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JavaScript: Multiple cropping selection in one image?

PS: Is it not a research kind of question! I have been trying to do this from very long time.
I am trying to make web based an image editor where user can select multiple cropping area and after selection save/download all the image area. like below.
As of now I discovered two libraries
1.Cropper.JS where is only single selection feature is available.
2.Jcrop where only single selection area restrictions.
I am currently using cropper.Js but it seems impossible for me to make multiple selection cropping.
Any help is much appreciated.if any other method/library available in JavaScript, Angular or PHP or reactJS for multiple image area selection and crop and download in one go as in the image below.
As per #Keyhan Answer I am Updating my Jcrop library Code
<div style="padding:0 5%;">
<img id="target" src="https://d3o1694hluedf9.cloudfront.net/market-750.jpg">
</div>
<button id="save">Crop it!</button>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/jcrop/dist/jcrop.css">
<script src="https://unpkg.com/jcrop"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
JavaScript
<script>
setImage();
var jcp;
var jcp;
Jcrop.load('target').then(img => {
//You can enable multiple cropping with this line:
jcp = Jcrop.attach(img, { multi: true });
});
// to fix security issue when trying to convert to Data URI
function setImage() {
document.getElementById('target').setAttribute('crossOrigin', 'anonymous');
document.getElementById('target').src = 'https://d3o1694hluedf9.cloudfront.net/market-750.jpg';
}
var link = document.getElementById('save');
link.onclick = function () {
//we check if at least one crop is available
if (jcp.active) {
var i = 0;
var fullImg = document.getElementById("target");
//we are looping cropped areas
for (area of jcp.crops) {
i++;
//creating temp canvas and drawing cropped area on it
canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.setAttribute('width', area.pos.w);
canvas.setAttribute('height', area.pos.h);
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.drawImage(fullImg, area.pos.x, area.pos.y, area.pos.w, area.pos.h, 0, 0, area.pos.w, area.pos.h);
//creating temp link for saving/serving new image
temp = document.createElement('a');
temp.setAttribute('download', 'area' + i + '.jpg');
temp.setAttribute('href', canvas.toDataURL("image/jpg").replace("image/jpg", "image/octet-stream"));
temp.click();
}
}
};
</script>

I tried to explain the code with comments:
var jcp;
Jcrop.load('target').then(img => {
//You can enable multiple cropping with this line:
jcp = Jcrop.attach(img,{multi:true});
});
//assuming you have a button with id="save" for exporting cropped areas
var link=document.getElementById('save');
link.onclick = function(){
//we check if at least one crop is available
if(jcp.active){
var i=0;
var fullImg = document.getElementById("target");
//we are looping cropped areas
for(area of jcp.crops){
i++;
//creating temp canvas and drawing cropped area on it
canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.setAttribute('width',area.pos.w);
canvas.setAttribute('height',area.pos.h);
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.drawImage(fullImg, area.pos.x, area.pos.y, area.pos.w, area.pos.h, 0, 0, area.pos.w, area.pos.h);
//creating temp link for saving/serving new image
temp = document.createElement('a');
temp.setAttribute('download', 'area'+i+'.jpg');
temp.setAttribute('href', canvas.toDataURL("image/jpg").replace("image/jpg", "image/octet-stream"));
temp.click();
}
}
};
EDIT: As you commented it would be nicer if we have local image loader, we can add a file input to our html
<img id="target" />
<br/>
<input type="file" id="imageLoader" name="imageLoader"/><!-- add this for file picker -->
<button id="save">save</button>
and a function to our js to handle it
var jcp;
var save=document.getElementById('save');
var imageLoader = document.getElementById('imageLoader');
var img = document.getElementById("target");
imageLoader.onchange=function handleImage(e){//handling our image picker <input>:
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(event){
img.src = event.target.result;
}
reader.readAsDataURL(e.target.files[0]);
}
save.onclick = function(){
if(jcp&&jcp.active){
var i=0;
for(area of jcp.crops){
i++;
canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.setAttribute('width',area.pos.w);
canvas.setAttribute('height',area.pos.h);
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.drawImage(img, area.pos.x, area.pos.y, area.pos.w, area.pos.h, 0, 0, area.pos.w, area.pos.h);
temp = document.createElement('a');
temp.setAttribute('download', 'area'+i+'.jpg');
temp.setAttribute('href', canvas.toDataURL("image/jpg").replace("image/jpg", "image/octet-stream"));
temp.click();
}
}
};
Jcrop.load('target').then(img => {
jcp = Jcrop.attach(img,{multi:true});
});

Yes, #keyhan was right <input type="file"> is another question, but still, I am giving you an idea of how to implement Kayhan's code above.
<div>
<input type="file" id="image-input" accept="image/*">
<!-- img id name should be "target" as it is also using by Jcrop -->
<img id="target"></img>
</div>
and Now you can put below JavaScript Code just above setImage()
<script>
let imgInput = document.getElementById('image-input');
imgInput.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
if (e.target.files) {
let imageFile = e.target.files[0];
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (e) {
var img = document.createElement("img");
img.onload = function (event) {
var MAX_WIDTH = 1600;
var MAX_HEIGHT = 800;
var width = img.width;
var height = img.height;
// Change the resizing logic
if (width > height) {
if (width > MAX_WIDTH) {
height = height * (MAX_WIDTH / width);
width = MAX_WIDTH;
}
} else {
if (height > MAX_HEIGHT) {
width = width * (MAX_HEIGHT / height);
height = MAX_HEIGHT;
}
}
// Dynamically create a canvas element
var canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
// var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
// Actual resizing
ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height);
// Show resized image in preview element
var dataurl = canvas.toDataURL(imageFile.type);
document.getElementById("target").src = dataurl;
}
img.src = e.target.result;
}
reader.readAsDataURL(imageFile);
}
});
</script>

Upload Image, Resize, Modify, Download with JavaScript

For the most part this is working, except the uploaded image resizes back to its original size within the canvas when text is added. I'll post a couple of example images below for a visual.
Here is the JavaScript:
function upImage(imageFile) {
let imgInput = document.getElementById('imageIn');
imgInput.addEventListener('change', function(e) {
if(e.target.files) {
let imageFile = e.target.files[0]; //here we get the image file
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(imageFile);
reader.onloadend = function (e) {
gImgObj = new Image(); // Creates image object
gImgObj.src = e.target.result; // Assigns converted image to image object
gImgObj.onload = function(ev) {
var myCanvas = document.querySelector('.memeCanvas'); // Creates a canvas object
var myContext = myCanvas.getContext("2d"); // Creates a contect object
var MAX_WIDTH = 800;
var MAX_HEIGHT = 600;
var width = gImgObj.width;
var height = gImgObj.height;
if (width > height) {
if (width > MAX_WIDTH) {
height *= MAX_WIDTH / width;
width = MAX_WIDTH;
}
} else {
if (height > MAX_HEIGHT) {
width *= MAX_HEIGHT / height;
height = MAX_HEIGHT;
}
}
myCanvas.width = width;
myCanvas.height = height;
myContext.drawImage(gImgObj, 0, 0, width, height);
}
}
}
});
}
Here is the HTML:
<input id="imageIn" type="file" accept=".jpg,.jpeg,.png" onclick="upImage(this)" onchange="runMemeEditor()"/>
Here is what the initial uploaded image looks like:
Here is what happens when the editor overlay changes:
The call to runMemeEditor() simply loads a few functions which displays a Meme Generator. Like I said, it technically works as designed, but the uploaded image when larger than 800x600 end up resizing back to its original size within the canvas.
Thanks for looking.

Scaling image from input[type=file]

Desired Result: I'm looking to select an image from a file upload form, scale it to a thumbnail and display it.
Problem: The following code does exactly what I want it to, however, I must select the file not once, but twice to see the image preview. (Select image, no display, select same image, I get the scaled display) Everything was working great when I was manually assigning width & height, though now that i'm scaling it - this issue began. I'm in need of a code review! When I comment out the if/if else / else statement and manually assign img.width & img.height to be 75 each, I get the display though it's of course not scaled.
previewFiles = function (file, i) {
preview = function (file) {
// Make sure `file.name` matches our extensions criteria
switch (/\.(jpe?g|png|gif)$/i.test(file.name)) {
case true:
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (e) {
var img = new Image();
img.src = reader.result;
var width = img.width,
height = img.height,
max_size = 75;
if (width <= max_size && height <= max_size) {
var ratio = 1;
} else if (width > height) {
var ratio = max_size / width;
} else {
var ratio = max_size / height;
}
img.width = Math.round(width * ratio);
img.height = Math.round(height * ratio);
img.title = file.type;
$('div.box.box-primary').find('span.prev').eq(i).append(img);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
break;
default:
$('div.box.box-primary').find('span.prev').eq(i).append('<a class="btn btn-app" href="#"><span class="vl vl-bell-o"></span> Unsupported File</a>');
break;
}
};
preview(file);
};
I have changing the scaling up a bit - tried https://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/01/how-to-develop-a-html5-image-uploader/ following this article and I have the same issue. Is the problem due to the fact that i'm not using a canvas? I'm pretty new w/jQuery & javascript - Any help here is greatly appreciated!

I made this snippet that fetches an image, thumbnails it & exports it as an img element.
// limit the image to 150x100 maximum size
var maxW=150;
var maxH=100;
var input = document.getElementById('input');
input.addEventListener('change', handleFiles);
function handleFiles(e) {
var img = new Image;
img.onload = function() {
var canvas=document.createElement("canvas");
var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");
var iw=img.width;
var ih=img.height;
var scale=Math.min((maxW/iw),(maxH/ih));
var iwScaled=iw*scale;
var ihScaled=ih*scale;
canvas.width=iwScaled;
canvas.height=ihScaled;
ctx.drawImage(img,0,0,iwScaled,ihScaled);
var thumb=new Image();
thumb.src=canvas.toDataURL();
document.body.appendChild(thumb);
}
img.src = URL.createObjectURL(e.target.files[0]);
}
body{ background-color: ivory; }
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<h4>Select a file to create a thumbnail from</h4>
<input type="file" id="input"/>
<br>

flickr style image upload using html5 canvas

i am trying to make an image upload gallery using html5 canvas . I am trying to resize the images at the client side and show the preview . but when i upload multiple images with big size like 5mb each , the browser halts and sometimes crashes . I checked on flickr so their system instantly resize the uploaded images without any load to browser no matter how many pictures i upload . moreover my thumbnails when resized give the poor quality and whatever if i do something to make a make it better , the load on my browser shoots up . Here is my code for the images preview and resize
$(document).ready(function() {
if (window.File && window.FileReader && window.FileList && window.Blob) {
document.getElementById('getfiles').onchange = function(){
var files = document.getElementById('getfiles').files;
for(var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
resizeAndUpload(files[i]);
}
};
} else {
alert('The File APIs are not fully supported in this browser.');
}
function resizeAndUpload(file) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = function() {
var tempImg = new Image();
tempImg.src = reader.result;
tempImg.onload = function() {
var MAX_WIDTH = 220;
var MAX_HEIGHT = 120;
var tempW = tempImg.width;
var tempH = tempImg.height;
if (tempW > tempH) {
if (tempW > MAX_WIDTH) {
tempH *= MAX_WIDTH / tempW;
tempW = MAX_WIDTH;
}
} else {
if (tempH > MAX_HEIGHT) {
tempW *= MAX_HEIGHT / tempH;
tempH = MAX_HEIGHT;
}
}
var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
canvas.width = tempW;
canvas.height = tempH;
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.drawImage(this, 0, 0, tempW, tempH);
var dataURL = canvas.toDataURL("image/jpeg");
var newImgs = new Image();
newImgs.src = dataURL;
document.body.appendChild(newImgs);
}
}
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
}

For the "browser halts and sometimes crashes" part of your troubles...
Make sure you give the images time to load using .onload:
var newImgs=new Image();
newImgs.onload=function(){
document.body.appendChild(newImgs);
}
newImgs.src=dataURL;
And note that the .onload should be declared before .src
So, put .onload before .src on your tempImg also.
var tempImg = new Image();
tempImg.onload = function() {
...
}
tempImg.src = reader.result;
As far as the poor quality when up-sizing thumbnails, that's unavoidable.
You thumbnail only has a small pixel resolution and up-sizing will always create poor results.

How can I draw an image from the HTML5 File API on Canvas?

I would like to draw an image opened with the HTML5 File API on a canvas.
In the handleFiles(e) method, I can access the File with e.target.files[0] but I can't draw that image directly using drawImage. How do I draw an image from the File API on HTML5 canvas?
Here is the code I have used:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"/>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
var input = document.getElementById('input');
input.addEventListener('change', handleFiles);
}
function handleFiles(e) {
var ctx = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');
ctx.drawImage(e.target.files[0], 20,20);
alert('the image is drawn');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Test</h1>
<input type="file" id="input"/>
<canvas width="400" height="300" id="canvas"/>
</body>
</html>

You have a File instance which is not an image.
To get an image, use new Image(). The src needs to be an URL referencing to the selected File. You can use URL.createObjectURL to get an URL referencing to a Blob (a File is also a Blob): http://jsfiddle.net/t7mv6/86/.
var ctx = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');
var img = new Image;
img.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(img, 20,20);
alert('the image is drawn');
}
img.src = URL.createObjectURL(e.target.files[0]);
Note: be sure to revoke the object url when you are done with it otherwise you'll leak memory. If you're not doing anything too crazy, you can just stick a URL.revokeObjectURL(img.src) in the img.onload function.
References:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/File
http://html5demos.com/file-api

Live Example
function handleFiles(e) {
var ctx = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');
var url = URL.createObjectURL(e.target.files[0]);
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(img, 20, 20);
}
img.src = url;
}
window.URL.createObjectUrldocs
You could also use the FileReader instead to create the object URL.
The FileReader has slightly better browser support.
The FileReader approach works in FF6 / Chrome. I'm not certain whether setting Img.src to a Blob is valid and cross-browser though.
Creating object urls is the correct way to do it.
Edit:
As mentioned in the commment window.URL support whilst offline seems unavailable in FF6/Chrome.

Here is a complete example (Fiddle) using FileReader (which has better browser support as mentioned by Raynos). In this example I also scale Canvas to fit the image.
In real life example you might scale the image to some maximum so that your form will not blow up ;-). Here is an example with scaling (Fiddle).
var URL = window.webkitURL || window.URL;
window.onload = function() {
var input = document.getElementById('input');
input.addEventListener('change', handleFiles, false);
// set original canvas dimensions as max
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
canvas.dataMaxWidth = canvas.width;
canvas.dataMaxHeight = canvas.height;
}
function handleFiles(e) {
var ctx = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');
var reader = new FileReader();
var file = e.target.files[0];
// load to image to get it's width/height
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
// setup scaled dimensions
var scaled = getScaledDim(img, ctx.canvas.dataMaxWidth, ctx.canvas.dataMaxHeight);
// scale canvas to image
ctx.canvas.width = scaled.width;
ctx.canvas.height = scaled.height;
// draw image
ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0
, ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height
);
}
// this is to setup loading the image
reader.onloadend = function () {
img.src = reader.result;
}
// this is to read the file
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
}
// returns scaled dimensions object
function getScaledDim(img, maxWidth, maxHeight) {
var scaled = {
ratio: img.width / img.height,
width: img.width,
height: img.height
}
if (scaled.width > maxWidth) {
scaled.width = maxWidth;
scaled.height = scaled.width / scaled.ratio;
}
if (scaled.height > maxHeight) {
scaled.height = maxHeight;
scaled.width = scaled.height / scaled.ratio;
}
return scaled;
}
canvas {
border:1px solid black
}
<input type="file" id="input"/>
<div>
<canvas width="400" height="300" id="canvas"/>
</div>