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The .NET framework provides rich support for generating and manipulating bitmap images, but it lacks one significant feature that is imperative for image processing - the ability to modify and then save modified bitonal (i.e., black and white or one-bit per pixel) images. Bitonal images are commonly used in document management and document imaging applications for scanned documents. Bitonal images are most commonly stored in the TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) file format with a CCITT Group IV compression algorithm..

This program implements a simple way to see a Mandelbrot set.

Visual C# provides a powerful GDI+ class library interface that allows users to draw various graphics objects. This article shows you how to create a US flag using C# and GDI+. The US flag contains 50 star polygons and several rectangles.

Library to manipulate icons and icons libraries with support to create, load, save, import and export icons in ico, icl, dll, exe, cpl and src format. (Windows Vista icons supported).

In this article we introduce the Desktop Window Manager, the new system that manages how windows are rendered on the Windows Vista desktop. See how to programmatically take advantage of it in your applications.

DrawTools library extended to include Layers, Zoom, Pan, Rotation

This article describes a simple method of rendering 3D surfaces on a 2D plane. It doesn't use OpenGL or DirectX or stuff like that. It just utilizes the power of the CPU.

VU or Level meter, LED or Analog display

A Vista-Style control that shows an image and its gradient-opactity reflection

How to create an animating glass button using only GDI+ (and not using WPF).