Convert bitmaps to one multipage TIFF image in .NET 2.0

Question

How can i convert an array of bitmaps into a brand new image of TIFF format, adding all the bitmaps as frames in this new tiff image?

using .NET 2.0.

Answer 1

Necromancing
The accepted answer is a bit vague.
Here's full working code:

public class MultiPageTiff
{


    private static System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo GetEncoderInfo(string mimeType)
    {
        System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo[] encoders =
            System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo.GetImageEncoders();

        if (encoders != null)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < encoders.Length; i++)
            {
                if (encoders[i].MimeType == mimeType)
                {
                    return encoders[i];
                } // End if (encoders[i].MimeType == mimeType) 
            } // Next i 

        } // End if (encoders != null) 

        return null;
    } // End Function GetEncoderInfo 


    public static System.Drawing.Image Generate(string[] filez)
    {
        System.Drawing.Image multiPageFile = null;
        byte[] ba = null;


        System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo tiffCodec = GetEncoderInfo("image/tiff");


        using (System.IO.MemoryStream ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < filez.Length; ++i)
            {
                using (System.Drawing.Image inputImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(filez[i]))
                {

                    using (System.IO.MemoryStream byteStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
                    {
                        inputImage.Save(byteStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Tiff);

                        if (i == 0)
                        {
                            multiPageFile = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(byteStream);
                            multiPageFile = SaveImages(tiffCodec, ms, multiPageFile, null);
                        }
                        else
                        {

                            using (System.Drawing.Image tiffImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(byteStream))
                            {
                                multiPageFile = SaveImages(tiffCodec, ms, tiffImage, multiPageFile);
                            } // End Using tiffImage 

                        }
                    } // End Using byteStream 

                } // End Using inputImage 

            } // Next i 

            ba = ms.ToArray();
        } // End Using ms 

        System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(@"d:\mytiff.tiff", ba);

        //if (multiPageFile != null)
        //{
        //    multiPageFile.Dispose();
        //    multiPageFile = null;
        //}

        return multiPageFile;
    }


    private static System.Drawing.Image SaveImages(
          System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageCodecInfo tiffCodec
        , System.IO.MemoryStream outputStream
        , System.Drawing.Image tiffImage, System.Drawing.Image firstImage)
    {


        using (System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters encParameters =
              new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameters(3))
        {

            if (firstImage == null)
            {
                encParameters.Param[0] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(
                    System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.SaveFlag
                    , (long)System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderValue.MultiFrame // 18L 
                );
            }
            else
            {
                encParameters.Param[0] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(
                    System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.SaveFlag
                    , (long)System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderValue.FrameDimensionPage // 23L
                );
            }

            encParameters.Param[1] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(
                System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.ColorDepth, 24L
            );


            encParameters.Param[2] = new System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderParameter(
                System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Compression
                , (long)System.Drawing.Imaging.EncoderValue.CompressionLZW
            );


            if (firstImage == null)
            {
                firstImage = tiffImage;

                ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)tiffImage).SetResolution(96, 96);
                firstImage.Save(outputStream, tiffCodec, encParameters);
            }
            else
            {
                ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)tiffImage).SetResolution(96, 96);

                firstImage.SaveAdd(tiffImage, encParameters);
            }

            if (encParameters.Param[0] != null)
                encParameters.Param[0].Dispose();

            if (encParameters.Param[1] != null)
                encParameters.Param[1].Dispose();

            if (encParameters.Param[2] != null)
                encParameters.Param[2].Dispose();

        } // End Using encParameters 

        return firstImage;
    }


}