ByteScout Watermarking SDK – VB.NET – Add Simple Text Watermark to Image with Options

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ByteScout Watermarking SDK – VB.NET – Add Simple Text Watermark to Image with Options

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How to add simple text watermark to image with options for simpletext (vb in VB.NET using ByteScout Watermarking SDK

How to add simple text watermark to image with options for simpletext (vb in VB.NET: Step By Step Tutorial

These source code samples are listed and grouped by their programming language and functions they use. ByteScout Watermarking SDK was made to help with simpletext (vb in VB.NET. ByteScout Watermarking SDK is the library for software developers that can be used to quickly add image watermarking features into your web or desktop applications. Use ready to use presets or create your own to be applied for input PNG, JPG, BMP images. Can customize fonts, text position and rotation if required.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Watermarking SDK for VB.NET plus the instruction and the code below will help to learn how to add simple text watermark to image with options. For implimentation of this functionality, please copy and paste code below into your app using code editor. Then compile and run your app. Code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly with your data.

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Module1.vb

      Imports System.Drawing

Imports Bytescout.Watermarking
Imports Bytescout.Watermarking.Presets

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        ' Create Watermarker instance
        Dim watermarker As New Watermarker()

        Dim inputFilePath As String
        Dim outputFilePath As String

        ' Initialize library
        watermarker.InitLibrary("demo", "demo")

        ' Set input file name
        inputFilePath = "my_sample_image.jpg"
        ' Set output file title
        outputFilePath = "my_sample_output.jpg"

        ' Add image to apply watermarks to
        watermarker.AddInputFile(inputFilePath, outputFilePath)

        ' Create new watermark
        Dim preset As New SimpleText()

        ' Set watermark text
        preset.Text = "Bytescout Watermarking"

        ' Set watermark font
        preset.Font = New WatermarkFont("Tahoma", FontStyle.Regular, FontSizeType.Points, 30)

        ' Set watermark text color
        preset.TextColor = Color.Black

        ' Set text transparency
        preset.Transparency = 40

        ' Set watermark placement
        preset.Placement = WatermarkPlacement.MiddleCenter

        ' Add watermark to watermarker
        watermarker.AddWatermark(preset)

        ' Set output directory
        watermarker.OutputOptions.OutputDirectory = "."

        ' Set output format
        watermarker.OutputOptions.ImageFormat = OutputFormats.JPEG

        ' Apply watermarks
        watermarker.Execute()

        ' open generated image file in default image viewer installed in Windows
        Process.Start(outputFilePath)

    End Sub

End Module