How to extract a part of the image from a PDF using C# and VB.NET?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can extract a part of the image from a PDF document using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to extract a part of the images from a PDF programmatically:
- Create a new C# WPF application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.Wpf NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Form1.Designer.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Parsing; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Interactive; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports System.Drawing Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Interactive Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing
- Use the following code snippet to extract a part of the image from PDF document.
C#
//Load the PDF document
PdfLoadedDocument doc = new PdfLoadedDocument("input.pdf");
//Create a new instance for unit converter to convert points to pixels
PdfUnitConvertor unitconverter = new PdfUnitConvertor();
//Calculate the extraction bounds from the bounds of loaded annotation
float x = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels((doc.Pages[0].Annotations[0] as PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.X, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
float y = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels((doc.Pages[0].Annotations[0] as PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Y, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
float width = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels((doc.Pages[0].Annotations[0] as PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Width, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
float height = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels((doc.Pages[0].Annotations[0] as PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Height, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
System.Drawing.Rectangle newRect = new System.Drawing.Rectangle((int)x, (int)y, (int)width, (int)height);
//Extract the first image in the document
Bitmap bitmap = doc.ExportAsImage(0);
//Get clone of the image within the calculated bounds
Bitmap cloneBitmap = bitmap.Clone(newRect, bitmap.PixelFormat);
//Save image
cloneBitmap.Save("ExportedImage.png");
VB.NET
'Load the PDF document
Dim doc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("input.pdf")
'Create a new instance for unit converter to convert points to pixels
Dim unitconverter As PdfUnitConvertor = New PdfUnitConvertor()
'Calculate the extraction bounds from the bounds of loaded annotation
Dim x As Single = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels(CType(doc.Pages(0).Annotations(0), PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.X, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim y As Single = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels(CType(doc.Pages(0).Annotations(0), PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Y, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim width As Single = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels(CType(doc.Pages(0).Annotations(0), PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Width, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim height As Single = unitconverter.ConvertToPixels(CType(doc.Pages(0).Annotations(0), PdfLoadedSquareAnnotation).Bounds.Height, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim newRect As System.Drawing.Rectangle = New System.Drawing.Rectangle(CType(x, Integer), CType(y, Integer), CType(width, Integer), CType(height, Integer))
'Extract the first image in the document
Dim bitmap As Bitmap = doc.ExportAsImage(0)
'Get clone of the image within the calculated bounds
Dim cloneBitmap As Bitmap = bitmap.Clone(newRect, bitmap.PixelFormat)
'Save image
cloneBitmap.Save("ExportedImage.png")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from ExportPartOfImageFromPDF.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the image as follows. 
Take a moment to peruse the documentation for working with images, where you will find other options like inserting, replacing image in PDF document, image pagination, and image masking.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
An online sample link to inserting images into PDF document
An online sample link to replacing images in PDF document
An online sample link to image extraction from PDF document
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Conclusion:
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