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Compression & File Formats
- Load and save over 100 image, graphic, and document formats, including raster and vector images, PDF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, TIFF, CAD, ABIC Check Imaging, JPEG XR, and Camera RAW.
- For complete DICOM file support, seeImageGear Medical
- Access and control compression parameters for each image type
- Read and modify metadata such as TIFF tags and EXIF data.
Raster Formats:
- Easily convert between raster image formats (TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, etc.)
- Quickly convert images into one format for consistent viewing
- Build applications to convert between formats, or to change bit depths, color palettes, and encoding options
Vector Formats:
- Read, render, and write vector files such as PDF, CAD, SVG, and XPS in their native formats
- Read DWG, DWF, and DXF files from AutoCAD 2.5 through 2007, and Write versions 12 through 2007
- Create applications that read, render, and write 3D wireframe objects
Extensive PDF/PS Support:
- Read, write, display, and edit PDF, PDF/A, PostScript, EPS, and U3D files
- Comprehensive PDF API built on Adobe® technology
- Read, modify, and write PDF annotations, bookmarks, and metadata
- Analyze for PDF/A and PDF/X compliance
File Loading and Saving:
- Often opens even damaged and non-standard image files
- Ensures standards compliance when writing files, with flexible settings
- Quickly access any page of multi-page files
- Fast TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, MO:DCA compression and decompression
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Image Viewing & Display |
- Build Windows-based viewers using ActiveX controls or DLLs, or use shared libraries for Linux, and Unix applications
- Rapidly add advanced viewing features into your applications
- Anti-Aliasing and Smoothing for clear display of color and black and white images
- Thumbnail creation for easy navigation of folders and multi-page files
- Includes common dialogs for image loading, saving, processing, and more
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Photo and Color Image Editing |
Image Editing:
- Image manipulation, such as Crop, Resize, Thumbnail creation, Encryption, and Decryption
- Image Transformation, such as Rotate, Crop, Resize, and conversion
- Access and write IPTC and EXIF metadata
- Area Detection and Processing, using a predefined or custom pixel-checking method
- Region of Interest (ROI) permits specification of an area to include or exclude from image processing
- Dither and Halftone methods optimize image size and quality
Color Processing:
- Advanced image processing methods, such as Adjust Brightness and Contrast, Automatic Tone and Gamma correction
- ICC color profiles allow accurate color display
- Pantone channels deliver spot color display and control
- Modify photos with Filters such as Sharpen, Smooth, and Edge detect
- Apply dozens of Effects, including: Perspec-tive, Emboss, Drop Shadows, Posterize, Aging, Motion, Texture, Lighting, Vignettes, etc.
- Alpha Channel allows elements from two images to be selectively combined
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Annotation |
- Easy-to-implement UI elements for marking up images
- Supports Accusoft Redlining Toolkit™ (ART), or ARTx with XML-based annotation storage
- Mark up any image with Text Note, Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Highlight, Protractor, Ruler, and other annotations
- Build collaboration workflows allowing each person to attach comments to images as they are viewed
- Can Burn-in annotations, such as for permanent Redaction of sensitive information
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Document Image Processing & Editing |
- ImageClean™ document enhancement includes Hole Punch Removal, Line Removal, Dotted Line Removal, Clean Borders, Auto-Crop, Dilate/ Erode, etc.
- Correct scanning and faxing issues using Despeckle and Deskew
- Image manipulation, including: Crop, Resize, Rotate, Negate
- Additional cleanup features are available with:ScanFix Xpress
- For recognition features, add-on:
OCR Xpress for full-page OCR,
SmartZone OCR/ICR to recognize text in defined areas, or Barcode Xpress
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Scanning |
TWAIN Scanning:
- Programmatically build your own user interface
- Comprehensive support for TWAIN devices including scanners, digital cameras, and video capture boards
- For multi-page and single page scanning, with configurable parameters
- Control TWAIN transfer modes
ISIS Scanning:
- Build custom interfaces for high-speed ISIS® scanners
- Capture data from paper documents and deliver it to custom applications or ECM systems
- ISIS delivers interface consistency, high speed, and reliability for scanning applications
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Printing |
- Provides program control over printing functions
- Overcomes inherent print driver limitations, optimizing print quality
- Control sizing, color correction, and pagination
- Build custom printing dialogs
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