Issue with Bitmap rendering

[WHICKED]

Hello NT Support,

I have tried to utilize the following NT8 addon at the forum located here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/add-on-development/1038586-how-can-i-put-a-logo-in-nt-charts

Verbatim and did not change anything, only placed my logo file in the directory that is needed, however when I run the indicator it presents with the following error:


2020-05-07 14:16:07:722|3|4|Indicator 'SampleDrawBitmap': Error on calling 'OnRenderTargetChanged' method: SharpDX.SharpDXException: HRESULT: [0x88982F50], Module: [SharpDX.WIC], ApiCode: [WINCODEC_ERR_COMPONENTNOTFOUND/Componentnotfound], Message: The component cannot be found.

at SharpDX.Result.CheckError()
at SharpDX.WIC.ImagingFactory.CreateDecoderFromStream _(IntPtr streamRef, Nullable`1 guidVendorRef, DecodeOptions metadataOptions, BitmapDecoder decoderOut)
at SharpDX.WIC.BitmapDecoder..ctor(ImagingFactory factory, Stream streamRef, DecodeOptions metadataOptions)
at NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators.SampleDrawBitma p.LoadBitmapFromContentFile(String filePath)
at NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators.SampleDrawBitma p.OnRenderTargetChanged()
at NinjaTrader.Gui.NinjaScript.IndicatorRenderBase.se t_RenderTarget(RenderTarget value)

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello WHICKED,

Thank you for the post.

Have you tried with other images and also made sure the path you are using is correct? I tried the file from that post and pointed to an image and it worked. You may want to try the image from the following post: https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...chart?t=107504

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[WHICKED]

Just tried the SampleBitmap provided there as well.

Still the same issue. The PNG is located in the directory and still get the same error

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello WHICKED,

I don't see anything from the images which would cause the error. Are you currently connected and have data on the chart that you are using for testing?

As noted this worked on my end using the existing sample and the png from that post. If you cannot get this working with the sample you may want to email our platform support [at] ninjatrader.com and provide your log files so we can see if anything else sticks out.

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[WHICKED]

On Playback connection.
Just uninstalled and reinstalled NT8

8.0.21.1 64-bit

public class SampleDrawBitmap : Indicator
    {
        private SharpDX.Direct2D1.Bitmap myBitmap;
        private SharpDX.IO.NativeFileStream fileStream;
        private SharpDX.WIC.BitmapDecoder bitmapDecoder;
        private SharpDX.WIC.FormatConverter converter;
        private SharpDX.WIC.BitmapFrameDecode frame;

        protected override void OnStateChange()
        {
            if (State == State.SetDefaults)
            {
                Name = "SampleDrawBitmap";
                Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose;
                IsOverlay = true;
                ScaleJustification = NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart.ScaleJustification.Right;
                IsSuspendedWhileInactive = true;

            }
            else if (State == State.Terminated)
            {
                if (myBitmap != null)         myBitmap.Dispose();
                if (fileStream != null)     fileStream.Dispose();
                if (bitmapDecoder != null)     bitmapDecoder.Dispose();
                if (converter != null)         converter.Dispose();
                if (frame != null)             frame.Dispose();
            }
        }

        protected override void OnBarUpdate() { }


        public override void OnRenderTargetChanged()
        {
            base.OnRenderTargetChanged();
            if (RenderTarget == null || RenderTarget.IsDisposed) return;

            // Dispose all Render dependant resources on RenderTarget change.
            if (myBitmap != null)         myBitmap.Dispose();
            if (fileStream != null)     fileStream.Dispose();
            if (bitmapDecoder != null)     bitmapDecoder.Dispose();
            if (converter != null)         converter.Dispose();
            if (frame != null)             frame.Dispose();

            // Neccessary for creating WIC objects.
            fileStream = new SharpDX.IO.NativeFileStream(System.IO.Path.Combine(NinjaTrader.Core.Globals.UserDataDir, "woodenBox.png"), SharpDX.IO.NativeFileMode.Open, SharpDX.IO.NativeFileAccess.Read);
            // Used to read the image source file.
            bitmapDecoder = new SharpDX.WIC.BitmapDecoder(Core.Globals.WicImagingFactory, fileStream, SharpDX.WIC.DecodeOptions.CacheOnDemand);
            // Get the first frame of the image.
            frame = bitmapDecoder.GetFrame(0);
            // Convert it to a compatible pixel format.            
            converter = new SharpDX.WIC.FormatConverter(Core.Globals.WicImagingFactory);
            converter.Initialize(frame, SharpDX.WIC.PixelFormat.Format32bppPRGBA);
            // Create the new Bitmap1 directly from the FormatConverter.
            myBitmap = SharpDX.Direct2D1.Bitmap.FromWicBitmap(RenderTarget, converter);

        }

        protected override void OnRender(NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart.ChartControl chartControl, NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart.ChartScale chartScale)
        {
            base.OnRender(chartControl, chartScale);
            if (RenderTarget == null || Bars == null || Bars.Instrument == null || myBitmap == null)
                return;
            RenderTarget.DrawBitmap(myBitmap, new SharpDX.RectangleF((float)ChartPanel.W / 2, (float)ChartPanel.H / 2, 150, 150), 1.0f, SharpDX.Direct2D1.BitmapInterpolationMode.Linear);
        }

There is the code. As you can see nothing is changed between that file provided and what is on my environment.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello WHICKED,

Thank you for the reply.

Could you please email our platform support [at] ninjatrader.com for further assistance? i would like to review your log file and also get a full attachment of the script use used if it is at all different from the other forum post. I was able to use the other forum posts sample with the linked woodenbox.png and can see that working in playback on my end.

Please follow the steps below to manually attach your log and trace files to your emailso I may investigate this matter further.

1. Open Windows File Explorer (hotkey = Windows key + E) Then navigate to, "Documents" (sometimes called, "My Documents") > 'NinjaTrader 8' folder
2. Right click on the 'log' and 'trace' folders and select Send To> Compressed (zipped) Folder.
3. Send the 2 compressed folders as attachments to this email.
4. Once complete, you can delete these compressed folders.

Please include a link to this post or ticket id: 2545278

I look forward to being of further assistance.