ImageGear for C and C++ on Windows v19.10 - Updated
IG_IP_color_reduce_halftone
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Declaration:

 
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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_IP_color_reduce_halftone ( 
        HIGEAR hIGear, 
        AT_MODE nOption 
);

Arguments:

Name Type Description
hIGear HIGEAR HIGEAR handle of image.
nOption AT_MODE Halftoning pattern - 0 for now (squares).

Return Value:

Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

Indexed RGB – 4, 8 bpp;
Grayscale – 4, 8 bpp;
RGB – 24 bpp.

Sample:

None

Example:

 
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HIGEAR hIGear;    /* HIGEAR handle of 4, 8, or 24 bit image */
/* Reduce to a 1-bit halftone image: */
IG_IP_color_reduce_halftone ( hIGear, 0 );

Remarks:

This function reduces a color or grayscale image to a 1 bit per pixel image suitable for use in half-toning. The resulting image will consist of small squares of varying sizes that will give the appearance of varying shades of gray.

See also the section in entitled Color Reduction.