Released: Sep 14, 2012
Updates in this release
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