images/alpha_channel
Demonstrate use of an integrated alpha channel in TIFF and/or PNG images.
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/*
* Demonstrate the use of an integrated alpha channel (aka soft masks aka
* transparency) in images. This works with TIFF and PNG images.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
* Required data: image file
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.images;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class alpha_channel {
public static void main(String argv[]) {
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
final String searchpath = "../input";
final String outfile = "alpha_channel.pdf";
final String title = "Add Image With Alpha Channel";
final String imagefile = "magnolia.png";
final double pg_width = 595;
final double pg_height = 842;
final String bg_text =
"This text is visible through the transparent image.";
final int repeat_text = 40;
pdflib p = null;
int exitcode = 0;
try {
p = new pdflib();
p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_option("errorpolicy=return");
if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title);
/* Load the image */
int image = p.load_image("auto", imagefile, "");
if (image == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Define size and position of image box. */
final double box_width = pg_height / 2;
final double box_height = pg_width / 2;
final double img_llx = (pg_width - box_width) / 2;
final double img_lly = (pg_height - box_height) / 2;
/* Position and size of headline box */
final double headline_displacement = 40;
final double headline_llx = img_llx;
final double headline_lly =
img_lly + box_height + headline_displacement;
final double headline_width = box_width;
final double headline_height = headline_displacement;
/* Start page */
p.begin_page_ext(pg_width, pg_height, "");
/* Create a headline */
p.fit_textline(
"Place an image with an alpha channel over a background",
headline_llx, headline_lly,
"boxsize={" + headline_width + " " + headline_height + "} "
+ "fontname=NotoSerif-Regular "
+ "fontsize=18 position=center");
/*
* Put a text in the background, covering the same area as the
* image.
*/
int tf = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < repeat_text; i += 1) {
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, bg_text,
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular "
+ " fontsize=12 alignment=justify");
}
/* Place the textflow */
p.fit_textflow(tf, img_llx, img_lly,
img_llx + box_width, img_lly + box_height, "");
p.delete_textflow(tf);
/* Place the image over the textflow */
p.fit_image(image, img_llx, img_lly,
"boxsize={" + box_width + " " + box_height + "} "
+ "fitmethod=meet showborder position=center");
p.close_image(image);
p.end_page_ext("");
p.end_document("");
}
catch (PDFlibException e) {
System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:");
System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() +
": " + e.get_errmsg());
exitcode = 1;
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.toString());
exitcode = 1;
}
finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
System.exit(exitcode);
}
}
}