Faster algorithm to change Hue/Saturation/Lightness in a bitmap

Question

I am trying to filter a Bitmap image to increase or decrease Hue, Saturation, and Lightness values.

My code is working perfectly, but it is slow.

Answer 1

I ended up researching ImageAttributes and ColorMatrix and found the performance was excellent.

Here is how I implemented it for a Saturation and Brightness filter:

// Luminance vector for linear RGB
const float rwgt = 0.3086f;
const float gwgt = 0.6094f;
const float bwgt = 0.0820f;

private ImageAttributes imageAttributes = new ImageAttributes();
private ColorMatrix colorMatrix = new ColorMatrix();
private float saturation = 1.0f;
private float brightness = 1.0f;

protected override void OnPaint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
    base.OnPaint(sender, e);

    e.Graphics.DrawImage(_bitmap, BitmapRect, BitmapRect.X, BitmapRect.Y, BitmapRect.Width, BitmapRect.Height, GraphicsUnit.Pixel, imageAttributes);
}

private void saturationTrackBar_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    saturation = 1f - (saturationTrackBar.Value / 100f);

    float baseSat = 1.0f - saturation;

    colorMatrix[0, 0] = baseSat * rwgt + saturation;
    colorMatrix[0, 1] = baseSat * rwgt;
    colorMatrix[0, 2] = baseSat * rwgt;
    colorMatrix[1, 0] = baseSat * gwgt;
    colorMatrix[1, 1] = baseSat * gwgt + saturation;
    colorMatrix[1, 2] = baseSat * gwgt;
    colorMatrix[2, 0] = baseSat * bwgt;
    colorMatrix[2, 1] = baseSat * bwgt;
    colorMatrix[2, 2] = baseSat * bwgt + saturation;

    imageAttributes.SetColorMatrix(colorMatrix, ColorMatrixFlag.Default, ColorAdjustType.Bitmap);

    Invalidate();
}

private void brightnessTrackBar_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    brightness = 1f + (brightnessTrackBar.Value / 100f);

    float adjustedBrightness = brightness - 1f;

    colorMatrix[4, 0] = adjustedBrightness;
    colorMatrix[4, 1] = adjustedBrightness;
    colorMatrix[4, 2] = adjustedBrightness;

    imageAttributes.SetColorMatrix(colorMatrix, ColorMatrixFlag.Default, ColorAdjustType.Bitmap);

    Invalidate();
}

Answer 2

You need to profile you app and see where problems are.

Random suggestions:

• use 32 bit-per-pixel format to avoid unaligned reads. (and read whole 32 as single operation)
• avoid multiple RGB <-> HSL conversions