C#

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    pptNS.ApplicationClass powerpointApplication = null;
    pptNS.Presentation pptPresentation = null;
    pptNS.Slide pptSlide = null;
    pptNS.ShapeRange shapeRange = null;

    xlNS.ApplicationClass excelApplication = null;
    xlNS.Workbook excelWorkBook = null;
    xlNS.Worksheet targetSheet = null;
    xlNS.ChartObjects chartObjects = null;
    xlNS.ChartObject existingChartObject = null;
    xlNS.Range destRange = null;

    string paramPresentationPath = @"D:\test\Chart Slide.pptx";
    string paramWorkbookPath = @"D:\test\MyExcelData.xlsx";
    object paramMissing = Type.Missing;


    try
    {
        // Create an instance of PowerPoint.
        powerpointApplication = new pptNS.ApplicationClass();

        // Create an instance Excel.          
        excelApplication = new xlNS.ApplicationClass();

        // Open the Excel workbook containing the worksheet with the chart
        // data.
        excelWorkBook = excelApplication.Workbooks.Open(paramWorkbookPath,
                        paramMissing, paramMissing, paramMissing,
                        paramMissing, paramMissing, paramMissing,
                        paramMissing, paramMissing, paramMissing,
                        paramMissing, paramMissing, paramMissing,
                        paramMissing, paramMissing);

        // Get the worksheet that contains the chart.
        targetSheet =
            (xlNS.Worksheet)(excelWorkBook.Worksheets["Spain"]);

        // Get the ChartObjects collection for the sheet.
        chartObjects =
            (xlNS.ChartObjects)(targetSheet.ChartObjects(paramMissing));



        // Create a PowerPoint presentation.
        pptPresentation = powerpointApplication.Presentations.Add(
                            Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoTrue);

        // Add a blank slide to the presentation.
        pptSlide =
            pptPresentation.Slides.Add(1, pptNS.PpSlideLayout.ppLayoutBlank);

        // capture range
        //var writeRange = targetSheet.Range["A1:B15"];
        destRange = targetSheet.get_Range("A1:B15");
        //copy range
        destRange.Copy();

        // Paste the chart into the PowerPoint presentation.
        shapeRange = pptSlide.Shapes.Paste();


        // Position the chart on the slide.
        shapeRange.Left = 60;
        shapeRange.Top = 100;

        // Get or capture the chart to copy.
        existingChartObject =(xlNS.ChartObject)(chartObjects.Item(1));


        // Copy the chart from the Excel worksheet to the clipboard.
        existingChartObject.Copy();

        // Paste the chart into the PowerPoint presentation.
        shapeRange = pptSlide.Shapes.Paste();
        //Position the chart on the slide.
        shapeRange.Left = 90;
        @shapeRange.Top = 100;

        // Save the presentation.
        pptPresentation.SaveAs(paramPresentationPath,
                        pptNS.PpSaveAsFileType.ppSaveAsOpenXMLPresentation,
                        Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoTrue);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    }
    finally
    {
        // Release the PowerPoint slide object.
        shapeRange = null;
        pptSlide = null;

        // Close and release the Presentation object.
        if (pptPresentation != null)
        {
            pptPresentation.Close();
            pptPresentation = null;
        }

        // Quit PowerPoint and release the ApplicationClass object.
        if (powerpointApplication != null)
        {
            powerpointApplication.Quit();
            powerpointApplication = null;
        }

        // Release the Excel objects.
        targetSheet = null;
        chartObjects = null;
        existingChartObject = null;

        // Close and release the Excel Workbook object.
        if (excelWorkBook != null)
        {
            excelWorkBook.Close(false, paramMissing, paramMissing);
            excelWorkBook = null;
        }

        // Quit Excel and release the ApplicationClass object.
        if (excelApplication != null)
        {
            excelApplication.Quit();
            excelApplication = null;
        }

        GC.Collect();
        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

    }
}

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I'm creating some very large images in .net and i'm using JPEG compression to get the file size down. However, if the image exceeds 65,000(ish) pixels in either width or height, I can no longer use jpeg compression. Is there a max dimensions limit for JPEG?

the exception being thrown is:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
   at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams)

the code that is saving the image:

    public static void SaveImage(ref Bitmap b, string fName)
        {
            long quailty = 75;
            ImageCodecInfo jpgEncoder = getEncoder(ImageFormat.Jpeg);
            Encoder myEncoder = Encoder.Quality;
            using (EncoderParameters myEncoderParameters = new EncoderParameters(1))
            {
                using (EncoderParameter myEncoderParameter = new EncoderParameter(myEncoder, quailty))
                {
                    myEncoderParameters.Param[0] = myEncoderParameter;
                    b.Save(fName, jpgEncoder, myEncoderParameters);
                }
            }
        }

in the case of the above exception the image is 2,000x100,000 the magic number seems to be in the 65k range, both width and height.  Like, I can do 4,000x55,000 but not 2x70000.