// create a VintasoftImage object, which stores information about image from a PNG file
Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage vsImage = new Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage("image.png");
// save the image to a JPEG file
vsImage.Save("image.jpg");

' create a VintasoftImage object, which stores information about image from a PNG file
Dim vsImage As New Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage("image.png")
' save the image to a JPEG file
vsImage.Save("image.jpg")

// create an image collection
Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images = new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection();

// add all image from an animated GIF file to the image collection
images.Add("animated.gif");
// add all image from a multipage TIFF file to the image collection
images.Add("multipage.tif");
// add an image from a JPEG file to the image collection
images.Add("image.jpg");
// add all image from a PDF file to the image collection
images.Add("document.pdf");

' create an image collection
Dim images As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection()

' add all image from an animated GIF file to the image collection
images.Add("animated.gif")
' add all image from a multipage TIFF file to the image collection
images.Add("multipage.tif")
' add an image from a JPEG file to the image collection
images.Add("image.jpg")
' add all image from a PDF file to the image collection
images.Add("document.pdf")

// open a file stream
System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(
    "image.png", System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite);

// create an image collection
Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images = new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection();

// add all image from the file stream to the image collection
// IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the file stream because it will be disposed
// automatically when the ImageCollection object is disposed
images.Add(fs, true);

' open a file stream
Dim fs As New System.IO.FileStream("image.png", System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite)

' create an image collection
Dim images As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection()

' add all image from the file stream to the image collection
' IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the file stream because it will be disposed
' automatically when the ImageCollection object is disposed
images.Add(fs, True)

// get image as a byte array
byte[] imageAsByteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("image.png");

// create a memory stream, which will store the image
System.IO.MemoryStream mem = new System.IO.MemoryStream(imageAsByteArray);

// create a VintasoftImage object, which is based on the memory stream
// IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the memory stream because it will be disposed
// automatically when the VintasoftImage object is disposed
Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage vsImage = 
    new Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(mem, true);

' get image as a byte array
Dim imageAsByteArray As Byte() = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("image.png")

' create a memory stream, which will store the image
Dim mem As New System.IO.MemoryStream(imageAsByteArray)

' create a VintasoftImage object, which is based on the memory stream
' IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the memory stream because it will be disposed
' automatically when the VintasoftImage object is disposed
Dim vsImage As New Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(mem, True)

/// <summary>
/// Returns an image from Microsoft Access database.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="imageId">The image identifier in database.</param>
/// <returns>Image.</returns>
public Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage LoadImageFromMSAccessDatabase(int imageId)
{
    Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage result = null;

    System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection myConnection = null;
    try
    {
        // the connection string, which is used for opening the databae
        string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=image.mdb";
        // connect to the database
        myConnection = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connectionString);
        // open the connection to the database
        myConnection.Open();

        // the text of SQL query
        string sqlCommand = string.Format("SELECT ImageData FROM [ImageDatabase] WHERE ImageId = {0}", imageId);
        // create the SQL command
        System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand myCommand = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand(sqlCommand, myConnection);
        // execute the SQL command and get image from the database
        byte[] imageAsByteArray = (byte[])myCommand.ExecuteScalar();
        // if image is retrieved from the database
        if (imageAsByteArray != null)
        {
            // create a memory stream, which will store the image
            System.IO.MemoryStream mem = new System.IO.MemoryStream(imageAsByteArray);

            // create a VintasoftImage object, which is based on the memory stream
            // IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the memory stream because it will be disposed
            // automatically when the VintasoftImage object is disposed
            result = new Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(mem, true);
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        // close the connection to the database
        myConnection.Close();
    }

    return result;
}

''' <summary>
''' Returns an image from Microsoft Access database.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="imageId">The image identifier in database.</param>
''' <returns>Image.</returns>
Public Function LoadImageFromMSAccessDatabase(imageId As Integer) As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage
    Dim result As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage = Nothing

    Dim myConnection As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection = Nothing
    Try
        ' the connection string, which is used for opening the databae
        Dim connectionString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=image.mdb"
        ' connect to the database
        myConnection = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connectionString)
        ' open the connection to the database
        myConnection.Open()

        ' the text of SQL query
        Dim sqlCommand As String = String.Format("SELECT ImageData FROM [ImageDatabase] WHERE ImageId = {0}", imageId)
        ' create the SQL command
        Dim myCommand As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand(sqlCommand, myConnection)
        ' execute the SQL command and get image from the database
        Dim imageAsByteArray As Byte() = DirectCast(myCommand.ExecuteScalar(), Byte())
        ' if image is retrieved from the database
        If imageAsByteArray IsNot Nothing Then
            ' create a memory stream, which will store the image
            Dim mem As New System.IO.MemoryStream(imageAsByteArray)

            ' create a VintasoftImage object, which is based on the memory stream
            ' IMPORTANT: Do not dispose the memory stream because it will be disposed
            ' automatically when the VintasoftImage object is disposed
            result = New Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(mem, True)
        End If
    Finally
        ' close the connection to the database
        myConnection.Close()
    End Try

    Return result
End Function