ImageGear Professional ——ActiveX, DLL, and Unix imaging SDK

• Scanning and compression
• Viewing, annotation, and printing
• Image editing and processing
• Plus PDF and vector support 

The ImageGear Professional SDK has all the tools you need to add high-performance imaging to your applications. ImageGear Pro supports Windows development using ActiveX or DLLs, and shared libraries for Unix/Linux platforms. Providing hundreds of imaging functions for 32- and 64-bit development, ImageGear is the tool of choice for many of the world’s leading software developers.

With ImageGear Professional you can: handle over 100 image file formats, including PDF build custom image viewers and editors add annotations to images to build document workflows control TWAIN and ISIS scanners to manage image capture work directly with vector graphics formats, including CAD and SVG apply hundreds of different image filters and transforms Related Products: Add-ons: SmartZone OCR/ICR, Barcode Xpress, ScanFix Xpress To add support for DICOM files, see ImageGear Medical For ASP.NET, WPF, and .NET development, see ImageGear for.NET New RIA support via ImageGear for Silverlight For more high-performance C libraries for Windows and Unix development, see PICTools

 features

	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

Full Page OCR Support

• OCR support for over 100 languages, including Asian. Learn more about OCR.
• Support for automatic redaction of regular expression search results.

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.

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 the latest Camera RAW formats. (see complete list here).
• For complete DICOM file support, see ImageGear Medical.
• Access and control compression parameters for each image type.
• Read and modify metadata such as TIFF tags and EXIF data.

Photo and Color 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.

Annotation

• Easy-to-implement UI elements for marking up images.
• Supports Accusoft Redlining Toolkit™ (ART), or ARTx with XML-based annotation storage. (Windows Only)
• 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.

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.

Document Image Processing & Editing

• ImageClean™ document enhancement includes Hole Punch Removal, Line Removal, Dotted Line Removal, Clean Borders, Auto-Crop, Dilate/ Erode, etc. (Windows Only)
• 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:
  SmartZone OCR/ICR to recognize text in defined areas, or Barcode Xpress.

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.
• 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.