TImageEnIO.ImportMetafile
Declaration
function ImportMetafile(const FileName: WideString; Width: Integer = -1; Height: Integer = -1; MaintainAR: Boolean = False): Boolean; overload;
function ImportMetafile(const FileName: WideString; Width, Height: Integer; WithAlpha: Boolean; BackgroundFill: TColor = clNone; MaintainAR: Boolean = False): Boolean; overload;
function ImportMetafile(Stream: TStream; Width: Integer = -1; Height: Integer = -1; WithAlpha: boolean = True; BackgroundFill: TColor = clNone; MaintainAR: Boolean = False): Boolean; overload;
function ImportMetafile(meta: TMetafile; Width: Integer = -1; Height: Integer = -1; WithAlpha: Boolean = True; BackgroundFill: TColor = clNone; MaintainAR: Boolean = False): Boolean; overload;
function ImportMetafile(meta: TIEMetafile; Width: Integer = -1; Height: Integer = -1; WithAlpha: Boolean = True; BackgroundFill: TColor = clNone; MaintainAR: Boolean = False); Boolean; overload;
Description
Imports a WMF or EMF vectorial image. If the file does not represent a valid image format, ImportMetafile raises an
EInvalidGraphic exception.
Width and
Height specify the image size (the rectangle where the vectorial image will be painted). If -1 is specified for both, the original image size is used.
To maintain the image aspect ratio set only one size, assigning -1 to the other, e.g. ImportMetafile('axi.emf', -1, 500); or set both values and enable
MaintainAR.
If
WithAlpha is true then ImportMetaFile creates an alpha channel, making only the metafile content visible.
BackgroundFill specifies the fill for the non-content area of the image. If clNone is specified, then
EMFBackgroundColor or the
Background color is used.
Note:
◼ImportMetafile converts the vectorial image to a raster image, so you must limit the rasterized image sizes. The maximum allowed size is specified by
MaxImageEMFSize and
MaxImageEMFMatrixSize◼ImportMetafile should not be used in threads because it uses TCanvas. If thread loading is required call Synchronize() beforehand or limit the size of the returned image.
◼If you use
LoadFromFile to load metafiles or the first overload then the default settings are used, such as
EMFBackgroundColor◼If
NativePixelFormat = True image will be returned in ie32RGB format with alpha in the
A channel// Import vectorial image 'alfa.wmf', resizing to 500xHHH (HHH is auto-calculated)
ImageEnView1.IO.ImportMetafile( 'C:\alfa.wmf', 500, -1, true, clWhite );
// We want a maximum imported image size of 1024 pixels (in either dimension) when loading EMF or WMF files
IEGlobalSettings().MaxImageEMFSize := 1024;
ImageEnView1.IO.ImportMetafile( 'C:\input.wmf' );
// Import with a solid white background
ImageEnView1.IO.ImportMetaFile( 'C:\input.wmf', -1, -1, False, clWhite );