Handle the import of JPEG images with orientation set in their metadata different than 0 (normal) | Telerik Document Processing

Updated on Jun 9, 2026

Environment

Version	Product	Author
2022.2.620	RadPdfProcessing	Martin Velikov

Description

This article shows how to rotate a JPEG image with orientation set in its metadata (EXIF data) and then insert it into a RadFixedPage.

EXIF data is useful information about a JPEG image, hidden inside the file's metadata. When images are photographed, digital cameras use orientation sensors to store an EXIF orientation value for how the camera is held. The same behavior occurs when you use specific image processing software.

Solution

The following example uses the System.Drawing.Bitmap class to load a rotated JPEG image and then passes it to a helper method that rotates the image to the appropriate angle. After the image is rotated, insert it into the RadFixedPage.

Example 1: Insert a JPEG Image with Orientation Set in Its Metadata into a RadFixedDocument

csharp

string imagePath = "Progress_DevCraft_rotated.jpg";
Image bitmap = new Bitmap(imagePath);
Image rotatedBitmap = ExifRotate(bitmap);

MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
rotatedBitmap.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);

ImageSource imageSource = new ImageSource(ms);

var image = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model.Objects.Image
{
    ImageSource = imageSource
};

RadFixedDocument document = new RadFixedDocument();
RadFixedPage page = document.Pages.AddPage();
page.Content.Add(image);

The following example rotates the image according to its EXIF orientation:

Example 2: The Helper Method

csharp

public static Image ExifRotate(Image img)
{
    int exifOrientationID = 0x0112;

    if (!img.PropertyIdList.Contains(exifOrientationID))
    {
        return img;
    }

    var prop = img.GetPropertyItem(exifOrientationID);
    int val = BitConverter.ToUInt16(prop.Value, 0);
    RotateFlipType rot = RotateFlipType.RotateNoneFlipNone;

    if (val == 3 || val == 4)
    {
        rot = RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipNone;
    }
    else if (val == 5 || val == 6)
    {
        rot = RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone;
    }
    else if (val == 7 || val == 8)
    {
        rot = RotateFlipType.Rotate270FlipNone;
    }

    if (val == 2 || val == 4 || val == 5 || val == 7)
    {
        rot |= RotateFlipType.RotateNoneFlipX;
    }

    if (rot != RotateFlipType.RotateNoneFlipNone)
    {
        img.RotateFlip(rot);
    }

    return img;
}

See Also

• RadFixedPage