LEADTOOLS adds significant new features

Updates include enhancements to HTML5, Document and Medical Imaging functionality.
September 14, 2012
Feature Release

The LEADTOOLS SDK product line includes Raster, Document, Medical, Multimedia and Vector Imaging. They provide powerful imaging technologies for C++, .NET, Metro, HTML5, Web Services, WPF, ASP.NET and Cloud applications.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 17.5

Imaging and Vector Engines

  • Load / Convert HTML into a raster image
  • Rasterize vector files (DXF, DWG, SVG) via .NET interface
  • Additional vector options for rasterizing vector drawings such as background fill, bits per pixel and transformation
  • RLE compression for PCL
  • Support for gradient fill and EM units in SVG

General HTML5 Image Viewer Control

  • Support for attaching any interactive mode to mouse wheel
  • Display bitonal images using Scale to Gray interpolation
  • New web service for converting existing LEAD annotation files to HTML5 / JavaScript format

Medical HTML5 Viewer and Demo

  • Drag and Drop support
  • Faster window level
  • Comprehensive support for signed image display
  • Full support for DICOM display properties and tags
  • Gesture sensitivity and custom palette support for window level
  • Added Cine Playback
  • Added reset to original window level value option
  • Screen Capture support

PDF

  • Support for reading and writing PDF annotations
  • Added read and write support for latest PDF specification (v1.7)
  • Improved text extraction speed with full Unicode support

OCR

  • Dramatically improved recognition accuracy in Advantage OCR engine
  • Advantage OCR 50% faster including auto table detection
  • New algorithm for recognizing alphanumeric codes that do not correspond to a dictionary (e.g. passport number, IDs, etc.)
  • Numeric Zone Type in Advantage OCR Engine

Document Engine

  • Improved formatted output for Office formats (DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX)
  • Added support for saving large JBIG2 files greater than several GB
  • Up to 30% faster recognition speed for 1D Linear Barcodes

Medical Viewer Control

  • Improved annotation support including multi-select, lock object, events and more
  • Single action can now be assigned to multiple buttons
  • Ability to use Magnify Glass without clicking mouse button
  • Optimized stack operation
  • Dramatically decreased image load times
  • Probe tool enhancements including signed image and custom text support
  • New display features and usability enhancements
  • Cine playback features including frames per second and window level
  • Programmatically control window level, image offset and viewer splitters

Medical Engine

  • Added support for unified window level values for MPR windows and 3D volume
  • New Rules Add-in which allows for custom scripting of any event or action
  • Updated support for latest DICOM Specifications

About LEAD Technologies

LEAD Technologies is a privately held company founded in 1990 by Moe Daher and Rich Little. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, LEAD was established to commercialize Mr. Daher's inventions in the field of digital imaging and compression technology. With a rich history of over twenty years, LEAD has established itself as the world's leading provider of digital imaging software development toolkits.

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