LockBits image rotation method not working?

Question

Hey all. I resorted to using LockBits for 2d bitmap image rotation after getting fed up with the slow performance and wacky behavior of both Get/Set Pixel, and RotateTransfo

Answer 1

You are digging yourself a deeper hole. This goes wrong early, the size of the rotated bitmap is not Width x Height. It is also very inefficient. You need to get RotateTransform going, it is important to also use TranslateTransform and pick the correct image drawing location.

Here's a sample Windows Forms app that rotates a bitmap around its center point, offset just enough to touch the inner edge of the form when it rotates. Drop a Timer on the form and add an image resource with Project + Properties, Resource tab. Name it SampleImage, it doesn't have to be square. Make the code look like this:

public partial class Form1 : Form {
    private float mDegrees;
    private Image mBmp;
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        mBmp = Properties.Resources.SampleImage;
        timer1.Enabled = true;
        timer1.Interval = 50;
        timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
        this.DoubleBuffered = true;
    }
    private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        mDegrees += 3.0F;
        this.Invalidate();
    }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
        int center = (int)Math.Sqrt(mBmp.Width * mBmp.Width + mBmp.Height * mBmp.Height) / 2;
        e.Graphics.TranslateTransform(center, center);
        e.Graphics.RotateTransform(mDegrees);
        e.Graphics.DrawImage(mBmp, -mBmp.Width/2, -mBmp.Height/2);
    }
}

You can make draw a lot faster by creating a bitmap in the 32bppPArgb format, I skipped that step.