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DynamicImage
  • See Also
    • Image
    • Pane
    • ClickPane
    • LocatorPane
    • DynamicGeoGraphics
    • Dynamic
  • Related Guides
    • Image Processing & Analysis
    • Image Representation
    • Image Computation for Microscopy
    • Image Computation: Update History
    • See Also
      • Image
      • Pane
      • ClickPane
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      • Dynamic
    • Related Guides
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DynamicImage[image]

displays a dynamic version of image, supporting panning, zooming, etc.

DynamicImage[file]

displays a dynamic version of the image stored in file.

DynamicImage[url]

displays a dynamic version of the image stored in url.

Details and Options
Details and Options Details and Options
Examples  
Basic Examples  
Options  
AppearanceElements  
AspectRatio  
ImageSize  
ZoomCenter  
ZoomFactor  
Applications  
Interactive Examples  
See Also
Related Guides
History
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BUILT-IN SYMBOL
  • See Also
    • Image
    • Pane
    • ClickPane
    • LocatorPane
    • DynamicGeoGraphics
    • Dynamic
  • Related Guides
    • Image Processing & Analysis
    • Image Representation
    • Image Computation for Microscopy
    • Image Computation: Update History
    • See Also
      • Image
      • Pane
      • ClickPane
      • LocatorPane
      • DynamicGeoGraphics
      • Dynamic
    • Related Guides
      • Image Processing & Analysis
      • Image Representation
      • Image Computation for Microscopy
      • Image Computation: Update History

DynamicImage

DynamicImage[image]

displays a dynamic version of image, supporting panning, zooming, etc.

DynamicImage[file]

displays a dynamic version of the image stored in file.

DynamicImage[url]

displays a dynamic version of the image stored in url.

Details and Options

  • DynamicImage creates a viewer with controls for zooming, panning, and scrolling, useful for examining details of large images.
  • DynamicImage works with Image objects, as well as files in any supported image file format.
  • In DynamicImage[file], file can be specified as a string or as a File object.
  • DynamicImage[file] tries to read only necessary parts of file when working with TIFF, JPEG, and PNG.
  • In DynamicImage[url], url can be specified as a string or as a URL object.
  • DynamicImage has the same options as Pane, with the following additions and changes: [List of all options]
  • AppearanceElements Automaticcontrols to show on the dynamic image
    AspectRatio Automaticcontrols the aspect ratio of the dynamic image
    Epilog{}graphics primitives to render on the image
    ImageSize Automaticdisplayed size of the image
    SaveDefinitionsFalsesave entire image in the dynamic expression
    ZoomCenter Automaticposition of the center of the displayed image
    ZoomFactor Automaticratio between displayed and original pixel size
  • Available elements for AppearanceElements are:
  • "Pan"panning using mouse drag
    "ResizeArea"resize area to the bottom right
    "Scrollbars"scrollbars with additional zoom knobs at the ends
    "Thumbnail"small preview of the entire image
    "ZoomButtons"buttons to zoom in and out
    "Zoom"zooming using and vertical mouse drag
  • Groups of appearance elements can be selected using one of the following:
  • Allall appearance elements
    Automaticautomatically selected appearance elements
    Noneno appearance elements
  • Use Setting on the output of DynamicImage to access the displayed subimage.
  • List of all options

    • Alignment{Automatic,Automatic}how to align objects in the display area
      AppearanceElementsAutomaticcontrols to show on the dynamic image
      AspectRatioAutomaticcontrols the aspect ratio of the dynamic image
      BaselinePositionAutomaticwhat to align with a surrounding text baseline
      BaseStyle{}base style specifications for the pane
      ContentPaddingTruewhether to shrink the margins tightly around the contents
      Epilog{}graphics primitives to render on the image
      FrameMarginsAutomaticmargins inside the frame of the pane
      ImageMargins0margins to add outside the display area
      ImageSizeAutomaticdisplayed size of the image
      ImageSizeActionAutomaticwhat to do if the content size does not match the image size
      SaveDefinitionsFalsesave entire image in the dynamic expression
      ScrollbarsFalsewhether to include scrollbars
      ScrollPosition{0,0}scroll position if scrolling is enabled
      ZoomCenterAutomaticposition of the center of the displayed image
      ZoomFactorAutomaticratio between displayed and original pixel size

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Dynamically view an image:

Dynamically view a large out-of-core file:

Options  (6)

AppearanceElements  (1)

By default, an automatic set of appearance elements is displayed:

Specify appearance elements:

Show all available appearance elements:

AspectRatio  (2)

By default, an automatic aspect ratio is used:

Specify a fixed aspect ratio:

Changing the size of the viewer with a fixed aspect ratio will preserve the aspect ratio:

ImageSize  (1)

By default, an automatic size is used:

Specify the initial size:

ZoomCenter  (1)

By default, the image is center aligned with the dynamic image viewer:

Specify the alignment:

Use an explicit coordinate as the zoom center:

ZoomFactor  (1)

By default, the larger dimension of the image fits into the display size:

Specify the zoom factor:

Use ZoomFactor->1 to get the original image size:

Magnify the image using zoom factors greater than 1:

Applications  (2)

Couple external controls with DynamicImage:

Investigate two images in parallel:

Interactive Examples  (1)

Draw interactive graphics primitives on top of an image:

See Also

Image  Pane  ClickPane  LocatorPane  DynamicGeoGraphics  Dynamic

Related Guides

    ▪
  • Image Processing & Analysis
  • ▪
  • Image Representation
  • ▪
  • Image Computation for Microscopy
  • ▪
  • Image Computation: Update History

History

Introduced in 2016 (10.4) | Updated in 2016 (11.0) ▪ 2017 (11.1)

Wolfram Research (2016), DynamicImage, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html (updated 2017).

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), DynamicImage, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html (updated 2017).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "DynamicImage." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2017. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). DynamicImage. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicimage, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DynamicImage}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicimage, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DynamicImage}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicImage.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-December-2025]}

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