Save a 32-bit Bitmap as 1-bit .bmp file in C#
What is the easiest way to convert and save a 32-bit Bitmap to a 1-bit (black/white) .bmp file in C#?
This code will get the job done
using System.Drawing.Imaging; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; ... public static Bitmap BitmapTo1Bpp(Bitmap img) { int w = img.Width; int h = img.Height; Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(w, h, PixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed); BitmapData data = bmp.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, w, h), ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, PixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed); byte[] scan = new byte[(w + 7) / 8]; for (int y = 0; y < h; y++) { for (int x = 0; x < w; x++) { if (x % 8 == 0) scan[x / 8] = 0; Color c = img.GetPixel(x, y); if (c.GetBrightness() >= 0.5) scan[x / 8] |= (byte)(0x80 >> (x % 8)); } Marshal.Copy(scan, 0, (IntPtr)((long)data.Scan0 + data.Stride * y), scan.Length); } bmp.UnlockBits(data); return bmp; }
You can speed it up, if necessary, by using unsafe code to replace the GetPixel() method.