ImageStone is a powerful C++ class library for image manipulation. It is written in pure C++ and is easily portable. Its features include load/save (supports BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, ICO, TGA, PCX, PSD...), display, histogram, undo/redo, and image transformation with over 100 predefined effects.
Discover how to blend a RGB bitmap with the Blur method. It use HBITMAP, GetDibBits and SetDibBits.
Great code to use when we want to resize a bitmap and have the resulting bitmap be of the highest possible quality
Replacement function for StretchBlt that enables you to produce Adobe Photoshop-quality images when shrinking bitmaps
High quality image rotation (rotate by shear)
Shade images to look like an active icon
Fading from color to grayscale and vice-versa
Emboss text and other shape on your bitmap
Fade in / Fade out Images using Palette animation
Apply a 3D bitmap pattern on text or other shapes
