how to draw text on image

[sarabjit]

Hello folks,

I wish to write text on an Image in .NET

I figure I can use the Graphics.drawString() method to do so, but it turns out that .NET would only allow me to write on images with non-indexed pixel formats.

The format I'm now using is 1bppIndexed, which allows me to keep the size of these image objects limited. I do not wish to change these images to a non-indexed pixel format like 24bppRGB (even though that allows me to draw text on the image), 'cause here I'm only dealing with binary images, each around 3500pixels by 2480pixels.

Since a format like 24bppRGB occupies much more space than what is required, I was hoping there would be a way to write on the 1bppIndexed images directly.

Any ideas?

Thanks...

 

[houssam_ballout]

could u use photoshop for example

 

[mozq]

the best image editing program i so far know is photoshop, you'll never get tierd on it.

 

[Cromewell]

I believe they are looking for dynamic text not static.

 

[houssam_ballout]

u mean flash(swish) ?? or java script

 

[Cromewell]

as in you have some image and want your .net application to write some dynamic text over it, sort of like a background image on an html page.

 

[sarabjit]

friends,

thanks for your replies...

but i'm not looking for an image editing program here.. i have a .net windows application which handles images, and should be able to draw text on it.. thus, what i need is an API which allows me to write on non-indexed images...

sarab