WIC Image Viewer Using GDI+ Sample
This sample demonstrates the use of Windows Imaging Component (WIC) to decode an image file and Windows GDI+ to render the image to the screen.
This topic contains the following sections.
- Requirements
- Downloading the Sample
- Building the Sample
- Using Visual Studio 2008 (preferred method)
- Using the Command Prompt
- Running the Sample
- See Also
Requirements
This sample has the following requirements.
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
| Windows SDK | Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 7 |
Downloading the Sample
This sample is available in the following locations.
| Location | Path/URL |
|---|---|
| Windows SDK | \Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples\multimedia\wic\WICViewerGDI\ |
| Code Gallery | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=153638 |
Building the Sample
Using Visual Studio 2008 (preferred method)
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the directory.
- Double-click the icon for the .sln (solution) file to open the file in Visual Studio.
- In the Build menu, select Build Solution. The application will be built in the default \Debug or \Release directory.
Using the Command Prompt
To build the sample by using a command prompt:
- Open a command prompt window and navigate to the sample directory.
- Type
msbuild WICViewerGDIPlus.sln
Running the Sample
After you start the application, load an image file by using the Open command of the File menu.