ImageKit.NET2

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ImageKit.NET2

ImageKit.NET2 Web Server Runtime License
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What's new in ImageKit.NET2

• Support for Visual Studio 2010

What's new in the ImageKit.NET2?

• Annotation and Editing Capabilities
• Web Camera Control
• Save Images to PDF
• JPEG2000 and other format support

ImageKit.NET2 - What's New

Image Annotation and the Toolbar Control
Annotate images in the ImageKit Control
The ImageKit control allows you to annotate images by displaying text, lines, and various shapes on top of the images loaded in the ImageKit Control. All annotation objects can be saved independently of the image they annotate. Saved annotations can be loaded onto different images. Annotations can be edited after they are created, they can be moved, reshaped, rotated, etc. Annotations can be embedded into image files. Annotation methods may be called with code or used via the new Toolbar Control.

Annotate images with the Toolbar Control
The new Toolbar Control is a user friendly interface that lets you annotate images visually! Simply place the Toolbar Control on your form, set it to correspond to the ImageKit Control and thats it. You can now use any or all annotation functions to edit or annotate your images, without writing a single line of code.

Use the Toolbar Control on a MDI with a standard toolbar and instantly create and easy to use painting application.

Draw text, lines, shapes, and other annotation objects
Create straight lines, polylines, polygons, ellipses, pen (free hand lines), text, etc. Each is a distinct annotation object that can be placed on the loaded image, displayed, moved, altered, saved to file, or embedded in the image.

By setting a file name, the PasteImage annotation object can paste a new image in the ImageKit Control.

Objects are drawn by annotation methods that can be accessed via the toolbar or called independently by code. The toolbar can be designed to contain only those functions that you specify.

Edit the Annotation Objects
After creating annotation objects and placing them on an image, the objects can be moved, their shapes or contents altered, rotated, and so on.

By right clicking the selected annotation objects context menu is displayed where various annotation and editing functions are available. Any functions available through the toolbar or context menu can also be called independently in the annotation methods.

From the Context Menu select "Properties" and display the dialog below. This allows you to edit the annotation object after it has been created.

Saving and Loading the Annotation File
All annotation objects and settings can be saved in an annotation file that is independent from the image on which the annotations were drawn. The annotation objects saved in the annotation file can be loaded again and displayed on any image, not just the image on which they were originally drawn. Since the annotation file is an xml file, it is even possible to edit the annotations without loading them by using a text editor.

Embed annotations into the image (rasterize annotations)
All annotation objects drawn on images in the ImageKit Control can be rasterized and embedded in the image data. The resulting image can be saved in any format supported by the ImageKit.NET2.

WebCameraControls
These controls provide functions to preview and record movies in avi format and to play movies in avi, mpeg, and other formats

Position Images
Position images in the ImageKit Control. In scale display a small image is centered in the ImageKit Control by default. Now, you can position it anywhere within the ImageKit Control. In actual display mode, even large images can be positioned in the ImageKit Control.

Deskew Images
When a scanned image or an image saved to file is skewed, use the deskew function to repair it

Save images to PDF Document
Save BMP or JPEG images in PDF documents using these easy to use steps: start a pdf document; add a page; add images to the page in specified locations; end the page; and end the document.

Expanded Image File Format Support
The ImageKit.NET2 includes a Plugin (Win32 Dll Files) that expand support for image formats not supported by standard .Net Framework. By including these plugin files with your application you can load and save JPEG2000 (Part1), Jpeg Progressive DCT, BMP Compressed (4 bit and 8 bit), and FPX image files.

Improved File Transfer
FTP and HTTP file transfer methods now support image data in byte array.

Add image processing capabilities to your .NET applications quickly and easily with the ImageKit.NET. The ImageKit.NET contains both native .NET components and .NET class libraries and allows you to load and save images of a variety of image formats; retrieve images from TWAIN scanners and digital cameras; apply various imaging effects and transformations; and display those images in various controls including the ImageKit and Thumbnail controls for both WinForm and WebForm as well as ASP.NET(AJAX) applications.

ImageKit.NET features:

Displaying Images

• Display images in scale, stretch, actual size, fit-to-height, and fit-to-width display mode. Automatically display black and white images in high quality
• Display up to 100 different images simultaneously within the ImageKit Control using the ImageKit.NET's Layer interface
• Set different display positions transparent colors for each image layer. Display both raster and vector images at the simultaneously

Pan Window Display

• The PanWindow control displayslarge images in their entirety while a detailed area on the same image is displayed in the ImageKit control
• Use the PanWindow viewfinder, scroll the image within the ImageKit Control

Regional Processing

• Select regions on the image for processing
• Regional selection can be rectangular, polygonal, elliptical or can be determine by a mask image. Setting coordinates for regional selection can be as easy as clicking or dragging your mouse on the image

File Formats and Compression
The ImageKit.Net supports a variety of raster and vector file formats and compressions.
Native .Net support includes:

• BMP - 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bit
• BMP - RLE4, RLE8 4, 8 bit (Loading only. Images are saved as uncompressed bmp)
• JPEG - 8 bit grayscale, 24 bit color / Standard DCT, Progressive DCT (Loading only. Images are saved as Standard DCT) / Exif (JPEG compression, main and thumbnail image, loading only);
• GIF - Transparency / Interlace / 1, 4, 8 bit / Animation (Loading only. Possible to save gif-animation in single files only)
• TIFF - 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bit / Supported compression: Uncompressed, CCITTRLE (Loading only), FAX3-1D, FAX3-2D (Loading only), FAX4, PACKBITS, LZW (Color mode: palette, rgb, cmyk) / (Multipage: loading and saving)
• PNG - 1, 4, 8, 24 bit / transparency
• WMF - (Loading only. Saved as raster image)
• EMF - (Loading only. Saved as raster image)

Extendable Functionality
It is possible to extend the power of the ImageKit.NET to support JPEG2000, SVG, DXF, and other formats and compressions not natively supported in .NET framework.
Extended support includes:

• BMP - 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bit
• BMP - RLE4, RLE8 4, 8 bit
• JPEG - 8 bit grayscale, 24 bit color / Standard DCT, Progressive DCT / Exif (JPEG compression, main and thumbnail image, load only)
• JPEG2000 - Part1 / CodeStream
• GIF - Transparency / Interlace / 1, 4, 8 bit / Loads and Saves animation
• TIFF - 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bit / Supported compression: Uncompressed, CCITTRLE, FAX3 (1D, 2D), FAX4, JPEG*, PACKBITS, LZW (Color mode: palette, rgb, cmyk) (Multipage: load and save)
• PNG - 1, 4, 8, 24 bit / transparency / interlace
• FPX - 8-bit grayscale, 24 bit / Supported compression: Uncompressed, JPEG compression, Single Color compression
• PCX - 1, 4, 8, 24 bit
• WMF**
• EMF**
• DXF (2D)**
• (*) Not all Tiff-Jpeg format files are supported, particularly older versions of this format
• (**) Vector data may be altered or lost when it is loaded or saved

Image Effects and Transformations

• Create or copy images
• Combine images, paste images together or layer images on top of each other
• Create a panorama view from two raster images by simply setting attachment locations
• Copy and paste images to and from the clipboard
• Apply numerous effect filters including blur, mosaic, outline, emboss, oilpaint, canvas, glasstile, lens, ripple, whirlpinch, waves, motionblur
• Convert image bit count
• Adjust sharpness, noise reduction, rgb levels, contrast, brightness
• Resize, rotate, flip, mirror
• Create custom filter

TWAIN Support
The ImageKit.NET allows you to add scanning functions to your applications quickly and easily. Retrieve images from TWAIN scan devices such as scanners, digital cameras, film scanners. Use the scan driver's user interface or build your own custom user interface making scanning a nearly seamless operation.

• Set scan conditions, pixel type, resolution, bit count, brightness, contrast, highlight, threshold, shadow, scan units, scan position and more.
• Retrieve the range of values supported by a particular scan driver.
• Support for memory transfer with compression (JPEG, PNG)
• Support for file transfer - Set and retrieve the compression method for file and memory transfer
• Support for dropout color - This sets the dropout color when using a custom-built scan interface
• Support for noise filter - Reduces noise in black and white (1-bit color) images
• Support for image filter - Improves image quality. LOWPASS improves halftone images, BANDPASS improves images that include text, and HIGHPASS improves images that have lines
• Auto paper size detection - When paper size is set to "undefined" (1000), this function automatically detects the size of the paper and scans
• Support for deskew - Corrects skewed documents
• Support for moire filter (Epson Scanners)
• Support for unsharpness filter (Epson Scanners)
• Support for dynamic threshold (Panasonic Scanners
• Support for deskew smoothing (Panasonic Scanners)
• ADF duplex scanning support
• Retrieve thumbnail images from digital cameras
• Supports monochrome halftone settings
• Supports scaling
• Set paper size when scanning
• Retrieve the range of setting values for a give scan property

Database Imaging

• Retrieve images from and save images to database using BLOB format

Thumbnail Control

• By selecting the folder and file type, you can automatically display multiple image files as thumbnails. Displays thumbnails in an easy to use, fast, customizable control

Web Form Controls

• Contains Web versions of the ImageKit, PanWindow and Thumbnail controls that can be used in web applications

AJAX

• The Web ImageKit, PanWindow, and Thumbnail controls can all be used within an AJAX Update panel

Magnifier

• Includes a magnifying glass function. Set magnification level, border, and size. Shape can be rectangular, elliptical, or rounded rectangle

Loading and Saving Images
The ImageKit control provides you with numerous functions for loading and saving image files. Load functions for each file type are provided but there is also a load function that automatically detects each file type.

• Load files of one type and save them as a different type.
• Load BLOB image data from and save BLOB image data to database
• Load from and save to stream
• Load images from and save images to separate color planes
• Load images from and save images to memory data

Other

• Supports “Click Once” and “No Touch” deployment
• Contains numerous sample programs