/// <summary>
/// Returns the scaled image region.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="image">The source image.</param>
/// <param name="rect">The image region on source image, which should be rendered.</param>
/// <param name="scale">The scale factor, which should be applied to the image region.</param>
/// <returns>The scaled image region.</returns>
public static Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage RenderScaledImageRegion(
    Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage image,
    System.Drawing.Rectangle rect,
    float scale)
{
    // create the image renderer
    using (Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer renderer = 
        new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer(image))
    {
        // create the rendering task
        Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask task = 
            Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask.CreateImageRegion(rect, scale);
        // execute the rendering
        return renderer.ExecuteRendering(task);
    }
}

''' <summary>
''' Returns the scaled image region.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="image">The source image.</param>
''' <param name="rect">The image region on source image, which should be rendered.</param>
''' <param name="scale">The scale factor, which should be applied to the image region.</param>
''' <returns>The scaled image region.</returns>
Public Shared Function RenderScaledImageRegion(image As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage, rect As System.Drawing.Rectangle, scale As Single) As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage
    ' create the image renderer
    Using renderer As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer(image)
        ' create the rendering task
        Dim task As Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask.CreateImageRegion(rect, scale)
        ' execute the rendering
        Return renderer.ExecuteRendering(task)
    End Using
End Function

/// <summary>
/// Renders JPEG2000 image progressively.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="jp2Filename">A filename of JPEG image.</param>
/// <returns>The Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which stores a bitmap,
/// which represents the rendeded JPEG2000 image.</returns>
public static Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage RenderJpeg2000ImageProgressively(string jp2Filename)
{
    // create the Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which contains information about JPEG2000 image
    using (Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage image = new Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(jp2Filename))
    {
        // create the image renderer
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer renderer = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer(image))
        {
            // create the rendering task
            Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask task = 
                Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask.CreateScaledImage(1);

            // set settings of rendering task
            task.DestImagePixelFormat = Vintasoft.Imaging.PixelFormat.Bgra32;
            task.RenderingQuality = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRenderingQuality.High;
            task.NeedGenerateIntermediateImage = true;
            task.IsProgressiveDecodingEnabled = true;
            task.ProgressiveDecodingMode = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ProgressiveDecodingMode.Replacement;
            task.ProgressiveDecodingRenderingQuality = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRenderingQuality.High;
            task.ProgressiveDecodingDepth = 2;
            task.ProgressiveDecodingScaleFactor = 6;
            task.MaxThreads = 2;
            task.DecodingSteps = task.MaxThreads * 8;

            // use IntermediateImageReady event: image part or progressive layer is loaded
            task.IntermediateImageReady +=
                new System.EventHandler<Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.IntermediateImageReadyEventArgs>(task_IntermediateImageReady);

            // execute the rendering and
            // return the Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which stores a bitmap,
            // which represents the rendeded JPEG2000 image
            return renderer.ExecuteRendering(task);
        }
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Image part or progressive layer is loaded:
/// show the e.ChangedRect rectangle of the e.Image on your viewer.
/// </summary>
private static void task_IntermediateImageReady(
    object sender,
    Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.IntermediateImageReadyEventArgs e)
{
    // intermediate image is ready and can be accessed using the e.Image property
}

''' <summary>
''' Renders JPEG2000 image progressively.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="jp2Filename">A filename of JPEG image.</param>
''' <returns>The Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which stores a bitmap,
''' which represents the rendeded JPEG2000 image.</returns>
Public Shared Function RenderJpeg2000ImageProgressively(jp2Filename As String) As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage
    ' create the Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which contains information about JPEG2000 image
    Using image As New Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage(jp2Filename)
        ' create the image renderer
        Using renderer As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderer(image)
            ' create the rendering task
            Dim task As Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ImageRenderingTask.CreateScaledImage(1)

            ' set settings of rendering task
            task.DestImagePixelFormat = Vintasoft.Imaging.PixelFormat.Bgra32
            task.RenderingQuality = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRenderingQuality.High
            task.NeedGenerateIntermediateImage = True
            task.IsProgressiveDecodingEnabled = True
            task.ProgressiveDecodingMode = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.ProgressiveDecodingMode.Replacement
            task.ProgressiveDecodingRenderingQuality = Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRenderingQuality.High
            task.ProgressiveDecodingDepth = 2
            task.ProgressiveDecodingScaleFactor = 6
            task.MaxThreads = 2
            task.DecodingSteps = task.MaxThreads * 8

            ' use IntermediateImageReady event: image part or progressive layer is loaded
            AddHandler task.IntermediateImageReady, New System.EventHandler(Of Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.IntermediateImageReadyEventArgs)(AddressOf task_IntermediateImageReady)

            ' execute the rendering and
            ' return the Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage object, which stores a bitmap,
            ' which represents the rendeded JPEG2000 image
            Return renderer.ExecuteRendering(task)
        End Using
    End Using
End Function

''' <summary>
''' Image part or progressive layer is loaded:
''' show the e.ChangedRect rectangle of the e.Image on your viewer.
''' </summary>
Private Shared Sub task_IntermediateImageReady(sender As Object, e As Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageRendering.IntermediateImageReadyEventArgs)
    ' intermediate image is ready and can be accessed using the e.Image property
End Sub