Version 9.5 (5 February 2012 released)
- added support convert PDF, TIF to single or multi-page Microsoft Word (.docx) File.
- added support create Microsoft Word (.docx) File and add images and texts to specific page.
- added DocxAddChar, DocxAddImage, DocxCreateFile, DocxPDF2Docx,DocxTIFF2Docx methods.
- added vb6, vb.net 2010, c#2010's convert TIFF/PDF to docx, create docx samples.
Version 9.4 (1 December 2011 released)
- added digital signed for ocx and exectuable of installer files.
- added vb.net 2010 and c# 2010 samples , fixed samples cannot run on 64 bit OS issue.
Version 9.3 (4 Oct 2011 released)
- added RefreshAfterLoadImage property, it allow enable/disable refresh the screen after called FileName property or LoadMultiPage method. It can improve flickering.
- updated PSD decoder.
- fixed TIFF decoder issue when load TIFF multipage file, the page refresh not correct.
Version 9.2 (14 Aug 2011 released)
- added support read Photoshop PSD file and read each layer information, e.g. layer name, layer image size , opacity value and allow export specific layer to transparent PNG file.
- fixed sometime cannot output PDF/A file when set PDFUseJPEGCompression= true.
- added allow use Asynchronous Mode when call OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF, it will not blocking the UI, it will fire OCRPDFA event when recognition process.
- added PSDGetLayerCount, PSDGetLayerHeight, PSDGetLayerLeft, PSDGetLayerName, PSDGetLayerOpacity,PSDGetLayerTop, PSDGetLayerWidth,PSDShowLayerImage methods.
- added OCRPDFA event.
- added vb6, vb.net PSD layer sample.
- updated vb6, vb.net, c#, vfp OCR to searchable PDF sample.
Version 9.0 (25 March 2011 released)
- added support search the text in your PDF. Matches to your search terms will be highlighted or draw the rectangle. Custom define highlighted or rectangle color.
- fixed view the fax documents (TIFF) that display wrong aspect ratio issue.
- fixed wrong aspect ratio issue for Save, Image2PDF, PrintImage, PrintImage2Printer, OCR2SearchablePDF, OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF methods when open the fax documents.
- added PDFFindTextDrawRect, PDFFindTextFillRect methods.
Version 8.8 (11 March 2011 released)
- improved OCR engine. Now OCR processing will more accurate when you call OCRStartScan or OCR2SearchablePDF or OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF methods.
- fixed repeat OCR same document, each time OCR text result will different issue.
- updated Barcode reader, Now barcode reader will more accurate.
Version 8.5 (20 Jan 2011 released)
- added DICOM plugin support display DICOM images, read all patient metadata from DICOM images.
- fixed draw a selection rectangle from center to upper left(make sure you go to 0 on top or left) , then Crop, Crop2Clipboard, Crop2HBITMAP, Crop2Image methods failed issue.
- updated DrawSelectionRect method.
- fixed display multi-page TIF files, reset to the default zoom level issue, now it will set the same zoom level on the next page.
- added DICOMDisplayAllFrame, DICOMDisplayAllFrameStartFrom, DICOMGetTagsSubItemName, DICOMGetTagsSubItemValue, DICOMGetTagsSubItemCount, DICOMGetTagsName, DICOMGetTagsCount, DICOMDisplayFrame, DICOMLoadImage, DICOMGetTotalPage methods.
- added DICOMPlaying event.
Version 8.0 (3 Nov, 2010 released)
- added allow add barcode writer plugin generate Codabar, Codec 11, Code128A, Code128B, Code128C, Codec 3 of 9, Industrial 2 from 5, Interleave 2 from 5, Matrix 2 from 5, Code 128, EAN 8, EAN 13, Plessey, UPC-A, UPC-E Barcode.
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- added Blank Page detection, Get the Confidence value of specific page.
- added allow set the alignment of text when call drawtext method.
- added allow draw image from HBITMAP handle.
- added BarCodeWriterFitToRect, BarCodeWriterGetErrorMessage, BarCodeWriterLeftTopPos, BarCodeWriterPreview, BarCodeWriterSave, BarCodeWriterSaveHBITMAP,
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- BarCodeWriterSetFontSize, BarCodeWriterSetHeight, BarCodeWriterSetOutputArea, BarCodeWriterSetStandard, BarCodeWriterSetValue, BarCodeWriterShowCheckDigit, BarCodeWriterShowText methods
- added DrawImageHBITMAP, DrawTextAlignment, DeleteBitmapHandle method.
- added BlankPageGetConfidence and BlankPageIsBlank methods.
Version 7.5 (13 July 2010 released)
- fixed open some tiff, report wrong page no.issue
- fixed change view property , it have setfocus issue.
- added draw arc, bezier, ellipse, circle, line, pie, rectangle, filled ellipse, filled pie, filled rectangle, texture line with alpha channel support. (You may use DrawFillRectangle method highlight the text on image)
- added allow use JPEG compression, adjust quality when call OCR2SearchablePDF and OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF methods ) . it can output small size of PDF/A file.
- added allow use Anti-Aliasing algorithm when call drawtext method.
- added allow accept drop file from window explorer.
- added draw overlay image with user define resolution,interpolation mode.
- added allow use Asynchronous Mode or Blocking Mode for OCRStartScan method.
- added OCRScanTextAsync method.
- added ClearDrawArc, ClearDraBezier, ClearDrawEllipse, ClearDrawFillEllipse, ClearDrawFillPie,ClearDrawFillRectangle, ClearDrawLine, ClearDrawPie, ClearDrawRectangle, ClearDrawTexturedLine, ClearDrawPageOnly methods.
- added DrawArc, DrawBezier, DrawEllipse, DrawFillEllipse, DrawFillPie, DrawFillRectangle, DrawLine, DrawPie, DrawRectangle, DrawTexturedLine, DrawImageEx methods.
- updated DrawText method.
- added EnableDropFile property.
- added PDFJPEGQuality, PDFUseJPEGCompression properties.
- updated samples.
Version 7.2 (27 Jan 2010 released)
- added rotate image at specific angle.
- added get the type of compression of TIFF file.
- added Export specific pages from multipage TIFF without decoding the TIFF.
- updated TIFMergeMultiFiles method that allow custom delimit substrings.
- fixed the refresh desktop issue when call Zoom to Width, Zoom to Height.
- updated OCR engine, the recognizing time will faster than old version 3 times when use OCRStartScan,OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF, OCR2SearchablePDF methods.
- updated BarCode Reader engine, improved the recognizing quality.
- added RotateAt, TIFExportPages, TIFGetCompressionInfo methods.
Version 7.0 (28 June 2009 released)
- added support MNG, JNG, Raw image (cr2, nef , crw, mrw, raf, erf, 3fr, dcr, raw, dng, pef, x3f, arw, sr2, mef, prf) image format
- added allow rotate multipage TIFF or PDF or rotate specific page no.
- added allow adjust the DPI when loading PDF file. It may improved the PDF quality when convert PDF to PDF file.
- added PDFRenderDPIX, PDFRenderDPIY properties.
- added ClearRotateMultiPageOnly, RotateMultiPage, RotateMultiPageOnly methods.
Version 6.5 (19 march 2009 released)
- added barcode reader plug-in module.
- improved render pdf file and save to pdf quality.
- added Median filter for remove noise.
- added allow save to 1 bit, 4bit, 8bit, 24 bit TIFF with LZW compression.
- added when call CovertTo1bpp, CovertTo4bpp, CovertTo8bpp, CovertTo8bppGrayScale, CovertTo16bppRGB555, CovertTo16bppRGB565, CovertTo24bpp, CovertTo32bpp, CovertTo32bppARGB methods, it will affect the file size when output TIFF or PDF file.
- added draw overlay text or image can draw on specific page only.
- updated Blur effect.
- added BarCodeGetScore, BarCodeGetType, BarCodeGetValue, BarCodeReadByZone, BarCodeReadFullPage, ClearDrawPageOnly, DrawPageOnly, Median methods.
- updated Blur methods.
Version 6.0
- added allow change color resolution.
- added CovertTo1bpp, CovertTo4bpp, CovertTo8bpp, CovertTo8bppGrayScale, CovertTo16bppRGB555, CovertTo16bppRGB565, CovertTo24bpp, CovertTo32bpp, CovertTo32bppARGB methods.
- added allow center the image. Set the view property to 12, it will center the image.
- added TIFMergeMultiFiles method.
- added allow output searchable PDF/a file when use OCR Plug-In Module.
- added OCR2SearchableMultipagePDF, OCR2SearchablePDF methods with OCR Plug-In Module.
Version 5.5
- improved PDF display engine, support PDF 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or later.
- added loading PDF file with password protection.
- added return the PDF information when loading PDF file. PDFAuthor, PDFCreatedDate, PDFUserPassword, PDFOwnerPassword, PDFIsEncrypted, PDFModifiedDate, PDFProducer, PDFTitle, PDFVersion properties.
Version 5.0
- added OCR plug-in module.
- fixed when filename="" unlock issue.
Version 4.6
- improved Image2PDF method conversion speed. Now it will faster than old version.
- fixed when loading some TIFF crash issue.
- Version 4.5
- improved output GIF quality and allow set transparent color.added GIFErrorDiffusion,GIFMaxColor,GIFQuantizer,GIFTranColor properties.
- added LoadFromByteArray, GetScaleX, GetScaleY , DrawSelectionRect methods.
- added PrintSetColor , PrintSetCopies ,PrintSetCustomPaperHeight ,PrintSetCustomPaperWidth , PrintSetDocumentName, PrintSetDuplex , PrintSetOrientation, PrintSetPaperSize , PrintSetPaperSource,PrintSetQuality, PrintSetScale properties.
Version 4.2
- The digitally signed the cab file when using on web.
Version 4.1
- added support left mouse panning.
Version 4.0
- redesign panning, auto zoom, draw selection rectangle features.
- added merge, swap, add, delete page of TIFF file without decoding.
- improved crop image feature.
- improved read PDF quality.
- fixed PDF file locked issue.
Version 3.6
- improved read EXIF methods.
Version 3.5
- added support input PDF, multipage PDF files.
Version 3.0
- added support JPEG 2000, PCX, PNG, WBMP, TGA, PGX, RAS, PNM image files
- improved Very smooth scrolling when display big image file.
- added Create thumbnail image.
- Support Capture image from URL.
- Support load image from IStream.
- Support drag scroll image.
Version 2.5
- added Lightness, Brightness, Contrast, Diffuse, Emboss and more effects.
- redesign Read/Write EXIF information method, now it can read all EXIF tags.
- redesign printing method.
- added photo border.
- added alpha value of overlay text.
- added overlay image features.
Version 2.0
- added Read/Write EXIF information.
- added ImportFromPictureBox method.
- added Read/Write image to database field.
- added mark a selection, crop, zoom in , zoom out on selection.
Version 1.5
- added drawtext method and provide over 50 different text styles.
Version 1.4
- added adjust brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue, Saturation.
- added PasteFromClipboard method.
- added support CreateObject instance the ocx.
- added vbs sample.