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Color matrix effect

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Use the color matrix effect to alter the RGBA values of a bitmap.

You can use this effect to:

  • Remove a color channel from an image.
  • Reduce the color in an image.
  • Swap color channels.
  • Combine color channels.

Many built-in effects are specializations of color matrix that are optimized for the intended use of the effects. Examples include saturation, hue rotate, sepia, and temperature and tint.

The CLSID for this effect is CLSID_D2D1ColorMatrix.

Example image

The example here shows the input and output images of the color matrix effect that swaps the red and blue channels.

Before
the image before the effect.
After
the image after the transform. 
ComPtr<ID2D1Effect> colorMatrixEffect;
m_d2dContext->CreateEffect(CLSID_D2D1ColorMatrix, &colorMatrixEffect);

colorMatrixEffect->SetInput(0, bitmap);
D2D1_MATRIX_5X4_F matrix = D2D1::Matrix5x4F(0, 0, 1, 0,   0, 1, 0, 0,   1, 0, 0, 0,   0, 0, 0, 1,   0, 0, 0, 0);
colorMatrixEffect->SetValue(D2D1_COLORMATRIX_PROP_COLOR_MATRIX, matrix);

m_d2dContext->BeginDraw();
m_d2dContext->DrawImage(colorMatrixEffect.Get());
m_d2dContext->EndDraw();

This effect multiplies the RGBA values of the image by a 5x4, column major matrix as shown in this equation.

an example matrix definition.

This effect works on straight and premultiplied alpha images.

Effect properties

Display name and index enumeration Description
ColorMatrix
D2D1_COLORMATRIX_PROP_COLOR_MATRIX
 A 5x4 matrix of float values. The elements in the matrix are not bounded and are unitless.
The default is the identity matrix.
The type is D2D1_MATRIX_5X4_F.
The default value is Matrix5x4F(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0).
AlphaMode
D2D1_COLORMATRIX_PROP_ALPHA_MODE
 The alpha mode of the output. See Alpha modes for more info.
The type is D2D1_COLORMATRIX_ALPHA_MODE.
The default value is D2D1_COLORMATRIX_ALPHA_MODE_PREMULTIPLIED.
ClampOutput
D2D1_COLORMATRIX_PROP_CLAMP_OUTPUT
 Whether the effect clamps color values to between 0 and 1 before the effect passes the values to the next effect in the graph. The effect clamps the values before it premultiplies the alpha .
If you set this to TRUE the effect will clamp the values. If you set this to FALSE, the effect will not clamp the color values, but other effects and the output surface may clamp the values if they are not of high enough precision.
The type is BOOL.
The default value is FALSE.

Alpha modes

Name Description
D2D1_COLORMATRIX_ALPHA_MODE_PREMULTIPLIED The effect un-premultiplies the input, applies the color matrix, and premultiplies the output.
D2D1_COLORMATRIX_ALPHA_MODE_STRAIGHT The effect applies the color matrix directly to the input, and doesn't premultiply the output.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps | Windows Store apps]
Minimum supported server Windows 8 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps | Windows Store apps]
Header d2d1effects.h
Library d2d1.lib, dxguid.lib

ID2D1Effect