/how-to-convert-varbinary-into-image-or-video-when-retrieved-from-database-in-c:
public static BitmapImage ToImage(this Binary b)
{
if (b == null)
return null;
var binary = b.ToArray();
var image = new BitmapImage();
var ms = new MemoryStream();
ms.Write(binary, 0, binary.Length);
image.BeginInit();
image.StreamSource = new MemoryStream(ms.ToArray());
image.EndInit();
return image;
}

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