ImageGear for .NET v16 - The Global Standard

PDF Enhancements

ImageGear provides the latest PDF support for developers working with Acrobat files. Developers can quickly integrate PDF annotation, editing, and creation into their applications. Here are the latest PDF enhancements in ImageGear:

Powerful 3D PDF Content

Developers can create applications with support for 3D PDF content. Starting with version 1.6, PDF introduces the capability for collections of 3D objects, such as those used by CAD formats, to be embedded in PDF files. Such collections are called 3D models, and PDF refers to them as 3D Artwork. In PDF documents, 3D Artwork is represented by 3D annotations stored in Universal 3D (U3D) format.

Robust PDF/X and PDF/A Verifiers

There is new ImageGear API that verifies compliance with PDF/X and PDF/A standards, which are defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

• PDF/X - The PDF/X standards apply to graphic content exchange. The most widely used standards for a print publishing workflow are several PDF/X formats: PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, and PDF/X-4.
• PDF/A - The PDF/A standards apply to long-term archiving of electronic documents. The most widely used standards for PDF archiving are PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b (for less stringent requirements).

Optimized PDF Display

ImageGear introduces optimized PDF display rendering and scrolling capabilities. Developers can control the IG display API to re-render PDF page content for display.

Vector Improvements

ImageGear provides developers with tools to read, write, and render vector images. The latest version of ImageGear provides the following new features to integrate and work with vector-based images and data.

Use Universal 3D (U3D)

The U3D file format, short for "Universal 3D", is a universal vector standard for storing three-dimensional data of all kinds to facilitate data exchange. The U3D format is natively supported by PDF, and 3D objects in U3D format can be inserted into PDF document files and interactively visualized by PDF viewers. The ImageGear U3D Vector Component supports reading, writing and rasterizing the U3D vector files.

Work with Design Web Format (DWF)

DWF is an open file format developed by AutoDesk for storing DWG files on the Internet. DWF contains a vector based description of drawings and illustrations.

Easily Use Linear and Radial Gradient Fills

Support for linear and radial gradient filling for vector objects has been added. Linear gradient filling specifies a transition of color from start to end point of the filling. Radial gradient specifies a transition from start point to the outer circle of the filling. Gradient filling uses an array of "stops" to define the transition function.

Digital Camera Support

ImageGear provides developers with support for a wide range of digital camera RAW formats. Each camera model is exhaustively tested to work with ImageGear so you can develop your application without worrying about compatibility problems. The following are the latest digital camera features:

Nearly 200 Digital Cameras Supported

Support for more than 80 new digital camera RAW file formats. Learn more about supported digital camera RAW file formats.

Powerful Color Reconstruction GUI

Interactive GUI for Digital Camera RAW color reconstruction. Developers can reconstrct Camera Raw images with an ImageGear Processing API and Control Parameters for the Digital Camera Raw and Headerless Camera Raw Filters.

More File Formats

ImageGear provides developers a large library of supported files formats. We make sure that we support new files as they are created and in addition, the AccuSoft Image Guarantee™ allows developers to know that we stand behind our imaging tools. The following are the latest file formats available in our imaging SDKs:

Quickly Work with the Latest XPS Docs

Support for the new file format: XPS. The XPS Document format represents a set of related pages with a fixed layout, which are organized as one or more documents.

Easily Handle Huge Adobe PSB Files

ImageGear provides support for the Adobe PSB (Photoshop Big) or Large Document format, which is a newer version of Adobe PSD designed for files over 2 gigabytes, supporting up to 300,000 pixels in any dimension. The PSB format is almost identical to the Photoshop native format (PSD).

Juggle Photoshop Layers Easily

ImageGear now allows users to load layered Photoshop image files (Adobe PSD and Adobe PSB) and retain image layers for editing. Users can also create new image layers, delete existing ones, as well as flatten and display the selected composition of image layers.

Manipulate Spot Colors Easily

Developers can easily work with spot colors from Pantone or Adobe colorbooks via API.  ImageGear supports multiple extra channels and can preserve spot colors while converting these into file formats or color spaces like RGB and CMYK.

New Image Processing

ImageGear provides a wide range of image processing features for developers. We constantly enhance and develop new time-saving image processing tools for imaging developers. The following are the latest image processing enhancements:

Save Time with ImageClean™ Enhancements

For developers working with 1-bit images, ImageGear provides many time-saving methods to modify and enhance black and white data with a set of ImageClean functions. The following are new ImageClean features:

No More Punch Hole Marks

RemovePunchHoles automatically detects and removes the punch holes on a 1-bit scanned image. It works for most common hole puncher standards including 2, 3, 4 and 5 hole puncher marks. The method takes a 1-bit image page and the set of advanced parameters specifying the location and diameter of punch holes.

Watch Lines Disappear

RemoveLines automatically detects and removes horizontal and vertical solid and broken lines on the 1-bit scanned image. The method takes a 1-bit image page and the set of advanced parameters specifying the line's attributes.

Dot Lines Removed in a Snap

RemoveDotLines automatically detects and removes horizontal and vertical dotted lines on the 1-bit scanned image. The method takes a 1-bit image page and the set of advanced parameters specifying the attributes to be used for the processing.

Powerful Mathematical Morphology

The field of mathematical morphology contributes a wide range of operators to image processing, all based around a few simple mathematical concepts from set theory. The operators are particularly useful for the analysis of binary images and common usages include edge detection, noise removal, image enhancement and image segmentation.

The following morphology image processing functions have been added: Erode, Dilate, Open, and Close.

Time-Saving Special Effects

Developers can now use the following new image processing effects:

Shear

The Shear function applies a shearing effect to an image, moving the image rasters or columns according to the specified offsets.

Aging

The Aging function applies an aging effect to make an image look older.

Spatter

The Spatter function applies a spatter effect to an image, making it look to have been painted in the impressionist style of painting.

Shadow

The DropShadow function adds a drop shadow to an image.

Oilify

The Oilify function makes the image appear similar to an oil painting.

Functional Light

• The DirectionalLight function adds bars of light according to a sine wave pattern.
• The RadialLight function adds circles of light according to a sine wave pattern.
• The FreeDirectionalLight function adds bars of light according to a custom pattern.
• The FreeRadialLight function adds circles of light according to a custom pattern.

Fragmentation

The Fragment function fragments an image into four blended images which move diagonally outward from the original image.

Lens Flare

The LensFlare function applies a lens flare effect to the image.

Pointillist

The Pointillist function makes the image appear to have been painted in the pointillism style of painting.

New Image Processing Effects

Developers can now use the following image processing effects: Vignette, Round Corners, Night Vision, Toy Camera, Sepia, Duotone, Spotlights, Picturize, Glass, High Density Range, Glowing Edges, Pencil Sketch, Hot Wax, Historic Photo, Boost, Adjust White Balance, Cooler/warmer, Chromatic Aberration Removal.

Additional New Features

ImageGear provides the latest features developers need to quickly build robust imaging-enabled applications. Developers can count on AccuSoft's imaging tools to help them build better applications faster. Below are the latest features in ImageGear:

• New Visual Studio 2008 samples provided
• Added .NET WPF Hand-Panning functionality
• Changed all unmanaged libraries to have version numbers matching IG.NET

Version 16.0

ImageGear for .NET is the imaging SDK of choice to build better .NET applications faster with Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. Use our fully-managed .NET SDK and easily develop robust applications with everything developers need in a comprehensive imaging toolkit. Here is a list of updates in each release:

• Work with 3D PDF content using the latest PDF v1.6 standard
• New PDF/X and PDF/A verifiers for preflighting printing press
• Optimzed PDF display offers performace improvements
• Quickly work with vector data in Universal 3D (U3D) format
• Integrate AutoDesk Design Web Format (DWF) files for vector-based drawings
• Easily use new linear and radial gradient fills
• Expanded support of nearly 200 digital camera RAW formats
• New interactive GUI for digital camera RAW color reconstruction
• Work with large 2GB+ files in Adobe's PSB large document format
• New API for full layer support for Photoshop PSD and PSB formats
• Easily use Adobe Color books and extra channel spot colors
• Add time-saving ImageClean™ functions for line removal and hole punch removal on scanned images
• Powerful new mathematical morphology functions such as edge detection, noise removal, etc.
• Work with new and improved image processing special effects such as red eye removal, lens flare, mosaic, perspective, and more
• Easily use and learn from new Visual Studio 2008 samples
• New support of the XPS document format
• Implement WPF hand-panning in your .NET application

Version 15.2

• Create AJAX-enabled ASP.NET solutions with an improved Web Forms control
• Build applications for the latest .NET Framework 3.5
• Easily integrate XMP - Adobe's Extensible Metadata Platform into your applications
• Work with legacy ART annotations marks created with ImageGear Professional
• New digital camera RAW formats supported: Fuji Finepix S3 Pro and S5 Pro
• Optimize your Kodak Photo CD (PCD) support by loading only required resolutions using a new filter control parameter
• Optimize Postscript (PS) initialization logic for better multi-threading support

Version 15.1

• New support for .NET Compact Framework 2.0
• Save development time with more code samples in ART and Processing namespaces
• Enhance your development with improved ART namespace methods and properties
• Save images with different color spaces
• Use common metadata support across image files and image format filters
• Work with overlay data and images for DICOM files
• Quickly read DICOM structured report files
• Easily update DICOM metadata without updating pixel data
• Support more color spaces and bit depths with HD Photo formats
• Work with new control parameters for JPEG
• Add PDF layer compatibility to your solutions
• Quickly populate an existing PDF page within an PDF document with recognized text and/or an image
• Improve your application's TIFF support with Plana Deflate and Adobe-style Deflate compressions
• Support TGA alpha channels
• Use FujiFilm FinePix S5 camera RAW format
• Easily convert 3D world coordinates to screen coordinates for current view
• Utilize a new GUI pan control within the visible portion of an image
• Work with drag and drop support for WinForms and WPF thumbnail controls
• Quickly translate coordinates between image and device coordinate systems

Version 15.0

• Use .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005
• Work with Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Access HD Photo format and over 100 digital camera RAW formats
• Direct3D vector rendering
• Bilinear and bicubic interpolation with rotation with interpolation
• Color anti-aliasing and re-sampling
• Work with Pantone colors, embedded ICC color profiles, and transparent color
• Use AutoCAD 2007 DWG and DXF files
• Access latest Adobe PSD files
• Access IPTC, EXIF, and TIFF metadata
• PDF support for 64-Bit platforms
• Global Assembly Cache (GAC) API
• Wide array of GUI controls
• Image processing algorithms like solarize and red-eye removal
• Namespaces for formats, recognition, image processing, windows forms, and WPF

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
• Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows Vista
• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition

Supported .NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5

Development Environments

Supported Development Environment Operating Systems

• Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
• Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows Vista
• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition

Supported .NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5

Customer Listing

Every day, millions of users around the world use applications that were created with our time-tested imaging technology. With over 2,000 built-in imaging functions in 27 categories and support for more than 150 file formats, developers in diverse industries turn to AccuSoft time and time again to accelerate the development of their imaging and image-enabled solutions. Learn more

U.S. Department of Homeland Security MedPlus Nationwide Mutual Life Patent & Trademark 3M Softmed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Paperwise Snap-On Business Solutions National City Corporation McKesson CitiGroup Cognos DocStar Ektron Jack Henry

Corel Xerox Airbus Printsoft Development Pty. Ltd. Sovereign Services Ltd. Unisys China Siemens AG Medical Solutions GFT Solutions GmbH Cistec AG Itesoft SA CSC Ltd UK IBA Dosimetry BancTec GmbH Fujitsu Services UK Ltd.

Evaluation Support

Support is provided at no charge when you evaluate AccuSoft's toolkit products, enabling you to judge their suitability for use within your application. You can log questions via our online support center, and have access to a Technical Support Engineer during your product evaluation period.

Preferred Support

This is the base-level support option and is included in the purchase price of AccuSoft's toolkit products. It includes an ever-evolving set of online support services that allow you to quickly find answers to your questions interactively from our knowledge databasebase or to submit a support ticket via our Web site. Users register with an email username and password, which provides access to this secure support section of our Web site. Preferred support is entirely Web-based and customer-driven with access to updates and fixes limited to version-specific items only.

Preferred Support includes:

• Electronic submission of product problems and questions, and the ability to update and track the progress of your case
• Knowledge databases for our products that provide answers and fixes to commonly asked questions and problems
• Comprehensive product documentation including the latest guides and manuals, technical bulletins, flashes, and release notes
• Product fixes, release and maintenance information
• Preferred Support provides access to ALL patches, fixes, updates, enhancements (including new versions/releases) that may be issued to the licensed product during your support term. Preferred support is entirely Web-based.

Premier Support

Our Premier Support option provides a more personalized service level, and ensures prompt access to our expert technical support analysts.

Included are all of the Preferred Support services as well as access to AccuSoft’s Customer Support Department during our normal business hours (Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST (except on designated holidays). Premier Support is pro-active, with personalized contact via any/all methods (Web, email, phone, etc.) and includes all updates to new versions or releases.

Premier Support guarantees a response to your issue, and includes access to a browser-based, real-time, electronic support solution that creates an interactive customer service environment that is significantly more personal and effective. Should we need to investigate an issue within your own environment, our electronic support solution enables our support analysts to:

• Access your system to view, diagnose and solve your problems remotely
• Run applications to ensure proper installation and configuration
• Demonstrate AccuSoft products
• Download and install patches or updates to your system
• Upload your files for analysis
• Include other analysts for consultation
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Pricing Plans

Flexible Business Terms Help You Stay Competitive

When it comes to pricing, our customers benefit from our decades of experience in structuring agreements that support their needs. While others take a cookie-cutter approach to pricing, we understand that our customers have unique business models and requirements. We offer flexible licensing & pricing options and work diligently with each customer to put together a deal that is mutually beneficial. Whether you’re developing an enterprise application to support your organization or you’re an ISV or OEM creating a solution for resale, our goal is to help you be successful.

ImageGear SDKs

Pricing starts at U.S. $3,995 with many licensing options to meet your needs. Customer support and maintenance are included in the purchase price.