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.
Latest Image Manipulation Articles
Extracting the Thumbnails and EXIF Information of JPEG Files
Digital cameras add material to the JPEG files they create, containing information that is easy to extract: thumbnails and information EXIF.
Anti-Aliased Image Transformation (Aaform)
Given an image and a quadralateral, Aaform will fit the image onto the quadraleteral passed using geometry.
Anti-Aliased Image Rotation (Aarot)
Rotate images using geometry.
Puzzle, a Game with the MFC Doc/View Architecture (SDI/MDI)
Learn how to display a menu with thumbnails and several other windows, move and manage the pieces of a puzzle with a linked list, and then show them without flicker.
Managed C++: Loading and Displaying Images
For years, one of the biggest complaints about MFC was its lack of imaging support. Tom Archer shows how Managed C++, the .NET Image class, and the PictureBox control make loading, displaying, and dynamically sizing an image a snap.
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