Namespaces for image editing in .net 4.5 framework

Question

I am aware of System.Drawing and System.Windows.Media

But I have read mentions of .net wrappers for DirectUI or DirectX and that there may be new namespaces for image editing in .net 4.5

Is this true? Are there any other or new namespaces for image editing in .net 4.5?

I don't think System.Drawing facilitates my needs, System.Windows.Media might. I have been trying to get an overview of image editing for over a week now. I have searched the web. Most of the information is old or unclear. I need a clear up to date overview of the current namespaces for image editing built into .net 4.5

Answer 1

I don't think there were any (significant) changes made in .net 4.5 about image manipulation.

Im not sure what kind of images you want to manipulate.

If your images are not photographs and you can use vector graphic - maybe you should read about SVG manipulation. It may be a good choice for rendering charts or diagrams.

Build Flexible, Lightweight XML-Based Images for ASP.NET Using Scalable Vector Graphics (by Dennis Forbes at MSDN Magazine)

If you want to edit photographs or some other complicated images - you may use AForge.NET framework, which is well developed and popular library with GPL/LGPL license.