GMImage.ReadContainer

Read single image frame into current object.

(old name: GMImage.ReadFromContainer)

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ImageRef	The image reference number.	1
data	The container value, either a variable or a container field.
Geometry	The rectangle. Geometry is specified as a width and height "100x200". Can be empty.		Optional
Depth	Color depth parameter.	0	Optional
Magick	The codec to use to read file.		Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Convert a SVG image to PNG with alpha channel:

# Load image from container
Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.New"; "500x500"; "transparent" ) ]
# turn on alpha channel and set background to transparent
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.SetType"; $image; 7 ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.SetBackgroundColor"; $Image; "transparent" ) ]
# read SVG
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.ReadContainer"; $image; SVG to PNG::InputFile; "500x500"; 0; "SVG" ) ]
# Output to container and release image
Set Field [ SVG to PNG::OutputFile ; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $image; "test.png") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.Free"; $image) ]

Try GraphicsMagick in file WMF Conversion

Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.New"; "300x300"; "white" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.SetMagick"; $image; "EMF") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.ReadContainer"; $Image; WMF Conversion::Input WMF) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Error" ; $r ]
Else
    Set Field [ WMF Conversion::Output PNG ; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $image) ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.Release"; $image) ]
End If

See also

• GMImage.Free
• GMImage.New
• GMImage.NewFromContainer
• GMImage.PingContainer
• GMImage.SetBackgroundColor
• GMImage.SetFileName
• GMImage.SetMagick
• GMImage.SetType
• GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer
• IsError

Release notes

• Version 14.4
  • Improved GMImage.ReadContainer to better pick decoder based on file name.

Example Databases

• DynaPDF/WMF Conversion

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 14.4pr3
• News about the MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.2
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.2pr3
• Convert a SVG image to PNG with alpha channel

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Created 7th April 2020, last changed 24th November 2021

GMImage.Read - GMImage.ReduceNoise