This is an ActiveX / OCX image control for the display, edit and manipulation of images. It can be used to add image processing functions to compiled or web based applications. Images can be acquired from Twain compliant scanner devices.

Add image functionality to your own applications.
Support for BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, PSD, PCX, TIFF and WBMP image formats. Can export to PDF.
Import images from disk, binary data, clipboard, scanner or remote URL.
Image manipulation functions include resize, scale, crop, rotate and flip.
Scanned images can be enhanced using AutoCrop, Despeckle and Deskew methods
Image enhancement functions include brightness, contrast, sharpen, blur and greyscale.
Create compound images and watermarks by merging images.
Place text onto the image using any installed font with optional antialiasing. Support for Unicode characters.
Perform simple image editing drawing lines and shapes with optional colour fills.
Read and edit IPTC text (meta data) in JPEG, TIFF and PSD images.
Read and edit Exif attributes from JPEG and TIFF files.
Images can be exported to a remote server as an HTTP upload or by FTP.
Zoom and print functions and mouse events included.
Royalty free distribution of the OCX file.
Supplied as 32 bit and 64 bit.

This control can be used in Windows programming environments that support ActiveX, such as Visual Basic or Delphi as well as .NET and VBA driven applications such as Access. It can read and write a variety of file formats allowing for conversions to be made between them. Functions allow images to be manipulated, enhanced and edited. Images can be imported from TWAIN compliant scanners and webcams. The online manual provides a full listing of available properties and methods.

There are functions to save the image to file or copy the image to the Windows clipboard. The image can be exported in a binary format (a variant array), which can be used to place the image into a database field or stream the image to a web browser if used in a server-side application. An edited image can be posted to a web server as an HTTP upload, or by FTP.

The image editing functions include simple resize and scale methods for reducing image size or creating thumbnails. Images can be cropped, flipped and rotated. Colour depth can be adjusted, as can brightness, sharpness, contrast and HLS components (hue, lightness and saturation). Lines, shapes and text can be drawn. Images can be merged using optional transparency to create watermarks. Alpha transparency in PNG images is supported.

The installation is supplied as two OCX files, one is 32 bit and the other is 64 bit. The OCX file used will depend on the application calling the control. Some development environments, such as VB6, are 32 bit and so only the 32 bit control will be used. Visual Studio for .NET and Delphi can produce 32 bit or 64 bit applications. Internet Explorer is currently supplied as 32 bit. In scanning applications it may be preferable to use 32 bit for compatibility with existing scanner drivers.

Only for V.I.P