C#

using(Bitmap img = new Bitmap(@"c:\sky.bmp"))
using(Bitmap bm = Clone(img, PixelFormat.Format8bppIndexed))
{
   //???
}
 
public static Bitmap Clone( Bitmap source, PixelFormat format )
{
    int width = source.Width;
    int height = source.Height;
 
    // create new image with desired pixel format
    Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap( width, height, format );
 
    // draw source image on the new one using Graphics
    using(Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage( bitmap ))    //Throws an exception here
    {
        g.DrawImage( source, 0, 0, width, height );
    }
 
    return bitmap;
}

Abdul Rahman Hamidy wrote:

the code which you have send it, throws an exception

Abdul Rahman Hamidy wrote:

and i didnt find any solution for this code

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

Hey, my Austrian friend,

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

glad to see you after a while.

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

Congrats on the MVP award

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

and how are you doing?

Joachim Kerschbaumer wrote:

as i am using System.Text.Encoding.Ascii nearly everyday for processing german text (i.e. lots of ö's,ä's,ü's,ß's,...) i definitely know that it supports german special characters.