Emboss (ImageKit Control/ Effect Method)

This method creates an emboss effect on a raster image.

[C++BuilderT] [ bool = ]imagekitcontrolname->Effect->Emboss(const TPoint * Points, const int Points_Size, short MskPattern, short Edge, short Level)

[C++Builder] [ bool = ]imagekitcontrolname->Effect->Emboss(short MskPattern, short Edge, short Level)

[Delphi] [ Boolean = ]imagekitcontrolname.Effect.Emboss(const Points: array of TPoint; MskPattern, Edge, Level: Smallint)

[Delphi] [ Boolean = ]imagekitcontrolname.Effect.Emboss(MskPattern, Edge, Level: Smallint)

Parameters

Name	Explanation
Points	An array of x and y coordinate values defining points of a polygonal area on the image. (in pixels) In C++Builder, the size of the Points array is given by Points_Size - 1
MskPattern	Sets the direction of the emboss (0: Left to Right, 1: Top Left to Bottom Right, 2: Top to Bottom, 3: Top Right to Bottom Left, 4: Right to Left, 5: Bottom Right to Top Left, 6: Bottom to Top, 7: Bottom Left to Top Right)
Edge	Sets the depth of the emboss (from 1 to 5; where 5 is the deepest emboss)
Level	Sets the brightness of the emboss (from 0 to 255; where 255 is the brightest)

Return Value

Returns True if successful, otherwise returns False.

Explanation

The Emboss method creates an emboss effect on a raster image. To execute the Emboss method, set the image handle of the image in the ImageHandle property or the Layer(LayerNo).ImageHandle property. The Emboss method supports 8-bit grayscale, 16, 24, and 32 bit images.

Before executing the Emboss method, you must set the area on the image that will be affected. There are 4 ways to do this.

To use a mask image, set the SelectMode property to vikEffectMask. Set the mask image handle in the MaskImageHandle property
To process the total image, set the SelectMode property to vikEffectAll.
To process the polygonal area on the image, set the SelectMode property to vikEffectPolygon. Select the polygon by setting the appropriate coordinate values for the points of the polygon in the Points array. The number of points defining the polygon must be 3 or more.
To process an elliptical area on the image, set the SelectMode property to vikEffectEllipse. Select the ellipse by setting the appropriate values for the bounding rectangle in the RectLeft, RectTop, RectRight, and RectBottom properties

When the SelectMode property is set to vikEffectPolygon or vikEffectEllipse, the InOut property should be set. When the SelectMode property is set to values other than vikEffectPolygon, please set the Points parameter to a dummy array or to NULL.

When a 1, 4, or 8 bit image is processed, the SelectMode property must be set to process the total image (i.e. SelectMode= 1). If successful the resulting raster image data is set in the LayerNo property (the ImageHandle property or the Layer(LayerNo).ImageHandle property. If unsuccessful, 0 is returned.

When the Caption, Message, and ButtonName properties are blank, the progress dialog box will not be displayed. When the progress dialog box is displayed, the percentage that the processing has completed will be shown in the dialog box.

Differences from the ImageKit 7/8/9/10 ActiveX

The parameters x, y have been changed to type TPoint
In Delphi, it is not necessary to pass the size of the array of x, y points.