How to get good quality image during chart to image or PDF conversion in C#, VB.NET?
This article explains how to get best quality image in Chart to Image or PDF conversion using WinForms XlsIO.
A chart can be converted to image or PDF with two different quality of images and ScalingMode property of IChartToImageConverter interface helps to achieve this in XlsIO.
Conversion with `Normal` scaling mode results in image with normal image quality whereas conversion with `Best` scaling mode results in image with best image quality and larger image size.
Code snippet to set image quality in Chart to Image or PDF conversion
//Set the image quality application.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Best;
ScalingMode.Best consumes more memory compared to ScalingMode.Normal.
The following C#/VB complete code snippet shows how to set image quality in Chart to Image or PDF conversion using XlsIO.
C#
using Syncfusion.ExcelChartToImageConverter;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
namespace ImageQuality
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
//Instantiate the excel application object
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
//Set default version
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
//Initializing the chart to image converter object
application.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
//Set the image quality
application.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal;
//Open existing workbook with data entered
Assembly assembly = typeof(Program).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
Stream fileStream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("ImageQuality.Sample.xlsx");
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(fileStream);
//The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed
IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
//The first chart object in the charts collection is accessed
IChart chart = worksheet.Charts[0];
//Creating the memory stream for chart image
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Saving the chart as image
chart.SaveAsImage(stream);
//Getting the image file from stream
Image image = Image.FromStream(stream);
//Saving image stream to file
image.Save("Output.png");
}
}
}
}
VB
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports Syncfusion.ExcelChartToImageConverter
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO
Namespace ImageQuality
Class Program
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
'Instantiate the excel application object
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
'Set default version
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013
'Initializing the chart to image converter object
application.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter
'Set the image quality
application.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Best
'Open existing workbook with data entered
Dim assembly As Assembly = GetType(Program).GetTypeInfo.Assembly
Dim fileStream As Stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("ImageQuality.Sample.xlsx")
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open(fileStream)
'The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed
Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
'The first chart object in the charts collection is accessed
Dim chart As IChart = worksheet.Charts(0)
'Creating the memory stream for chart image
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
'Saving the chart as image
chart.SaveAsImage(stream)
'Getting the image file from stream
Dim image As Image = Image.FromStream(stream)
'Saving image stream to file
image.Save("Output.png")
End Using
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to get good quality image during chart to image or PDF conversion in C#, VB.NET.
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