Free Image Bitmap Library

If you are an application developer, then you are probably familiar with the struggle you sometimes face when it comes to implementation. Even the simplest tasks can sometimes give you a headache and make you change focus from the initial concept to the frustration of failing in the implementation of a simple function. Luckily, there are libraries and components that can help you in this matter and keep you on the right track while working on a project.

Such an example is Free Image Bitmap Library, a handy class component that makes use of the Free Image Library (FreeImage.dll) to load and save picture files. In other words, you can use this library to include such functionality in your project much easier, without writing the code on your own.

The downloaded package includes TBitmap and TBitmap32 descendant classes for Delphi, Lazarus and Free Pascal, as well as tutorial applications ready to show you how the library works and what it can do. The tutorial applications reveal the original dimensions of the loaded image, the bit depth, as well as the load time. Various filters can be applied before saving the output in one of the available formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF or PNG.

The components promise loading speeds for JPEG pictures higher than Delphi's VCL.Imaging.JPEG unit.