Rasterize - save PDF document as PNG and JPEG images in C# and .NET


   In this example we'll how rasterize/save 1st and 2nd pages of PDF document as PNG and JPEG images.

Complete code

using System;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using SkiaSharp;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {      
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 30-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            RasterizePdfToPicture();         
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Rasterizing - save PDF document as PNG and JPEG images.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/rasterize-save-pdf-document-as-png-jpeg-images-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void RasterizePdfToPicture()
        {
            // In this example we'll how rasterize/save 1st and 2nd pages of PDF document
            // as PNG and JPEG images.
            string inputFile = @"..\..\..\example.pdf";
            string jpegFile = "Result.jpg";
            string pngFile = "Result.png";

            DocumentCore dc = DocumentCore.Load(inputFile, new PdfLoadOptions()
            {
                DetectTables = false,
                ConversionMode = PdfConversionMode.Exact
            });
            
            DocumentPaginator documentPaginator = dc.GetPaginator(new PaginatorOptions() { UpdateFields = true });

            int dpi = 300;

            int pagesToRasterize = 2;
            int currentPage = 1;
            
            foreach (DocumentPage page in documentPaginator.Pages)
            {
                // Save the page into Bitmap image with specified dpi and background.
                var DPI = new ImageSaveOptions();
                DPI.DpiX = 300;
                DPI.DpiY = 300;
                // Save the 1st document page to the file in PNG format.
                SkiaSharp.SKBitmap picture = page.Rasterize(DPI, SautinSoft.Document.Color.White);

                // Save the Bitmap to a PNG file.
                if (currentPage == 1)
                    picture.Encode(new FileStream(pngFile, FileMode.Create), SkiaSharp.SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, 100);
                else if (currentPage == 2)
                    // Save the Bitmap to a JPEG file.
                    picture.Encode(new FileStream(jpegFile, FileMode.Create), SkiaSharp.SKEncodedImageFormat.Jpeg, 100);

                currentPage++;

                if (currentPage > pagesToRasterize)
                    break;
            }

            // Open the results for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pngFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(jpegFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports SkiaSharp

Namespace Example
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            RasterizePdfToPicture()
        End Sub
        ''' Get your free 30-day key here:   
        ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Rasterizing - save PDF document as PNG and JPEG images.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <remarks>
        ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/rasterize-save-pdf-document-as-png-jpeg-images-net-csharp-vb.php
        ''' </remarks>
        Private Shared Sub RasterizePdfToPicture()
            ' In this example we'll how rasterize/save 1st and 2nd pages of PDF document
            ' as PNG and JPEG images.
            Dim inputFile As String = "..\..\..\example.pdf"
            Dim jpegFile As String = "Result.jpg"
            Dim pngFile As String = "Result.png"

            Dim dc As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load(inputFile, New PdfLoadOptions() With {
                .DetectTables = False,
                .ConversionMode = PdfConversionMode.Exact
            })

            Dim documentPaginator As DocumentPaginator = dc.GetPaginator(New PaginatorOptions() With {.UpdateFields = True})

            Dim pagesToRasterize As Integer = 2
            Dim currentPage As Integer = 1

            For Each page As DocumentPage In documentPaginator.Pages
                ' Save the page into Bitmap image with specified dpi and background.
                Dim dpi As ImageSaveOptions = New ImageSaveOptions
                dpi.DpiX = 72
                dpi.DpiY = 72

                Dim picture As SKBitmap = page.Rasterize(dpi, SautinSoft.Document.Color.White)

                ' Save the Bitmap to a PNG file.
                If currentPage = 1 Then
                    picture.Encode(New FileStream(pngFile, FileMode.Create), SkiaSharp.SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, 100)
                ElseIf currentPage = 2 Then
                    ' Save the Bitmap to a JPEG file.
                    picture.Encode(New FileStream(jpegFile, FileMode.Create), SkiaSharp.SKEncodedImageFormat.Jpeg, 100)
                End If

                currentPage += 1

                If currentPage > pagesToRasterize Then
                    Exit For
                End If
            Next page

            ' Open the results for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pngFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(jpegFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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