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ImageEn 3.1.0

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:13:38 +0100

ImageEn 3.1.0 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no longer needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

* What's new:

New features

- now it is possible to create a RFB (VNC) client using TIERFBClient objects
- now it is possible to load images from resources in PE files (EXE,
DLL, OCX, ICL, etc...)
- optimized rfTriangle, rfHermite, rfBell, rfBSpline, rfLanczos3,
rfMitchell, rfNearest, rfLinear filters for multicore processing
- supported MD2, MD4, MD5 and SHA hashing algorithms (to create hash of
a image file or of a bitmap)
- now it is possible to remove EXIF tags setting their defaults
- optimized Reflection method
- Preview dialog: now "Reset" button can reset only visible tag
(optional behavior)
- EXIF Make note: supported FUJIFILM tags
- TImageEnMView: now it is possible to save only selected images using
SaveToStreamTIFF and SaveToFileTIFF methods
- added NxN convolution
- TImageEnVect: optimized polyline drawings
- EMF/WMF: now metafiles are loadable from streams
- TIFF: optimized TIFF-CCITT G4 writing
- now TIEBitmap.BlackValue and WhiteValue are applicable also to ie24RGB
pixel format
- TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory: supported Unicode file names for
non-Unicode Delphi versions
- open/save dialog: support for non-Unicode OS (Win98/WinME)
- supported Unicode characters on preview, opensave and printing
dialogs, for Delphi 2009 and Delphi 2010
- now it is possible to change TImageEnVect measure unit strings
- now TImageEnProc.Fill works with all pixel formats
- added Hungarian translation

Fixed bugs

- BUGFIX: now TImageEnMView.OnViewChange works when moving scrollbars
- BUGFIX: in ExtractTIFFImageFile procedure
- BUGFIX: fixed rounding math problem with ielScreen layer blend operation
- BUGFIX: bug making undo of angle and polyline objects
- BUGFIX: fixed bug in TIEBitmap.LoadRAWFromBufferOrStream related to
alpha channel
- BUGFIX: dialogs now are center on the same desktop of the parent window
- BUGFIX: now TImageEnMIO.LoadFromFiles calls OnProgress events
- BUGFIX: image processing preview, FFT area is not restored correctly
- BUGFIX: layers cannot be moved dragging the center
- BUGFIX: fixed some minor bugs
- BUGFIX: fixed bug reading/processing jpeg tags with zero length
- BUGFIX: fixed bug reading planar-CMYK with predictor, ZIP compressed
- BUGFIX: TImageEnVect, memo texts now are correctly displayed with
vertical bounding box size is not enough
- BUGFIX: better font size handling for Wang Imaging annotations

New classes, methods, properties and events

- added TIERFBClient class
- added TIEResourceExtractor class
- added TIEHashStream class
- TImageEnProc: added Convolve method
- TImageEnProc: added UnsharpMask method
- TPRPreviewsParamsItems: added prppResetSelectedTab value
- TIEBitmap: added GetHash method
- TIERenderOperation: added ielStereoEven and ielStereoOdd values
- added IEGetCoresCount public function
- added iegDefaultCoresCount public field
- TImageEnProc: added CalcAverageRGB method
- ievect unit: added ieMeasureUnits public field
- TImageEnView: added LayersResizeAspectRatio property
- TImageEnProc: added FTClearZone method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromBuffer method
- TIOParamsVals: added IsResource property
- TImageEnIO: added ParamsFromBuffer method
- TImageEnView: added OnVirtualKey event
- TImageEnProc: added MatchHSVRange method
- TImageEnView: added SetLayersBoxStyle method
- TImageEnMView: added ImageUserPointer property
- TImageEnMView: added DefaultBottomTextFont property
- TImageEnMView: added DefaultTopTextFont property
- TImageEnMView: added DefaultInfoTextFont property
- TIEUnits: added ieuFEET, ieuYARDS, ieuMILES values
- TImageEnVect: added OnPresentMeasure event
- TIEMultiSelectionOptions: added iemoLeaveOneSelected value
(MultiSelectionOptions property)
- TIELayerEvent: added ielBeginResizing and ielBeginMoving values (and
related events)

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- Reflection: added "percentage" parameter
- SaveToStreamTIFF: added optional SaveSelected parameter
- SaveToFileTIFF: added optional SaveSelected parameter
- TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory: added FilterMask optional parameter
- now TImageEnIO.CreateAVIFile returns an error value

Compatibility issues

- unknown

ImageEnASP 3.0.5

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:57:10 +0100

ImageEnASP (for ASP pages) 3.0.5 released. Trial version, samples and
help file are available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenasp.asp

Registered version is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- FIXED BUG: memory leak in ImageEn.Wave when amplitude=0 and
wavelength=0 (the default in image processing dialog)
- supported loading/saving of Microsoft HD Photo (WMPhoto) file format
(requires Windows XP (SP2) with .Net 3.0, Windows Vista)
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "WMP_ImageQuality" property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "WMP_Lossless" property
- ImageEn: added IsWICAvailable method
- now it is possible to inject EXIF in a TIFF file
- ImageEn: added InjectTIFFEXIF method
- ImageEn: added AdjustTemperature method
- added adjust color temperature feature
- optimized TIFF-LZW loading
- ImageEn: added ProjectDraw1 method
- ImageEn: added ProjectDraw2 method
- added bitmap projection and perspective drawing primitives
- FIXED BUG: ImageEn.MakeTile doesn't save image in Undo stack
- FIXED BUG: EXIF, ISO Speed Ratings is written when unset or written twice
- ImageEn: added PerspectiveDraw method
- added cover-flow style reflection effect
- ImageEn: added Reflection method
- FIXED BUG: wrong image reading color TIFF with inverted fill order
- FIXED BUG: fixed minor bugs reading/writing XP Exif tags
- now when TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation/EnableAdjustOrientation is true,
then EXIF orientation becomes 1
- FIXED BUG: fixed memory leak saving ICO
- ImageEn: added LayersCopyToAlpha method
- ImageEn: added LayersCreateFromAlpha method
- ImageEn: added LayersAdd2 method
- ImageEn: added LayersAdd3 method
- ImageEn: added LayersAdd4 method
- now it is possible to create a layer from alpha channel
- now it is possible to copy a layer in image alpha channel
- ImageEn: added BitmapPixelFormat property
- ImageEn: added BitmapLocation property
- ImageEn: added BitmapRowLen property
- ImagaEn: added LegacyBitmap property
- ImageEn: added BitmapAllocate method
- ImageEn: added GetPixel method
- ImageEn: added SetPixel method
- ImageEn: added GetAlpha method
- ImageEn: added SetAlpha method
- EXIF: set several tags defaults to -1 instead of 0
- BUGFIX: fixed problem reading some unicode EXIF_UserComment tags
- BUGFIX: fixed problems reading RLE encoded images
- BUGFIX: fixed some minor bugs reading DICOM files
- now setting XMP_Info='' removes XMP info from jpegs
- Optimized MagicWand performance
- DICOM: added jpeg2000 (lossy) decompression
- FIXED BUG: in Deinterlace, EdgeDetect_Sobel, ApplyFilter
- ICO: enhanced compatibility
- now ImageEn writes only changed or new EXIF tags
- better Unicode support for EXIF user comment tag
- enhanced support for EXIF_UserComment tag
- FIXED BUG: reading some TIFF files
- now supported reading of 16 bit gray scale PGM
- ImageEn: added MotionBlur method
- ImageEn: added Random method
- TIFF: added support for reading >2GB TIFF files (max 4GB)
- FIXED BUG: reading big-endian 16 bit CMYK-TIFF
- ImageEn: now DisposeChannels accepts "0" value

IEvolution 3.0.5

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:17:39 +0100

IEvolution 3.0.5 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- IEImageList: added PrintPreviewParams property
- added IOParams.GetEXIF_WhitePoint and IOParams.SetEXIF_WhitePoint methods
- added IOParams.GetEXIF_PrimaryChromaticities and
IOParams.SetEXIF_PrimaryChromaticities methods
- added IOParams.GetEXIF_YCbCrCoefficients and
IOParams.SetEXIF_YCbCrCoefficients methods
- added IOParams.GetEXIF_ReferenceBlackWhite and
IOParams.SetEXIF_ReferenceBlackWhite methods
- added IOParams.GetEXIF_ISOSpeedRatings and
IOParams.SetEXIF_ISOSpeedRatings methods
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSVersionID property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSTimeStampHour property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSTimeStampMinute property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSTimeStampSecond property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSTrack property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSDestBearing property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSStatus property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSMeasureMode property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSTrackRef property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSDestBearingRef property
- added IOParams.EXIF_GPSDateStamp property
- IEImage: added ExecuteOpenDialog overload with ExtendedFilters, Title
and Filter parameters
- IEImage: added ExecuteSaveDialog overload with ExtendedFilters, Title
and Filter parameters
- IEImageList: added ExecuteOpenDialog overload with ExtendedFilters,
Title and Filter parameters
- IEImageList: added ExecuteSaveDialog overload with ExtendedFilters,
Title and Filter parameters
- IEImageList: added FillFromDirectory overlod with DetectFileFormat
parameter
- BUGFIX: fixed problem reading some unicode EXIF_UserComment tags
- BUGFIX: fixed problems reading RLE encoded images
- BUGFIX: fixed some minor bugs reading DICOM files
- RenderOperation: added StereoBW, StereoColor and StereoColorDubois value
- BUGFIX: taskName parameter of printing preview dialogs now works
- EXIF: set several tags defaults to -1 instead of 0
- IEImageList: now SaveSnapshot saves also IEViewer.ImageMode property
- IEImageList.SaveSnapshot: added overload with saveParams parameter, to
save input/output parameters and tags
- IEImageList.SaveSnapshot: now can save input/output parameters and tags
- IEImageList.SaveSnapshot: now can save EXIF tags
- BUGFIX: fixed minor bugs
- IOParams: added Save method
- IOParams: added Load method
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_DataFormat property
- now "BMPRAW" format supports text data
- IEImage: now DisposeChannels accepts "0" value
- now IEImage.DisposeChannels works also with 48 bit RGB pixel format
- IEImage.LayersAdd: added overload with two parameters, PosX and PosY
- FIXED BUG: reading big-endian 16 bit CMYK-TIFF
- FIXED BUG: wrong width/height reading some HDP
- IEViewer: added SetSelectionMarkOuterStyle method
- TIFF: added support for reading >2GB TIFF files (max 4GB)
- FIXED BUG: ondisk cached images cannot exceed 2GB
- now object aspect ratio works on all grips
- IPDialogsParamsType: added EQUALIZATION_EqualizeButton property
- IEImage: added MotionBlur method
- IEImage: added Random method
- now supported reading of 16 bit gray scale PGM
- FIXED BUG: reading some TIFF files
- FIXED BUG: bad selection precision
- added 19 extra transitions (IEViewer.Transition enum)
- IEMulti: added DisplayImageAt method
- IEImageList: now SetImage copies also transparency
- IEImageList: added AppendSplit method
- better Unicode support for EXIF user comment tag
- enhanced support for EXIF_UserComment tag
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.LoadImage
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.SaveImage
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.LayersSave
- Supported Unicode strings in LayersLoad
- Supported Unicode strings in LayersAdd
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.ExecuteOpenDialog
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.ExecuteSaveDialog
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.IsKnownFileFormat
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.FindFileFormat
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.DeleteGIFFrame
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.DeleteTIFFPage
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.EnumGIFFrames
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.EnumTIFFPages
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.IsAnimatedGIF
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.JpegLosslessTransform
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.LoadImageInfo
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.InjectJpegIPTC
- Supported Unicode strings in IEImage.EnumICOPages
- Supported Unicode strings in IOParams properties
- Supported Unicode strings in several input/output methods
- open/save dialogs now support Unicode file names
- IEImage.AdjustTemperature: now works on current selection
- DICOM: now OnProgress works
- now IEvolution writes only changed or new EXIF tags
- now IEImageList supports native pixel formats
- ICO: enhanced compatibility
- IEImageList: better disk cache handling
- FIXED BUG: bug fix in Deinterlace, EdgeDetect_Sobel, ApplyFilter
- IEImage: added SaveState method
- IEImage: added LoadState method
- FIXED BUG: now IPTCInfo.InsertStringItem works
- IEImage: added Origin property (improved compatibility with OpenCV)
- IEAnnotations: added Index property
- DICOM: added jpeg2000 (lossy) decompression
- Optimized MagicWand performance
- now setting XMP_Info='' removes XMP info from jpegs
- IEImage: now UndoSource.ObjectsAndLayers applied to IEImage saves all
layers to undo/redo stack
- now IEImage.LoadImageInfo reads parameters from WMF/EMF
- IEImageList: added Tag property
- IEAnnotations: added BitmapHandleTransparencyOnSel property
- IEViewer: now bitmaps transparent areas aren't selectable

dcrawlib.dll 1.431 (8.98)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:24:08 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.431 (8.98) is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

HiComponents

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.5

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:14:24 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.5 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features

- new IEStream object to handle file and memory streams
- ImageEnX: now SaveToFileBMPRAW/LoadFromFileBMPRAW supports text data
- ImageEnX: now DisposeChannels accepts "0" value
- now DisposeChannels works also with 48bit RGB pixel format
- TIFF: added support for reading >2GB TIFF files (max 4GB)
- now object aspect ratio works on all grips
- now supported reading of 16 bit gray scale PGM
- added 22 extra transitions
- better Unicode support for EXIF user comment tag
- ImageEnX.AdjustTemperature: now works on current selection
- enhanced support for EXIF_UserComment tag
- open/save dialogs now support Unicode file names
- DICOM: now OnProgress works
- now ImageEnX writes only changed or new EXIF tags
- now ImageEnMultiX supports native pixel formats
- ICO: enhanced compatibility
- ImageEnMultiX: better disk cache handling
- DICOM: added jpeg2000 (lossy) decompression
- Optimized MagicWand performance
- now ImageEnX.ParamsFromFile and ParamsFromFileFormat read parameters
from WMF/EMF
- now setting XMP_Info='' removes XMP info from jpegs
- ImageEnX: now bitmaps transparent areas aren't selectable
- EXIF: set several tags defaults to -1 instead of 0
- ImageEnMultiX: now SaveSnapshot saves also StoreType property
- ImageEnMultiX.SaveSnapshot2: now can save input/output parameters and tags
- ImageEnMultiX.SaveSnapshot2: now can save EXIF tags

New classes/methods/properties

- ImageEnX: added BitmapRowLen method
- added IEStream class to file and memory streams support
- ImageEnX: added LoadImageFromStream method
- ImageEnX: added SaveImageToStream method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadImagesFromStream method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SaveImagesToStream method
- ImageEnMultiX: renamed method Move to "MoveImage" to avoid VB naming
conflicts
- ImageEnMultiX: added DisplayImageAt method
- ImageEnX: added PrintDPIX property
- ImageEnX: added PrintDPIY property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintDPIX property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintDPIY property
- ImageEnX: added ExecuteOpenDialog2 method
- ImageEnX: added ExecuteSaveDialog2 method
- ImageEnX: added ObjAllowOutOfBitmapMoving property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added BMPRAW_DataFormat property
- ImageEnX: added LayersAdd3 method with optional parameters PosX and PosY
- ImageEnX: added SetSelectionMarkOuterStyle method
- ImageEnX.GetIPParameter/SetIPParameter: added
EQUALIZATION_EqualizeButton property
- ImageEnX: added MotionBlur method
- ImageEnX: added Random method
- ImageEnMultiX: added AppendSplit method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetImageRect method
- ImageEnX: added SaveState1 method
- ImageEnX: added SaveState2 method
- ImageEnX: added LoadState1 method
- ImageEnX: added LoadState2 method
- ImageEnX: added BitmapOrigin property (improved compatibility with OpenCV)
- ImageEnX: added GetIndexFromObj method
- ImageEnMultiX: added FillFromDirectory4, with parameter DetectFileFormat
- ImageEnMultiX: added SaveSnapshot2 method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertySaveToFile method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyLoadFromFile method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertySaveToStream method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyLoadFromStream method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertySaveToFile method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyLoadFromFile method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertySaveToStream method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyLoadFromStream method

Fixed bugs

- FIXED BUG: reading big-endian 16 bit CMYK-TIFF
- FIXED BUG: wrong width/height reading some HDP
- FIXED BUG: ondisk cached images cannot exceed 2GB
- FIXED BUG: reading some TIFF files
- FIXED BUG: bad selection precision
- FIXED BUG: reading Unicode file names with ParamsFromFile
- FIXED BUG: ImageEnX.IOPropertyIPTCInsert now works
- FIXED BUG: fixed problem reading some unicode EXIF_UserComment tags
- FIXED BUG: fixed problems reading RLE encoded images
- FIXED BUG: fixed some minor bugs reading DICOM files
- FIXED BUG: TaskName parameter of printing preview dialogs now works
- FIXED BUG: fixed minor bugs

ImageEn 3.0.5

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:21:29 +0200

ImageEn 3.0.5 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no longer needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

* What's new:

New features

- EXIF: set several tags defaults to -1 instead of 0
- TImageEnMView: now SaveSnapshot saves also StoreType property
- TImageEnMView.SaveSnapshot: now can save input/output parameters and tags
- TIOParamsVals.SaveToStream/SaveToFile now saves EXIF tags
- TImageEnMView.SaveSnapshot: now can save EXIF tags

Fixed bugs

- BUGFIX: fixed problem reading some unicode EXIF_UserComment tags
- BUGFIX: fixed problems reading RLE encoded images
- BUGFIX: fixed some minor bugs reading DICOM files
- BUGFIX: TaskName parameter of printing preview dialogs now works
- fixed minor bugs

New classes, methods, properties and events

- TIERenderOperation: added ielStereoBW, ielStereoColor,
ielStereoColorDubois values

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnIO.ExecuteOpenDialog: added Filter optional parameter
- TImageEnIO.ExecuteSaveDialog: added Filter optional parameter
- TImageEnMIO.ExecuteOpenDialog: added Filter optional parameter
- TImageEnMIO.ExecuteSaveDialog: added Filter optional parameter
- TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory: added DetectFileFormat optional parameter
- TIETIFTagsReader.GetRational: added defaultValue optional parameter
- TIETagsHandler.GetRational: added defaultValue optional parameter
- TImageEnMView.SaveSnapshot: added optional parameter SaveParams, to
save input/output parameters and tags

Compatibility issues

- EXIF: set several tags defaults to <0 instead of 0

ImageEn 3.0.4

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:24:09 +0200

ImageEn 3.0.4 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no longer needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

* What's new:

New features

- added Delphi 2010 compatibility
- TIFF: added support for reading >2GB TIFF files (max 4GB)
- added 22 extra transitions
- open/save dialogs now support Unicode file names (for Delphi non
Unicode versions)
- TImageEnMView: better disk cache handling
- DICOM: added jpeg2000 (lossy) decompression
- Optimized MagicWand performance
- now supported reading of 16 bit gray scale PGM
- TImageEnVect: now bitmaps transparent areas aren't selectable
- TIEBitmap: added Origin property (improved compatibility with OpenCV)
- now
SaveToFileBMPRAW/SaveToStreamBMPRAW/LoadFromFileBMPRAW/LoadFromStreamBMPRAW
supports text data
- TImageEnProc: now DisposeChannels accepts "0" value
- now DisposeChannels works also with ie48RGB pixel format
- now object aspect ratio works on all grips
- TImageEnMView: now SetImageRect copies also transparency
- better Unicode support for EXIF user comment tag
- TImageEnProc.AdjustTemperature: now works on current selection
- enhanced support for EXIF_UserComment tag
- DICOM: now OnProgress works
- now ImageEn writes only changed or new EXIF tags
- now TImageEnMView supports native pixel formats
- ICO: enhanced compatibility
- TImageEnProc: now ieuObjectsAndLayers applied to TImageEnView saves
all layers to undo/redo stack
- now it is possible to create a layer from alpha channel
- now it is possible to copy a layer in image alpha channel
- now when TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation/EnableAdjustOrientation is true,
then EXIF orientation becomes 1
- TImageEnSaveDialog: when AttachedImageEnIO is empty now raises an
exception instead of silently exit
- now TImageEnIO.ParamsFromFile and ParamsFromFileFormat read parameters
from WMF/EMF
- now setting XMP_Info='' removes XMP info from jpegs
- added motion blur, random and map gray color image processing tools

Fixed bugs

- FIXED BUG: THistogramBox cannot be placed on forms using Delphi 2009
- FIXED BUG: reading big-endian 16 bit CMYK-TIFF
- FIXED BUG: wrong width/height reading some HDP
- FIXED BUG: memory leak in TIEMediaReader
- FIXED BUG: ondisk cached images cannot exceed 2GB
- FIXED BUG: reading some TIFF files
- FIXED BUG: bad selection precision
- FIXED BUG: reading Unicode file names with ParamsFromFile
- FIXED BUG: now Deinterlace, EdgeDetect_Sobel, ApplyFilter
- FIXED BUG: TIEIPTCInfoList.InsertStringItem now works

New classes, methods, properties and events

- TImageEnProc: added MotionBlur method
- TImageEnProc: added Random method
- TImageEnProc: added MapGrayToColor method
- TImageEnView: added SaveState method
- TImageEnview: added LoadState method
- TIOParamsVals: added BMPRAW_DataFormat property
- TImageEnView: added OnTransitionPaint event
- TImageEnView: added SetSelectionMarkOuterStyle method
- TIPDialogParams: added EQUALIZATION_EqualizeButton field
- TImageEnMView: added DisplayImageAt method
- TImageEnVect: added InsertingPen property
- TImageEnMView: added AppendSplit method
- TImageEnProc: added CreateFromBitmap method
- TImageEnIO: added CreateFromBitmap method
- TOpenImageEnDialog: added FileNameW property
- TSaveImageEnDialog: added FileNameW property
- TIEBitmap: added UpdateFromTBitmap method
- TImageEnVect: added GetIndexFromObj method
- TImageEnMView: added ImageTag property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjBitmapHandleTransparencyOnSel property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnView, LayersAdd: added two optional parameters, PosX and PosY
- TIEDirectShow.GetSample: added "resample" parameter
- TIOParamsVals.EXIF_UserComment: changed type from AnsiString to WideString
- TIEBitmap.EncapsulateMemory: added Origin optional parameter
- TIETransitionType: added iettPageFlipEffect and iettPageFlipEffect2
effects

Compatibility issues

- TImageEnSaveDialog: when AttachedImageEnIO is empty now raises an
exception instead of silently exit
- now setting XMP_Info='' removes XMP info from jpegs
- TImageEnVect: now bitmaps transparent areas aren't selectable
(previous behavior was ObjBitmapHandleTransparencyOnSel=false)
- TIOParamsVals.EXIF_UserComment: changed type from AnsiString to WideString

dcrawlib.dll 1.429 (8.98)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:05:59 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.429 (8.98) is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

HiComponents

IEvolution 3.0.3

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:48:45 +0200

IEvolution 3.0.3 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- IOParams: added RAW_ExtraParams property
- IOParams: added GetProperty method
- IOParams: added SetProperty method
- FIXED BUG: troubles in IOParams object
- IEImage.AutoCrop2: change type borderRate to double
- FIXED BUG: fixed bug using IEImage.LoadImage (load from buffer
overload) with BMPRAW format
- IEImageList: added IEImageList.ImageCacheUseDisk property
- FIXED BUG: IEViewer, memo objects with high font size are displayed
incorrectly
- IEImage: added three overloads of LayersAdd method
- IEImage: added LayersCopyToAlpha method
- IEImage: added LayersCreateFromAlpha method
- now it is possible to create a layer from alpha channel
- now it is possible to copy a layer in image alpha channel
- FIXED BUG: fixed memory leak saving ICO
- FIXED BUG: fixed bug in IEImageList.RemoveBlankPages
- now when IOParams.TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation/EnableAdjustOrientation
is true, then EXIF orientation becomes 1
- IEMulti: now clicking on current visible image (when DisplayMode=Grid)
select it
- IEViewer: added SelectionGridSize property
- now it is possible to draw rectangular selection grid guides
- FIXED BUG: fixed minor bugs reading/writing XP Exif tags
- IETIFFHandler: added MovePage method
- IETIFFHandler: added ExchangePage method
- IEImage: now IEImage.ModifyContrast accepts double values
- FIXED BUG: RotateAndCrop ignores "antialias" and "antialiasMode"
parameters
- TWainParams: addded AutoDiscardBlankPages property
- FIXED BUG: wrong image reading color TIFF with inverted fill order
- IEImage: added Reflection method
- added cover-flow style reflection effect
- IEImage: added PerspectiveDraw method
- FIXED BUG: EXIF, ISO Speed Ratings is written when unset or written twice
- FIXED BUG: IEImage.MakeTile doesn't save image in Undo stack
- IEImage: added ProjectDraw method
- added bitmap projection and perspective drawing primitives
- optimized TIFF-LZW loading
- IEImage: added AdjustTemperature method
- added adjust color temperature feature
- FIXED BUG: calling IEImage.LayersClear or IEImage.LayersMergeAll the
background layer become unlocked
- IEImage: now it is possible to save layers with non-compressed native
format (-2 option instead of -1)
- FIXED BUG: zooming with mouse wheel on negative placed screens
produces wrong results
- TWainParams: added ShowSettingsOnly property
- TWainParams: added SourceSettingsLoad method
- TWainParams: added SourceSettingsSave method
- TWain: now it is possible to open scanner dialog only to specify
settings (without acquire images)
- TWain: now it is possible to save/load all (supported and unsupported)
scanner settings to file or stream
- IETIFFHandler: added LittleEndian property
- IETIFFHandler: added Version property
- IETIFFHandler: now is able to handle HDPhoto files
- now FindFileFormat detects Microsoft HDPhoto image format
- IETIFFHandler: now handles correctly EXIF and EXIF/GPS tags
- IEImage: added IsClipboardAvailable method
- IEAnnotations: added IsClipboardAvailable method
- TIETIFFHandler: added <A TIETIFFHandler.InsertPage> method
- now it is possible to create TIFF from scratch using IETIFFHandler
- now it is possible to copy pages among IETIFFHandler objects
- IETIFFHandler: added CopyTag method
- now it is possible to extract (or write) a single page from TIFF using
IETIFFHandler
- IETIFFHandler, Write: added "page" optional parameter
- IEImage: added InjectTIFFEXIF method
- now it is possible to inject EXIF in a TIFF file
- FIXED BUG: IEImage.RadialStretch, OnProgress percentage is wrong
- IEAnnotations: now antialiasing is active also with softshadow
- FIXED BUG: memory leak in IEImage.Wave when amplitude=0 and
wavelength=0 (the default in image processing dialog)
- IOParams: added HDP_ImageQuality property
- IOParams: added HDP_Lossless property
- IEFileFormats: added HDP value
- supported loading/saving of Microsoft HD Photo (WMPhoto) file format
(requires Windows XP (SP2) with .Net 3.0, Windows Vista)
- IEImage: added SeparateObjects method
- IEImage: SetNavigator, added "options" parameter
- now it is possible to zoom navigator rect using mouse wheel
- improved IEImage/IEViewer navigator performance
- IEImage: added MergeWithAlpha method
- IOParams: added OriginalWidth property
- IOParams: added OriginalHeight property
- IEImage: added CutTransparentBorder method
- IEImage: added GetRow method
- IEImage: added FreeRow method
- IEImage: added RenderToGraphics method
- IEImage: added Full property
- IEImage: added SyncFull method
- IEImage: added CopyAndConvertFormat
- IEImage: added constructor overloads
- IEImage: added Intensity method
- IEImage: added ModifyContrast3 method
- IEImage: added Threshold method
- IEImage: added Threshold2 method
- IEImage: added CastColor method
- IEImage: added CastAlpha method
- IEImage: added RadialStretch method
- manual correction of Barrel Distortion and Pincushion distortion (lens
distortion, underwater distortion)
- IEAnnotations: added MergeObject method
- IEImageList: added CreateMorphingSequence method
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_ChannelOrder property
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_Planes property
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_RowAlign property
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_HeaderSize property
- IOParams: added BMPRAW_DataFormat property
- supported RAW files (real RAW, not Camera RAW!)
- FIXED BUG: now SelectEllipse works
- IOParams: added EXIF_MakerNote property
- added TagsHandler class to handle EXIF_MakerNote

dcrawlib.dll 1.423 (8.94)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:37:32 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.423 (8.94) is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

HiComponents

ImageEnCMD 1.0.0

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:09:32 +0200

ImageEnCMD 1.0.0 released.

ImageEnCMD is a command line tool to perform several, even complex,
image processing tasks like handling imaging file formats (jpeg, tiff,
gif, png, and many more), capturing video, acquiring from TWain devices,
printing and more.
Several operations available on ImageEn components are also available in
the command line version.
Features present in ImageEn components will be added to ImageEnCMD on
request, for free: just ask!

ImageEnCMD is not only a command line tool: it can also display images
and multiple images (as thumbnails), and allow interactive actions by
the user like other Windows applications.

Think about ImageEnCMD as a Swiss-Knife of the image handling world.

Documentation:
http://www.hi-components.com/web_imageencmd/index.html

Downloads:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageencmd.asp

Samples:

Load image.bmp and save as image.jpeg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.bmp -Save image.jpeg

Load input.bmp and save as output.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load input.bmp -Save output.jpg

Load input.bmp and save with the name the user will specify in the save
dialog
ImageEnCMD -Load input.bmp -Save Ask

Load input.bmp as multipage file, saving it in output.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load Multi input.bmp -Save output.tif

Ask for user to specify a file to load and save it as output.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load Ask -Save output.jpg

Load second page of multipage.tif and save it as page1.jpg
ImageEnCMD -SetIOProperty ImageIndex 1 -Load Single multipage.tif
-Save page1.jpg

Load input.jpg and show it
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -Show

Load multipage file input.tif and show it (all pages and selected page
preview)
ImageEnCMD -Load input.tif -Show

Load third frame of video.mpg and save as frame2.jpg
ImageEnCMD -LoadMediaFrame 2 video.mpg -Save frame2.jpg

Load third frame of video.mpg and save with the name the user will
specify in the save dialog
ImageEnCMD -LoadMediaFrame 2 video.mpg -Save Ask

Load 11th frame from film.avi and show it, then save it
ImageEnCMD -LoadMediaFrame 10 film.avi -Show -Save frame10.jpg

Load input.jpg, show it allowing user to zoom and scroll
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -Show Interact Zoom Interact Scroll

Acquire multiple pages from an ADF scanner, show them and save all in
acquired.tif
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi -Show -Save acquired.tif

Load input.jpg, show it and allow user to select a rectangular area,
finally save the selected area
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -Show Interact Select -Process CropSel
-Save output.jpg

Load input.jpg, show it allowing "smooth-scroll" moving the mouse and
zoom with clicks
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -Show Interact Zoom Interact MovingScroll

Show the file photo.jpg for 10 seconds then close
ImageEnCMD -Load photo.jpg -Show Time 10

Load input.jpg, allow user to do some image processing operations and
save back to output.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -ShowProcDialog -Save output.jpg

Print SamplesPerPixel, BitsPerSample and number of frames in image.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load image.tif -GetIOProperty SamplesPerPixel
-GetIOProperty BitsPerSample -GetIOProperty ImageCount

Print EXIF date and time of image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -GetIOProperty EXIF_DateTime

Set image title (as read by XP/Vista) to "My house"
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -SetIOProperty EXIF_XPTitle "My house"
-Save image.jpg

Acquire an image from default TWain scanner and save it as black/white
G4Fax compression
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -SetPixelFormat 1G -SetIOProperty
TIFF_Compression 4 -Save output.tif

Load frames 0 and 1 from multi.tif and save them as frame0.jpg and
frame1.jpg
ImageEnCMD -SetIOProperty ImageIndex 0 -Load Single multi.tif -Save
frame0.jpg
ImageEnCMD -SetIOProperty ImageIndex 1 -Load Single multi.tif -Save
frame1.jpg

Print number of pages in multipage.tif
ImageEnCMD -PageCount multipage.tif

Print all installed TWain devices
ImageEnCMD -GetAcquireDevices

Acquire a single page from the default TWain scanner and save to output.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -Save output.jpg

Acquire a single page as black/white at 300 DPI and save to output.tif
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 BlackWhite DPI 300 -Save output.tif

Acquire multiple pages from ADF scanner (without scanner dialog) and
save to output.tif
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi HideDialog -Save output.tif

Acquire multiple pages from ADF scanner (without scanner dialog) and
save to output.pdf
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi HideDialog -Save output.pdf

Acquire a single A4 page from device 3, show it and save to output.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Acquire 3 -Show -Save output.jpg

Acquire multiple pages from scanner, remove all blank pages and save
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi -RemoveBlankPages Complete -Save output.tif

Acquire multiple pages from scanner, remove only last blank pages and save
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi -RemoveBlankPages -Save output.tif

Create output.pdf from page0.jpg and page1.jpg
ImageEnCMD -AddPage page0.jpg -AddPage page1.jpg -Save output.pdf

Insert xpage.jpg just after the first page of multipage.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -AddPage xpage.jpg 1 -Save multipage.tif

Remove first page from the multipage file multipage.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -DelPage 0 -Save multipage.tif

Exchange page 0 and 1 of multipage.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -MovePage 0 1 -Save multipage.tif

Save page 1 (second page) of multipage.tif as page1.bmp
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -SelectPage 1 -Save Single page1.bmp

Show page 3 of multipage.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -SelectPage 3 -Show Single

Prints all available video inputs
ImageEnCMD -GetVideoInputs

Capture from video device 0 and save as uncompressed AVI for 30 seconds,
showing input video
ImageEnCMD -CaptureVideoToFile 0 "DIB " output.avi -Show Time 30

Capture from video device 0 and save as uncompressed AVI for 30 seconds.
No video is shown
ImageEnCMD -CaptureVideoToFile 0 "DIB " output.avi -Wait 30

Enhance contrast of image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Contrast 20 -Save image.jpg

Resample image.jpg to 1000x1000 pixels, using Triangle resampling filter
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Resample 1000 1000 Triangle -Save
image.jpg

Resample image.jpg to 1000x???, where ??? is calculated automatically
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Resample 1000 -1 Triangle -Save
image.jpg

Add a soft shadow on image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AddSoftShadow -Save image.jpg

Add a red soft shadow on image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AddSoftShadow 4.0 4 4 true
"255,0,0" -Save image.jpg

Load image.jpg, allow user to select a rectangle, fill the rectangle
with Red color and save as image2.jpg)
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Show Interact Select -Process Fill
"255,0,0" -Save image2.jpg

Set the RGB range "220,220,220" up to "255,255,255" as transparent, and
save as PNG which supports alpha channel
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process SetTransparentColors
"220,220,220" "255,255,255" 0 -Save image.png

Adjust document.tif from portrait to landscape, if necessary
ImageEnCMD -Load document.tif -Process CalcOrientation true -Save
document.tif

Compare image1.jpg and image2.jpg, printing the percentage of equality
ImageEnCMD -Load image1.jpg -Process CompareWith image2.jpg

Compare image1.jpg and image2.jpg, printing the percentage of equality
and saving a differences image
ImageEnCMD -Load image1.jpg -Process CompareWith image2.jpg
differences.tif

Acquire multiple pages from scanner and save all with G4Fax compression
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 Multi -SetIOProperty Multi BitsPerSample 1
-SetIOProperty SamplesPerPixel 1 -SetIOProperty TIFF_Compression 4 -Save
output.tif

Recompress all pages of input.tif to G4Fax
ImageEnCMD -Load input.tif -SetIOProperty Multi BitsPerSample 1
-SetIOProperty SamplesPerPixel 1 -SetIOProperty TIFF_Compression 4 -Save
output.tif

Copy current image to the clipboard
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -CopyToClipboard

Copy current selected image (allow user to select a rectangular area) to
the clipboard
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Show Interact Select -CopyToClipboard

Paste current image on clipboard and show it
ImageEnCMD -PasteFromClipboard -Show

Remove single isolated pixels (black pixels) from document.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load document.tif -Process RemoveIsolatedPixels 0 1 -Save
document.tif

Remove groups of two isolated pixels (black pixels) from document.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load document.tif -Process RemoveIsolatedPixels 0 2 -Save
document.tif

Apply a lowpass filter to image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process ApplyFilterPreset LowPass1 -Save
image.jpg

Preview as thumbnails all images in c:\photo directory
ImageEnCMD -FillFromDirectory -Show Multi

Produce output.tif from input.jpg, with CMYK pixel format
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -SetPixelFormat CMYK -Save output.tif

Convert to black/white with FloydSteinberg algorithm
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -SetPixelFormat 1G FloydSteinberg -Save
output.tif

Convert to gray scale
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -SetPixelFormat 8G -Save output.jpg

Convert to black/white with a threshold of 128, and show result
ImageEnCMD -Load input.jpg -SetPixelFormat 1G Threshold 128 -Show

Detect edges of image.jpg using Shen-Castan algorithm
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process EdgeDetect1 -Show

Detect edges of image.jpg using Sobel filter
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process EdgeDetect2 -Show

Apply 2.0 gamma correction
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process GammaCorrect 2.0 -Show

Increase image luminosity by 20
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process IntensityRGB 20 20 20 -Show

Decrease Red channel luminosity by 55
ImageEnCMD -Load mars.jpg -Process IntensityRGB -55 0 0 -Save earth.jpg

Apply sharpen algorithm
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Sharpen 10 4 -Show

Remove the black border from a scanned document
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -Process AutoCrop 10 "0,0,0" -Show

Remove the black border from a scanned document
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -Process AutoCrop2 6 -Show

Crop the rectangle at 10,10,200,200
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Crop 10 10 200 200 -Save output.jpg

Mirror image horizontally
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Flip Horizontal -Show

Mirror image vertically
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Flip Vertical -Show

Make a tile of 6x6, replicating image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process MakeTile 6 6 -Show

Resize image.jpg to 1000x1000
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Resize 1000 1000 -Save image.jpg

Make a semistransparent frame around a 100x100 image
ImageEnCMD -Load 100x100image.jpg -Process Resize 150 150 Center Center

Rotate by 45 degress
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Rotate 45 -Show

Rotate with antialias
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Rotate 45 true -Show

Rotate with bilinear antialias and making out of image borders white
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process Rotate 45 true Bilinear "255,255,255"

Make image corners rounded
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process RoundImage 100 100 -Show

Estimate skew and rotate to adjust the acquire document - way 1
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -Process SkewDetect1 -Save output.tif

Estimate skew and rotate to adjust the acquire document - way 2
ImageEnCMD -Acquire -1 -Process SkewDetect2 -Save output.tif

Automatic enhance image.jpg - way 1
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AutoImageEnhance1 -Save image.jpg

Automatic enhance image.jpg - way 2
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AutoImageEnhance2 -Save image.jpg

Automatic enhance image.jpg - way 3
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AutoImageEnhance3 -Save image.jpg

Automatic enhance sharpness of image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process AutoSharp -Save image.jpg

Automatic equalize histogram of image.jpg
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process HistAutoEqualize -Save image.jpg

Adjust white range
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process WhiteBalance AutoWhite

Adjust white range using gray world algorithm
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Process WhiteBalance GrayWorld

Show image.jpg with white chessboard background
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -Show Background 255,255,255 Chessboard

Load image.jpg and show print preview
ImageEnCMD -Load image.jpg -PrintPreview

Load multipage.tif and show print preview for all pages
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -PrintPreview

Load multipage.tif and show print preview for page 0
ImageEnCMD -Load multipage.tif -SelectPage 0 -PrintPreview Single

Show Wang annotations of imagewithannot.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load imagewithannot.tif -LoadWangAnnotations -Show

Show Wang annotations of imagewithannot.tif
ImageEnCMD -Load imagewithannot.tif -LoadWangAnnotations -Show

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.3

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:59:26 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.3 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features

- now it is possible to copy a layer in image alpha channel
- now it is possible to create a layer from alpha channel
- now when TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation/EnableAdjustOrientation is true,
then EXIF orientation becomes 1
- ImageEnMultiX: now clicking on current visible image (when
DisplayMode=grid) select it
- optimized TIFF-LZW loading
- now FindFileFormat detects Microsoft HDPhoto image format
- improved ImageEnX navigator performance
- supported loading/saving of Microsoft HD Photo (WMPhoto) file format
(requires Windows XP (SP2) with .Net 3.0, Windows Vista)
- ImageEnX: now antialiasing is active also with softshadow
- now it is possible to draw rectangular selection grid guides
- TWain: now it is possible to open scanner dialog only to specify
settings (without acquire images)
- TWain: now it is possible to save/load all (supported and unsupported)
scanner settings to file or stream
- added cover-flow style reflection effect
- added bitmap projection and perspective drawing primitives
- added adjust color temperature feature
- ImageEnX, LayersSaveToFile: now it is possible to save layers with
non-compressed native format (-2 option instead of -1)
- now it is possible to zoom navigator rect using mouse wheel
- now it is possible to inject EXIF in a TIFF file or stream
- ImageEnX.SetPixel/GetPixel: now supports 8/16 bit gray scale, CMYK and
16 bit RGB formats
- added powerful class (TIFFHandler) to handle TIFF files
- now it is possible to create TIFF from scratch using TIFFHandler
- now it is possible to copy pages among TIFFHandler objects
- now it is possible to extract (or write) a single page from TIFF using
TIFFHandler

New methods/properties

- ImageEnX: added OnKeyDown event
- ImageEnX: added LayersCopyToAlpha method
- ImageEnX: added LayersCreateFromAlpha method
- ImageEnX: added CopyRectTo method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "EXIF_ISOSPEEDRATINGS0" and
"EXIF_ISOSPEEDRATINGS1" properties
- documented "EXIF_Make" property of SetIOProeprty/GetIOProperty
- ImageEnX: added UndoRect method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ImageCacheUseDisk property
- ImageEnX: added LayersAdd1 method
- ImageEnX: added LayersAdd2 method
- ImageEnX: added UseDefaultFileExists property (undocumented)
- ImageEnMultiX: added UseDefaultFileExists property (undocumented)
- ImageEnX: added SelectionGridSize property
- TWain properties: added "AutoDiscardBlankPages" property
- TWain properties: added "ShowSettingsOnly" property
- ImageEnX: added TWainSourceSettingsLoad method
- ImageEnX: added TWainSourceSettingsSave method
- ImageEnMultiX: added TWainSourceSettingsLoad method
- ImageEnMultiX: added TWainSourceSettingsSave method
- ImageEnX: added Reflection method
- ImageEnX: added PerspectiveDraw method
- ImageEnX: added ProjectDraw1 method
- ImageEnX: added ProjectDraw2 method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustTemperature method
- ImageEnX: added IsClipboardAvailable method
- ImageEnX: added SetNavigator2 method, added "options" parameter
- ImageEnX: added ObjIsClipboardAvailable method
- ImageEnX: added InjectTIFFEXIF1 method
- ImageEnX: added InjectTIFFEXIF2 method
- ImageEnX: added IsWICAvailable method
- input/output properties: added "HDP_ImageQuality" and "HDP_Lossless"
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileHDP method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToFileHDP method
- ImageEnX: added MergeWithAlpha method

Fixed bugs

- FIXED BUG: fixed bug using LoadFromBuffer with BMPRAW format
- FIXED BUG: ImageEnX, memo with high font size is displayed incorrectly
- FIXED BUG: fixed memory leak saving ICO
- FIXED BUG: fixed bug in ImageEnMultiX.RemoveBlankPages
- FIXED BUG: fixed minor bugs reading/writing XP Exif tags
- FIXED BUG: RotateAndCrop ignores "antialias" and "antialiasMode"
parameters
- FIXED BUG: wrong image reading color TIFF with inverted fill order
- FIXED BUG: EXIF, ISO Speed Ratings is written when unset or written twice
- FIXED BUG: ImageEnX.MakeTile doesn't save image in Undo stack
- FIXED BUG: calling ImageEnX.LayersClear or ImageEnX.LayersMergeAll the
background layer become unlocked
- FIXED BUG: zooming with mouse wheel on negative placed screens
produces wrong results
- FIXED BUG: ImageEnX.RadialStretch, OnProgress percentage is wrong
- FIXED BUG: memory leak in ImageEnX.Wave when amplitude=0 and
wavelength=0 (the default in image processing dialog)

dcrawlib.dll 1.421 (8.93)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:46:07 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.421 (8.93) is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

HiComponents

ImageEn 3.0.3

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:57:01 +0100

ImageEn 3.0.3 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no longer needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

* What's new:

New features

- now it is possible to create a layer from alpha channel
- now it is possible to copy a layer in image alpha channel
- now when TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation/EnableAdjustOrientation is true,
then EXIF orientation becomes 1
- TWain: now it is possible to set language and country of dialog (when
available)
- TImageEnMView: now clicking on current visible image (when
DisplayMode=grid) selects it
- now it is possible to draw rectangular selection grid guides
- added cover-flow style reflection and perspecive effect (this is not
fully cover-flow effect, just support routines)
- optimized TIFF-LZW loading
- TImageEnView: now it is possible to save layers with non-compressed
native format (-2 option instead of -1)
- now it is possible to terminate a polyline selection using right mouse
button (optional)
- TWain: now it is possible to open scanner dialog only to specify
settings (without acquire images)
- TWain: now it is possible to save/load all (supported and unsupported)
scanner settings to file or stream
- TIETIFFHandler: now is able to handle HDPhoto files
- now FindFileFormat/FindStreamFormat detects Microsoft HDPhoto image format
- TIETIFFHandler: now handles correctly EXIF and EXIF/GPS tags
- now it is possible to zoom navigator rect using mouse wheel
- now it is possible to create TIFF from scratch using TIETIFFHandler
- now it is possible to copy pages among TIETIFFHandler objects
- now it is possible to extract (or write) a single page from TIFF using
TIETIFFHandler
- improved TImageEnView navigator performance
- now it is possible to inject EXIF in a TIFF file or stream
- supported loading/saving of Microsoft HD Photo (WMPhoto) file format
(requires Windows XP (SP2) with .Net 3.0, Windows Vista)
- TImageEnVect: now antialiasing is active also with softshadow

Fixed bugs

- FIXED BUG: now selection grip shape can be iegsBox
- FIXED BUG: fixed bug using LoadFromBuffer with ioBMPRAW format
- FIXED BUG: TImageEnVect, memo with high font size is displayed incorrectly
- FIXED BUG: fixed memory leak saving ICO
- FIXED BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnMView.RemoveBlankPages
- FIXED BUG: fixed minor bugs reading/writing XP Exif tags
- FIXED BUG: RotateAndCrop ignores "antialias" and "antialiasMode"
parameters
- FIXED BUG: wrong image reading color TIFF with inverted fill order
- FIXED BUG: EXIF, ISO Speed Ratings is written when unset or written twice
- FIXED BUG: TImageEnProc.MakeTile doesn't save image in Undo stack
- FIXED BUG: calling TImageEnView.LayersClear or
TImageEnView.LayersMergeAll the background layer become unlocked
- FIXED BUG: zooming with mouse wheel on negative placed screens
produces wrong results
- FIXED BUG: TImageEnProc.RadialStretch, OnProgress percentage is wrong
- FIXED BUG: memory leak in TImageEnProc.Wave when amplitude=0 and
wavelength=0 (the default in image processing dialog)

New classes, methods and properties

- TIEBitmap: added <TIEBitmap.PPixels_ie32RGB> property
- TIEBitmap: added <TIEBitmap.Pixels_ie32RGB> property
- TImageEnView: added GetSelectionGripStyle method
- TImageEnMView: added ImageCacheUseDisk property
- TImageEnView: added new overloads of LayersAdd method
- TImageEnView: added LayersCopyToAlpha method
- TImageEnView: added LayersCreateFromAlpha method
- imageenio: added iegUseDefaultFileExists public variable
- hyieutils: added iegAutoLocateOnDisk public field
- TIETWainParams: added Language property
- TIETWainParams: added Country property
- hyieutils: added iegAutoFragmentBitmap public field
- TImageEnView: added SelectionGridSize property
- TIETIFFHandler: added MovePage method
- TIETIFFHandler: added ExchangePage method
- TImageEnView: added OnViewChanging event
- TImageEnVIew: added GetMaxViewXY method
- TWain properties: addded AutoDiscardBlankPages property
- TImageEnProc: added Reflection method
- TImageEnProc: added PerspectiveDraw method
- TImageEnProc: added ProjectDraw method
- TImageEnProc: added AdjustTemperature method
- TIESelectionOptions: added iesoRightButtonTerminatePolySelect value
- TIETWainParams: added ShowSettingsOnly property
- TIETWainParams: added SourceSettings property
- TIETIFFHandler: added LittleEndian property
- TIETIFFHandler: added Version property
- TImageEnProc: added IsClipboardAvailable method
- TImageEnView: SetNavigator, added "options" parameter
- TImageEnVect: added ObjIsClipboardAvailable method
- TIETIFFHandler: added InsertPage method
- TIETIFFHandler: added CopyTag method
- TImageEnView: added IsNavigator property
- TImageEnView: added UpdateReason property
- TImageEnIO: added InjectTIFFEXIF method
- added iegWICAvailable public field
- TIOParamsVals: added HDP_ImageQuality property
- TIOParamsVals: added HDP_Lossless property
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileHDP method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamHDP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFileHDP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamHDP method
- add new classes TIEWICReader and TIEWICWriter to support Microsoft
Windows Imaging Component (requires Windows XP (SP2) with .Net 3.0,
Windows Vista)
- TIEBitmap: added MergeWithAlpha method
- TIEBitmap: added Create overload
- added iewic unit
- TIEBitmap: added Write method
- TIEBitmap: added Read method

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnProc.AutoCrop2: changed type of BorderRate to double
- TImageEnProc: now Contrast accepts double values
- TIETIFFHandler, WriteFile: added "page" optional parameter

Compatibility issues

- TImageEnVect: now antialiasing is active also with softshadow
- iegUseDefaultFileExists: default is -false-, meaning ImageEn will use
GetFileAttributes instead of FileExists

HiComponents

ImageEnCMD (Command line tool version of ImageEn)

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:13:09 +0100

ImageEnCMD 0.0.1A released.

ImageEnCMD is a command line tool to perform several, even complex,
image processing tasks like handling imaging file formats (jpeg, tiff,
gif, png, and many more), capturing video, acquiring from TWain devices,
printing and more.
Several operations available on ImageEn components are also available in
the command line version.
Features present in ImageEn components will be added to ImageEnCMD on
request, for free: just ask!

ImageEnCMD is not only a command line tool: it can also display images
and multiple images (as thumbnails), and allow interactive actions by
the user like other Windows applications.

Think about ImageEnCMD as a Swiss-Knife of the image handling world.

Examples:
http://www.hi-components.com/web_imageencmd/ImageEncmd/Samples.html

Documentation:
http://www.hi-components.com/web_imageencmd/index.html

Downloads:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageencmd.asp

dcrawlib.dll 1.406 (8.89)

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:04:30 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.406 (8.89) is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

dcrawlib.dll 1.405 - updated

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:58:32 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.405 is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

This porting fixes some minor bugs and allows to load additional formats.

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEnASP 3.0.2

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:14:14 +0100

ImageEnASP (for ASP pages) 3.0.2 released. Trial version, samples and
help file are available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenasp.asp

Registered version is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- BUG: fixed bug loading DICOM, with lossless jpeg encoding
- TIFF: added support for planar CMYK (8 bit)
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems in Bicubic/Bilinear resampling methods
- improved GIF loading speed
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading some RAW formats
- added MedianFilter method
- added BumpMapping method
- added CastColorRange method
- added Closing method
- added Contrast2 method
- added Contrast3 method
- added Deinterlace method
- added HistEqualize method
- added HSLvar method
- added HSVvar method
- added Intensity method
- added Lens method
- added Maximum method
- added Merge method
- added Minimum method
- added Opening method
- added Threshold method
- added Threshold2 method
- added WallisFilter method
- added Wave method
- added WhiteBalance_coef method
- added WhiteBalance_WhiteAt method
- added Encrypt method
- added Decrypt method
- added ConvertToBWLocalThreshold method
- enhanced quality of Rotate method (without antialias)
- BUG: fixed memory leak saving PNG with text comments
- BUG: sometime multilayer PSD cannot be handled correctly by Photoshop
- supported loading EXIF from Photoshop CS3
- improved speed of filtered resampling routines (like rfTriangle,etc..)
and filtered display
- supports for ICC profiles reading PSD files
- BUG: fail to read alpha channel from some PNG files
- BUG: fixed several bugs reading RAW formats
- added a strategy to allocate large images in fragmented blocks (to
avoid out of memory on fragmented memory)
- TIFF: now supported LZW compressed TIFF with inverted fill order
- TIFF: supported extra channels with premultipled and unassociated
alpha channel
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- improved CMYK->RGB and RGB->CMYK conversion using an embedded profile
- improved DICOM compatibility
- now it is possible to load URL from secure http (https://...)
- now it is possible to load URL from FTP (ftp://...)
- improved IPTC compatibility
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading URL
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak reading DICOM images (lossless jpeg encoded)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug saving PSD files (sometime PSD are unreadable by
Photoshop)
- fixed several minor bugs
- added SelectColors1 method
- added SelectColors2 method
- added IPTC_AddStringItem method
- added IPTC_InsertStringItem method
- added IPTC_Clear method
- added IPTC_IndexOf method
- added IPTC_DeleteItem method
- added IPTC_GetStringItem method
- added IPTC_SetStringItem method
- added IPTC_GetRecordNumber method
- added IPTC_GetDataSet method
- added IPTC_Count method
- full IPTC support

IEvolution 3.0.2

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:51:26 +0200

IEvolution 3.0.2 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- IEAnnotations: added PolylineEndingMode property
- IEViewer: added DirectShow property
- now IEvolution support DirectShow (video capture, multimedia file
read, etc)
- IEViewer: added DShowNewFrame event
- IEViewer: added DShowEvent event
- IEImage: added static property DefaultMinFileSize
- IEImage: added property MinFileSize
- IEImage: added Allocate method
- BUG FIX: now preview dialog is correctly displayed under Vista
- BUG FIX: preview dialog is slow on resizing
- BUG FIX: AV when enough memory is available to allocate a large bitmap
- improved GIF loading speed
- supported filtered resampling for 8 bit gray scale images
- IEViewer: added LayersRotateStep property
- now pressing SHIFT rotating a layer, it is rotated in steps of
LayersRotateStep values (default 45 degrees)
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading some RAW formats
- added support for Turkish and Korean languages
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak in IEAnnotations.CreatePolygonsFromSelection
- IEViewer: added SetViewXYSmooth method
- IEViewer: added SmoothScrollValue property
- IEViewer: added EnableMovingScroll property
- now it is possible to smooth scroll moving mouse (without click and drag)
- IEImage: added SelectColors methods
- BUG FIX: fixed bug on LayersMergeAll and LayersDrawTo with negative
PosX and PosY and without Crop activated
- enhanced quality of Rotate method (without antialias)
- IEViewer: added LayersRotationAntialias property
- IEViewer: fixed bug setting DisplayGrid=true
- IEImage: added CompareHistogramWith method
- IOParamsVals: added EXIF_XPRating property
- BUG: fixed memory leak saving PNG with text comments
- restored default JPEG_DCTMethod = ioJPEG_ISLOW
- BUG: sometime multilayer PSD cannot be handled correctly by Photoshop
- IEObject: added FontQuality property to objects with text
- supported loading EXIF from Photoshop CS3
- IEViewer: added ObjectsEnableFastDrawing property
- IOParams: added JPEG_CromaSubsampling property
- now it is possible to enhance jpeg quality with
IOParams.JPEG_CromaSubsampling
- enhanced jpeg quality when IOparamsVals.JPEG_Quality is 100
- improved speed of filtered resampling routines (like Triangle,etc..)
and filtered display
- supports for ICC profiles reading PSD files
- IOParams: added TIFF_GetTile property
- now it is possible to load a single tile from a tiled TIFF (see
IOParams.TIFF_GetTile)
- BUG: fail to read alpha channel from some PNG files
- BUG: fixed several bugs reading RAW formats
- added a strategy to allocate large images in fragmented blocks (to
avoid out of memory on fragmented memory)
- BUG: now polyline lines are round joined
- TIFF: now supported LZW compressed TIFF with inverted fill order
- TIFF: supported extra channels with premultipled and unassociated
alpha channel
- now IEViewer can load preview of IEV, ALL and LYR ImageEn/IEvolution
formats
- now selection of objects with penWidth>1 works better
- BUG: fixed bug in MedianFilter
- optimized about 2x MedianFilter
- now it is possible to save ICO using IEMulti component
- IEViewer: added LayersSelectConstrains property
- IEImage: added BeginPostFrames method
- IEImage: added EndPostFrames method
- now it is possible to send frames from a IEImage to another, with
delay and a specific time intervals
- UndoSource: added FullLayer and ObjectsAndLayers values
- now Undo/Redo can save full layers state
- BUG: fixed bug loading DICOM, with lossless jpeg encoding
- BUG: fixed bug displaying layers box and grips
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems displaying multiple layers
- TIFF: added support for planar CMYK (8 bit)
- BUG: fixed bug with EnableHandScroll and multiple layers
- IEImageList: added two overloads to AppendImage method
- IEImageList: added RemoveBlankPages method
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems in Bicubic/Bilinear resampling methods
- IEImageList: added overload of SetImage accepting source image index
- IEImageList: added AllowMalformedPages property

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.2

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:14:45 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.2 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features

- improved GIF loading speed
- supported filtered resampling for 8 bit gray scale images
- now pressing SHIFT rotating a layer, it is rotated in steps of
LayersRotateStep values (default 45 degrees)
- added support for Turkish and Korean languages
- now it is possible to smooth scroll moving mouse (without click and drag)
- enhanced quality of Rotate method (without antialias)
- restored default JPEG_DCTMethod = JPEG_ISLOW
- supported loading EXIF from Photoshop CS3
- now it is possible to enhance jpeg quality with JPEG_CromaSubsampling
(using SetIOProperty)
- enhanced jpeg quality when JPEG_Quality is 100
- improved speed of filtered resampling routines (like Triangle,etc..)
and filtered display
- supports for ICC profiles reading PSD files
- now it is possible to load a single tile from a tiled TIFF
- added a strategy to allocate large images in fragmented blocks (to
avoid out of memory on fragmented memory)
- TIFF: now supported LZW compressed TIFF with inverted fill order
- TIFF: supported extra channels with premultipled and unassociated
alpha channel
- optimized about 2x MedianFilter
- now selection of objects with penWidth>1 works better
- now ImageEnMultiX can load preview of IEV, ALL and LYR ImageEn formats
- supported RAW files (real RAW, not Camera RAW!)
- now it is possible to load/save ICO using ImageEnMultiX
- now it is possible to send frames from a ImageEnX to another, with
delay and a specific time intervals
- now it is possible to save layers and objects in the same Undo/Redo buffer
- TIFF: added support for planar CMYK (8 bit)

New methods/properties

- ImageEnX: added SetHighlightedPixel method
- ImageEnX: added LayersRotateStep property
- ImageEnX: added SetViewXYSmooth method
- ImageEnX: added SmoothScrollValue property
- ImageEnX, SetMouseInteract: added "MOVINGSCROLL" value
- ImageEnX: added SelectColors1 method
- ImageEnX: added SelectColors2 method
- ImageEnX: added SelectColors3 method
- ImageEnX: added LayersRotationAntialias property
- ImageEnX: added CompareHistogramWith method
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added "EXIF_XPRating" property
- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, added "FONTQUALITY"
property
- ImageEnX: added ObjEnableFastDrawing property
- SetIOProperty: added "JPEG_CromaSubsampling" property
- SetIOProperty: added TIFF_GetTile property
- ImageEnX: added AutoFixRotationBorders property
- ImageEnX: added MergeSelectionFromFile method
- ImageEnX: added ZoomSelectionAspectRatio property
- ImageEnX: added MouseScrollRate property
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added BMPRAW_ChannelOrder property
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added BMPRAW_Planes property
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added BMPRAW_RowAlign property
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added BMPRAW_HeaderSize property
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileBMPRAW method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToFileBMPRAW method
- ImageEnX: added BitmapAllocate method
- ImageEnX: added BitmapBitAlignment property (works only for
BitmapLocation is Memory)
- ImageEnX: added LayersDrawBox property
- ImageEnX: added GetThreadsCount method
- ImageEnX: added CreateImageFromSelectedArea2 method, with feather and
smooth parameters
- ImageEnMultiX: added BeginSelectImages method
- ImageEnMultiX: added EndSelectImages method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ClearImageCache method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IsVisible method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrepareSpaceFor method
- ImageEnX: added MoveContentTo2 method
- ImageEnMultiX: added FillFromDirectory3 method
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added OriginalWidth property
- ImageEnX: SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty, added OriginalHeight property
- ImageEnMultiX: added SaveToFileICO method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFileICO method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSelectConstrains property
- ImageEnX: added BeginPostFrames method
- ImageEnX: added EndPostFrames method
- ImageEnX: added SaveUndo2 method
- ImageEnX: added SaveRedo2 method
- ImageEnMultiX: added RemoveBlankPages method
- ImageEnMultiX: added AppendImage3 method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetImageFromFile2 with added SourceImageIndex
parameter
- ImageEnMultiX: added AllowMalformedPages property

Fixed bugs

- BUG FIX: now "ROTATELAYERS" works
- BUG FIX: now preview dialog is correctly displayed under Vista
- BUG FIX: preview dialog is slow on resizing
- BUG FIX: AV when enough memory is available to allocate a large bitmap
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading some RAW formats
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak in SeparateObjects and
CreatePolygonsFromSelection
- BUG FIX: fixed bug on LayersMergeAll and LayersDrawTo with negative
PosX and PosY and without Crop activated
- BUG FIX: ImageEnX, fixed bug setting DisplayGrid=true
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak saving PNG with text comments
- BUG FIX: sometime multilayer PSD cannot be handled correctly by Photoshop
- BUG FIX: fail to read alpha channel from some PNG files
- BUG FIX: fixed several bugs reading RAW formats
- BUG FIX: now polyline lines are round joined
- BUG FIX: saving GIF (with ImageEnX) doesn't work with unicode file names
- BUG FIX: fixed bug in MedianFilter
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading DICOM, with lossless jpeg encoding
- BUG FIX: fixed bug displaying layers box and grips
- BUG FIX: fixed math rounding problems displaying multiple layers
- BUG FIX: fixed bug with Hand Scroll and multiple layers
- BUG FIX: fixed math rounding problems in Bicubic/Bilinear resampling
methods

ImageEn 3.0.2

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:22:27 +0200

ImageEn 3.0.2 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

Delphi 2009 note: not all features are still ported to Unicode, and some
never will be (i.e. input/output parameters).

* What's new:

New features

- Delphi 2009 compatibility
- now TImageEnMView can load preview of IEV, ALL and LYR ImageEn formats
- now selection of objects with penWidth>1 works better
- optimized about 2x MedianFilter
- now it is possible to save ICO using TImageEnMIO (or MIO)
- now it is possible to send frames from a TImageEnView to another, with
delay and a specific time intervals
- TIFF: added support for planar CMYK (8 bit)

Fixed bugs

- BUG: fixed bug updating component inside OnCreate event
- BUG: fixed bug in MedianFilter
- BUG: fixed bug loading DICOM, with lossless jpeg encoding
- BUG: fixed bug displaying layers box and grips
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems displaying multiple layers
- BUG: fixed bug with miScroll and multiple layers
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems in Bicubic/Bilinear resampling methods

New classes, methods and properties

- TIESelectionOptions: added iesoRightButtonSelectLayers value
- TIOParamsVals: added OriginalWidth property
- TIOParamsVals: added OriginalHeight property
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToFileICO method
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToStreamICO method
- TImageEnView: added LayersSelectConstrains property
- TImageEnView: added BeginPostFrames method
- TImageEnView: added EndPostFrames method
- TIERulerBox: added Inverted property
- TIERulerBox: added ScrollRate property
- TIEUndoSource: added TIEUndoSource ieuObjectsAndLayers value
- TImageEnView: added UnLockUpdateEx mehotd
- TImageEnMView: added two overloads to AppendImage method
- TImageEnMView: added RemoveBlankPages method
- TImageEnMIO: added AllowMalformedPages property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory: added ExcludeExtensions optional
parameter
- TImageEnMView: SetImageFromFile added SourceImageIndex optional parameter
- TImageEnMView: SetImageFromStream added SourceImageIndex optional
parameter

Compatibility issues

- TIEFileFormatInfo is a class instead of a record, so it must be
created and sent to IEFileFormatADD
- several demos could raise warnings or not compile under Delphi 2009

dcrawlib.dll 1.405

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:23:50 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.405 is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn 3.0.2 BETA

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:42:02 +0200

ImageEn 3.0.2 BETA released (for source code users only).

Source code users have to download registered versions from reserved page.

Delphi 2009 note: not all features are still ported to Unicode, and some
never will be (i.e. input/output parameters).

* What's new:

- Delphi 2009 compatibility
- now TImageEnMView can load preview of IEV, ALL and LYR ImageEn formats
- TIESelectionOptions: added iesoRightButtonSelectLayers value
- now selection of objects with penWidth>1 works better
- optimized about 2x MedianFilter
- TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory: added ExcludeExtensions parameter
- TIOParamsVals: added <A TIOParamsVals.OriginalWidth> property
- TIOParamsVals: added <A TIOParamsVals.OriginalHeight> property
- TImageEnMIO: added <A TImageEnMIO.SaveToFileICO> method
- TImageEnMIO: added <A TImageEnMIO.SaveToStreamICO> method
- now it is possible to save ICO using TImageEnMIO (or TImageEnMView.MIO)
- TImageEnView: added <A TImageEnView.LayersSelectConstrains> property
- TImageEnView: added <A TImageEnView.BeginPostFrames> method
- TImageEnView: added <A TImageEnView.EndPostFrames> method
- now it is possible to send frames from a TImageEnView to another, with
delay and a specific time intervals
- TIERulerBox: added <A TIERulerBox.Inverted> property
- TIERulerBox: added <A TIERulerBox.ScrollRate> property
- TIEUndoSource: added <A TIEUndoSource.ieuObjectsAndLayers> value
- TIFF: added support for planar CMYK (8 bit)
- BUG: fixed bug updating component inside OnCreate event
- BUG: fixed bug in MedianFilter
- BUG: fixed bug loading DICOM, with lossless jpeg encoding
- BUG: fixed bug displaying layers box and grips
- BUG: fixed math rounding problems displaying multiple layers

* compatibility issues:

- TIEFileFormatInfo is a class instead of a record, so it must be
created and sent to IEFileFormatAdd
- several demos could raise warnings or not compile at all with Delphi 2009

dcrawlib.dll 1.404

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:12:14 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.404 is available at

http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Important: 1.404 fixes a memory leak loading RAWs introduced with 1.403
porting.

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn 3.0.1

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:19:44 +0200

ImageEn 3.0.1 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no more needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

New features

- improved GIF loading speed
- supported filtered resampling for ie8g images
- now pressing SHIFT rotating a layer, it is rotated in steps of
LayersRotateStep values (default 45 degrees)
- added support for Turkish and Korean languages
- now it is possible to smooth scroll moving mouse (without click and drag)
- enhanced quality of Rotate method (without antialias)
- supported loading EXIF from Photoshop CS3
- added sample capture\captFromIPCamera to show how capture live frames
from Gran IP Camera III
- now it is possible to enhance jpeg quality with JPEG_CromaSubsampling
- enhanced jpeg quality when JPEG_Quality is 100
- improved speed of filtered resampling routines (like rfTriangle,etc..)
and filtered display
- supports for ICC profiles reading PSD files
- now it is possible to load a single tile from a tiled TIFF
- added a strategy to allocate large images in fragmented blocks (to
avoid out of memory on fragmented memory)
- TIFF: now supported LZW compressed TIFF with inverted fill order
- TIFF: supported extra channels with premultipled and unassociated
alpha channel

Fixed bugs

- BUG FIX: now preview dialog is correctly displayed under Vista
- BUG FIX: preview dialog is slow on resizing
- BUG FIX: AV when enough memory is available to allocate a large bitmap
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading some RAW formats
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak in SeparateObjects and
CreatePolygonsFromSelection
- BUG FIX: fixed bug on LayersMergeAll and LayersDrawTo with negative
PosX and PosY and without Crop activated
- BUG FIX: TImageEnView, fixed bug setting DisplayGrid=true
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak saving PNG with text comments
- BUG FIX: sometime multilayer PSD cannot be handled correctly by Photoshop
- BUG FIX: fail to read alpha channel from some PNG files
- BUG FIX: fixed several bugs reading RAW formats
- BUG FIX: now polyline lines are round joined
- BUG FIX: saving GIF (with TImageEnIO) doesn't work with unicode file names

New classes, methods and properties

- TImageEnView: added LayersRotateStep property
- TImageEnView: added SetViewXYSmooth method
- TImageEnView: added SmoothScrollValue property
- TIEMouseInteractItems: added TIEMouseInteractItems miMovingScroll value
- TImageEnView: added SelectColors method
- TImageEnProc: added CopyPaletteTo method
- TImageEnView: added LayersRotationAntialias property
- TImageEnProc: added CompareHistogramWith method
- TIOParamsVals: added EXIF_XPRating property
- TMsgLanguage: added msKorean value
- TImageEnVect: added ObjFontQuality property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjEnableFastDrawing property
- TIOParamsVals: added JPEG_CromaSubsampling property
- TIOParamsVals: added TIFF_GetTile property
- TImageEnView: added FixRotationBorders property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- restored default JPEG_DCTMethod = ioJPEG_ISLOW

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.0

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:46:32 +0100

ImageEn ActiveX 3.0.0 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features

- now image processing dialog has a "reset" button (allowing hard and
soft reset)
- now it is possible to print multiple images in the same sheet
- now it is possible to load images asynchronously (in separated threads)
- now it is possible to load IPTC from DNG (using external plugin)
- added layers mouse action hints
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- now it is possible to rotate layers with mouse
- now selection grips can be circles (now the default) and boxes
- now image processing preview is correctly displayed at dpi different by 96
- now it is possible to log operation executed inside previews dialog
- improved CMYK->RGB and RGB->CMYK conversion using an embedded profile
- improved DICOM compatibility
- improved scrolling speed of layers with mask
- now it is possible to load URL from secure http (https://...)
- now it is possible to load URL from FTP (ftp://...)
- improved IPTC compatibility
- added three binarize algorithms (mean, median and min/max mean)
- ImageEnX: now filled and closed polygons can be selectable also inside
their area
- ImageEnMultiX.GetImageFileName/SetImageFileName: now is filled for all
file formats
- now ImageEnMultiX displays file icon instead of question mark for
unknown files
- now border of LINELABEL objects are modificable
- now LINELABEL objects can be selected also clicking on text
- now LINELABEL objects ending position (text) can be changed without
change the whole object position
- now ImageEnX.ObjAntialias is true for default
- disabled ImageEnX.ObjGraphicRender modality when gdiplus is available
- ImageEnX: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- manual correction of Barrel Distortion and Pincushion distortion (lens
distortion, underwater distortion)
- automatically objects detection inside an image (see help for limitations)

New methods/properties

- ImageEnX: added IPShowReset method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintImages method
- ImageEnX: added AsyncMode property
- ImageEnX: added AsyncRunning property
- ImageEnX: added CopyImageTo method
- ImageEnX: added CopyParamsTo method
- ImageEnX: added MoveContentTo method
- ImageEnX: added GetPreviewsLogCount method
- ImageEnX: added GetPreviewsLog method
- ImageEnX: added ObjIsVisible method
- ImageEnX: added EnableInteractionHints property
- ImageEnX: added Encrypt method
- ImageEnX: added Decrypt method
- ImageEnX: added WaitThreads method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetRotate method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetRotateCenterX method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetRotateCenterY method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetRotate method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetRotateCenterX method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetRotateCenterY method
- ImageEnX: added LayersFixRotations method
- ImageEnX: added LayersFixBorders method
- ImageEnX: added UseGDIPlus property
- ImageEnX: added SetLayersGripStyle method
- ImageEnX: added ObjGripShape property
- ImageEnMultiX: added MoveSelectedImagesTo method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SelectionAntialiased property
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadIconOnUnknownFormat property
- ImageEnX: added ConvertToBWLocalThreshold method
- ImageEnX: added UseCMYKProfile property
- ImageEnX: added MaxImageEMFSize property
- added EnableAdjustOrientation property of input/output parameters
- ImageEnX: added LayersRotationFilter property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added "LABELBORDER" property
- ImageEnX: added ImageResize2 method
- GetMouseInteractProperty/SetMmouseInteractProperty: added
"ROTATELAYERS" value
- ImageEnMultiX: added FillFromDirectory2 method
- ImageEnX: added RadialStretch method
- ImageEnX: added MedianFilter method
- ImageEnX: added WallisFilter method
- ImageEnX: added Undo2 method (with AutoRedo parameters)
- ImageEnX: added SoftCrop property
- ImageEnX: added SoftCropValue property
- ImageEnX: added CutTransparentBorder method
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "RAW_ExtraParams" property
- ImageEnX: added DrawToHDC method
- ImageEnX: added ObjBoxInnerSelectable property
- ImageEnX: added DisplayImageRect method
- ImageEnMultiX: added AppendImage2 method
- ImageEnX: added SeparateObjects method
- ImageEnX: added SeparateObjects2 method
- ImageEnX: added SeparateObjects_Action method

Fixed bugs

- BUG FIX: fixed artifacs in BumpMapping method
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading URL in ImageEnX
- BUG FIX: fixed bug enabling multiselect and SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- BUG FIX: now WIA trasnfers with ImageEnMultiX fire OnProgress events
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak reading DICOM images (lossless jpeg encoded)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug saving PSD files (sometime PSD are unreadable by
Photoshop)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug in ImageEnMultiX.LoadSnapshot and SaveSnapShot
- fixed several minor bugs

IEvolution 3.0.0

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:05:05 +0100

IEvolution 3.0.0 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hi-components.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hi-components.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- IEViewer: added SetExternalImage method
- Image.GammaCorrect: fixed bug and changed from "int" to "double" the
value parameter
- BUG FIX: fixed artifacs in BumpMapping method
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading from URL
- BUG FIX: fixed bug enabling multiselect and SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- BUG FIX: now WIA trasnfers fire OnProgress events
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak reading DICOM images (lossless jpeg encoded)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug saving PSD files (sometime PSD are unreadable by
Photoshop)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug in LoadSnapshot and SaveSnapShot
- now it is possible to load IPTC from DNG (using external plugin)
- added layers mouse action hints
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- now it is possible to rotate layers with mouse
- now image processing dialog has a "reset" button (allowing hard and
soft reset)
- now image processing preview is correctly displayed at dpi different by 96
- now it is possibile to print multiple images per sheet
- now it is possible to log operation executed inside previews dialog
- ImageInfoClass.FileName: now is filled for all file formats
- added three binarize algorithms (mean, median and min/max mean)
- improved CMYK->RGB and RGB->CMYK conversion using an embedded profile
- improved DICOM compatibility
- improved scrolling speed of layers with mask
- now it is possible to load URL from secure http (https://...)
- now it is possible to load URL from FTP (ftp://...)
- improved IPTC compatibility
- annotations: now filled and closed polygons can be selectable also
inside they area
- now IEMulti displays file icon instead of question mark for unknown files
- now border of IEObjectLineLabel objects are modificable
- now IEObjectLineLabel can be selected also clicking on text
- now IEObjectLineLabel ending position (text) can be changed without
change the whole object position
- fixed several minor bugs
- IEObject: added IsVisible method
- IEObjectLineLabel: added ObjLabelBorder property
- IEViewer: added ObjGripShape property
- now IEAnnotations.RenderAntialias is true for default
- disabled IEAnnotations.GraphicRender modality when gdiplus is available
- IEViewer: added EnableInteractionHints property
- IEImage: added Encrypt method
- IEImage: added Decrypt method
- IELayer: added Rotate property
- IELayer: added RotateCenterX property
- IELayer: added RotateCenterY property
- IEImage: added LayersFixRotations method
- IEImage: added LayersFixBorders method
- IEImageList: added PrintImages method
- IEImageList: added MoveSelectedImagesTo method
- IEImageList.FillFromDirectory: added allowUnknowFormats parameter
- IEMulti: added SelectionAntialiased property
- IEImageList: added LoadIconOnUnknownFormat property
- IEImage: added ConvertToBlackWhite_localThreshold method
- IEImage: added MaxImageEMFSize static property
- IEImage: added UseCMYKProfile static property
- IOParams: added EnableAdjustOrientation property
- IEViewer: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- IEImage: added LayersRotationFilter property
- IEImage.ImageResize: added optional parameter fillAlpha
- IEImage: added MoveContentTo method
- IEViewer: added EnableRotateLayers property
- PreviewParamsOptions: added ShowResetButton and HardReset values
- IEViewer: added UseGDIPlus static property

ImageEn 3.0.0

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:28:08 +0100

ImageEn 3.0.0 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.

Registering with serial number is no more needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

What's new:

New features

- now it is possible to load IPTC from DNG (using external plugin)
- added layers mouse action hints
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- now it is possible to rotate layers with mouse
- TImageEnMView, TImageEnVect: now it is possible to set shadow
intensity and color
- now selection grips can be circles (now the default) and boxes
- now image processing dialog has a "reset" button (allowing hard and
soft reset)
- now image processing preview is correctly displayed at dpi different by 96
- now it is possibile to print multiple images per sheet
- now it is possible to log operation executed inside previews dialog
- TImageEnMIO.Params[].FileName: now is filled for all file formats
- added three binarize algorithms (mean, median and min/max mean)
- improved CMYK->RGB and RGB->CMYK conversion using an embedded profile
- improved DICOM compatibility
- improved scrolling speed of layers with mask
- now it is possible to load URL from secure http (https://...)
- now it is possible to load URL from FTP (ftp://...)
- now TImageEnView, TImageEnMView and inherited components has OnEnter
and OnExit events
- improved IPTC compatibility
- TImageEnVect: now filled and closed polygons can be selectable also
inside they area
- now TImageEnMView displays file icon instead of question mark for
unknown files
- now border of iekLINELABEL objects are modificable
- now iekLINELABEL can be selected also clicking on text
- now iekLINELABEL ending position (text) can be changed without change
the whole object position

Fixed bugs

- BUG FIX: fixed artifacs in BumpMapping method
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading URL in TImageEnIO
- BUG FIX: fixed bug enabling multiselect and SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- BUG FIX: now WIA trasnfers with TImageEnMIO fire OnProgress events
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak reading DICOM images (lossless jpeg encoded)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug saving PSD files (sometime PSD are unreadable by
Photoshop)
- BUG FIX: fixed bug in TImageEnMView.LoadSnapshot and SaveSnapShot
- fixed several minor bugs

New classes, methods and properties

- TImageEnVect: added ObjIsVisible method
- added iegdiplus unit
- TImageEnView: added EnableInteractionHints property
- TImageEnProc: added Encrypt method
- TImageEnProc: added Decrypt method
- TIELayer: added Rotate property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterX property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterY property
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixRotations method
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixBorders method
- TIEVSoftShadow: added Intensity property
- TIEVSoftShadow: added ShadowColor property
- added iegUseGDIPlus public field
- TImageEnView: added SetLayersGripStyle method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjGripShape property
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintImages method
- TImageEnMView: added MoveSelectedImagesTo
- TImageEnProc: added PreviewsLog property
- TImageEnMView: added SelectionAntialiased property
- TImageEnView: added HighlightedPixel property
- TImageEnProc: added ConvertToBWLocalThreshold method
- imageenio unit: added iegUseCMYKProfile public field
- imageenio: added iegMaxImageEMFSize public field
- TImageEnMView: added OnPlayFrame event
- TIOParamsVals: added EnableAdjustOrientation property
- TImageEnView: added LayersRotationFilter property
- TImageEnMView: added LoadIconOnUnknownFormat property
- TImageEnView: added MoveContentTo method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjLabelBorder property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- changed MinFileSize and IEDefMinFileSize from integer to int64
- ImageResize: added optional parameter FillAlpha
- TIEMouseInteractItems: added miRotateLayers value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotating value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotated value
- now TImageEnVect.ObjAntialias is true for default
- disabled TImageEnVect.ObjGraphicRender modality when gdiplus is available
- SetSelectionGripStyle: added Shape parameter
- TImageEnVect: renamed GripPen, GripBrush, GripImage and GripSize to
ObjGripPen, ObjGripImage, ObjGripBrush and ObjGripPen
- TImageEnVect: documented DrawOneObjectToBitmap method
- TPRPreviewsParamsItems (PreviewsParams property): added
prppShowResetButton and prppHardReset values
- TImageEnView: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- AutoCrop: returns the cropped rectangle
- AutoCrop: added DoCrop optional parameter
- ExecuteOpenDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteSaveDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteOpenDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteSaveDialog: added Title optional parameter
- now Sort accepts methods other than static functions
- FillFromDirectory: added AllowUnknowFormats parameter

Possible compatibility issues

* from previous versions to 3.0.0
- sometime text inside MEMO objects could be not visible: enlarge the
bounding box.
- now TImageEnVect.ObjAntialias is true for default
- TImageEnView: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- disabled TImageEnVect.ObjGraphicRender modality when gdiplus is
available
- TImageEnVect: renamed GripPen, GripBrush, GripImage and GripSize to
ObjGripPen, ObjGripImage, ObjGripBrush and ObjGripPen

ImageEn 3.0.0 BETA 2

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:23:27 +0100

ImageEn 3.0.0 BETA2 released.

Both users with compiled packages and with source code have to download
registered versions from reserved page.
Registering with serial number is no more needed.

Important: if you are a registered user DO NOT download trial version!
The version in reserved-download page is already registered.

What's new

beta 2:

- imageenio unit: added iegUseCMYKProfile public field
- improved CMYK->RGB and RGB->CMYK conversion using an embedded profile
- imageenio: added iegMaxImageEMFSize public field
- TImageEnMView: added OnPlayFrame event
- BUG: fixed memory leak reading DICOM images (lossless jpeg encoded)
- improved DICOM compatibility
- BUG: fixed bug saving PSD files (sometime PSD are unreadable by Photoshop)
- improved scrolling speed of layers with mask
- optimized jpeg reading using MMX instructions and setting ioJPEG_IFAST
for default (not for BCB5 and BCB6)
- now it is possible to load URL from secure http (https://...)
- now it is possible to load URL from FTP (ftp://...)
- ExecuteOpenDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteSaveDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteOpenDialog: added Title optional parameter
- ExecuteSaveDialog: added Title optional parameter

beta 1:

- now it is possible to load IPTC from DNG (using external plugin)
- BUG FIX: fixed artifacs in BumpMapping method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjIsVisible method
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading URL in TImageEnIO
- BUG FIX: fixed bug enabling multiselect and SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- changed MinFileSize and IEDefMinFileSize from integer to int64
- added iegdiplus unit
- ImageResize: added optional parameter FillAlpha
- TImageEnView: added EnableInteractionHints property
- added layers mouse action hints
- TImageEnProc: added Encrypt method
- TImageEnProc: added Decrypt method
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- TIELayer: added Rotate property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterX property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterY property
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixRotations method
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixBorders method
- TIEMouseInteractItems: added miRotateLayers value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotating value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotated value
- now it is possible to rotate layers with mouse
- TIEVSoftShadow: added Intensity property
- TIEVSoftShadow: added ShadowColor property
- TImageEnMView, TImageEnVect: now it is possible to set shadow
intensity and color
- now TImageEnVect.ObjAntialias is true for default
- disabled TImageEnVect.ObjGraphicRender modality when gdiplus is available
- added iegUseGDIPlus public field
- SetSelectionGripStyle: added Shape parameter
- now selection grips can be circles (now the default) and boxes
- TImageEnView: added SetLayersGripStyle method
- TImageEnVect: renamed GripPen, GripBrush, GripImage and GripSize to
ObjGripPen, ObjGripImage, ObjGripBrush and ObjGripPen
- TImageEnVect: added ObjGripShape property
- TImageEnVect: documented DrawOneObjectToBitmap method
- TPRPreviewsParamsItems (PreviewsParams property): added
prppShowResetButton and prppHardReset values
- now image processing dialog has a "reset" button (allowing hard and
soft reset)
- BUG FIX: now WIA trasnfers with TImageEnMIO fire OnProgress events
- TImageEnView: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- now image processing preview is correctly displayed at dpi different by 96
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintImages method
- now it is possibile to print multiple images per sheet
- TImageEnMView: added MoveSelectedImagesTo
- AutoCrop: returns the cropped rectangle
- AutoCrop: added DoCrop optional parameter
- TImageEnProc: added PreviewsLog property
- now it is possible to log operation executed inside previews dialog
- TImageEnMView: added SelectionAntialiased property
- TImageEnMIO.Params[].FileName: now is filled for all file formats
- TImageEnView: added HighlightedPixel property
- TImageEnProc: added ConvertToBWLocalThreshold method
- added three binarize algorithms (mean, median and min/max mean)

New community addresses

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:39:52 +0100

The new newsgroup server is available at:

news.imageen.com

You should create a new account in your newsreader and remove the old
one (news.hicomponents.com).

The same newsgroups are available as WEB Forums at:

http://www.imageen.com/forums

Finally, the forum or newsgroup named hicomponents.announce is also
available as feed at:

feed://www.imageen.com/announce.xml

Stopping newsgroup server

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:40:30 +0100

Dear users,
this group will be set as "read-only" this weekend. It will be
definitely closed next week!

There will be a new news server and a web forum: they will be
synchronized. So you can post/read messages with your newsreader or with
the web forum. Anyway attachments are available only on newsgroups.
The group hicomponents.announce will be also avaialble as "feed".

A new newsgroup server, the web forum and feed will be open first days
of next week. The address will be communicated here and on main page of
www.hicomponents.com.

BTW 1: the nntp server (news server) has been written from scratch, in
Java :-(, so please let me know if you have problems using it.
BTW 2: sorry for the bad English...

Best Regards,
Fabrizio

HiComponents

Attention: ImageEN Newsgroup Users

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:25:53 -0500

Attention: ImageEN Newsgroup Users

HiComponents is announcing that the hicomponents news server will be shut
down in about 45 days and will be replaced with a web biased forum. The new
forum is operational and is ready for use. The link to the new forum is
http://www.hi-components.com/forums. The new site has News, Polls, ImageEN
for Delphi and C++ Builder, IEVolution, ImageEN ActiveX and ImageEN ASP
forums.

Sample code and demos may be attached to forum posts. Forum posts are
searchable. You must register to post to the forums.

We believe the the new forums will provide the same functionality as the
newsgroup as well has offer some minor enhancements for our users.

Bug reports should be continued to be mailed to support@hicomponents.com.
The new forms will not be used by hicomponents to respond to bug reports
submitted by end users. The new forums are a service provided to ImageEN
end-users to discuss use of ImageEN and to share code and programming tips.

TeamIE members will continue to serve in the new forums just as they did in
the newsgroups.

This news server will be shutdown in 45 days or on February 14, 2008.

We hope this does not inconvience any of our endusers.

Regards,

Fabrizio
Bill (TeamIE)

ImageEn 3.0.0 BETA 1

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:20:08 +0100

ImageEn 3.0.0 BETA1 released. Users with compiled version have to
download the trial and specify the serial number. Enabled users can
download source code in reserved area (file named iedevsrc.zip).

msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have to
run it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

What's new

- now it is possible to load IPTC from DNG (using external plugin)
- BUG FIX: fixed artifacs in BumpMapping method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjIsVisible method
- BUG FIX: fixed bug loading URL in TImageEnIO
- BUG FIX: fixed bug enabling multiselect and SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- BUG FIX: fixed memory leak loading DICOM
- changed MinFileSize and IEDefMinFileSize from integer to int64
- added iegdiplus unit
- ImageResize: added optional parameter FillAlpha
- TImageEnView: added EnableInteractionHints property
- added layers mouse action hints
- TImageEnProc: added Encrypt method
- TImageEnProc: added Decrypt method
- now it is possible to encrypt/decrypt an image (limitations for lossy
file formats)
- TIELayer: added Rotate property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterX property
- TIELayer: added RotateCenterY property
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixRotations method
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixBorders method
- TIEMouseInteractItems: added miRotateLayers value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotating value
- TIELayerEvent: added ielRotated value
- now it is possible to rotate layers with mouse
- TIEVSoftShadow: added Intensity property
- TIEVSoftShadow: added ShadowColor property
- TImageEnMView, TImageEnVect: now it is possible to set shadow
intensity and color
- now TImageEnVect.ObjAntialias is true for default
- disabled TImageEnVect.ObjGraphicRender modality when gdiplus is available
- added iegUseGDIPlus public field
- SetSelectionGripStyle: added Shape parameter
- now selection grips can be circles (now the default) and boxes
- TImageEnView: added SetLayersGripStyle method
- TImageEnVect: renamed GripPen, GripBrush, GripImage and GripSize to
ObjGripPen, ObjGripImage, ObjGripBrush and ObjGripPen
- TImageEnVect: added ObjGripShape property
- TImageEnVect: documented DrawOneObjectToBitmap method
- TPRPreviewsParamsItems (PreviewsParams property): added
prppShowResetButton and prppHardReset values
- now image processing dialog has a "reset" button (allowing hard and
soft reset)
- BUG FIX: now WIA trasnfers with TImageEnMIO fire OnProgress events
- TImageEnView: now EnableAlphaChannel is true for default
- now image processing preview is correctly displayed at dpi different by 96
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintImages method
- now it is possibile to print multiple images per sheet
- TImageEnMView: added MoveSelectedImagesTo
- AutoCrop: returns the cropped rectangle
- AutoCrop: added DoCrop optional parameter
- TImageEnProc: added PreviewsLog property
- now it is possible to log operation executed inside previews dialog
- TImageEnMView: added SelectionAntialiased property
- TImageEnMIO.Params[].FileName: now is filled for all file formats
- TImageEnView: added HighlightedPixel property
- TImageEnProc: added ConvertToBWLocalThreshold method
- added three binarize algorithms (mean, median and min/max mean)

dcrawlib.dll version 1.396

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:48:49 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.396 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

dcrawlib.dll version 1.392 + patch to read Canon EOS 40D

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:31:43 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.392 (+patch to read Canon EOS 40D) is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEnASP 2.3.2

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:24:30 +0200

ImageEnASP (for ASP pages) 2.3.2 released. Trial version, samples and help
file are available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenasp.asp

Registered version is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- added readonly baseline DICOM support
- fixed several bugs
- now ImageEn can save DPI info inside jpeg saved with Photoshop and marked
in APP13 tag
- now GammaCorrect applies also to 16 bit RGB images
- Jpeg2000: now it is possible to save alpha channel. Warning: loading of
alpha channel from jpeg2000 is still not possible
- Resample: now supports ie8g, ie16g, ie48RGB when filter is Bicubic and
Bilinear
- BUG: fixed bug reading PSD thumbnail
- BUG: EXIF_GPSVersionID is saved with correctly data type
- BUG: fixed memory leak loading jpegs/tiff with gps info
- BUG: fixed memory leak reading CRW files
- BUG: now some icc embedded in jpeg are saved correctly
- BUG: InjectJpegEXIF discards XMP tags
- added AutoImageEnhance3
- added DICOMInfoClear method
- added DICOMInfoDeleteTag method
- added DICOMInfoGetTagString method
- added DICOMInfoIndexOf method
- added ShiftChannel method
- added DisposeChannels method
- added Blur method
- added CalcOrientation method
- added CalcImageNumColors method

ImageEn ActiveX 2.3.2

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:49:26 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 2.3.2 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

What's new:

New main features

- added readonly baseline DICOM support
- now ImageEn can save DPI info inside jpeg saved with Photoshop and marked
in APP13 tag
- now GammaCorrect applies also to 16 bit RGB images
- optimized memo objects display at high zoom rates
- Jpeg2000: now it is possible to save alpha channel. Warning: loading of
alpha channel from jpeg2000 is still not possible
- now quote (Ruler object with quoting option) is more recise, also on zooming
- now angle objects points are editable
- now ImageEnX.ShiftChannel supports 48 bit RGB pixel format
- now ImageEn can undo/redo layers modifications made by user (resize, moving)
- enhanced Windows Vista compatibility
- ImageEnX.Resample: now supports 8 and 16 bit gray scale and 48 bit RGB,
when filter is rfBicubic and rfBilinear
- added 32 bit pixel format (24 bit RGB + 1 optional alpha channel)
- now AddSoftShadow handles correctly semi transparent images, antialiased
images and images with holes
- enhanced printing capabilities of ImageEnMultiX

New methods/properties

- ImageEnMultiX: added OnImageDraw event
- ImageEnMultiX: added HighlightColor property
- ImageEnMultiX: added HighlightTextColor property
- ImageEnMultiX: added OnBeforeImageDraw event
- ImageEnX.DoIPPreviews: added DoIPPreviews3 method with FormLeft and
FormTop parameters
- ImageEnMultiX.ExecuteOpenDialog: added ExecuteOpenDialog2 with
MultiSelect parameter
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFiles method
- ImageEnMultiX: added GetPPParameter method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PPParameterLoad method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PPParameterSave method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetPPParameter method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadSnapshot method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SaveSnapshot method
- ImageEnX: added AlphaPicture property
- ImageEnX.GetObjectProperty/SetObjectProperty: added MemoCharsBrushStyle
property
- ImageEnX: added AutoImageEnhance3
- ImageEnX: added LayersCreateFromClipboard method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyDICOMClear method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyDICOMCount method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyDICOMDeleteTag method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyDICOMGetTagString method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyDICOMIndexOf method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyDICOMClear method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyDICOMCount method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyDICOMDeleteTag method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyDICOMGetTagString method
- ImageEnMultiX: added IOPropertyDICOMIndexOf method
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileDICOM method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFileDICOM method
- ImageEnMultiX: added GetImageToFile method
- ImageEnX: added SynchronizeRGBA method
- ImageEnX: added LayersAutoUndo property
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFileFormat method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFileAuto method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintImage method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintImagePos method
- ImageEnMultiX: added BeginPrint method
- ImageEnMultiX: added EndPrint method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintAbort method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrinterIndex property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintersCount property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrinterSetup method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintersGetName method
- ImageEnMultiX: added Printing property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintNewPage method
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintOrientation property
- ImageEnMultiX: added PrintPageNumber property
- ImageEnMultiX: added ResetPrinterSettings method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetPrintTitle method
- ImageEnX: added LockUpdate procedure
- ImageEnX: added UnLockUpdate procedure
- ImageEnX: added ResampleTo method

Fixed bugs

- BUG: fixed bug saving GIF loaded from another GIF in ImageEnMultiX and
with 1 bit color depth
- BUG: fixed bug with empty Bitmap vectorial objects and GraphicRender=true
- BUG: memo objects, now countours are more accurated
- BUG: open dialog, problems viewing vectorial objects and layers
- BUG: InjectJpegEXIF discards XMP tags
- BUG: InjectJpegIPTF discards XMP tags
- fixed several minor bugs
- BUG: fixed memory leaks in vectorial objects handling
- BUG: fixed bug reading PSD thumbnail
- BUG: EXIF_GPSVersionID is saved with correctly data type
- BUG: fixed memory leak loading jpegs/tiff with gps info
- BUG: fixed memory leak reading CRW files
- BUG: now some icc embedded in jpeg are saved correctly
- BUG: ImageEnMultiX, read thumbnails of WMF/EMF is very slow
- BUG: ImageEnX: invisible objects now aren't selectable
- BUG: AutoCrop2 not can handle large images

ImageEn ActiveX 2.3.2

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:47:35 +0200

IEvolution 2.3.2

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:11:16 +0200

IEvolution 2.3.2 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- added readonly baseline DICOM support
- IEMulti: added ThumbnailDisplayFilter property
- IEObjectImage: added LoadImageFromStream method
- IEObjectMemo: added CharsBrush property
- BUG: now arrow keys work in Memo objects
- IEMulti: added AfterAcquireBitmap event
- IEImage: added GetBitmapHandle method
- IEImage: added GetNetImage method
- IEImage: added GetBitmapAlphaHandle method
- IEImage: added GetNetAlphaImage method
- BUG: IEImage.InjectJpegEXIF discards XMP tags
- BUG: IEImage.InjectJpegIPTF discards XMP tags
- fixed several minor bugs
- now IEImage.ShiftChannel supports RGB 48 bit pixel format
- BUG: fixed bug saving GIF loaded from another GIF in IEImageList and with
1 bit color depth
- BUG: fixed bug with empty Bitmap vectorial objects and GraphicRender=true
- BUG: memo objects, now countours are more accurated
- optimized memo objects display at high zoom rates
- BUG: open dialog, problems viewing vectorial objects and layers
- now GammaCorrect applies also to 16 bit RGB images
- now IEvolution can save DPI info inside jpeg saved with Photoshop and
marked in APP13 tag
- Jpeg2000: now it is possible to save alpha channel. Warning: loading of
alpha channel from jpeg2000 is still not possible
- now quote (Ruler with quoting option) is more precise, also on zooming
- now angle objects points are editable
- BUG: now IEObjectMemo.CharsBrush is correctly set when load imaging
annotations
- BUG: fixed bug in IEObject.CopyTo, copying bitmaps
- BUG: IEMulti.IsSelected doesn't return true when multiselecting is false
- BUG: fixed memory leaks in IEAnnotations
- BUG: fixed bug reading PSD thumbnail
- enhanced Windows Vista compatibility
- IEImage.Resample: now supports 8 bit gray scale, 16 bit gray scale, RGB
48 bit when filter is Bicubic and Bilinear
- BUG: fixed memory leak loading jpegs/tiff with gps info
- BUG: fixed memory leak reading CRW files
- BUG: now some icc embedded in jpeg are saved correctly
- IEImage: added AutoImageEnhance3
- IEImage: added LayersCreateFromClipboard method
- IEFileFormats: added DICOM value
- IEImageList: added SaveSnapshot method
- IEImageList: added LoadSnapshot method
- now it is possible to save a snapshot (save images, caches, texts...) in
a single file to instantly reload the component content
- IEImageList: added GetImageToFile method
- IEImageList.ExecuteOpenDialog: added MultiSelect parameter
- IEImageList: added LoadFromFiles method
- PixelFormat: added ie32RGB value
- IEImage: added SynchronizeRGBA method
- UndoSource: added Layer value
- IEImage: added LayersAutoUndo property
- now IEvolution can undo/redo layers modifications made by user (resize,
moving)
- IEImage.Undo: added AutoRedo parameter
- IEImageList: added PrintImage method
- IEImageList: added PrintImageAt method
- IEImageList: added PrinterSetup method
- added DICOM_Info class
- IOParams: added DICOM_Info property

ImageEn 2.3.2

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:48:06 +0200

ImageEn 2.3.2 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Enabled users can download source code
in reserved area.

msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have to run
it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

What's new:

New features

- added readonly baseline DICOM support
- one new automatic enhancement algorithm
- now TImageEnProc.ShiftChannel supports ie48RGB pixel format

Fixed bugs

- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnMView.LoadSnapshot
- BUG: TImageEnIO.InjectJpegEXIF discards XMP tags
- BUG: TImageEnIO.InjectJpegIPTF discards XMP tags
- fixed several minor bugs

New classes, methods and properties

- TOpenImageEnDialog: added OnPreviewFile event
- TImageEnProc: added AutoImageEnhance3
- TImageEnIO: support for Unicode filenames
- TImageEnMView: support for Unicode filenames
- TImageEnView: added LayersCreateFromClipboard method
- TImageEnView: added SoftCrop property
- TImageEnView: added SoftCropValue property
- TIOFileType: added ioDICOM value
- TIOParamsVals: added DICOM_Tags property
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileDICOM method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamDICOM method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromFileDICOM method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromStreamDICOM method
- TImageEnProc: added CutTransparentBorder method

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnView: LayersFixSizes added -layer- parameter
- TImageEnView.FindLayerAt: added SelectablesOnly optional parameter

dcrawlib.dll version 1.392

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:12:33 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.392 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn 2.3.2 BETA 1

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:35:48 +0200

ImageEn 2.3.2 BETA 1 released, available only for source code users.

What's new:

- fixed several minor bugs
- added experimental DICOM support
- TImageEnIO: support for Unicode filenames
- TImageEnMView: support for Unicode filenames
- TOpenImageEnDialog: added OnPreviewFile event
- TImageEnProc: added AutoImageEnhance3
- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnMView.LoadSnapshot
- BUG: TImageEnIO.InjectJpegEXIF discards XMP tags
- BUG: TImageEnIO.InjectJpegIPTF discards XMP tags
- TImageEnView: added LayersCreateFromClipboard method
- TImageEnView: added SoftCrop property
- TImageEnView: added SoftCropTransparency property

ImageEn 2.3.1

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:48:51 +0200

ImageEn 2.3.1 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Enabled users can download source code
in reserved area.

msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have to run
it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

Packages for C++Builder 2007 are the same of Delphi 2007.

What's new:

New features

- now it is possible to save a snapshot (save images, caches, texts...) in
a single file to instantly reload the component content
- now ImageEn can save DPI info inside jpeg saved with Photoshop and marked
in APP13 tag
- now GammaCorrect applies also to 16 bit RGB images
- optimized memo objects display at high zoom rates
- Jpeg2000: now it is possible to save alpha channel. Warning: loading of
alpha channel from jpeg2000 is still not possible
- now quote (iekRuler with quoting option) is more recise, also on zooming
- now angle objects points are editable
- TImageEnProc: added an overload of Crop method
- now ImageEn can undo/redo layers modifications made by user (resize, moving)
- enhanced Windows Vista compatibility
- TImageEnProc.Resample: now supports ie8g, ie16g, ie48RGB when filter is
rfBicubic and rfBilinear
- added C++Builder 2007 compatibility

Fixed bugs

- BUG: fixed bug saving GIF loaded from another GIF in TImageEnMIO and with
1 bit color depth
- BUG: fixed bug with empty Bitmap vectorial objects and GraphicRender=true
- BUG: memo objects, now countours are more accurated
- BUG: open dialog, problems viewing vectorial objects and layers
- BUG: now ObjMemoCharsBrushStyle is correctly set when load imaging
annotations
- BUG: fixed bug in CopySelectedObjectsTo, CopyObjectTo and
CopyAllObjectsTo, copying bitmaps
- BUG: TImageEnMView.IsSelected doesn't return true when multiselecting is
false
- BUG: fixed memory leaks in TImageEnVect
- BUG: fixed bug reading PSD thumbnail
- BUG: now OnZoomIn is fired when mouse interact contains miSelectZoom
- BUG: EXIF_GPSVersionID is saved with correctly data type
- BUG: fixed memory leak loading jpegs/tiff with gps info
- BUG: fixed memory leak reading CRW files
- BUG: now some icc embedded in jpeg are saved correctly
- BUG: fixed memory leak in TRulerBox

New classes, methods and properties

- TImageEnMView: added HighlightColor property
- TImageEnMView: added HighlightTextColor property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjRulerQuoteHorizon property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjAngleShowSmall property
- TImageEnMView: added SaveSnapshot method
- TImageEnMView: added LoadSnapshot method
- TIOParamsVals: added RAW_ExtraParams property
- TImageEnMView: added GetImageToFile method
- TImageenMView: added GetImageToStream method
- TIOParamsVals: added PSD_HasPremultipliedAlpha property
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintPreviewParams property
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromFiles method
- TIEPixelFormat: added ie32RGB
- TIEBitmap: added SynchronizeRGBA method
- imageenio unit: added iegColorReductionAlgorithm public field
- imageenio unit: added iegColorReductionQuality public field
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjBitmapFromStream
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDPlayAt method
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDGetProperty method
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDPlayAdvanced method
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDShowMenu method
- TIEUndoSource: added ieuLayer value
- TImageEnView: added LayersAutoUndo property
- TIEPolylineEndingMode: added ieemMouseUp value
- TIEWia: added ConnectedDeviceIndex property
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintImage method
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintImagePos method
- TImageEnMIO: added OnAfterAcquireBitmap method
- TOpenImageEnDialog, TOpenImageEnDialog: added OnCreateCustomControls event
- TOpenImageEnDialog, TOpenImageEnDialog: added OnDestroyCustomControls event
- TOpenImageEnDialog, TOpenImageEnDialog: added PicturePanel property
- TOpenImageEnDialog, TOpenImageEnDialog: added InfoPanel property
- added iegUseRelativeStreams gloabal variable
- TIEBitmap: added RenderToCanvasWithAlpha method
- added iedicom unit

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnProc.CropSel: added TransparencyOnly parameter
- TImageEnProc.AutoCrop2: now returns the area to crop or cropped. Also
added a parameter to disabled cropping
- TImageEnProc.DoPreviews: added FormLeft and FormTop parameters
- TImageEnMIO.ExecuteOpenDialog: added MultiSelect parameter
- TImageEnProc.CopyToClipboard,SelCopyToClip,SelCutToClip: now returns a
boolean value
- TImageEnProc.Undo: added AutoRedo parameter
- TImageEnProc.UndoAt: added AutoRedo parameter

dcrawlib 1.386 - bug fix

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:18:24 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.386 big fix is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

This version fixes a bug reading image size in preview mode.

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

Vacation and news

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:02:22 +0200

Dear users,
starting at July 20 until July 29 we cannot respond emails (at
support@hicomponents.com).

Anyway I hope this newsgroup can help you.

After July,29 we will release new versions of ImageEn for Delphi,
ImageEn ActiveX and ImageEn for .Net (IEvolution).

Users of source code can download the file named iedevsrc.zip, which
contains the beta version of release 2.3.1, for Delphi and C++Builder.
Look at whatsnew.txt for details about added features and fixed bugs.

Finally, to enable the experimental DICOM support open ie.inc and set the
define "IEINCLUDEDICOM".

Best Regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEnASP 2.3.0

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:49:23 +0200

ImageEnASP (for ASP pages) 2.3.0 released. Trial version, samples and help
file are available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenasp.asp

Registered version is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

Now it is available help file in CHM format (Windows Vista compatible).

Version 2.3.0

- added LayersAdd method
- added LayersCount property
- added LayersCurrent property
- added LayersInsert method
- added LayersRemove method
- added LayersClear method
- added LayersMove method
- added LayersMerge method
- added LayersMergeAll method
- added LayersSetTransparency method
- added LayersGetTransparency method
- added LayersSetPosX method
- added LayersGetPosX method
- added LayersSetPosY method
- added LayersGetPosY method
- added LayersSetCropped method
- added LayersSetOperation method
- added LayersGetIsMask method
- added LayersSetIsMask method
- added LayersSetWidth method
- added LayersGetWidth method
- added LayersSetHeight method
- added LayersGetHeight method
- added CopyRectTo method
- added SetSize method
- added CopySelectionTo method
- added SetSelectedAreaAlpha method
- added LayersCreateFromSelection method
- added InnerShadow method
- added SetTransparentColors method
- added AutoCrop2 method
- added MakeTile method
- added AutoImageEnhance1 method
- added AutoImageEnhance2 method
- added AutoSharp method
- added Colorize method
- added Flip method
- added EdgeDetect_ShenCastan method
- added EdgeDetect_Sobel method
- added RemoveIsolatedPixels method
- added RemoveNoise method
- added GammaCorrect method
- added OpenAs method
- added InjectJpegEXIF method
- fixed some bugs
- enhanced speed on image processing and input/output operations

dcrawlib 1.386

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:34:47 +0200

dcrawlib.dll version 1.386 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

IEvolution 2.1.3

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:06:29 +0200

IEvolution 2.1.3 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- IEImage: added CastColorRange method
- now AddSoftShadow handles correctly semi transparent images, antialiased
images and images with holes
- now open dialog can read ALL, IEV and LYR formats
- updated zlib to 1.2.3 version
- updated PNG lib to 1.2.14 version
- now IEvolution is able to save back TIFF ICC profile, when not applied
- now IEImage.PasteFromClipboard can paste PNG format
- now temporary files are removed also when application crashes or is halted
- TIFF: supported loading of 2 and 7 bits per sample gray scale images
- TIFF: supported Abode-Style deflate compression (read only)
- IEImageList: now MoveImage doesn't remove multiselection
- IOParams: added RAW_Gamma property
- IOParams: added RAW_Bright property
- IOParams: added RAW_QuickInterpolate property
- IOParams: added RAW_Camera property
- IOParams: added EXIF_ExposureMode property
- IOParams: added EXIF_WhiteBalance property
- IOParams: added EXIF_FocalLengthIn35mmFilm property
- IOParams: added EXIF_SceneCaptureType property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GainControl property
- IOParams: added EXIF_Contrast property
- IOParams: added EXIF_Saturation property
- IOParams: added EXIF_Sharpness property
- IOParams: added EXIF_SubjectDistanceRange property
- IOParams: added EXIF_ImageUniqueID property
- IOParams: added EXIF_DigitalZoomRatio property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSLatitude property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSLongitude property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSDestLatitude property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSDestLongitude property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSAltitude property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSSpeed property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSImgDirection property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSDestDistance property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSSatellites property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSMapDatum property
- IOParams: added EXIF_GPSDOP property
- now IEvolution is able to read/write EXIF-GPS tags
- read of XMP tags from TIFF saved using PhotoShop for Macintosh
- IEMulti: added DrawImage event
- IEImage: added new overload of AddSoftShadow with "intensity" parameter
- IEFileFormats: added IEV, LYR and ALL file types
- now FindFileFormat detects LYR (IEvolution layers), IEV (IEvolution
annotations) and ALL (LYR+IEV) formats
- IEImage: now LoadImage can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
- BackgroundStyleType: added PhotoLike value
- IEImage: added Deinterlace method
- IEImage: added EdgeDetect_Sobel method
- IEImage: added AutoCrop2 method
- IOParams: added FileFormat property
- IOParams: now FileFormat and FileFormatDescription is updated when
SaveImage are called
- IEViewer: added AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines property
- IEViewer: added AllowOutOfBitmapMoving property
- now polylines drawing out of bitmap is not allowed (unless
IEViewer.AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines is true)
- IOParams: added PSD_ReplaceLayers property
- IOParams: added TIFF_SubIndex property
- TIFF: now it is possible to read images located in subifd
- TIFFCompression, added Deflate value
- IEImage: added LayersFixSizes method
- IEImage: now selections and vectorial objects can be saved using SaveUndo
and SaveRedo, sharing the same stack
- IEImage.SaveUndo: added Source parameter (overload)
- IEImage.SaveRedo: added Source parameter (overload)
- IEAnnotations: added UndoMode property
- now it is possible share undo/redo with IEAnnotations objects (look at
UndoMode property)
- IEImage: added RotateAndCrop method
- IEObject: added MaintainAspectRatio property
- now it is possible to set aspect ratio for each vectorial object,
individually
- now IEImage.LoadImage sets Aborting=true when the extension format is not
recognized
- IEViewer: added UserSelectObject event
- IEViewer: added UserDeSelectObject event
- IEImageList: added ReloadImage method
- IEViewer: added SelectTransparentLayers property
- IOParams: added TIFF_ByteOrder property (readonly)
- IOParams: added TIFF_ZIPCompression property
- IEAnnotations: added BoxInnerSelectable property
- IEAnnotations: added ObjEditOnNewText property
- IEObjectText: added TextEditable property
- IEObjectMemo: added TextEditable property
- IEObjectImage: added DrawBoder property
- IELayer: added DrawOuter property
- IEImage: added AutoConvertFormat property
- TWainParams: added BitDepth property
- IEImage: added a LoadImage overload to load images from memory buffers
- BUG: IEMulti, read thumbnails of WMF/EMF is very slow
- BUG: IEViewer, invisible objects now aren't selectable
- BUG: IEViewer, vectorial objects works badly when an upper layer is selected
- BUG: read of uncompressed black/white TIFF with FillOrder=2
- BUG: ICO, fixed bug reading transparency of 32 bit icons
- BUG: fixed bug in IEImageList.MoveImage when there is not selected image
- BUG: fixed bug reading jpeg in RGB color space and ICC profile
- BUG: fixed bug in IEImage.LoadImageInfo with external plugins (RA)
- BUG: fixed bug writing 4 bit ICO files
- BUG: now objects aspect ratio works
- BUG: fixed random bug on clipboard operations
- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnVect.CreatePolygonsFromSelection method

Re: ImageEn 2.3.0

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:53:01 -0500

Thanks for the update!

As a favor, when you announce an update, could you post the url as well?

Again, thanks,

Mark

Fabrizio (HiComponents) wrote:
> mageEn 2.3.0 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
> trial and specify the serial number. Enabled users can download source
> code in reserved area.

ImageEn 2.3.0

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:24:06 +0200

mageEn 2.3.0 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Enabled users can download source code
in reserved area.

A new help file is available as WinHelp (HLP) and as CHM in order to run it
inside Windows Vista.

Also, msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have
to run it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

What's new:

Fixed bugs

- BUG: now IPTC tags in some jpeg images are read correctly
- BUG: now read/write of EXIF_GPSAltitudeRef tag is corrected
- BUG: opening existing IEV files

New classes, methods and properties

- TImageEnMView: added OnImageDraw2 event

ImageEn 2.2.9

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:52:52 +0200

ImageEn 2.2.9 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
code in reserved area.

A new help file is available as WinHelp (HLP) and as CHM in order to run it
inside Windows Vista.

Also, msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have
to run it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

ImageEn for Delphi 2007 is available.

What's new:

New features

- now FindStreamFormat and FindFileFormat detect LYR (TImageEnView layers),
IEV (TImageEnVect objects) and ALL (LYR+IEV) formats
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFileFormat can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR
formats (when attached or embedded in TImageEnVect or TImageEnView components)
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFile can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
(when attached or embedded in TImageEnVect or TImageEnView components)
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFileAuto can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
(when attached or embedded in TImageEnVect or TImageEnView components)
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStream can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
(when attached or embedded in TImageEnVect or TImageEnView components)
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStreamFormat can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR
formats (when attached or embedded in TImageEnVect or TImageEnView components)
- now open dialog can read ALL, IEV and LYR formats
- added on new background style (iebsPhotoLike)
- now AddSoftShadow handles correctly semi transparent images, antialiased
images and images with holes

Fixed bugs

- BUG: TImageEnVect, works badly when an upper layer is selected
- BUG: read of uncompressed black/white TIFF with FillOrder=2
- BUG: TImageEnMView, read thumbnails of WMF/EMF is very slow
- BUG: TImageEnMIO: fixed bug in LoadFromStreamFormat
- BUG: TImageEnVect: invisible objects now aren't selectable
- BUG: AutoCrop2 not can handle large images

New classes, methods and properties

- TIETWainProperties: added Highlight property
- TIETWainProperties: added Shadow property
- TImageEnProc.AddSoftShadow: added Intensity parameter
- TIOFileType: added ioIEV, ioLYR, ioALL file types
- TIEBackgroundStyle: added iebsPhotoLike value

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.3

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:41:11 +0100

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.3 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

Now it is available help file in CHM format (Windows Vista compatible).

=====================================

VERSION 1.9.3

New main features

- new functions to read available AVI Codecs
- TIFF: supported loading of 2 and 7 bits per sample gray scale images
- now temporary files are removed also when application crashes or is halted
- read of XMP tags from TIFF saved using PhotoShop for Macintosh
- now polylines drawing out of bitmap is not allowed (unless
ObjAllowOutOfBitmapPolylines is true)
- now ImageEn is able to save back TIFF ICC profile, when not applied
- now PasteFromClipboard can paste PNG format
- now input/output parameter (SetIOProperty) "FileType" is updated when
SaveToFileXXX are called
- now FindFileFormat detects LYR (ImageEnX layers), IEV (ImageEnX vectorial
objects) and ALL (LYR+IEV) formats
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFileFormat can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFile can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFileAuto can load ioALL, ioIEV and ioLYR formats
- now open dialog can read ALL, IEV and LYR formats

New methods/properties

- ImageEnX: added AVIGetCodecsCount method
- ImageEnX: added AVIGetCodecs method
- ImageEnX: added AVIGetCodecsDescription method
- ImageEnX: added ObjAllowOutOfBitmapPolylines property
- ImageEnX: now ObjUndoLimit can be 0
- ImageEnX: now UndoLimit can be 0
- ImageEnX: added Deinterlace method
- ImageEnX: added EdgeDetect_Sobel method
- ImageEnX: added BitmapLocation method
- ImageEnX: added AutoCrop2 method
- ImageEnX: added AddSoftShadow2 method
- ImageEnX.BackgroundPattern: added 13 value (Photoshop like style)
- ImageEnMultiX.BackgroundPattern: added 13 value (Photoshop like style)

Fixed bugs

- BUG: bug when SelectionMarkOuter is true on upper layers
- BUG: ICO, fixed bug reading transparency of 32 bit icons
- ImageEnMultiX: fixed bug in Move when there is not selected image
- BUG: fixed bug reading jpeg in RGB color space and ICC profile
- BUG: ImageEnX, works badly when an upper layer is selected and vectorial
objects are used
- BUG: read of uncompressed black/white TIFF with FillOrder=2

dcrawlib 1.366 - bug fix

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:49:51 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.366 - bug fixed, is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

dcrawlib 1.366

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:37:02 +0100

dcrawlib.dll version 1.366 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn 2.2.8

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:58:02 +0100

ImageEn 2.2.8 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
code in reserved area.
A new help file is available as WinHelp (HLP) and as CHM in order to run it
inside Windows Vista.
Also, msi installer now doesn't run automatically setup.exe, but you have
to run it manually from Start->Programs->HiComponents->Register ImageEn.

What's new:

New features

- new functions to read available AVI Codecs
- updated zlib to 1.2.3 version
- updated PNG lib to 1.2.14 version
- now it is possible to play and grab frames in true real time a multimedia
file, camera and DVD (DirectX 9 and WinXP required)
- now it is possible to render audio when grab frames (DirectX 9 and WinXP
required)
- added new directshow examples: "VMR_video", "VMR_camera", "VMR_DVD",
"VMR_capture"
- now ImageEn is able to save back TIFF ICC profile, when not applied
- now PasteFromClipboard can paste PNG format
- TImageEnIO: now Params.FileType is updated when SaveToFileXXX are called

Fixed bugs

- BUG: ICO, fixed bug reading transparency of 32 bit icons
- BUG: fixed bug in MoveImage when there is not selected image
- BUG: fixed bug reading jpeg in RGB color space and ICC profile

New classes, methods and properties

- added IEAVIGetCodecs public function (imageenio unit)
- added IEAVIGetCodecsDescription public function (imageenio unit)
- TIEDirectShow: added RenderVideo property
- TIEDirectShow: added SetVideoRenderRect method
- TIEDirectShow: added GetVideoRenderRect method
- TIEDirectShow: added GetVideoRenderNativeSize method
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDInputPath property
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDSelectAt method
- TIEDirectShow: added DVDActivateButton method
- TImageEnProc: added Deinterlace method
- TImageEnView: added OffScreenPaint property
- TImageEnView: added SaveSelectionToFile method
- TImageEnView: added LoadSelectionFromFile method
- TImageEnView: added MergeSelectionFromFile method
- TImageEnProc: added EdgeDetect_Sobel method
- TImageEnProc: added AutoCrop2 method
- TIEDirectShow: added ReferenceClock property
- TIEDirectShow: added ClockErrorTolerance property
- TIETWainParams: added CapabilitiesValid property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters

- TImageEnVect: now ObjUndoLimit can be 0
- TImageEnProc: now UndoLimit can be 0

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:44:00 -0500

Hello Bill,

You are correct. I had some old bpl files that I forgot to delete.

Thanks very much.

Andy

"Bill Miller (TeamIE Leader)" <w2m0@hicomponents0.com> wrote in message
news:EQu%23AI8HHHA.3732@serverdedicato...
> Andy,
>
> You must not have compiled or you have left over files somewhere in your
> path. Open the file named hyiedefs.pas, look for IEMAINVERSION
> constant, it contains the version as a string.
>
> I get 2.2.7 here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
>> Compiled in D10 (after removing all .dcu, .bpl, .dcp) still says version
>> is
>> 2.24rc1 in
>> TImageEnView.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Andy
>

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:34:18 -0600

Will Robinson wrote:

> What is the procedure for updating?
>
> Should I just run the MSI tool?
>
> Or should I run the removal tool and then re-install typing in the
> required code(s) -- whatever they are. :-) It has been a few months
> since I installed originally...
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.

I just uninstalled and reinstalled. You'll need to have your purchase
information handy for the registered user information otherwise it will
run in IDE mode only.

Mark

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:11:36 -0700

Fabrizio (HiComponents) wrote:
> ImageEn 2.2.7 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
> trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download
> source code in reserved area.
>
> What's new:
>
>
> New features:
> - TIFF: supported Abode-Style deflate compression (read only)
...etc.....

We purchased the "Compiled only" VCL Version for Delphi 7. (No Source)

What is the procedure for updating?

Should I just run the MSI tool?

Or should I run the removal tool and then re-install typing in the
required code(s) -- whatever they are. :-) It has been a few months
since I installed originally...

Thanks in advance for any help.

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:08:28 +0100

Hi,
where are the package projects for BDS2006/ C++builder-VCL ?
In readme they are mentioned but the files are not included in manual source
zip ...

regards
Andreas

"Fabrizio (HiComponents)" <support@hicomponents.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:R9K%23N6FHHHA.184@serverdedicato...
> ImageEn 2.2.7 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
> trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
> code in reserved area.
>

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:54:08 -0500

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Andy,

You must not have compiled or you have left over files somewhere in your
path. Open the file named hyiedefs.pas, look for IEMAINVERSION
constant, it contains the version as a string.

I get 2.2.7 here.

Regards,

Bill

> Compiled in D10 (after removing all .dcu, .bpl, .dcp) still says version is
> 2.24rc1 in
> TImageEnView.
>
> Thanks
>
> Andy

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Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:57:02 -0500

Compiled in D10 (after removing all .dcu, .bpl, .dcp) still says version is
2.24rc1 in
TImageEnView.

Thanks

Andy

"Fabrizio (HiComponents)" <support@hicomponents.com> wrote in message
news:R9K%23N6FHHHA.184@serverdedicato...
> ImageEn 2.2.7 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
> trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
> code in reserved area.
>
> What's new:
>
>
> New features:
> - TIFF: supported Abode-Style deflate compression (read only)
> - now it is possible to load an image specifing ICC profile (if not
> provided by the file)
> - now it is possible share undo/redo with TImageEnVect objects (look at
> ObjUndoMode)
> - now background dialogs is selectable (solid, paper and metal Mac style)
> - now polylines drawing out of bitmap is not allowed (unless
> AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines is true)
> - read of XMP tags from TIFF saved using PhotoShop for Macintosh
> - now temporary files are removed also when application crashes or is
> halted
> - TIFF: supported loading of 2 and 7 bits per sample gray scale images
>
> Fixed bugs:
> - BUG: fixed "oleaut32" library not found
> - BUG: bug when SelectionOptions contains iesoMarkOuter on upper layers
>
> New classes, methods and properties:
> - unit hyiedefs: added iegDialogsBackground variable
> - added overload of TImageEnProc.SeparateObjects
> - TIOParamsVals: added DefaultICCProfile property
> - TImageEnProc: added OnSaveUndo event
> - TImageEnView: added OnSaveUndo event
> - TIEUndoSource: added ieuObject value
> - TImageEnVect: added ObjUndoMode property
> - TImageEnMView: added ImageEnVersion property
> - TIOParamsVals: added PSD_ReplaceLayers property
> - TImageEnMIO: LoadFromStream method
> - TImageEnMIO: LoadFromStreamFormat method
> - TImageEnView: added LayersFixSizes method
> - TImageEnVect: added AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines property
>
> New/Changed/Deleted parameters
> - TIOTIFFCompression, added ioTIFF_Deflate
>
>

Re: ImageEn 2.2.7

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:06:13 +0100

Great job Fabrizio :)

Silverio, SiD Vicenza - Italy

ImageEn 2.2.7

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:24:42 +0100

ImageEn 2.2.7 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
code in reserved area.

What's new:

New features:
- TIFF: supported Abode-Style deflate compression (read only)
- now it is possible to load an image specifing ICC profile (if not
provided by the file)
- now it is possible share undo/redo with TImageEnVect objects (look at
ObjUndoMode)
- now background dialogs is selectable (solid, paper and metal Mac style)
- now polylines drawing out of bitmap is not allowed (unless
AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines is true)
- read of XMP tags from TIFF saved using PhotoShop for Macintosh
- now temporary files are removed also when application crashes or is halted
- TIFF: supported loading of 2 and 7 bits per sample gray scale images

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed "oleaut32" library not found
- BUG: bug when SelectionOptions contains iesoMarkOuter on upper layers

New classes, methods and properties:
- unit hyiedefs: added iegDialogsBackground variable
- added overload of TImageEnProc.SeparateObjects
- TIOParamsVals: added DefaultICCProfile property
- TImageEnProc: added OnSaveUndo event
- TImageEnView: added OnSaveUndo event
- TIEUndoSource: added ieuObject value
- TImageEnVect: added ObjUndoMode property
- TImageEnMView: added ImageEnVersion property
- TIOParamsVals: added PSD_ReplaceLayers property
- TImageEnMIO: LoadFromStream method
- TImageEnMIO: LoadFromStreamFormat method
- TImageEnView: added LayersFixSizes method
- TImageEnVect: added AllowOutOfBitmapPolylines property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters
- TIOTIFFCompression, added ioTIFF_Deflate

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.2

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:31:53 +0100

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.2 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features:
- deskew with automatic border cut-off
- now when an object is no resizeble, the grips aren't painted
- load of TIFF images in subindex (useful to load embedded jpeg in DNG raw
format)
- TIFF: now it is possible to read images located in subifd
- now CanvasXXX methods support alpha channel (you can set it when set
colors, like "R,G,B,A")
- TIFF: supported Abode-Style deflate compression (read only)
- now it is possible to load an image specifing ICC profile (if not
provided by the file)
- now it is possible share undo/redo with vectorial objects (look at
ObjUndoMode)

New method/properties
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MEMOCHARSBRUSHSTYLE
property
- ImageEnX: added GetObjPolylinePoints method
- ImageEnX: added RotateAndCrop method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added TIFF_SubIndex parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added TIFF_ByteOrder parameter (readonly)
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added TIFF_ZipCompression parameter
- ImageEnX: now OnUserSelectObject is called after the object is selected
- ImageEnX: added OnActivateTextEdit event
- ImageEnX: added OnDeactivateTextEdit event
- ImageEnX: added OnBeforeVectorialChanged event
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: "TIFF_Compression", added Deflate (10) value
- ImageEnX: added LoadDefaultICCProfile method
- ImageEnX: added ObjUndoMode property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added PSD_ReplaceLayers property
- ImageEnX: added LayersFixSizes method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug in ImageEnX.CreatePolygonsFromSelection method
- BUG: fixed bug in ParamsFromFile with external plugins (RA)
- BUG: fixed bug writing 4 bit ICO files
- BUG: now objects aspect ratio works
- BUG: fixed random bug on clipboard operations
- BUG: ImageEnMultiX, now supports all pixel formats

ImageEn 2.2.6

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:55:31 +0100

ImageEn 2.2.6 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
code in reserved area.

What's new:

New features:
- automatically objects detection inside an image (see help for limitations)
- selection of TV standard from DirectShow capture card
- deskew with automatic border cut-off
- load of TIFF images in subindex (useful to load embedded jpeg in DNG raw
format)
- now when an object is no resizeble, the grips aren't painted
- TIFF: now it is possible to read images located in subifd

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnVect.CreatePolygonsFromSelection method
- BUG: fixed bug in ParamsFromFile with external plugins (RA)
- BUG: fixed bug writing 4 bit ICO files
- BUG: now objects aspect ratio works
- BUG: fixed random bug on clipboard operations
- BUG: TImageEnMView, now supports all pixel formats

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnProc: added SeparateObjects method
- added imageprocessing1\SeparateObjects example
- TIEDirectShow: added GetSupportedTVStandards method
- TIEDirectShow: added SetTVStandard method
- TIEDirectShow: added SetVCRHorizontalLocking method
- TImageEnProc: added RotateAndCrop method
- TIOParamVals: added TIFF_SubIndex property
- TIOParamsVals: added TIFF_ByteOrder value (readonly)
- TImageEnVect: now OnUserSelectObject is called after the object is selected

Re: IEvolution 2.1.2

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:41:05 +0200

Fabrizio (HiComponents) wrote:

> IEvolution 2.1.2 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
> "ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
> available at: http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp
>
> Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
> http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp
>
> What's new:
>
> - BUG: fixed bug in SelectionVisible. Now you have to set True to see
> selections (only in old applications) - BUG: fixed bug in
> Annotations.GetObjectFromIndex method - BUG: now EXIF_XResolution and
> EXIF_YResolution contain non-truncated floating point values - BUG:
> fixed bug in Rotation tab of image processing dialog - BUG: fixed bug
> in IEViewer.CenterImage method - BUG: fixed bug reading alpha channel
> in GIF files - TIFF: now offset values are word aligned as TIFF
> standard requires - PNG: now IEvolution can read correctly 16 bit
> gray scale - now image processing dialog is resizeable
> - BUG: IEImage.ResampleTo calls SaveUndo
> - BUG: fixed bug in IETIFFHandler, writing values on Motorola word
> format - BUG: fixed bug reading PNG with 1 bit depth and color map
> - BUG: not animated gif are readable by Internet Explorer
> - BUG: IEViewer.FindLayerAt: now doesn't return a layer that is not
> visible - better support for TIFF (JPEG compressed) saved using
> Windows 2000/98 Imaging - BUG: fixed bug writing long EXIF info
> - TIFF: supported read of YCbCr (2:1) images
> - BUG: fixed bug reading MEDIAFILE_FrameDelayTime property
> - BUG: fixed memory fragmentation reading jpeg thumbnails (affected
> IEMuti) - BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF 8 bit paletted images
> - BUG: now Undo/Redo uses the right original layer
> - BUG: fixed a memory leak using external plugins
> - BUG: fixed bug writing PS (PostScript) files
> - now IEImage.PasteFromClipboard can paste WMF/EMF metafile clipboard
> format - TIFF: support reading of ZIP (ZimpLevel) compressed images
> - TIFF: added ZIP compression
> - TIFFCompression: added ZIP value
> - now IEvolution is able to save back EXIF thumbnails (for jpegs)
> - optimized PNG loading (memory optimization)
> - BUG: fixed bug reading old IEV files
> - Image Processing: now IEvolution automatically converts PixelFormat
> when needed - now it is possible to change font name and size of
> Angle objects - Now it is possible to share the same selection among
> layers - IEFileFormats: added WMV, MPEG and PSD values
> - now IEvolution supports read and write of Adobe Photoshop PSD
> images with single and multiple layers - IOParams: added
> PSD_LoadLayers property - added Danish language
> - experimental: added Chinese (simplified and traditional) language
> only for dialogs - BackgroundStyleType: added SoftShadow value
> - now Rotate supports all pixel formats (some without antialias)
> - IOParams: added UpdateEXIFThumbnail method
> - IEImage: added LayersMergeAll method
> - IPDialogParamsType: added SetDefaultParams method
> - IEAnnotations: added CreatePolygonsFromSelection method
> - IOParams: added ImageIndex property
> - IOParams: added ImageCount property
> - IOParams: added GetThumbnail property
> - IOParams: added Thumbnail property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_Artist property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_XPTitle property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_XPComment property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_XPAuthor property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_XPKeywords property
> - IOParams: added EXIF_XPSubject property
> - now IEvolution can read/write XP jpeg/tiff tags (title, comment,
> author, keywords and subject) - IOParams: added PDF_Title property
> - IOParams: added PDF_Author property
> - IOParams: added PDF_Subject property
> - IOParams: added PDF_Keywords property
> - IOParams: added PDF_Creator property
> - IOParams: added PDF_Producer property
> - IOParams: added XMP_Info property
> - now IEvolution is able to read and write XMP tags from Jpeg, TIFF
> and PSD file formats - IOParams: added RAW_HalfSize property
> - IOParams: added RAW_UseAutoWB property
> - IOParams: added RAW_UseCameraWB property
> - IOParams: added BMP_HandleTransparency property
Wrong instalation.... no dlls in IEvolution directory.

Please fix the MSI installer.

Thanks,

Javier Francisco

> - now aspect ratio works on inserting bitmaps (when enabled)
> - IEImage: added DoImageProcessingPreviews overload (three new
> parameters) to specify form size - IEImage.JpegLosslessTransform
> added UpdateExif parameter - IEImage: added LayersDrawTo method
>
>
> Regards,
> Fabrizio
>
> // HiComponents
> // mail: support@hicomponents.com
> // http://www.hicomponents.com

--

IEvolution 2.1.2

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:31:12 +0200

IEvolution 2.1.2 released. Trial version (included the main assembly
"ievolution.dll" and "ievolution2.dll"), samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_ievolution.asp

Registered version (iecore.dll) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

What's new:

- BUG: fixed bug in SelectionVisible. Now you have to set True to see
selections (only in old applications)
- BUG: fixed bug in Annotations.GetObjectFromIndex method
- BUG: now EXIF_XResolution and EXIF_YResolution contain non-truncated
floating point values
- BUG: fixed bug in Rotation tab of image processing dialog
- BUG: fixed bug in IEViewer.CenterImage method
- BUG: fixed bug reading alpha channel in GIF files
- TIFF: now offset values are word aligned as TIFF standard requires
- PNG: now IEvolution can read correctly 16 bit gray scale
- now image processing dialog is resizeable
- BUG: IEImage.ResampleTo calls SaveUndo
- BUG: fixed bug in IETIFFHandler, writing values on Motorola word format
- BUG: fixed bug reading PNG with 1 bit depth and color map
- BUG: not animated gif are readable by Internet Explorer
- BUG: IEViewer.FindLayerAt: now doesn't return a layer that is not visible
- better support for TIFF (JPEG compressed) saved using Windows 2000/98 Imaging
- BUG: fixed bug writing long EXIF info
- TIFF: supported read of YCbCr (2:1) images
- BUG: fixed bug reading MEDIAFILE_FrameDelayTime property
- BUG: fixed memory fragmentation reading jpeg thumbnails (affected IEMuti)
- BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF 8 bit paletted images
- BUG: now Undo/Redo uses the right original layer
- BUG: fixed a memory leak using external plugins
- BUG: fixed bug writing PS (PostScript) files
- now IEImage.PasteFromClipboard can paste WMF/EMF metafile clipboard format
- TIFF: support reading of ZIP (ZimpLevel) compressed images
- TIFF: added ZIP compression
- TIFFCompression: added ZIP value
- now IEvolution is able to save back EXIF thumbnails (for jpegs)
- optimized PNG loading (memory optimization)
- BUG: fixed bug reading old IEV files
- Image Processing: now IEvolution automatically converts PixelFormat when
needed
- now it is possible to change font name and size of Angle objects
- Now it is possible to share the same selection among layers
- IEFileFormats: added WMV, MPEG and PSD values
- now IEvolution supports read and write of Adobe Photoshop PSD images with
single and multiple layers
- IOParams: added PSD_LoadLayers property
- added Danish language
- experimental: added Chinese (simplified and traditional) language only
for dialogs
- BackgroundStyleType: added SoftShadow value
- now Rotate supports all pixel formats (some without antialias)
- IOParams: added UpdateEXIFThumbnail method
- IEImage: added LayersMergeAll method
- IPDialogParamsType: added SetDefaultParams method
- IEAnnotations: added CreatePolygonsFromSelection method
- IOParams: added ImageIndex property
- IOParams: added ImageCount property
- IOParams: added GetThumbnail property
- IOParams: added Thumbnail property
- IOParams: added EXIF_Artist property
- IOParams: added EXIF_XPTitle property
- IOParams: added EXIF_XPComment property
- IOParams: added EXIF_XPAuthor property
- IOParams: added EXIF_XPKeywords property
- IOParams: added EXIF_XPSubject property
- now IEvolution can read/write XP jpeg/tiff tags (title, comment, author,
keywords and subject)
- IOParams: added PDF_Title property
- IOParams: added PDF_Author property
- IOParams: added PDF_Subject property
- IOParams: added PDF_Keywords property
- IOParams: added PDF_Creator property
- IOParams: added PDF_Producer property
- IOParams: added XMP_Info property
- now IEvolution is able to read and write XMP tags from Jpeg, TIFF and PSD
file formats
- IOParams: added RAW_HalfSize property
- IOParams: added RAW_UseAutoWB property
- IOParams: added RAW_UseCameraWB property
- IOParams: added BMP_HandleTransparency property
- now aspect ratio works on inserting bitmaps (when enabled)
- IEImage: added DoImageProcessingPreviews overload (three new parameters)
to specify form size
- IEImage.JpegLosslessTransform added UpdateExif parameter
- IEImage: added LayersDrawTo method

Regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

dcrawlib 1.353

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:30:55 +0200

dcraw.dll version 1.353 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Note: it is no more possible to change RedScale and BlueScale.

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.1

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:13:07 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.1 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features:
- TIFF: supported read of YCbCr (2:1) images
- now ImageEnX.PasteFromClipboard can paste WMF/EMF metafile clipboard format
- TIFF: support reading of ZIP (ZimpLevel) compressed images
- TIFF: added ZIP compression
- better support for TIFF (JPEG compressed) saved using Windows 2000/98 Imaging
- Video capture: now ImageEn can capture using DirectShow (WDM) capture
drivers. This allows to select by code video input, tuner, etc
- binary compatibility with version 1.9000
- ImageEnMultiX: now Move doesn't remove multiselection
- PNG: now ImageEn can read correctly 16 bit gray scale
- now aspect ratio works on inserting bitmaps (when enabled)
- now ImageEnX.LoadFromFile sets Aborting=true and call OnFinishWork when
the extension format is not recognized
- added Danish language
- now it is possible to set aspect ratio for each object, individually
- now image processing dialog is resizeable
- now when ImageEnMulti.ThumbnailsBackgroundPattern is CropShadow the
actual background is read
- now it is possible to set a wall paper for ImageEnX component
- now ImageEn can read/write XP jpeg/tiff tags (title, comment, author,
keywords and subject)

New method/properties
- ImageEnMultiX: added OnImageDeselect event
- ImageEnX: added SetObjPolylinePoints method
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "9" value for ZIP compression
in TIFF_COMPRESSION parameter
- ImageEnX: added JpegLosslessTransform2 with UpdateExif parameter
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added "AspectRatio" parameter
- ImageEnX: added DoIPPreviews2 method
- ImageEnX: added OnUserSelectObject event
- ImageEnX: added OnUserDeselectObject event
- ImageEnX: added OnFinishWork event
- ImageEnMultiX: added OnFinishWork event
- resample filters (Zoom, thumbnails, etc..): added Bilinear, Bicubic,
ProjectWB and ProjectBW
- ImageEnX.BackgroundPattern: added SoftShadow (12) value
- ImageEnMultiX.ThumbnailsBackgroundPattern: added SoftShadow (12) value
- ImageEnX: added SetImageDIB2 method
- ImageEnX: added WallPaperLoad method
- ImageEnX: added WallPaperStyle property
- ImageEnX: added ResetEXIF method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertyResetInfo method
- ImageEnX: added IOPropertySetDefaults method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromURL method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ProxyAddress property
- ImageEnMultiX: added ProxyUser property
- ImageEnMultiX: added ProxyPassword property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_Artist parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_XPTitle parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_XPComment parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_XPAuthor parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_XPKeywords parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added EXIF_XPSubject parameter
- ImageEnMultiX: added LookAhead property
- ImageEnX: added helper function GetFileFramesCount
- ImageEnX: added helper function ExtToFileFormat
- ImageEnX: added AVISelectCodec function
- ImageEnMultiX: added CreateMorphingSequence method
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromBuffer method
- ImageEnX: added ReplaceFileGIF method
- ImageEnX: added SelectionAspectRatio property
- ImageEnX: added SelectionAbsWidth property
- ImageEnX: added SelectionAbsHeight property
- ImageEnX: added WhiteValue property
- ImageEnX: added BlackValue property
- ImageEnX: added SkewDetectionFine method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ThumbnailDisplayFilter property
- ImageEnX: added CopyObjectTo method
- ImageEnX: added CopyAllObjectsTo method
- ImageEnX: added CopySelectedObjectsTo method
- ImageEnX: added SetGripStyle2 method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ThumbnailsInternalBorder property
- ImageEnMultiX: added ThumbnailsInternalBorderColor property
- ImageEnMultiX: added Sort method
- ImageEnX: added CompareWith method
- ImageEnX: added CompareWith2 method
- ImageEnX: added CopySelectedRegionTo method
- ImageEnX: added LayersMergeAll method
- ImageEnX: added CreatePolygonsFromSelection method
- ImageEnX: added SetIPParamDefaults method
- ImageEnX: added OnDShowNewFrame event
- ImageEnX: added OnDShowEvent event
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetNextEvent method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAudioInputs method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAudioInputsCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoInputs method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoInputsCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoCodecs method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoCodecsCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAudioCodecs method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAudioCodecsCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowSetVideoInput method
- ImageEnX: added DShowSetAudioInput method
- ImageEnX: added DShowSetVideoCodec method
- ImageEnX: added DShowSetAudioCodec method
- ImageEnX: added DShowFileInput property
- ImageEnX: added DShowFileOutput property
- ImageEnX: added DShowConnect method
- ImageEnX: added DShowDisconnect method
- ImageEnX: added DShowIsConnected method
- ImageEnX: added DShowRun method
- ImageEnX: added DShowStop method
- ImageEnX: added DShowPause method
- ImageEnX: added DShowRate property
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetState method
- ImageEnX: added DShowPosition property
- ImageEnX: added DShowPosition2 property
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetDuration method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetDuration2 method
- ImageEnX: added DShowIsEOF method
- ImageEnX: added DShowEnableSampleGrabber property
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetSample method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetSample2 method
- ImageEnX: added DShowTimeFormat property
- ImageEnX: added DShowVideoCodecQuality property
- ImageEnX: added DShowDisplayPropertyPages method
- ImageEnX: added DShowSetCurrentVideoFormat method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetCurrentVideoFormatProp method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoFormatProp method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoFormatCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoInputSources method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetVideoInputSourcesCount method
- ImageEnX: added DShowVideoInputSource property
- ImageEnX: added DShowTunerChannel property
- ImageEnX: added DShowTunerFindSignal method
- ImageEnX: added DShowRenderAudio property
- ImageEnX: added DShowStep method
- ImageEnX: added DShowConvertTimeFormat method
- ImageEnX: added DShowConvertTimeFormat2 method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAverageTimePerFrame method
- ImageEnX: added DShowGetAverageTimePerFrame2 method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug reading MEDIAFILE_FrameDelayTime property (GetIOProperty)
- BUG: fixed memory fragmentation reading jpeg thumbnails (affected
TImageEnMView)
- BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF 8 bit paletted images
- BUG: now Undo/Redo uses the right original layer
- BUG: fixed a memory leak using external plugins
- BUG: fixed bug writing PS (PostScript) files
- BUG: ImageEnX.FindLayerAt: now doesn't return a layer that is not visible
- BUG: fixed bug writing long EXIF info
- BUG: EnableLZW property cannot be assigned at design time
- BUG: now EXIF_XResolution and EXIF_YResolution contain un truncated
floating point values
- BUG: fixed bug in Rotation tab of image processing dialog
- BUG: fixed bug in ImageEnX.CenterImage method
- TIFF: now offset values are word aligned as TIFF standard requires
- BUG: fixed bug reading alpha channel in GIF files
- BUG: now GPS_VersionID input/output parameter contains right string value

ImageEn 2.2.5

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:47:58 +0200

ImageEn 2.2.5 released. Users with compiled version have to download the
trial and specify the serial number. Source code users can download source
code in reserved area.

What's new:

New features:
- now image processing dialog is resizeable
- TIFF: added ZIP compression
- added multipage samples folder
- added Danish language
- now optionally JpegLosslessTransform updates EXIF tags
- TIFF: now offset values are word aligned as TIFF standard requires
- TImageEnMView: now MoveImage doesn't remove multiselection
- now it is possible to set aspect ratio for each object, individually
- now aspect ratio works on inserting bitmaps (when enabled)
- now it is possible to define a picture instead of standard objects grips
- now TImageEnIO.LoadFromFile sets Aborting=true and call OnFinishWork when
the extension format is not recognized
- now when TImageEnMView.ThumbnailsBackgroundStyle is iebsCropShadow the
actual background is read
- added soft shadow for all BackgroundStyle properties
- PNG: now ImageEn can read correctly 16 bit gray scale
- now TIEBitmap has methods to impot/export DIBs

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: now EXIF_XResolution and EXIF_YResolution contain non-truncated
floating point values
- BUG: fixed bug using TIEBitmap.GetRow/FreeRow
- BUG: fixed bug in Rotation tab of image processing dialog
- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnView.CenterImage method
- BUG: TImageEnMView: fixed bug setting ScrollBars property at runtime
- BUG: fixed bug reading alpha channel in GIF files
- BUG: TImageEnProc.ResampleTo calls SaveUndo
- BUG: fixed bug in TIETIFFHandler, writing values on Motorola word format
- BUG: now Params.GPS_VersionID contains right string value
- BUG: fixed bug in TImageEnMView.Sort

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnIO: added ReplaceStreamTIFF method
- imageenio unit: added JpegLosslessTransform overload
- TImageEnVect: added ObjAspectRatio property
- TImageEnVect: added OnUserSelectObject event
- TImageEnVect: added OnUserDeselectObject event
- TImageEnVect: added GripImage property
- TImageEnVect: added new overload of AddNewObject method
- TIEBitmap.RemoveAlphaChannel: added Merge and BackgroundColor parameters
- TIEBitmap: added CopyFromDIB method
- TIEBitmap: added CopyFromDIB method
- TIEBitmap: added CreateDIB method
- TIEBitmap: added CreateDIB method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjBoxInnerSelectable property

New/Changed/Deleted parameters
- TIOTIFFCompression: added ioTIFF_ZIP value
- Params: added TIFF_ZIPCompression property
- imageenio.JpegLosslessTransform added UpdateExif parameter
- imageenio.JpegLosslessTransformStream added UpdateExif parameter
- TImageEnProc.DoPreviews: added IsResizeable, FormWidth and FormHeight
parameters
- ieopensavedlg, TIEDBorderStyle: added iepsSoftShadow value
- imageenview, TIEBackgroundStyle: added iebsSoftShadow value

Regards,
Fabrizio

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dcraw 1.346

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:22:01 +0200

dcraw.dll version 1.346 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Note: it is no more possible to change RedScale and BlueScale.

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.0

Sun, 07 May 2006 19:51:53 +0200

ImageEn ActiveX 1.9.0 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

=====================================

New main features:
- now ImageEn supports reading/writing of Adobe Photoshop PSD images with
single and multiple layers
- now ImageEn is able to read and write XMP tags from Jpeg, TIFF and PSD
file formats
- now ImageEn is able to save back EXIF thumbnails (for jpegs)
- now ImageEn is able to read/write EXIF-GPS tags
- now Rotate supports all pixel formats (some without antialias)
- optimized PNG loading (memory optimization)
- ImageenX: performing "PutBox" and pressing CTRL draws a square
- Image Processing: now ImageEn automatically converts PixelFormat when needed
- ImageEnX: copy/paste now can copy/paste using internal format (preserving
pixel format and alpha channel)
- Added Finnish language
- experimental: added Chinese (simplified and traditional) language only
for dialogs
- added Farsi language
- ImageEnX: optimized Contrast method
- ImageEnX: optimized IntensityRGBall method
- ImageEnX: optimized WhiteBalance_GrayWorld method
- ImageEnX: optimized WhiteBalance_coef method
- ImageEnX: optimized WhiteBalance_WhiteAt method
- ImageEnX: optimized WhiteBalance_AutoWhite method
- Optimized layer masks
- now Memo objects can have a background bitmap and margins
- ImageEnX: added AutoConvertFormat property
- ImageEnX.SelPasteFromClipStretch: added MergeAlpha parameter
- ImageEnX.SelPasteFromClip: added MergeAlpha parameter
- ImageEnX.PointPasteFromClip: added MergeAlpha parameter
- ImageEnX: added AutoCalcBWValues method
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added UseMemoryHandle property to
enhance twain compatibility
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added Filter property (ICAP_FILTER
capability)
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added AutoDeskew property
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added AutoBorderDetection property
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added AutoBright property
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added AutoRotate property
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added BitDepth property
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added StandardSize property
(ICAP_SUPPORTEDSIZES of TWain spec.)
- ImageEnX: now LayersSaveToFile support compressed native (preserve
pixelformat and alpha) image format (-1)
- now it is possible to make a layer un-selectable, assign a name, set
resample filters, highlight selected, and set magnify source
- now magnify layer can get the source image directly from raw background
image (layer 0) instead of component canvas
- ImageEnX: now can read/write objects in TIFF
- Now it is possible share the same selection among layers

New method/properties
- ImageEnX: added LoadCursorFromFile method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadCursorFromFile method
- ImageEnX: added PPParameterSave method
- ImageEnX: added PPParameterLoad method
- ImageEnX: added GetPPParameter method
- ImageEnX: added SetPPParameter method
- ImageEnX: added Threshold2 method
- ImageEnX: added Intensity method
- ImageEnX: added DisposeChannels method
- ImageEnX: added Contrast3 meethod
- ImageEnX: added RemovePolygonJaggedEdges method
- ImageEnX: added SimplifyPolygon method
- ImageEnX.AddSoftShadow: added ShadowColor parameter
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFilePSD method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToFilePSD method
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added TextEditable property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MemoHasBitmap property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MemoMarginLeft property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MemoMarginTop property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MemoMarginRight property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added MemoMarginBottom property
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetName method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetName method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetResampleFilter method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetResampleFilter method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetMagnifySource method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetMagnifySource method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetDrawOuter method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetDrawOuter method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetSelectable method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetSelectable method
- ImageEnX: added ShiftChannel method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustBrightnessContrastSaturation method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustTint method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustLumSatHistogram method
- ImageEnX: added Colorize method
- ImageEnX: added SaveObjectsToTIFF method
- ImageEnX: added LoadObjectsFromTIFF method
- ImageEnX.RestoreSelection: added Remove parameter
- ImageEnX.RestoreSelection: added Options parameter
- ImageEnX: added DiscardSavedSelection method
- ImageEnX: added LayersDrawTo method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added following new properties:
BMP_HandleTransparency
XMP_Info
PSD_LoadLayers
EXIF_ExposureMode
EXIF_WhiteBalance
EXIF_DigitalZoomRatio
EXIF_FocalLengthIn35mmFilm
EXIF_SceneCaptureType
EXIF_GainControl
EXIF_Contrast
EXIF_Saturation
EXIF_Sharpness
EXIF_SubjectDistanceRange
EXIF_ImageUniqueID
ImageIndex
ImageCount
GetThumbnail
EXIF_GPSVersionID
EXIF_GPSLatitudeRef
EXIF_GPSLatitudeDegrees
EXIF_GPSLatitudeMinutes
EXIF_GPSLatitudeSeconds
EXIF_GPSLongitudeRef
EXIF_GPSLongitudeDegrees
EXIF_GPSLongitudeMinutes
EXIF_GPSLongitudeSeconds
EXIF_GPSAltitudeRef
EXIF_GPSAltitude
EXIF_GPSTimeStampHour
EXIF_GPSTimeStampMinute
EXIF_GPSTimeStampSecond
EXIF_GPSSatellites
EXIF_GPSStatus
EXIF_GPSMeasureMode
EXIF_GPSDOP
EXIF_GPSSpeedRef
EXIF_GPSSpeed
EXIF_GPSTrackRef
EXIF_GPSTrack
EXIF_GPSImgDirectionRef
EXIF_GPSImgDirection
EXIF_GPSMapDatum
EXIF_GPSDestLatitudeRef
EXIF_GPSDestLatitudeDegrees
EXIF_GPSDestLatitudeMinutes
EXIF_GPSDestLatitudeSeconds
EXIF_GPSDestLongitudeRef
EXIF_GPSDestLongitudeDegrees
EXIF_GPSDestLongitudeMinutes
EXIF_GPSDestLongitudeSeconds
EXIF_GPSDestBearingRef
EXIF_GPSDestBearing
EXIF_GPSDestDistanceRef
EXIF_GPSDestDistance
EXIF_GPSDateStamp
- ImageEnX: added UpdateEXIFThumbnail method
- SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added following new properties:
POLYLINEPOINTSCOUNT
POLYLINEPOINTX
POLYLINEPOINTY
POLYLINEPOINT
- ImageEnMultiX: added EnableResamplingOnMinor property
- ImageEnX: added ReplaceFileTIFF method
- ImageEnX: added AddInnerShadow method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug reading PNG with 1 bit depth and color map
- BUG: not animated gif are readable by Internet Explorer
- BUG: fixed bug reading old IEV files
- BUG: fixed minor bugs
- BUG: fixed bug writing jpegs in CMYK format with ICC profile
- ImageEnX: now VisibleSelection property works

===================================

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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IEvolution 2.1.1

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:10:44 +0100

IEvolution 2.1.1 Version Released. Registered users have to download and
install demo version, then download iecore.dll from reserved page which
replaces the unregistered one.

What's New:

- BUG: now OnNewObject event of TIEViewer works
- BUG: now Cursor property works
- IEImage: added GammaCorrect method
- IEImage: added CopyFromDIB method
- IEImage: added CreateDIB method
- IEImage: added DestroyDIB method
- IEViewer: added Stretch method
- IEImage: added PrintCopies static method
- IEImage: added PrintOrientation static property
- IEImage: added PrinterIndex static property
- IEImage: added PrintersGetCount static property
- IEImage: added Printers static method
- BUG: tiff, cannot read palettes with values from 0 to 255
- now IEvolution recognizes (but don't load without a plugin)
differences among TIFF and DNG
- now IEvolution can save TIFF with inverted fill order
- BUG: fixed bug loading compressed TGA
- now layers operations with transparency are supported also on merging
- now IEMulti can load multi-page files from URL
- IEImageList: now LoadImages can load from url (http://...)
- TIFF: now alpha channel is saved also with LZW compression
- IEImage: now image processing preview dialog saves all parameters
- BUG: fixed a memory leak on IEMulti
- added new image enhancement algorithms
- BUG: fixed bug reading and saving EXIF/TIFF mini strings
- BUG: ResetEXIF now removes EXIF tag from jpegs
- BUG: fixed several memory leaks
- now selections supports multiple layers
- improved layers system
- now aspect ratio works on all grips when resizing layers
- IEImage: added SetSelectedPixelsColor method
- IEImage: added SetAlphaRangePixelsColor method
- IEObjectPolyLine: added SetPoints method
- BUG: fixed bug writing jpegs in CMYK format with ICC profile
- now ImageEn is able to copy/paste with alpha channel (using an
internal format)
- IEImage: added PaintMark method
- IEImageList: added OriginalWidth property
- IEImageList: added OriginalHeight property
- IEImage: copy/paste now can copy/paste using internal format
(preserving pixel format and alpha channel)
- added Japanese language (IELanguage enum)
- added Finnish language (IELanguage enum)
- added Czech language (IELanguage enum)
- IEImage: optimized ModifyContrast method
- IEImage: optimized ModifyIntensity method
- IEImage: optimized WhiteBalanceGrayWorld method
- IEImage: optimized WhiteBalance method
- IEImage: optimized WhiteBalanceWhiteAt method
- IEImage: optimized WhiteBalanceAutoWhite method
- IELayer: added Selectable property
- now it is possible to make a layer un-selectable
- IELayer: added CopyFrom method
- IELayer: added XBitmapToClient method
- IELayer: added YBitmapToClient method
- IELayer: added Name property
- IELayer: added IsMask property
- now IEvolution supports layer masks (like Photoshop's layer masks)
- IEViewer.ZoomSelection: added AspectRatio parameter
- IEViewer: added ZoomX property
- IEViewer: added ZoomY property
- now it is possible to separate vertical zoom and horizontal zoom
- note: not fully supported by all vectorial objects
- now it is possible to stretch images (like TImage)
- note: not fully supported by all vectorial objects
- IEViewer: added TransitionTiming property
- now it is possible to set transition timing as linear, logarithmic and
exponential
- IEViewer: added ZoomSelectionAspectRatio property
- IEViewer: added LoadWallPaper property
- IEViewer: now supports a wallpaper
- IEImage: added LayersClear method
- IEImage: added LayersCreateFromSelection method
- IEImage: added AutoImageEnhance1 method
- IEImage: added AutoImageEnhance2 method
- IEImage: added AutoSharp method
- IEImage: added AdjustBrightnessContrastSaturation method
- IEImage: added ModifyContrast2 method
- IEImage: added AdjustSaturation method
- IEImage: added AdjustTint method
- IEImage: added AdjustLumSatHistogram method
- IEImage: added ShiftChannel method
- IEImage: added MakeTile method
- IEAnnotations: added SaveAll method
- IEAnnotations: added LoadAll method
- IEAnnotations: added SaveToTIFF method
- IEAnnotations: added LoadFromTIFF method
- IEAnnotations: now can read/write objects in TIFF
- CIELab pixel format (ieCIELab)
- IEAnnotations: added RotateObjects method
- IEObject (and inherited objects): added Rotate method
- IEImageList: added LoadImages overload which takes format parameter
- IEImageList: added LoadIMages overload which takes detectFormat parameter
- IEImage: added static method OptimizeGIF
- IEImage: added WaitThreads method
- TWainParams: added UseMemoryHandle property to enhance twain compatibility
- TWainParams: added AutoDeskew property
- TWainParams: added AutoBorderDetection property
- TWainParams: added AutoBright property
- TWainParams: added AutoRotate property
- IOParams: added ResetEXIF method
- IOParams: added ResetInfo method
- IEImage: added AutoCalcBlackWhiteValues method
- IOPrintPreviewParams: added Save method
- IOPrintPreviewParams: added Load method
- added IPDialogParamsType class
- IEImage added IPDialogParams property
- IEImage: now it is possible to get/set/load/save image processing
dialog parameters
- IEImage.Rotate: added backgroundColor parameter
- IEImage: added MedianFilter method
- IEImage: added WallisFilter method
- IEImage: added ResampleTo method
- IEImage: added Compare method
- IEImage: added ConvertToBW_FloydSteinberg method
- IEImage: added RoundImage method
- IEImage: added CanRedo property
- IEImage: added ClearHiddenText method
- IEImage: added UndoRect method
- IEImage: added Colorize method
- IEImage: added HiddenTextWrite method
- IEImage: added HiddenTextRead method
- IEImage: added HiddenTextDataSpace method
- IEImage: added LoadChangesBackgroundColor property
- IEImage: added ThreadsCount property
- IEImage: added SaveAsText method
- IEImage: added EnumDCXFrames static method
- IEImage: added InsertToDCX method
- IEImage: added DeleteDCXFrame static method
- IEImage: added GetFileFramesCount static method
- IEImage: added ConvExtensionToFileFormat static method
- IEImage: added PaintPenMarker method
- IEViewer: added SaveSelection (overrided) method
- IEViewer: added RestoreSelection method
- IEViewer: added SavedSelectionsCount property
- IEViewer: added DiscardSavedSelection method
- IEViewer: added SelectionMarkOuter property
- IEImage: added LockUpdate method
- IEImage: added UnlockUpdate method
- IEImage: added SetNavigator method
- IEImage: added SelectRoundRectangle method
- IEViewer: added AbortTransition method
- IEViewer: added DisplayImageRect method
- IELayer: added MagnifySource property
- IELayer: added ResampleFilter property
- IELayer: added UseResampleFilter property
- now magnify layer can get the source image directly from raw
background image (layer 0) instead of component canvas
- IEImageList: added LoadFromURL method
- IEImage: PrintPreviewDialog, added "caption" parameter
- IEImageList: PrintPreviewDialog, added "caption" parameter
- IEMulti: now MouseDown and MouseUp events work
- added Farsi language (IELanguage)
- IEImage: added DisposeChannels method

Best regards,
Fabrizio

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dcrawlib.dll version 1.315

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:30:06 +0100

dcraw.dll version 1.315 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

Best regards,
Fabrizio

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Pay for Feature

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:52:22 +0100

HiComponents is pleased to announce a new Pay For Feature service for
ImageEn/IEvolution developers.
"Pay for Feature" allows users to request a new feature for
ImageEn/IEvolution. Accepted features will be developed by HiComponents
and added to the production build of ImageEn/IEvolution.

Do you need to implement a file format which is not available?
Do you need a custom image processing operation?
Do you need a special or custom feature?

Submit your feature request and/or project to support@hicomponents.com.
Specify that you are requesting a "Pay for Feature Service" in your
email. HiComponents will review your request to determine if it is
possible to add the feature to ImageEn. We will return an email to you
if we have accepted your feature request.

Pay for your feature only if HiComponents has contacted you approving
your project submission.

Further details regarding the Pay for Feature Service may be found here:
http://www.hicomponents.com/npayfeature.asp

Regards,

Fabrizio
HiComponents
mail: support@hicomponents.com

Re: dcrawlib.dll version 1.309

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:11:13 +0000

Woo-hoo! Thank you for a great Christmas present! :-)

Alexander Tereshchenko
alex@fxfp.com

> dcraw.dll version 1.309 is available at
> http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

dcrawlib.dll version 1.309

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:57:23 +0100

dcraw.dll version 1.309 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

--

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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ImageEn ActiveX 1.8.0

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:05:57 +0100

ImageEn ActiveX 1.8.0 released. Trial version, samples and help file are
available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_imageenocx.asp

Registered version (ocx and lic file) is available in registered users page:
http://www.hicomponents.com/nlogin.asp

New features:
- added new image enhancement algorithms
- ImageEnX: now preview dialog saves all parameters
- ImageEnX: now it is possible to get/set/load/save image processing dialog
parameters
- now selections supports multiple layers
- improved layers system
- optimized viewing when BackgroundStyle is chessboard
- now aspect ratio works on all grips when resizing layers
- now ImageEn recognizes (but don't load without a plugin) differences among
TIFF and DNG
- now ImageEnMultiX can load multi-page files from URL
- ImageEnMultiX: now LoadFromFile can load from url (http://...)
- now layers operations with transparency are supported also on merging
- TIFF: now alpha channel is saved also with LZW compression
- now when the component is not visible the selection doesn't allocate CPU
time
- now ImageEn supports external (dll) plugins
- Camera RAW: now ImageEn can load thumbnail from CR2 format
- now it is possible to set transition timing as linear, logarithmic and
exponential
- now it is possible to separate vertical zoom and horizontal zoom
- note: not fully supported by all vectorial objects
- now it is possible to stretch images (like TImage)
- note: not fully supported by all vectorial objects
- added CIELab pixel format (value 8 in PixelFormat)
- now ImageEn supports layer masks (like Photoshop's layer masks)
- added Czech language
- added Japanese language
- basic support for DirectShow read/write of Windows media files (AVI, MPEG,
WMF, etc..)

New method/properties
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetThumbnailTextTruncSide method
- ImageEnX: added DeleteTIFFImGroup method
- ImageEnX: added GetIPParameter method
- ImageEnX: added SetIPParameter method
- ImageEnX: added IPParameterLoad method
- ImageEnX: added IPParameterSave method
- ImageEnX: added AddExtIOPlugin method
- ImageEnX: added FileFormatRemove method
- ImageEnX: added FileFormatGetType method
- ImageEnX: added SetFocus method
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetFocus method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added TIFF_Orientation parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added TIFF_EnableAdjustOrientation parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added JPEG_Scale_Used parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added JPEG_WarningTot parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added JPEG_WarningCode parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added JPEG_OriginalWidth parameter
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added JPEG_OriginalHeight parameter
- ImageEnX: added ObjSaveUndo method
- ImageEnX: added ObjClearUndo method
- ImageEnX: added ObjClearAllUndo method
- ImageEnX: added ObjCanUndo property
- ImageEnX: added ObjUndoCount property
- ImageEnX: added ObjUndoLimit property
- ImageEnX: added ObjUndoAt method
- ImageEnX: added ObjBitmapCopyFrom method
- ImageEnX: added ObjBitmapCopyTo method
- ImageEnX, DoPrintPreviewDialog: added Caption parameter
- ImageEnMultiX, DoPrintPreviewDialog: added Caption parameter
- ImageEnX: added WhiteBalance_coef method
- ImageEnX: added WhiteBalance_WhiteAt method
- ImageEnX: added WhiteBalance_AutoWhite method
- ImageEnMultiX: added CopyToImageEnX method
- ImageEnMultiX: added CopyFromImageEnX method
- ImageEnX: added TransitionTiming property
- ImageEnX: added ZoomX property
- ImageEnX: added ZoomY property
- ImageEnX: added AutoImageEnhance1 method
- ImageEnX: added AutoImageEnhance2 method
- ImageEnX: added AutoSharp method
- ImageEnX: added Contrast2 method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustSaturation method
- ImageEnX: added Stretch method
- ImageEnX: added OptimizeGIF method
- ImageEnX: added LayersClear method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetIsMask method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetIsMask method
- ImageEnX.LayersSync: now it is False for default
- ImageEnX.RotateAllObjects: changed behavior. Now it must be executed
before Rotate
- ImageEnX: added LayersCreateFromSelection method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToFileAll method
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileAll method
- ImageEnX: added MakeTile method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ReloadImage method
- ImageEnX.ZoomSelection: added AspectRatio parameter
- TImageEnProc: added CastColor method
- TImageEnProc: added CastAlpha method
- ImageEnX: added ConvXBmp2Scr method
- ImageEnX: added ConvYBmp2Scr method
- ImageEnX: added ConvXScr2Bmp method
- ImageEnX: added ConvYScr2Bmp method

Fixed bugs:
- fixed bug capturing video
- BUG: fixed bug reading and saving EXIF/TIFF mini strings
- BUG: fixed several memory leaks
- BUG: tiff, cannot read palettes with values from 0 to 255
- BUG: fixed bug loading compressed TGA
- BUG: loading ICC from jpeg
- BUG: jpeg, icc profile is not removed after it is applied
- BUG: fixed bug loading interlaced PNG

--

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

Re: About an Upgrade

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:25:56 -0500

Jesus,

Message forwarded to support. Fabrizio is on vacation, but will return
shortly.

Bill

> Hi:
>
> I bougth the suite of ImageEn VCL without a Source more than a year ago,
> I'm planning to renew the suscripcion, it is posible?, May I know my
> user login and password or I do not have.
>
> MY name is J Jesus Covarrubias and work with my wife in SICOVA, it is
> posible that the components are for Griselda Hernandez Cruz.
>
>
> If I can get my data it woul help me a lot.
>
>
> Thanks

About an Upgrade

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:18:08 -0600

Hi:

I bougth the suite of ImageEn VCL without a Source more than a year ago,

I'm planning to renew the suscripcion, it is posible?, May I know my
user login and password or I do not have.

MY name is J Jesus Covarrubias and work with my wife in SICOVA, it is
posible that the components are for Griselda Hernandez Cruz.

If I can get my data it woul help me a lot.

Thanks

Important Communication

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:22:17 +0100

Hello,
email support service at support@hicomponents.com is temporary suspended
until November 29. All emails received will be saved but answered after this
date.
Finally, ImageEn VCL 2.2.1 will be available on first days of December.
Other products (ActiveX, IEvolution..) will follow it.

--

Best regards,
Fabrizio

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ANN: New Jobs Group

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:36:33 -0400

A new jobs group has been added to this news server.
hicomponents.delphi.jobs

This group serves the same purpose as the jobs group on the Borland news
server except that it pertains to programming jobs for those using ImageEN.

Posts may include notices for individuals or companies seeking work or
notices for individuals or companies who are looking for developers to
do work for them.

Posts that report bugs or questions will be ignored. Use the
appropriate group for those types of posts.

Regards,

Bill Miller
Team IE Leader

ANN: Apprehend 4.2 Released

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:16:04 -0400

What's New in Apprehend 4.2
� Bug Fix: Cursor capture alignment with CaptureActiveWindow method
� Bug Fix: Capturing missed any windows with even the slightest
transparency
� Bug Fix: Capturing missed all tooltips

http://www.hicomponents.com/apprehend/

Regards,

Bill

dcraw.dll version 1.285

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:05:21 +0200

dcraw.dll version 1.285 is available at

http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp

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Best regards,
Fabrizio

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ImageEn 2.2.0

Sun, 4 Sep 2005 23:03:06 +0200

ImageEn 2.2.0 Version Released. Users with compiled version have to download
the trial then specify their serial number. Source code users can download
source code from reserved area.

Now ImageEn supports DLL plugins, to use open source libraries like dcraw
(for cameras RAW and DNG), jbig-kit and imagemagick (for DICOM, PCD, etc..)
and to get updated your products with the last versions of these libraries.
Other libraries will be added soon. Instructions and downloads are available
at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp
The same DLLs will be compatible with all HiComponents products. Source code
is included.

What's new:

- TImageEnMIO.DoPrintPreview: added PrintAnnotations parameter
- TImageEnIO.DoPrintPreview: added PrintAnnotations parameter
- now print preview dialogs can print Wang Annotations
- BUG: fixed bug of AddSelPoint
- BUG: TImageEnMView, fixed bug selecting thumbnails
- TIEMText: added TruncSide property
- BUG: loading ICC from jpeg
- TImageEnMIO.DoPrintPreview: added Caption parameter
- TImageEnIO.DoPrintPreview: added Caption parameter
- BUG: jpeg, icc profile is not removed after it is applied
- Params: added EXIF_Artist property
- Params: added EXIF_XPTitle property
- Params: added EXIF_XPComment property
- Params: added EXIF_XPAuthor property
- Params: added EXIF_XPKeywords property
- Params: added EXIF_XPSubject property
- now ImageEn can read/write XP jpeg/tiff tags (title, comment, author,
keywords and subject)
- BUG: now LayersSaveToFile/LayersSaveToStream restores previous current
layer
- BUG: setting ImageEnMView.Height=0 causes exception
- TImageEnView: now Background color works also when BackgroundStyle is
iebsCropShadow
- TImageEnMIO: added PrintingFilterOnSubsampling method
- TImageEnProc: added Colorize method
- BUG: fixed bug loading interlaced PNG
- removed RightBottomGap property
- now it is possible to set maximum CPU time for selections
- TImageEnView.DelayTimer: negative values specifiy CPU time for selections
- now when the component is not visible the selection doesn't allocate CPU
time
- TImageEnProc: added UndoRect method
- imageenio: added IEAddExtIOPlugin function
- now ImageEn supports external (dll) plugins (experimental version)
- Params: added ImageIndex property
- Params: added ImageCount property
- Params: added GetThumbnail property
- optimized viewing when BackgroundStyle is chessboard
- TImageEnView.SelectionOptions (TIESelectionOptions): added
iesoSelectTranspLayers value
- now aspect ratio works on all grips when resizing layers
- TImageEnVect: added ObjEditOnNewText property
- TIELayer.Magnify (TIELayerMagnification): added Source property
- TIELayer: added ResampleFilter property
- TIELayer: added UseResampleFilter property
- now magnify layer can get the source image directly from raw background
image (layer 0) instead of component canvas
- now ImageEn recognizes (but don't load without a plugin) differences among
TIFF and DNG
- BUG: tiff, cannot read palettes with values from 0 to 255
- TIOParamsVals: added ResetEXIF method
- Params (TIOParamsVals): added TIFF_FillOrder property
- now ImageEn can save TIFF with inverted fill order
- TIEWallPaperStyle has moved from iemview to imageenview unit
- TImageEnView: added WallPaper property
- TImageEnView: added WallPaperStyle property
- TImageEnView: now supports a wallpaper
- TIETIFFHandler: added SetValueRAW method
- TIETIFFHandler: added GetValueRAW method
- TImageEnVect: added SaveObjectsToTIFF method
- TImageEnVect: added LoadObjectsFromTIFF method
- TImageEnVect: now can read/write objects in TIFF
- BUG: fixed bug loading compressed TGA
- TImageEnVect: added CopyObjectToBack method
- TImageEnProc: added MakeTile method
- added Japanese language
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromURL method.
- TImageEnMIO: added ProxyAddress property
- TImageEnMIO: added ProxyUser property
- TImageEnMIO: added ProxyPassword property
- now TImageEnMIO can load multi-page files from URL
- TImageEnMIO: now LoadFromFile can load from url (http://...)
- now layers operations with transparency are supported also on merging
- TIFF: now alpha channel is saved also with LZW compression

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Best regards,
Fabrizio

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IEvolution 2.1.0 (ImageEn for .Net)

Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:37:09 +0200

IEvolution 2.1.0 Version Released. Registered users have to download and
install demo version, then download iecore.dll from reserved page which
replaces the unregistered one.

Now IEvolution supports DLL plugins, to use open source libraries like dcraw
and jbig-kit and to get updated your products with the last versions of
these libraries. Other libraries will be added soon. Instructions and
downloads are available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/ndownloads_plgins.asp
The same DLLs will be compatible with all HiComponents products. Source code
is included.

What's New:

- IETIFFHandler: added InsertTIFF method
- IETIFFHandler: added InsertPage method
- IETIFFHandler: added GetTagLengthInBytes method
- IETIFFHandler: added SetTagCode method
- IETIFFHandler: added SaveTag method
- BUG: fixed bug of AddSelectionPoint
- BUG: IEMulti, fixed bug selecting thumbnails
- Supported Microsoft CMS (Color Management System), enable it writing
EnableCMS=true
- PPM format: supported read/write 48 bit (RGB, 16 bit per channel)
- BUG: fixed bug reading compressed PCX files
- BUG: fixed bug writing PDF files (memory leak)
- BUG: fixed bug on layers
- layers: now transparent regions are not selectable
- now RemoveAllObjects call SaveUndo
- removed IEViewer.RightBottomGap property
- now when the component is not visible the selection doesn't allocate CPU
time
- BUG: fixed bug loading interlaced PNG
- BUG: loading ICC from jpeg
- BUG: jpeg, icc profile is not removed after it is applied
- IEViewer: now Background color works also when BackgroundStyle is
CropShadow
- IEImage: PrintPreviewDialog, added printAnnotations parameter
- IEImageList: PrintPreviewDialog, added printAnnotations parameter
- now printing dialogs are able to print Imaging Annotations
- IEImageList: added EnableLoadEXIFThumbnails property
- IEImage: added WhiteBalance method
- IEImage: added WhiteBalanceGrayWorld method
- IEImage: added WhiteBalanceAt method
- IEImage: added WhiteBalanceAutoWhite method
- IEImage: added AdjustGainOffset method
- PDF: supported LZW compression
- PDFCompression type : added LZW value
- IEImage: added LayersSaveToStream method
- IEImage: added LayersSaveToFile method
- IEImage: added LayersLoadFromStream method
- IEImage: added LayersLoadFromFile method
- now IEvolution can read/write all layers and layers info on the same file
- IEImage: added OpenMediaFile method
- IEImage: added CloseMediaFile method
- IEImage: added LoadFromMediaFile method
- IOParams: added MEDIAFILE_FrameCount property
- IOParams: added MEDIAFILE_FrameDelayTime property
- IOParams: added RAW_AutoAdjustColors property
- IEMulti: added LookAhead property
- IOParams: added JPEG_EnableAdjustOrientation property
- IEImageList: added EnableAdjustOrientation property
- IOParams: added JPEG_GetExifThumbnail property
- IEImage: added SelPasteFromClipboard method
- IEViewer: added CenterNewObjects property
- IEImageList: added PrintingFilterOnSubsampling property
- IEImage: added PrintingFilterOnSubsampling property
- IEImage: added static method AddExtIOPlugin
- IEImage: added static method FileFormatRemove
- now IEvolution supports external (dll) plugins (experimental version)

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Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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// http://www.hicomponents.com

ANN: Apprehend 4.1

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:07:05 -0400

Apprehend 4.1 Version Released. 7/29/2005 Important: See bugfix for
memory leak in CapturePolygon. Upgrade is recommended.

What's New
* Added Function SpeedCaptureDesktop: TBitmap;
* Removed: {$DEFINE BypassInteractiveDesktopCursorCapture} option.The
new SpeedCaptureDesktop function eliminated the need for this define.
* Bug Fix: for memory faults modified (insufficient memory type errors).
Capturing very large bitmaps frequently caused crashing of some
applications. Newsgroup posts suggest setting the bitmap object to
24-bits per pixel prior to filling it.
* Bug Fix: Memory Leak in CapturePolygon Function. Memory was not
allocated for MemDat prior to calling ReallocMem in the MouseMove event
in CaptureFreehand.pas.
* Changed: Demos Added SpeedCapture function.
* Changed: Updated Helpfile

http://www.hicomponents.com/apprehend/downloads.htm

Regards,

Bill

ImageEnASP 2.2.0

Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:25:44 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEnASP 2.2.0, available from download
section of www.hicomponents.com and at the control panel for registered
users.

What's new:

- fixed several bugs

- added OpenAuto method

- added CreateAVIFile method

- added SaveToAVI method

- added CloseAVIFile method

- added OpenAVIFile method

- added LoadFromAVI method

- supported WBMP file format

- added FillRect method

- added Sharpen method

- added sharpen effect

- now it is possible to save images using Adobe PDF format - single and
multipage (G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)

- added CreatePDFFile method

- added SaveToPDF method

- added ClosePDFFile method

- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added PDF_PaperWidth

- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added PDF_PaperHeight

- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added PDF_Compression

- added RemoveRedEyes

- added simple algorithm to help to remove red eyes

- added EnableCMS method

- now ImageEn has a CMS (Color Management System) and can read ICC profiles

- added SelectRoundRegion method

- added RoundImage method

- now ConvertToBlackWhite accepts mode=2 (floydsteinberg algorithm)

- supported DCX file format (multpage PCX)

- supported several RAW camera formats

- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_UseAutoWB

- added Crop method

- added AutoCrop method

- Resample: added new filters

- added ChangeResolution method

- added OpenMediaFile method

- added CloseMediaFile method

- added LoadFromMediaFile method

- added WhiteBalance_GrayWorld method

- added WhiteBalance_AutoWhite method

- added AdjustGainOffset method

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Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
// mail: support@hicomponents.com
// http://www.hicomponents.com

ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.6

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:09:50 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.6, available from download
section of
www.hicomponents.com and at the control panel for registered users.

New features:
- TIFF: supported load of 48 bit in Native Pixel Format
- it is possible to load RAW as native 48 bits per pixel (16 bits per
channel)
- now it is possible to save TIFF (not jpeg compressed) with 48bit native
format
- now CMYK is supported as native format
- now it is possible to load/save native paletted formats (BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now it is possible to load/save native 8/16 bits gray scale
(BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now ImageEn can write native 4,8 bits BMP
- now ImageEn can read native 4,8 bits BMP if
ImageEnX.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 2-8 bits GIF
- now ImageEn can read native 2-8 bits GIF if
ImageEnX.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 8/8g/16g bits PNG
- now ImageEn can read native 8 bits PNG if ImageEnX.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF
- now ImageEn can read native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF if
ImageEnX.NativePixelFormat=true
- now EXIF thumbnails are oriented
- Optimized ImageEnMultiX
- Print preview (ImageEnX): now it maintains previous parameters
- now Aborting and Progress work when loading from URL
- now FindFileFormat can detect WMF and EMF file types
- enhanced RAW quality
- now ImageEn can read 48 bit CMYK (converting it to 24 bit CMYK)
- TIFF: now alpha channel is supported for writing (only uncompressed or
PackBits compression)
- TWain: now read 48 bits RGB and 16 bit gray scale, also in native pixel
format
- JPEG: supported ICC reading
- Supported Microsoft CMS (Color Management System), enable it writing
iegEnableCMS:=true
- PPM format: supported read/write 48 bit (RGB, 16 bit per channel)
- now ImageEn can read/write all layers and layers info on the same file
- layers: now transparent regions are not selectable
- supported RGB 48 bit (16 bit per channel) pixel format
- PDF: supported LZW compression

New method/properties
- ImageEnX: added SetTranslationWord method
- ImageEnX.PrintingFilterOnSubsampling: now this is an number instead of
boolean value
- ImageEnX: added NativePixelFormat property
- ImageEnX: added BitmapPixelFormat property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added ARCSTARTINGANGLE and
ARCENDINGANGLE properties
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added JPEG_EnableAdjustOrientation property
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added JPEG_GetExifThumbnail property
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added RAW_GetExifThumbnail property
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added RAW_AutoAdjustColors property
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added MEDIAFILE_FrameCount property
- ImageEnX.Get/SetIOProperty: added MEDIAFILE_FrameDelayTime property
- ImageEnMultiX: added EnableAdjustOrientation property
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileAuto method
- ImageEnMultiX: added LoadFromFileOnDemand method
- ImageEnX: now SetImageFileName accepts the form:
'fullfilepath::imageindex' to load a multipage/video on-demand
- ImageEnMultiX: added EnableLoadEXIFThumbnails property
- ImageEnX: added WhiteBalance_GrayWorld method
- ImageEnX: added AdjustGainOffset method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSaveToFile method
- ImageEnX: added LayersLoadFromFile method
- ImageEnX: added OpenMediaFile method
- ImageEnX: added CloseMediaFile method
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromMediaFile method
- ImageEnMultiX.DoPrintPreview: added PrintAnnotations parameter
- ImageEnX.DoPrintPreview: added PrintAnnotations parameter.

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed problem with WIA transfers
- BUG: fixed memory leak in ImageEnX.RemoveAllObjects
- BUG: fixed bug reading black/white TGA
- BUG: fixed bug reading Olympus E1 RAWs
- BUG: ImageEnX.ObjUndo doesn't work
- BUG: fixed bug reading compressed PCX files
- BUG: fixed bug writing PDF files (memory leak)
- BUG: fixed bug on layers
- BUG: fixed bug of AddSelPoint
- BUG: ImageEnMultiX, fixed bug selecting thumbnails

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Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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Ann: Apprehend 4.02 Released

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:57:38 -0400

6/24/2005
-Two ImageEN Demos with source are included in the zip file.
-Apprehend 4.02 Version Released. This version supports single monitor
or dual monitor systems.
-Added: Multi-Monitor support (Dual monitors)
-Added: Property MonitorNum: Integer read fMonitorNum write fMonitorNum
default -1;
-Added: Function CaptureIcon: TBitmap; (32x32 area)
-Added: Function CaptureSpecificSizeSelection ( CaptureWidth: integer;
CaptureHeight: integer ): TBitmap;(user prompt for dimensions)
-Added: Function CaptureWholeDesktop: TBitmap;
-Added: Function CaptureObjectByHWND ( const Handles: Integer ): TBitmap;
-Added: Function CaptureObjectByTControlp ( const tcontrolp: TControl ):
-Added: Property ObjectLeft: Integer read fObjectLeft write fObjectLeft
default 0;
-Added: Property ObjectTop: Integer read fObjectTop write fObjectTop
default 0;
-Added: Property ObjectWidth: Integer read fObjectWidth write
fObjectWidth default 0;
-Added: Property ObjectHeight: Integer read fObjectHeight write
fObjectHeight default 0;
-Added: $DEFINE BypassInteractiveDesktopCursorCapture} option.
This change is set at component compile time toggles the Interactive
Desktop Cursor Capture Prompt. If defined the user is not prompted to
position the mouse.
Modified: Bitmap exposed for all functions
Bug Fix: to position cursor in output image if ShowCursor property is
true. The problem was caused by not allowing for the hotspot info, which
should be subtracted from the cursor position.
Bug Fix: For memory faults (insufficient memory type errors). Capturing
very large bitmaps frequently caused crashing of some applications.
Newsgroup posts suggest setting the bitmap object to 24-bits per pixel
prior to filling it.
Bug Fix: Cursor capture from active window.
Bug Fix: Demos minor errors.
Bug Fix: CaptureRect appeared on the wrong monitor.
Bug Fix: Runtime error in the marching ants routine.

Regards,

Bill Miller
TeamIE Leader

Re: ImageEn 2.1.9 BETA

Fri, 20 May 2005 17:15:11 -0400

Can you post the whatnew.txt?

Thanks

"Fabrizio (HiComponents)" <support@hicomponents.com> wrote in message
news:7latW$9VFHA.200@serverdedicato...
> Hello,
> for source code users is available version 2.1.9-BETA at download section
of
> control panel.
> The file is named "iedevsrc.zip". It contains source code, whatnew.txt
file
> and the new help file.
>
> New samples are available at:
> http://www.hicomponents.com/downloads/betasamples.zip
>
> --
>
> Best regards,
> Fabrizio
>
> // HiComponents
> // mail: support@hicomponents.com
> // http://www.hicomponents.com
>
>

ImageEn 2.1.9 BETA

Fri, 13 May 2005 19:18:58 +0200

Hello,
for source code users is available version 2.1.9-BETA at download section of
control panel.
The file is named "iedevsrc.zip". It contains source code, whatnew.txt file
and the new help file.

New samples are available at:
http://www.hicomponents.com/downloads/betasamples.zip

--

Best regards,
Fabrizio

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IEvolution 2.0.1

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:36:13 +0200

We are pleased to announce IEvolution 2.0.1, available from download section
of www.hicomponents.com
Registered users have to download the trial version then replace iecore.dll
downloaded from reserved page.

Version 2.0.1, what's new:

- IEViewer: added ViewChange event
- IEAnnotations: added CreateObject method
- IEAnnotations: added GetTemplateObject method
- removed IEMulti.SelectionColor property
- removed IEMulti.ThumbnailsBackground property
- removed IEMulti.ThumbnailsBorderColor property
- added IEMulti.SetSelectionColor method
- added IEMulti.SetThumbnailsBackground method
- added IEMulti.SetThumbnailsBorderColor method
- added IEMulti.MultiSelectSortList method
- added IPTC_Info.GetRecordNumber method
- added IPTC_Info.GetDataSet method
- IEViewer: added SelectionAspectRatio property
- IEViewer: added SelectionAbsWidth property
- IEViewer: added SelectionAbsHeight property
- now FindFileFormat can detect WMF and EMF file types
- BUG: fixed problem with WIA transfers
- now IEvolution can read 48 bit CMYK (converting it to 24 bit CMYK)
- read/write standard and custom TIFF tags
- added IETIFFHandler class to read/write and handle TIFF tags
- IEViewer: added AutoCursors property
- IEImage: added ChangeResolution method
- IEImage: added AddInnerShadow method
- IEImage: added Crop method
- IEImage: added AutoCrop method
- Added Inner Shadow effect
- TIFF: now alpha channel is supported for writing (only uncompressed or
PackBits compression)
- BUG: fixed bug reading black/white TGA
- IELayer: added XClientToBitmap method
- IELayer: added YClientToBitmap method
- TWain: now read 48 bits RGB and 16 bit gray scale, also in native pixel
format
- JPEG: supported ICC reading
- added 133 new values to IEViewer.Transition
- added 133 new values to IEMulti.Transition
- added new 133 extra transitions
- supported RGB 48 bit (16 bit per channel) pixel format
- supported several RAW camera formats
- BUG: fixed color bug running transitions
- now it is possible to save TIFF (not jpeg compressed) with 48bit native
format
- IEMulti: added SetPresetThumbnailFrame method
- IEImageList: added LoadFromMediaFile method
- IEImageList: added LoadFromFileOnDemand method
- BUG: annotations, fixed selection of lines with PenWidth>1
- IEFileFormats: added RAW value
- IEFileFormats: added BMPRAW value
- TIFF: now it is possible load images with SamplesPerPixel=2 and with LZW
compression
- IEViewer.ZoomAt: added Center parameter
- now IEvolution can get EXIF info from WIA (if camera stores images as
Jpeg)
- BMP: now supports 32 bit with alpha channel (read/write)
- TGA: now IEvolution can read images with 256 colors palette + alpha
channel
- now EXIF thumbnails are oriented
- now it is possible to read/write (but not change) EXIF maker note
- TIFF: supported load of 48 bit in Native Pixel Format (ie48RGB)
- Optimized IEImageList and IEMulti
- Print preview : now it maintains previous parameters
- resample filters (IEResampleFilter): added ProjectBW and ProjectWB to
view/print projects
- now Aborting and Progress work when loading from URL
- now CMYK is supported as native format
- now it is possible to load/save native paletted formats (BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now it is possible to load/save native 8/16 bits gray scale
(BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now IEvolution can write native 4,8 bits BMP (pixelformat=ie8p)
- now IEvolution can read native 4,8 bits BMP (pixelformat=ie8p) if
NativePixelFormat=true
- now IEvolution can write native 2-8 bits GIF (pixelformat=ie8p)
- now IEvolution can read native 2-8 bits GIF (pixelformat=ie8p) if
NativePixelFormat=true
- now IEvolution can write native 8/8g/16g bits PNG
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g)
- now IEvolution can read native 8 bits PNG (pixelformat=ie8p) if
NativePixelFormat=true
- now IEvolution can write native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g)
- now IEvolution can read native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g) if NativePixelFormat=true
- IEImage: added "detectFormat" to LoadImage method, to detect automatically
the image format
- IEImage: added InsertToTIFF method
- IEImage: added ReplaceTIFF method
- IEImage: added CopyRect method
- IEImage: added MoveRect method
- IEImage: added GetPaletteItem method
- IEImage: added SetPaletteItem method
- IEImage: added PaletteLength property
- IEImage: added Render method
- IEImage: added WhiteValue property
- IEImage: added BlackValue property
- IEImage: added PaletteUsed method
- IEImage: added BitAlignment property
- IEImage: added overloaded GetPixel method for CMYK images
- IEImage: added overloaded SetPixel method for CMYK images
- IEImage: added overloaded GetPixel method for 48 bit images
- IEImage: added overloaded SetPixel method for 48 bit images
- IEImage: added HasAlphaChannel property
- IEImageList: now FileName property accepts the form:
'fullfilepath::imageindex' to load a multipage/video on-demand

--

Best regards,
Fabrizio

// HiComponents
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// http://www.hicomponents.com

Re: ImageEn 2.1.8 released

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:02:16 -0800

resolved via ImageEn's great support ;-)
JoeH

Re: ImageEn 2.1.8 released

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:48:44 -0800

Sorry ! Email sent :-)
JoeH

Re: ImageEn 2.1.8 released

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:17:48 +0100

The technical assistance email is:

support@hicomponents.com

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Fabrizio

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"Joe Hendricks" <hqters.com@joeh.backwards> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:eYxzs8oJFHA.2812@serverdedicato...
> error: "ieraw in 'ieraw.pas' not found..
>
> Can you please post a link to a readme
> or something for D2005 installations...
>
> I have yet to get a D2005 InageEn installation finished,
> so have never been able to use my ImageEn
> since purchasing.
> --
> JoeH, SoftwareRunners, Inc.
> "...write a letter, save a life !"
> www.amnestyusa.org | www.amnesty.org
>

Re: ImageEn 2.1.8 released

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:11:27 -0800

error: "ieraw in 'ieraw.pas' not found..

Can you please post a link to a readme
or something for D2005 installations...

I have yet to get a D2005 InageEn installation finished,
so have never been able to use my ImageEn
since purchasing.
--
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"...write a letter, save a life !"
www.amnestyusa.org | www.amnesty.org

ImageEn 2.1.8 released

Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:30:29 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.8, available from download section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

VERSION 2.1.8

New features:
- supported RGB 48 bit (16 bit per channel) pixel format
- supported several RAW camera formats
- added new 133 extra transitions
- now TImageEnMView can show a background frame for each thumbnail
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFile can load RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFileFormat can load RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now ParamsFromFile can read RAW camera formats
- TImageENIO: now ParamsFromStream can read RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now ParamsFromFileFormat can read RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now ParamsFromStreamFormat can read RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStream can load RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStreamFormat can load RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now FindStreamFormat can read RAW camera formats
- TImageEnIO: now FindFileFormat can read RAW camera formats
- now it is possible to load RAW as native 48 bits per pixel (16 bits per
channel)
- now it is possible to save TIFF (not jpeg compressed) with 48bit native
format (ie48RGB)
- TIFF: now it is possible load images with SamplesPerPixel=2 and with LZW
compression
- now ImageEn can get EXIF info from WIA (if camera store images as Jpeg)
- BMP: now supports 32 bit with alpha channel (read/write)
- TGA: now ImageEn can read images with 256 colors palette + alpha channel
- now printing supports all pixel formats
- now EXIF thumbnails are oriented
- now it is possible to read/write (but not change) EXIF maker note
- TIFF: supported load of 48 bit in Native Pixel Format (ie48RGB)
- Optimized TImageEnMView
- Print preview (TImageEnIO): now it maintains previous parameters
- Print preview (TImageEnIO): now it is possible write/read parameters
- now Aborting and Progress work when loading from URL
- TImageEnMView.MoveImage: now updates TImageEnMIO params
- TImageEnMView.Sort: now updates TImageEnMIO params

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: TImageEnVect, fixed selection of lines with PenWidth>1
- BUG: fixed bug using SetExternalBitmap and SetNavigator
- BUG: fixed color bug running transitions

New classes, methods and properties:
- added 133 new values to TIETransitionType
- added TImageEnMView.SetPresetThumbnailFrame
- added TImageEnMView.ThumbnailFrame property
- added TImageEnMView.ThumbnailFrameSelected property
- added TImageEnMView.ThumbnailFrameRect property
- added unit ieXtraTransitions
- added unit iepresetim
- added ieraw unit
- TIEPixelFormat: added ie48RGB value
- Params: added RAW_HalfSize property
- Params: added RAW_Gamma property
- Params: added RAW_Bright property
- Params: added RAW_RedScale property
- Params: added RAW_BlueScale property
- Params: added RAW_QuickInterpolate property
- Params: added RAW_UseAutoWB property
- Params: added RAW_UseCameraWB property
- Params: added RAW_FourColorRGB property
- Params: added RAW_Camera property
- TIOFileType: added ioRAW value
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamRAW method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileRAW method
- TImageEnVect: added OnActivateTextEdit event
- TImageEnVect: added OnDeactivateTextEdit event
- TImageEnVect: added MemoEditingGetCharInfo method
- TImageEnVect: added MemoEditingSetCharInfo method
- TImageEnVect: added OnTextEditCursorMoved method
- IO.WIAParams: added FillTreeView method
- IO.WIAParams: added SaveTransferBufferAs property
- TImageEnProc: added Crop method
- TImageEnProc: added AutoCrop method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjBitmapBorder property
- TImageEnView: added ImageEnVersion published property
- TImageEnIO: added InsertToStreamTIFF method
- TIEBitmap: added IsEmpty method
- TIEBitmap: added RenderToTIEBitmapEx method
- TImageEnView: added LayersMergeTo method
- TImageEnView: added DiscardSavedSelection method
- TImageEnMView: added MultiSelectSortList method
- hyieutils unit: added IEAdjustEXIFOrientation procedure
- TImageEnMView: added IEBeginDrag method
- TImageEnMView: added IEEndDrag method
- TImageEnView: added AutoCursors property
- Params/IOParams: added EXIF_MakerNote property
- TImageEnMView: added JobsRunning property
- TImageEnMView: added JobsWaiting property
- TImageEnIO: added PrintPreviewParams property
- resample filters (TResampleFilter): added rfProjectBW and rfProjectWB to
view/print projects
- TImageEnIO.Params: added JPEG_EnableAdjustOrientation property
- TImageEnMView: added EnableAdjustOrientation property
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbnailsInternalBorder property
- TImageEnMVIew: added ThumbnailsInternalBorderColor property
- TImageEnIO: added Params.RAW_GetExifThumbnail property
- TImageEnIO: added Params.JPEG_GetExifThumbnail property
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileAuto method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromMediaFile method
- TImageEnView: added ChangeResolution method

New/Changed/Deleted parameters
- TImageEnView.ZoomAt: added Center parameter
- TImageEnVect: now ObjTextEditMode is a property instead of a method. This
allows to know which object is in edit mode.
- DShowParams.ShowPropertyPages: now returns True or False
- DShowParams.ShowPropertyPages: now accept checkOnly parameter to see if
the page is available
- TImageEnView.LayersMerge: added RemoveUpperLayer parameter
- TWainParams.Threshold: now is TIEDoubleList instead of integer
- TImageEnIO.PrintingFilterOnSubsampling: now it is TResampleFilter instead
of boolean

--

regards,
Fabrizio

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ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.5 Released

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:06:51 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.5, available from download
section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code
owners.

New features:
- supported several RAW camera formats
- Now it is possible to set a border on image objects
- ImageEnX.RunTransition: added 133 new transitions
- ImageEnMultiX.TransitionEffect: added 133 new transitions
- now ImageEnMultiX can show a background frame for each thumbnail
- now merged (optimized) GIF can be transparent
- BMP: now supports 32 bit with alpha channel (read/write)
- TGA: now ImageEn can read images with 256 colors palette + alpha channel
- TIFF: now it is possible load images with SamplesPerPixel=2 and with LZW
compression
- now ImageEn can get EXIF info from WIA (if camera store images as Jpeg)

New method/properties
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty: added "BitmapBorder" boolean
property
- ImageEnMultiX: added SetPresetThumbnailFrame method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_HalfSize property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_Gamma property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_Bright property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_RedScale property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_BlueScale property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_QuickInterpolate property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_UseAutoWB property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_UseCameraWB property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_FourColorRGB property
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added RAW_Camera property
- ImageEnX: added LoadFromFileRAW method
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFile can load RAW camera formats
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFileFormat can load RAW camera formats
- ImageEnX: now ParamsFromFile can read RAW camera formats
- ImageEnX: now ParamsFromFileFormat can read RAW camera formats
- ImageEnX: now FindFileFormat can read RAW camera formats
- ImageEnX.ZoomAt: added Center parameter
- ImageEnX: now TextObjectEditMode is a property instead of a method. This
allows to know which object is in edit mode.
- ImageEnX: added WIASaveTransferBufferAs property
- ImageEnX: added Crop method
- ImageEnX: added AutoCrop method
- ImageEnX: added ClearHiddenText method
- ImageEnX: added CanRedo property
- ImageEnX: added SelPasteFromClip method
- ImageEnX: added SelectRoundRect method
- ImageEnX: added RoundImage method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ThumbsRounded property
- ImageEnX: added RotateObject method
- ImageEnX: added ConvertToBW_FloydSteinberg method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToText method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: ImageEnX, fixed selection of lines with PenWidth>1
- BUG: fixed bug using SetExternalBitmap and SetNavigator
- BUG: fixed color bug running transitions

--

regards,
Fabrizio

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Re: ImageEnASP 2.0

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:01:59 -0800

Its unclear from the product page of this
lib/assembly will work in aspx or asp ?
JoeH

Re: RAW File Support

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:26:13 -0000

"Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd" <angus@magsys.co.uk> wrote in
message news:memo.20041128105717.3116A@magsys.co.uk...
> In article <gDIOFMO1EHA.1636@serverdedicato>,
> gotenoughspam@alreadythank.you
> (Martin Stainsby) wrote:
>
>> It may be an idea to publish what's been sent, or still required as many
>> people here may be able to aquire files that haven't yet been sent.
>
> I've got two Canon Powershots, A30 and A85, but neither is in the list <g>
>
> Angus

Lol.

Having the ability to process raw format in your own software would be
great. I hope Fabrizio can achieve this. So the more help we can provide the
better.

Re: RAW File Support

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:57 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)

In article <gDIOFMO1EHA.1636@serverdedicato>, gotenoughspam@alreadythank.you
(Martin Stainsby) wrote:

> It may be an idea to publish what's been sent, or still required as many
> people here may be able to aquire files that haven't yet been sent.

I've got two Canon Powershots, A30 and A85, but neither is in the list <g>

Angus

Re: RAW File Support

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:39:21 -0000

"Bill Miller (TeamIE Leader)" <w2m@hicomponents.com> wrote in message
news:41A4F7C6.4050405@hicomponents.com...
> ImageEN is currently implementing RAW file format support for various
> cameras. We are in need of RAW files from the following cameras: Please
> send the files to support@hicomponents.com (no size limit).

I've sent a Raw + Thm for the Canon EOS 300D.

It may be an idea to publish what's been sent, or still required as many
people here may be able to aquire files that haven't yet been sent.

RAW File Support

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:06:14 -0500

ImageEN is currently implementing RAW file format support for various
cameras. We are in need of RAW files from the following cameras:
Please send the files to support@hicomponents.com (no size limit).

Regards,

Bill Miller
TeamIE Leader

Canon PowerShot 600
Canon PowerShot A5
Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom
Canon PowerShot A50
Canon PowerShot Pro70
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
Canon PowerShot G1
Canon PowerShot G2
Canon PowerShot G3
Canon PowerShot G5
Canon PowerShot G6
Canon PowerShot S30
Canon PowerShot S40
Canon PowerShot S45
Canon PowerShot S50
Canon PowerShot S70
Canon PowerShot Pro1
Canon EOS D30
Canon EOS D60
Canon EOS 10D
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 300D
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Canon EOS D2000C
Canon EOS-1D
Canon EOS-1DS
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Casio QV-2000UX
Casio QV-3000EX
Casio QV-3500EX
Casio QV-4000
Casio QV-5700
Casio Exlim Pro 600
Contax N DIGITAL
Creative PC-CAM 600
Creo Leaf Valeo 22
Fuji FinePix S2Pro
Fuji FinePix S5000
Fuji FinePix S7000
Fuji FinePix E550
Fuji FinePix F700
Fuji FinePix S20Pro
Imacon Ixpress
Kodak DC20 (see Oliver Hartman's page)
Kodak DC25 (see Jun-ichiro Itoh's page)
Kodak DC40 (aka "Logitech Fotoman Pixtura")
Kodak DC50
Kodak DC120 (also try kdc2tiff)
Kodak DCS315C
Kodak DCS330C
Kodak DCS420
Kodak DCS460
Kodak DCS460A
Kodak DCS520C
Kodak DCS560C
Kodak DCS620C
Kodak DCS620X
Kodak DCS660C
Kodak DCS660M
Kodak DCS720X
Kodak DCS760C
Kodak DCS760M
Kodak EOSDCS1
Kodak EOSDCS3B
Kodak NC2000F
Kodak ProBack
Kodak PB645C
Kodak PB645H
Kodak PB645M
Kodak DCS Pro 14n
Kodak DCS Pro 14nx
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Konica KD-400Z
Konica KD-510Z
Leica Digilux 2
Minolta DiMAGE 5
Minolta DiMAGE 7
Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
Minolta DiMAGE A1
Minolta DiMAGE A2
Minolta DiMAGE G400
Minolta DiMAGE G500
Minolta DiMAGE G600
Minolta DiMAGE Z2
Nikon D1
Nikon D1H
Nikon D1X
Nikon D100
Nikon D2H
Nikon D70
Nikon E950 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E990 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E995 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E2100 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E2500 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E4300 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E4500 ("DIAG RAW" hack)
Nikon E5000
Nikon E5400
Nikon E5700
Nikon E8700
Nikon E8800
Olympus C5050Z
Olympus C5060WZ
Olympus C8080WZ
Olympus E-1
Olympus E-10
Olympus E-20
Panasonic DMC-LC1
Pentax *ist D
Pentax Optio S
Pentax Optio S4
Phase One LightPhase
Phase One H10
Phase One H20
Phase One H25
Rollei d530flex
Sigma SD9
Sigma SD10
Sinar 12582980-byte
Sony DSC-F828

Released version 2.1.7 for Delphi 2005

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:59:52 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.7 for Delphi 2005, available from
download section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

--

regards,
Fabrizio

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IEvolution 2.0.0 released

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:20:11 +0100

We are pleased to announce IEvolution 2.0.0 (ImageEn for .Net), available
from download
section of www.hicomponents.com :

What's new:

- IEViewer: added MouseWheelInvertDirection property
- IEViewer: added MouseWheelAction property
- IEViewer: added MouseWheelVariation property
- IEViewer: added MouseWheelValue property
- IEViewer: added MouseWheelZoomPosition property
- IOParams: added J2000_Rate property (to set Jpeg2000 quality)
- IEImage: added CreateBitmap method
- IEImage: added CopyFromImage method
- IEMulti: added AcquireBitmap event
- IEImage: added AcquireFromWIA method
- IEImage: added SelectWIASource method
- IEImageList: added AcquireFromWIA method
- IEImageList: added SelectWIASource method
- Supported WIA devices (scanner and camera)
- BUG: fixed bug copying black/white rectangles
- BUG: IPTC which comes from TIFF is not saved to a jpeg
- fixed several minor bugs
- BUG: displaying 1x? or ?x1 images
- BUG: loading imaging annotations
- now merged (optimized) GIF can be transparent
- BUG: now ObjGraphicRender works on Win98
- BUG: fixed bug reading PNG files
- BUG: fixed memory leak on load images
- TWain: now supports "file transfer" (other than buffered and native)
- TWainParams: added FileTransfer property
- TWainParams: added CompatibilityMode property
- IEImage: added SetTransparentColors method
- IEImage: added GetDominantColor method
- IEImage: added EnumICOPages function
- IEImage: added LayersRemove method
- IEImage: added LayersMove method
- IEImage: added LayersMerge method
- IEImage: added LayersCount property
- IEImage: added LayersCurrent property
- IEImage: added LayersAdd method
- IEImage: added LayersInsert method
- IEImage: added GetLayer property
- IEImage: added IELayer class
- now it is possible to have layers with different size and position
- now it is possible to select 37 layer operations (blend modes)
- built in magnifier layer
- IEImage: added LayersSync property
- IEImage: added CurrentLayer property
- IEViewer: added LayersDrawBox property
- IEViewer: added FindLayerAt method
- IEViewer: added EnableMoveLayers property
- IEViewer: added EnableResizeLayers property
- IEViewer: now it is possible to move and resize layers
- now SaveImage can save ICO format
- IEFileFormats: added PS, PDF and DCX values
- IEImage: added GetObjectDiagonalLen method
- IEImage: added RemoveIsolatedPixels method
- IEImage: added RemoveNoise method
- IEImageList: added ThreadPoolSize property
- IEMulti: added IsSelected method
- IEImageList: supported TWain modeless acquisition
- IEImageList: added TWainAcquireOpen method
- IEImageList: added TWainAcquireClose method
- IEImageList: added AutoAdjustDPI property
- IEImageList: added DuplicateCompressionInfo method
- IEImageList: added SimplifiedParamsDialogs property (default true)
- IEImageList: added FillFromDirectory method
- TWainParams: added AutoFeed property
- TWainParams: added Rotation property
- TTWainParams.CopyParametersFromScanner: now return false if fails
- IOParams: added EXIF_HasEXIFData property
- IEImage: added AsyncRunning property
- IEImage: added AsyncMode property
- IEImage: support for asynchronous load/save operations
- IEImage: added SimplifiedParamsDialogs property (Warning: the default is
True, to allow old style "advanced" dialogs set it to False)
- IEImage: supported TWain modeless acquisition.
- IEImage: added TWainAcquireOpen method
- IEImage: added TWainAcquireClose method
- IEImageList: added PrintPreviewDialog method
- IEImageList: added ResetPrinter property
- IEImage: added LoadFromURL method
- IEImage: added ProxyAddress property
- IEImage: added ProxyUser property
- IEImage: added ProxyPassword property
- IEImage: added CreatePDFFile method
- IEImage: added SaveToPDF method
- IEImage: added ClosePDFFile method
- IEImage: added CreatePSFile method
- IEImage: added SaveToPS method
- IEImage: added ClosePSFile method
- IEViewer: added FitToWidth method
- IEViewer: added FitToHeight method
- IEViewer: added AutoStretch property
- IEViewer: added AutoShrink property
- IEImage: added IsEmpty property
- IEImage: added SelectionMaskDepth property
- IEImage: added SelectionIntensity property
- IEImage: added MakeSelectionFeather method (to make feathering selection)
- IEViewer: added ObjectsSelectOnMouseDown property
- IEViewer: added EnableEditPolyline property
- IEViewer: now it is possible to edit/add/delete points of a polygon with
mouse
- now LZW (for GIF and TIFF) is enabled for default (you can still disable
it)
- now Maximum (dilation), Minimum (erosion), Opening and Closing filters
works also with black/white images
- now it is possible to save images using PostScript format (PS) - single
and multipage (RLE, G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- now it is possible to save images using Adobe PDF format - single and
multipage (G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- IEImageList: now SaveImages can save PostScript (PS) files
- IEImage: now SaveImage can save PostScript files (PS)
- GIF (IEImageList): supported "merged" GIFs
- IEImageList: enhanced multipage TIFF loading
- supported feathering selections
- now it is possible to make "soft-selections", i.e. specify how much apply
an image processing effect (see SelectionMaskDepth and SelectionIntensity)
- IEViewer: now mouse changes over grips
- IEViwer: now UseCentralGrip is false for default
- IEViewer note: to have the same behavior of old versions you have to set:
UseCentralGrip=true
ObjectsSelectOnMouseDown=false
- GIF: now IEImage can load "merged" (or sometimes named "optimized") GIFs
- IEImageList: now LoadFromFile can read ICO files
- IEImageList: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- IEImageList: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- IEImage: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- IEImage: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- now IEvolution supports DCX (multipage PXC) file format
- now IEImage.SkewDetection works on selected area (if exists)
- IEImage: added ExtractTIFFImageFile static procedure
- IEImage: added InsertTIFFImageFile static procedure
- IOParams: added TIFF_JPEGQuality property
- IOParams: added PDF_PaperWidth property
- IOParams: added PDF_PaperHeight property
- IOParams: added PDF_Compression property
- IOParams: added PS_PaperWidth property
- IOParams: added PS_PaperHeight property
- IOParams: added PS_Compression property
- IOParams: added DCX_ImageIndex property
- IOParams: added PS_Title property
- IEImage.ImageResize: added HorizAlign and VertAlign parameters
- IEImage: added SkewDetectionFine method
- IEImage: added RemoveRedEyes method
- added simple algorithm to help to remove red eyes
- IEImage: added InjectJpegEXIF method
- IEImage: added iegEnableCMS static property
- now it is possible to inject EXIF info inside a Jpeg without loss image
quality
- now IEvolution has a CMS (Color Management System) and can read ICC
profiles (only for TIFF)
- IEImage.PrintPreviewDialog: added taskName parameter
- IEImage.Rotate: added AntialiasMode parameter
- now IEvolution sets a default of 300 dpi instead of 1 or monitor dpi when
a file doesn't contain this info
- IEImageList: now "load" methods supports alpha channel
- IEAnnotations: added RenderAntialias property
- IEImage: added CalcJpegFileQuality static method
- IEImage: added NativePixelFormat property

--

regards,
Fabrizio

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ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.4 released

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:33:02 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.4, available from download
section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code
owners.

New features:
- now ImageEn supports DCX (multipage PXC) file format
- now ImageEnX.CaptureFromScreen gets DPI info from the screen
- now Maximum (dilation), Minimum (erosion), Opening and Closing filters
works also with black/white images
- now ImageEn has a CMS (Color Management System) and can read ICC profiles
(only for TIFF)
- now ImageEnX.SkewDetection works on selected area (if exists)
- now RemoveAllObjects call SaveUndo
- now ImageEnX can act as "navigator" of another ImageEnX
- now ImageEnX can share bitmaps with other ImageEnX

New method/properties
- ImageEnX: added TextObjectEditMode method
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "DCX_ImageIndex" property
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- ImageEnX: now LoadFromFileFormat supports DCX format
- ImageEnX: now ParamsFromFileFormat supports DCX format
- ImageEnX: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- ImageEnMultiX: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- ImageEnMultiX: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- ImageEnX: added InsertToFileDCX method
- ImageEnX: added EnumDCXIm function
- ImageEnX: added DeleteDCXIm procedure
- ImageEnX: added OnTextKeyDown event
- ImageEnX: added EnableCMS property
- ImageEnX: added RotateAllObjects method
- ImageEnX.SetMouseInteractProperty: added "UNSTAMPMODE" value
- ImageEnX: added CenterNewObjects property
- ImageEnX: added FlatScrollBars property
- ImageEnMultiX: added FlatScrollBars property
- ImageEnX: added SetNavigator method
- ImageEnX: added SetExternalBitmap method
- ImageEnX: added SystemDPI property

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed memory leak on SelPasteFromClipStretch
- BUG: fixed bug copying black/white rectangles
- BUG: fixed bug with MouseInteract=Zoom and ZoomFilter<>None
- BUG: fixed bug using ReadHiddenText where isn't hidden text
- BUG: fixed bug editing polyline points if the object has been translated
- BUG: IPTC which comes from TIFF is not saved to a jpeg
- BUG: fixed bug zooming with mouse wheel
- BUG: fixed some bugs related to layers resizing and moving
- fixed several minor bugs
- BUG: memory leak on Sharpen routine

--

regards,
Fabrizio

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Re: ImageEn 2.1.7 released

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:06:42 +0100

Wow! It's simply great!
Sharing of bitmaps and "navigator" are what I tried to implement myself
(unsuccessfully) and you saved me so much time! Thank you!

> We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.7, available from download section of
> www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

------------------------------------------
Alexander Tereshchenko
alex@knives-out.org
http://www.knives-out.org/

ImageEn 2.1.7 released

Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:41:37 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.7, available from download section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

New features:
- now TImageEnIO.CaptureFromScreen gets DPI info from the screen
- now Maximum (dilation), Minimum (erosion), Opening and Closing filters
works also with black/white images
- now it is possible to add new filters
- now ImageEn has a CMS (Color Management System) and can read ICC profiles
(only for TIFF)
* to enable it (source code owners):
1) in ie.inc enable IEINCLUDECMS
2) set iegEnableCMS:=True
- now TImageEnProc.SkewDetectionFine works on selections
- now RemoveAllObjects call SaveUndo
- now TImageEnProc.SkewDetection works on selected area (if exists)
- now CMYK is supported as native format
- now ImageEn supports DCX (multipage PXC) file format
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromFileFormat supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStreamFormat supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now LoadFromStream supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now ParamsFromFileFormat supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now ParamsFromStreamFormat supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToStream supports DCX format
- TImageEnMIO: now LoadFromFile supports DCX format
- TImageEnMIO: now SaveToFile supports DCX format
- now TImageEnView and TImageEnMView supports flat scrollbars
- now TImageEnView can act as "navigator" of another TImageEnView
- now TImageEnView can share bitmaps with other TImageEnView
- manual correction of Barrel Distortion and Pincushion distortion (lens
distortion, underwater distortion)
- now it is possible to save file formats as text or as ASCII-art

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed memory leak on TImageEnProc.SelPasteFromClipStretch
- BUG: fixed bug copying black/white rectangles
- BUG: fixed bug with MouseInteract=miZoom and ZoomFilter<>rfNone
- BUG: fixed bug using ReadHiddenText where isn't hidden text
- BUG: fixed bug assigning TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat
- BUG: fixed bug editing polyline points if the object has been translated
- BUG: memory leak on Sharpen routine
- BUG: IPTC which comes from TIFF is not saved to a jpeg
- BUG: fixed bug zooming with mouse wheel
- BUG: fixed some bug related to layers resizing and moving
- fixed several minor bugs

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnProc: added ClearHiddenText method
- TImageEnProc: added CanRedo property
- TImageEnView: added OnSpecialKey event
- TIEBitmap: added MergeAlphaRectTo method
- TImageEnView: added GetRenderRectangles method
- TImageEnIO.DShowParams: added RenderAudio property
- added IEAddNewFilter public function
- TImageEnProc: added SelPasteFromClip method
- imageenio unit: added iegEnableCMS public variable
- TImageEnIO.Params: added InputICCProfile property
- TImageEnIO.Params: added OutputICCProfile property
- TImageEnView: added SelectRoundRect method
- TImageEnProc: added RoundImage method
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbsRounded property
- TImageEnProc: added BeginImageAnalysis method
- TImageEnProc: added EndImageAnalysis method
- TImageEnView: added SavedSelectionsCount property
- TIELayer: added UserData field
- TImageEnView: added CurrentLayer property
- TImageEnVect: added RotateAllObjects method
- TImageEnVect: added RotateObject method
- TImageEnVect.MouseInteractVt: added miUnStampMode value
- TImageEnProc: added ConvertToBW_FloydSteinberg method
- TIEPixelFormat: added ieCMYK value
- TOpenImageEnDialog: added SelectedFrame property
- TIEGraphicBase: added ResampleFilter property
- TImageEnMView: added OnBeforeImageDrawEx event
- TIEBitmap: added RenderToTBitmapEx method
- TImageEnVect: added CenterNewObjects property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjTextEditMode method
- TImageEnIO.Params: added DCX_ImageIndex property
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileDCX method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamDCX method
- TIOFileType: added ioDCX value
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamDCX method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFileDCX method
- TImageEnIO: added InsertToFileDCX method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromFileDCX method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromStreamDCX method
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToFileDCX method
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToStreamDCX method
- imageenio: added EnumDCXIm function
- imageenio: added DeleteDCXIm procedure
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromBuffer method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToText method
- TImageEnView: added FlatScrollBars property
- TImageEnMView: added FlatScrollBars property
- TImageEnView: added SetExternalBitmap method
- TImageEnView: added SetNavigator method
- TImageEnVect: added OnTextKeyDown event
- TImageEnProc: added RadialStretch method
- added new unit named iezlib
- added ielcms unit

New/Changed/Deleted parameters
- removed all methods and properties of TImageEn. Now TImageEn=TImageEnView.
* now you have convert your code which uses old methods of TImageEn with
TImageEnView.Proc and TImageEnView.IO. Example:
ImageEn.Negative now is ImageEn.Proc.Negative
ImageEn.LoadFromFile(...) now is ImageEn.IO.LoadFromFile
- TImageEnProc.GetHistogram: now parameter is "pointer" instead of
THistogram
- TImageEnProc.GetDominantColor: now returns double instead of integer
- now TIEFilterPresets is an integer
- now TImageEnVect.CopyObjectTo returns the handle of the created object

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Fabrizio

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Apology

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:49:02 -0400

ImageEN Users

When I had to reinstall windows some time back because of addware
problems I switched from Outlook to Thunderbird to help eliminate this
and other problems. When I made the change I did not add the
hicomponents mail account to Thunderbird, so I have not been getting
your emails!

I have not yet been able to access the hicomponents server but when I do
I will respond indeed... although some what late.

I apologies once more.

Regards

Bill Miller
TeamIE Leader

ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.3 released

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:09:16 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.3, available from download
section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code
owners.

New features:
-
New method/properties
- ImageEnX: added OnSpecialKey event
- ImageEnX: added SetUnicodeObjText method
* Attention: not still active
- ImageEnX: added LayersCopy method
- ImageEnX: added BitmapScanline method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug on DoIPPreviews
- fixed minor bugs

regards,
Fabrizio

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ImageEn Developing version 2.1.6-4

Thu, 9 Sep 2004 23:00:43 +0200

Developing version 2.1.6-4 is available only for source code owners (file
iedevsrc.zip) at reserved page of www.hicomponents.com.

What's new:

- BUG: fixed memory leak on TImageEnProc.SelPasteFromClipStretch
- BUG: fixed bug copying black/white rectangles
- BUG: fixed bug with MouseInteract=miZoom and ZoomFilter<>rfNone
- BUG: fixed bug using ReadHiddenText where isn't hidden text
- TImageEnProc: added ClearHiddenText method
- BUG: fixed bug assigning TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat
- TImageEnProc: added CanRedo property
- BUG: fixed bug editing polyline points if the object has been translated
- now TImageEnIO.CaptureFromScreen gets DPI from the screen
- now Maximum (dilation), Minimum (erosion), Opening and Closing filters
works also with black/white images
- BUG: memory leak on Sharpen routine
- TImageEnView: added OnSpecialKey event
- BUG: IPTC which comes from TIFF is not saved to a jpeg
- BUG: fixed bug zooming with mouse wheel
- removed all methods and properties of TImageEn. Now TImageEn=TImageEnView.
* now you have convert your code which uses old methods of TImageEn with
TImageEnView.Proc and TImageEnView.IO. Example:
ImageEn.Negative now is ImageEn.Proc.Negative
ImageEn.LoadFromFile(...) now is ImageEn.IO.LoadFromFile
- TImageEnProc.GetHistogram: now paramter is "pointer" instead of THistogram
- TImageEnProc.GetDominantColor: now returns a double instead of integer
- TIEBitmap: added MergeAlphaRectTo method
- TImageEnView: added GetRenderRectangles method
- BUG: fixed same bugs related to layers resizing and moving
- TImageEnIO.DShowParams: added RenderAudio property
- added new unit named iezlib
- now TIEFilterPresets is an integer
- added IEAddNewFilter public function
- now it is possible to add new filters
- TImageEnProc.TGraphFilter: added "name" field
- TImageEnProc: added SelPasteFromClip method
- fixed several minor bugs
- added ielcms unit
- imageenio unit: added iegEnableCMS public variable
- TImageEnIO.Params: added InputICCProfile property
- TImageEnIO.Params: added OutputICCProfile property
- now ImageEn has a CMS (Color Management System) and can read ICC profiles
(only for TIFF)
* to enable it (source code owners):
1) in ie.inc enable IEINCLUDECMS
2) set iegEnableCMS:=True
- TImageEnView: added SelectRoundRect method
- TImageEnProc: added RoundImage method
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbsRounded property

--

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Fabrizio

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ImageEn Developing version 2.1.6-1

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:43:40 +0200

Developing version 2.1.6-1 is available only for source code owners (file
iedevsrc.zip) at reserved page of www.hicomponents.com.

What's new:

- BUG: fixed memory leak on TImageEnProc.SelPasteFromClipStretch
- BUG: fixed bug copying black/white rectangles
- BUG: fixed bug with MouseInteract=miZoom and ZoomFilter<>rfNone
- BUG: fixed bug using ReadHiddenText where isn't hidden text
- TImageEnProc: added ClearHiddenText method

--

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ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.2 released

Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:59:25 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.2, available from download
section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

New features:
- now it is possible to save images using PostScript format (PS) - single
and multipage (RLE, G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- now it is possible to save images using Adobe PDF format - single and
multipage (G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- feathering selections
- now it is possible to make "soft-selections", i.e. specify how much apply
an image processing effect (see SelectionMaskDepth and SelectionIntensity)
- built in magnifier layer
- layers: now it is possible to have layers with different size and position
- TImageEnView: now it is possible to move and resize layers
- GIF (TImageEnMView): supported "merged" GIFs
- ImageEnMultiX: enhanced multipage TIFF loading
- now it is possible to inject EXIF info inside a Jpeg without loss image
quality
- ImageEnX: now "RULER" uses "FONT" property
- Optimized ImageEnX.InjectJpegIPTC
- TIFF: now writes NewSubfileType tag
- ImageEnMultiX: now "load" methods supports alpha channel
- Optimized ImageEnX.CopyObjectsToBack with antialias=true
- enhanced ICO transparency compatibility on saving
- ImageEnX: now it is possible to edit/add/delete points of a polygon with
mouse
- TIFF: supported 16 bit (grayscale) writing
- TIFF: supported 16 bit (grayscale) compressed reading
- PNG: supported 16 bit (grayscale) writing
- TWain: now supports "file transfer" (other than buffered and native)
- ImageEnX: now can specify the transparency for each vectorial object
- ImageEnX: now can specify a soft shadow for each vectorial object
- ConvertToBWThreshold: now accept -2 for Threshold parameter (maximum
entropy algorithm)
- added simple algorithm to help to remove red eyes
- now it is possible to select 37 layer operations (blend modes)
- now ImageEnX.FindFileFormat recognizes AVI format
- GIF: now ImageEnX can load "merged" (or sometimes named "optimized") GIFs
- ImageEnMultiX: now can select on mouse down
- added preview dialog for multipage printing (with ImageEnMultiX)
- ImageEnMultiX: now LoadFromFile can read ICO files
- now LZW (for GIF and TIFF) is enabled for default (you can still disable
it)
- ImageEnX: now UseCentralGrip is false for default
- ImageEnX: now mouse changes over grips
- now ImageEn sets a default of 300 dpi instead of 1 or monitor dpi when a
file doesn't contain this info
- now it is possible to get approximated saved quality of a jpeg

New method/properties
- ImageEnMultiX: added GetThumbnailTextCaption method
- ImageEnX: added SelectionMaskDepth property
- ImageEnX: added SelectionIntensity property
- ImageEnX: added MakeSelectionFeather method (to make feathering selection)
- ImageEnX: added InjectJpegEXIF method
- ImageEnX: added FillFromDirectory method
- ImageEnX: added ObjAntialias property
- ImageEnX: added LayersSync property
- ImageEnX.SetMouseInteractProperty: added "MOVELAYERS" value
- ImageEnX.SetMouseInteractProperty: added "RESIZELAYERS" value
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetPosX method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetPosX method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetPosY method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetPosY method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetWidth method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetWidth method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetHeight method
- ImageEnX: added LayersGetHeight method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetCropped method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetLocked method
- ImageEnX: added LayersMagnifySetEnabled method
- ImageEnX: added LayersMagnifySetRate method
- ImageEnX: added LayersMagnifySetStyle method
- ImageEnX: added FindLayerAt method
- ImageEnX.SetMouseInteractProperty: added "EDITPOLYLINE" value
- ImageEnX: now SaveToFile can save PostScript files (PS)
- ImageEnMultiX: now SaveToFile can save PostScript (PS) files
- ImageEnX: now SaveToFile can save Adobe PDF files
- ImageEnMultiX: now SaveToFile can save Adobe PDF files
- ImageEnX: added CreatePSFile method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToPS method
- ImageEnX: added ClosePSFile method
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PS_PaperWidth" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PS_PaperHeight" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PS_Compression" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PS_Title" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PDF_PaperWidth" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PDF_PaperHeight" property
- ImageEnX.SetIOProperty: added "PDF_Compression" property
- ImageEnX: added CreatePDFFile method
- ImageEnX: added SaveToPDF method
- ImageEnX: added ClosePDFFile method
- ImageEnX.SetTWainProperty: added "CompatibilityMode" property
- ImageEnX.SetTWainProperty: added "FileTransfer" property
- ImageEnX.SetTWainProperty: added "Contrast" property
- ImageEnX.SetTWainProperty: added "Brightness" property
- ImageEnX.SetTWainProperty: added "Threshold" property
- ImageEnX: added ObjGraphicRender property (default false), that enables
enhanced objects processing (shadow,transparency,etc)
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty: added "Transparency" property
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty: added "SoftShadow" property
- ImageEnX: added GetDominantColorValue method
- ImageEnX: added GetDominantColorPercentage method
- ImageEnX: added GetMeasureCoefX property
- ImageEnX: added GetMeasureCoefY property
- ImageEnX: added GetObjDiagLen method
- ImageEnX: added EnumICOIm method
- ImageEnX: added CenterImage method
- ImageEnMultiX: added BackgroundPattern property
- ImageEnMultiX: added GradientEndColor property
- ImageEnX: added GradientEndColor property
- ImageEnX.BackgroundPattern: added "Gradient" value
- ImageEnMultiX: added ThumbnailsBackgroundPattern property
- ImageEnX.AddSoftShadow: added AdaptSize parameter
- ImageEnX: added GetAngleValue method
- ImageEnMultiX: added wallpaper background
- ImageEnMultiX: added WallPaperLoad method
- ImageEnMultiX: added WallPaperStyle property
- ImageEnX: added RemoveRedEyes method
- ImageEnX: added LayersSetOperation method (allows to select among 37
layers operations)
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_TITLE" value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_AUTHOR" value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_SUBJECT" value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_KEYWORDS" value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_CREATOR" value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "PDF_PRODUCER" value
- ImageEnMultiX: added SelectOnMouseUp property
- ImageEnMultiX: added DoPrintPreviewDialog method
- ImageEnMultiX: added ResetPrinter property
- ImageEnMultiX: added DialogsMeasureUnit property
- ImageEnX: added SelectOnMouseDown property
- ImageEnX note: to have the same behavior of old versions you have to set:
UseCentralGrip:=true
SelectOnMouseDown:=false
- SetTWainProperty/GetTWainProperty: added ROTATION value
- SetIOProperty/GetIOProperty: added "TIFF_JPEGCOLORSPACE" value
- ImageEnX: added SetDefaultDPI method
- ImageEnX: added CalcJpegFileQuality method

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed memory leak on load images
- BUG: now ObjGraphicRender works on Win98
- BUG: fixed bug reading PNG files
- BUG: fixed bug merging black/white layers

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regards,
Fabrizio
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ImageEn 2.1.6 released

Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:32:58 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.6, available from download section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

VERSION 2.1.6

New features:
- now merged (optimized) GIF can be transparent

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: displaying 1x? or ?x1 images
- BUG: loading imaging annotations

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnIO: added ReplaceFileGIF method

New/Changed parameters
-

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Fabrizio

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New help file for ImageEn 2.1.5

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:50:23 +0200

A new release of the help file has released. It fixes wrong links and
missing credits.
You can download it from
http://downloads.hi-components.com/215/ie215help.zip

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Fabrizio

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ImageEn 2.1.5 released

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:54:03 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.5, available from download section of
www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source code owners.

Note: starting at version 2.1.6, Delphi 3 and C++Builder 3 will not be
supported, unless I have enough requests to support them.

New features:
- Video capture: now ImageEn can capture using DirectShow (WDM) capture
drivers. This
allows to select by code video input, tuner, etc
- basic support for DirectShow read/write of Windows media files (AVI, MPEG,
WMF, etc..)
- added simple algorithm to help to remove red eyes
- now it is possible to get approximate saved quality of a jpeg
- now it is possible to select 37 layer operations (blend modes)
- now it is possible to load/save native paletted formats (BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now it is possible to load/save native 8/16 bits gray scale
(BMP,GIF,PNG,TIFF)
- now ImageEn can write native 4,8 bits BMP (pixelformat=ie8p)
- now ImageEn can read native 4,8 bits BMP (pixelformat=ie8p) if
TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 2-8 bits GIF (pixelformat=ie8p)
- now ImageEn can read native 2-8 bits GIF (pixelformat=ie8p) if
TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 8/8g/16g bits PNG
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g)
- now ImageEn can read native 8 bits PNG (pixelformat=ie8p) if
TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat=true
- now ImageEn can write native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g)
- now ImageEn can read native 8/8g/16g bits TIFF
(pixelformat=ie8p/ie8g/ie16g) if TImageEnIO.NativePixelFormat=true
- now it is possible to change bit alignment of a memory bitmap (when
LegacyBitmap=false)
- now FindStreamFormat and FindFileFormat recognizes AVI format
- PDF: now saves creation date
- GIF: now TImageEnIO can load "merged" (or sometimes named "optimized")
GIFs
- TImageEnMView: now can select on mouse down
- TImageEnMView: now can display thumbnails print dialog
- TImageEnMIO: now LoadFromFile can read ICO files
- now LZW (for GIF and TIFF) is enabled for default (you can still disable
it)
- TImageEnVect: now mouse changes over grips
- TImageEnVect: added "side" grips
- now ImageEn sets a default of 300 dpi instead of 1 or monitor dpi when a
file doesn't contain this info
- new image comparison algorithm

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed bug when a layer is larger than background image and it is
cropped
- BUG: TWainParams.SetDefaultParams doesn't work well
- BUG: now ObjGraphicRender works on Win98
- BUG: fixed bug saving PDF with TImageEnMIO
- BUG: fixed bug reading PNG files
- BUG: fixed bug merging black/white layers
- BUG: fixed bug merging layers with negative offsets
- BUG: TImageEnMVIew: OnImageDraw returns a wrong value

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnIO: added NativePixelFormat property
- TIEBitmap: added PaletteUsed property
- TIEBitmap: added BitAlignment property (works only for ieMemory locations)
- TImageEnView: added Layers[].Operation property (allows to select among 37
layers operations)
- IO.Params: added PDF_Title property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Author property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Subject property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Keywords property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Creator property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Producer property
- TImageEnMView.MultiSelectionOptions: added iemoSelectOnMouseUp value
- TImageEnIO: added DShowParams property
- TImageEnView: added OnDShowNewFrame event
- TImageEnView: added OnDShowEvent event
- added unit "ieds"
- TImageEnView: added GetGripAt method
- TImageEnMIO: added DoPrintPreviewDialog method
- TImageEnMIO: added ResetPrinter property
- TImageEnIO: added DialogsMeasureUnit property
- added unit ieprnform3
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromFileICO method
- TImageEnMIO: added LoadFromStreamICO method
- TImageEnVect: added SelectOnMouseDown property
- TImageEnVect: added GripSize property
- TImageEnVect: added GripPen property
- TImageEnVect: added GripBrush property
- TImageEnView: added SelectionAspectRatio property
- TImageEnView: added SelectionAbsWidth property
- TImageEnView: added SelectionAbsHeight property
- TWainParams: added Rotation property
- IO.Params: added TIFF_JPEGColorSpace property
- TImageEnView: setting MouseWheelParams.Action:=iemwVScroll and pressing
CTRL now scroll horizontally
- TImageEnProc: added CompareWith method
- imageenio unit: added IECalcJpegFileQuality function
- imageenio unit: added IECalcJpegStreamQuality function
- TImageEnIO: added ReplaceFileTIFF method
- TImageEnProc: added RemoveRedEye method

New/Changed parameters:
- TImageEnMView: now ImageBottomText[].Caption, ImageTopText[].Caption,
ImageInfoText[].Caption supports WideString
- TImageEnView.OnMouseInResizingGrip: the parameter "grip" now is of type
TIEGrip instead of integer
- TImageEnVect: now UseCentralGrip is false for default
- TImageEnVect note: to have the same behavior of old versions you have to
set:
UseCentralGrip:=true
SelectOnMouseDown:=false
- TImageEnVect: removed SetGripStyle method (replaced by GripSize, GripPen
and GripBrush properties)

New examples:
- directshow1
- directshow2
- motiondetector

--

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Fabrizio

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emails to support@hicomponents.com

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 03:20:16 +0200

Dear users,
due mail server problems we have lost all emails sent to
support@hicomponents.com from 5 July until Now (14 July).
If you have sent one (or more) email to support@hicomponents.com please
resend it now.

I apologize for the problem

Best Regards,
Fabrizio

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Technical support

Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:49:43 +0200

Dear users,
starting at July 5 until July 14 we cannot respond emails (at
support@hicomponents.com).

I hope this newsgroup server can help you on ImageEn technical questions.

After July,14 we will release new versions of ImageEn (2.1.5) for Delphi,
ImageEn ActiveX and ImageEn for .Net (IEvolution).

Best Regards,
Fabrizio

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ANN: New TeamIE Member

Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:15:44 -0400

HiComponents welcomes Nitin Chandra to TeamIE.

We hope you enjoy being an "official" member. I am sure endusers will
welcome any assistance you can provide.

Regards,

Bill Miller
Team IE Leader

ANN: Apprehend with ImageEN Newsgroup

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:31:47 -0400

Apprehend is a non-visual component that encapsulates the functionality of
screen capture with 5 functions to CaptureTheDesktop,
CaptureTheActiveWindow, CaptureSelectedObject, CaptureSelection and
CapturePolygon. Apprehend optionally minimizes the main form before
capturing an image and optionally copies the image to the clipboard.
Apprehend returns a bitmap of the captured image. Complete functionality is
built in. Using the component to capture images is simple, requiring only
one line of code.

A Apprehend/ImageEN news group opened on 06/23/2004. This newsgroup
provides a way to ask questions related to the use of Apprehend with ImageEN
components. Please keep questions related to the use of Apprehend with
ImageEN. Questions pertaining specifically to the use of ImageEN components
should be directed to the appropriate ImageEN newsgroup.
The newsgroup is:

hicomponents.thirdparty.apprehend

The Apprehend-ImageEN Website was updated with completely new
Apprehend-ImageEN demos. The Apprehend package was also updated to support
Delphi 7. Apprehend and its demos are free.

The Apprehend site link is:

http://www.hicomponents.com/apprehend/

Regards,

Bill Miller
Team IE Leader

ImageEn 2.1.4 released

Sat, 8 May 2004 08:48:22 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.4, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source
code owners.

New features:
- now it is possible to make "soft-selections", i.e. specify how much apply
an image processing effect (see SelectionMaskDepth and SelectionIntensity)
- feathering selections
- now it is possible to save images using PostScript format (PS) - single
and multipage (RLE, G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- now it is possible to save images using Adobe PDF format - single and
multipage (G3Fax, G4Fax, Jpeg compressions)
- now it is possible to inject EXIF info inside a Jpeg without loss image
quality
- Optimized TImageEnIO.InjectJpegIPTC
- TImageEnMIO (or TImageEnMView.MIO): now "load" methods supports alpha
channel
- GIF (TImageEnMView): supported "merged" GIFs
- Optimized TImageEnVect.CopyObjectsToBack with antialias=true
- TImageEnVect: supported antialiasing objects
- layers: now it is possible to have layers with different size and position
- TImageEnView: now it is possible to move and resize layers
- built in magnifier layer
- enhanced ICO transparency compatibility on saving
- now TImageEnIO.DoPreviews preselect the current file format which is
stored in the Params object
- now TImageEnIO.DoPreviews changes also Params.FileType
- TImageEnVect: now it is possible to edit/add/delete points of a polygon
with mouse
- TImageEnMView: enhanced multipage TIFF loading
- TImageEnVect: now iekRULER uses ObjFont property
- TIFF: now writes NewSubfileType tag

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: wrong value reading Params.GIF_Action property
- BUG: fixed memory leak on load images
- BUG: AssignSelTo, CopySelectionToBitmap doesn't work with
LegacyBitmap=false

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnView: added SelectionMaskDepth property
- TImageEnView: added SelectionIntensity property
- TImageEnIO: added InjectJpegEXIF method
- TImageEnIO: added InjectJpegEXIFStream method
- TImageEnMView: added FillFromDirectory method
- TImageEnProc: added BeginImageProcessing method
- TImageEnProc: added EndImageProcessing method
- TImageEnView: added BackBuffer property
- TImageEnView: added OnDrawBackBuffer event
- TImageEnVect: added ObjAntialias property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added PosX and PosY properties
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added ClientAreaBox property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Width,Height properties
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Cropped property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Locked property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Magnify property
- TImageEnView: added LayersSync property
- TImageEnView: added LayersDrawBox property
- TImageEnView: added FindLayerAt method
- TImageEnView: added OnLayerNotify event
- TImageEnProc: added ResampleTo method
- TImageEnIO: added CreatePSFile method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToPS method
- TImageEnIO: added ClosePSFile method
- unit imageenio added ioPS constant
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamPS method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFilePS method
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToFile can save PostScript files (PS)
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToStream can save PostScript files (PS)
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToFilePS method
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToStreamPS method
- TImageEnMIO: now SaveToFile can save PostScript (PS) files
- IO.Params: added PS_PaperWidth property
- IO.Params: added PS_PaperHeight property
- IO.Params: added PS_Compression property
- IO.Params: added PS_Title property
- TImageEnIO: added CreatePDFFile method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToPDF method
- TImageEnIO: added ClosePDFFile method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamPDF method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFilePDF method
- IO.Params: added PDF_PaperWidth property
- IO.Params: added PDF_PaperHeight property
- IO.Params: added PDF_Compression property
- unit imageenio added ioPDF constant
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToFile can save Adobe PDF files
- TImageEnIO: now SaveToStream can save Adobe PDF files
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToFilePDF method
- TImageEnMIO: added SaveToStreamPDF method
- TImageEnMIO: now SaveToFile can save Adobe PDF files
- TImageEnMView: added Sort method

New/Changed parameters
- CalcDensityHistogram: now gets "pointer" instead of "pintegerarray" to
make it compatible with C++Builder
- TImageEnView: added MakeSelectionFeather method (to make feathering
selection)
- TImageEnView.MouseInteract: added miMoveLayers value
- TImageEnView.MouseInteract: added miResizeLayers
- TImageEnVect.MouseInteractVt: added miEditPolyLine

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Fabrizio

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ImageEn 2.1.4 beta - 19 Apr 2004

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:59:58 +0200

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.4 - public beta of 19 April 2004,
available only for "source code owners".
You can download it from reserved page of www.hicomponents.com as
"iedevsrc.zip".

What's new:

- TImageEnView: added SelectionMaskDepth property
- TImageEnView: added SelectionIntensity property
- TImageEnView: added MakeSelectionFeather method (to make feathering
selection)
- feathering selections
- now it is possible to make "soft-selections", i.e. specify how much apply
an image processing effect (see SelectionMaskDepth and SelectionIntensity)
- TImageEnMView: enhanced multipage TIFF loading
- TImageEnIO: added InjectJpegEXIF method
- TImageEnIO: added InjectJpegEXIFStream method
- now it is possible to inject EXIF info inside a Jpeg without loss image
quality
- TImageEnVect: now iekRULER uses ObjFont property
- Optimized TImageEnIO.InjectJpegIPTC
- TImageEnMView: added FillFromDirectory method
- TIFF: now writes NewSubfileType tag
- TImageEnMIO (or TImageEnMView.MIO): now "load" methods supports alpha
channel
- BUG: wrong value reading Params.GIF_Action property
- GIF (TImageEnMView): supported "merged" GIFs
- TImageEnProc: added BeginImageProcessing method
- TImageEnProc: added EndImageProcessing method
- BUG: fixed memory leak on load images
- TImageEnView: added BackBuffer property
- TImageEnView: added OnDrawBackBuffer event
- Optimized TImageEnVect.CopyObjectsToBack with antialias=true
- TImageEnVect: added ObjAntialias property
- layers: now it is possible to have layers with different size and position
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added PosX and PosY properties
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added ClientAreaBox property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Width,Height properties
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Cropped property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Locked property
- TImageEnView.Layers[]: added Magnify property
- TImageEnView: added LayersSync property
- TImageEnView: added LayersDrawBox property
- TImageEnView: added FindLayerAt method
- TImageEnView.MouseInteract: added miMoveLayers value
- TImageEnView.MouseInteract: added miResizeLayers
- TImageEnView: now it is possible to move and resize layers
- TImageEnView: added OnLayerNotify
- built in magnifier layer
- CalcDensityHistogram: now gets "pointer" instead of "pintegerarray" to
make it compatible with C++Builder

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Fabrizio

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ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.1

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:40:00 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.1, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com .

New features:
- ImageEnX.SetObjectProperty: added "BOXHIGHLIGHT" property
- ImageEnX: now it is possible to create an highlight box object
- ImageEnX.CopyObjectsToBack: added Antialias paramter
- ImageEnX: added ObjUndo method
- ImageEnX: added ObjAutoUndo property
- now Open/save dialogs are resizeable

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed some problems on printing
- BUG: fixed bug writing a text object and exiting from the application
- BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF with CCITT compression

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IEvolution 1.2.1

Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:21:16 +0100

We are pleased to announce IEvolution 1.2.1 (ImageEn for .Net), available
from
download section of www.hicomponents.com .

What's new:

VERSION 1.2.1

- BUG: fixed some problems on printing
- BUG: fixed bug on writing a text object and exiting from the application
- BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF with CCITT compression
- now Open/save dialogs are resizeable
- IEViewer: added CenterImage method
- IEImage: added SelectEllipse method
- IEImage: added MoveSelection method
- IEImage: added LegacyBitmap property
- IEAnnotations: added ObjAutoUndo property
- IEViewer.BackgroundStyle (BackgroundStyleType): added Gradient value
- IEImage: added Blur method
- IEImage: added AddSoftShadow method

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ImageEn 2.1.3

Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:00:29 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.3 (bug fixes release), available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source
code owners.

Fixed bugs:

- BUG: fixed some problems on printing
- BUG: fixed bug with MEMO and ObjAutoUndo=True
- BUG: fixed bug with BackgroundStyle=iebsCropShadow and DisplayGrip=True
- BUG: fixed bug on TImageEnVect, writing a text object and exiting from the
application
- BUG: fixed bug writing TIFF with CCITT compression

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Fabrizio

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New TeamIE Member

Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:28:06 -0500

ImageEN Endusers,

Mr. Dean Hill has been accepted into TeamIE. We welcome Mr. Hill to
TeamIE.

Experienced ImageEN endusers who wish to become a TeamIE member should
contact support@hicomponents.com.

Regards,

Bill Miller
Team IE Leader

New TeamIE Member

Wed, 3 Mar 2004 14:27:08 -0500

ImageEN Endusers,

Mr. Thanu Krishnan from L N Systems (http://www.teamln.com) has been
accepted into TeamIE. We welcome Mr. Krishnan to TeamIE.

Experienced ImageEN endusers who wish to become a TeamIE member should
contact support@hicomponents.com.

Regards,

Bill Miller
Team IE Leader

Re: ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.0

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 23:02:51 +0100

Yes, you can.

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"Klaus" <klaushintze@mkreativ.de> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:r0oX5qG$DHA.1748@serverdedicato...
> It sounds very interesting!
> I'll check it in the next days. Can I use this
> update with my current licence-File? (Version 1.5.2.4)
>
> Kind regards
> Klaus

IEvolution 1.2

Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:53:45 +0100

We are pleased to announce IEvolution 1.2 (ImageEn for .Net), available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com .

What's new:

- added IEViewer.DblClick event handler
- added IEMulti.Click event handler
- added IEMulti.DblClick event handler
- added IEMulti.ImageIDRequest event handler
- added IEMulti.ViewChange event handler
- Supported saving of EXIF in Jpeg and TIFF (Exif_Bitmap still not
supported)
- BUG: IEViewer, scrollbars do not have right theme under XP
- BUG: wrong DPI when reading TIFF with Jpeg compression
- BUG, IPTC: fixed bug writing IPTC in a jpeg saved by PhotoShop 7
- BUG: fixed bug on writing hidden text
- BUG: fixed bug on reading TIFF, 16bit gray scale, coming from non Intel
systems
- BUG: jpeg saving. Incorrect colors if setting colorspace<>YCbCr and APP14
is present
- GIF: now ImageEn can write alpha channel automatically
- now magic wand also works with black/white images
- support for read/write of WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) file format
- WMF/EMF: supported alpha channel
- TIFF: now can subdivide the image in strips when it is too large
- supported save of ICO file format
- TIFF: supported 16 bit (grayscale) writing
- TIFF: supported 16 bit (grayscale) compressed reading
- PNG: supported 16 bit (grayscale) writing
- IEImage.DoImageProcessingPreviews: ImProcPages, added Gamma value (for
gamma correction preview)
- IEImage.DoImageProcessingPreviews: ImProcPages, added Sharpen value (for
sharpen effect preview)
- added sharpen effect
- IEAnnotations: supported multi-line (memo) objects
- IEAnnotations: added IEObjectMemo object (for multiline text objects)
- IEViewer.EnableObjectInserting: ObjectInserting, added Memo value (for
multi line text edits)
- IEImage: added CalcOrientation method
- IEMulti: added SoftShadow property
- IEMulti: added EnableAlphaChannel property
- IEMulti: added FillThumbnail property
- IEObjectText.TextAlign: IETextAlign, added Justify value
- IEImage: added CreateAVIFile method
- IEImage: added SaveToAVI method
- IEAnnotations: supported curved text
- IEAnnotations: added AddCurvePoint method
- IEAnnotations: added CreateCurveShape method
- IEAnnotations: added CreateCurveFromPolyline method
- IEAnnotations: added DrawObjectsTo method
- IEFileFormats: added WBMP value
- PixelFormat: added ie32f format (float format)
- IEImage: added SetPixel/GetPixel for palette and gray scale 8 bit images
- IEImage: added SetPixel/GetPixel for 16 bit gray scale images
- IEImage: added SetPixel/GetPixel for 32 bit float point images
- IEImage: added SetAlpha/GetAlpha methods
- IEImage.RemoveAlphaChannel: added "merge" parameter (to merge alpha
channel before remove it)
- support for Wang Imaging annotations (load/edit/save)
- IOParams: added ImagingAnnotations property (IEImagingAnnotations class)
- IEImage: added overload of SaveImages to support AVI codecs
- IEObjectBox: added HighLight property
- IEAnnotations: now it is possible to create an highlight box object
- IEViewer: added ObjectsUseCentralGrip property (to move objects without
central grip)
- IEViewer: now it is possible to move an object without using the central
grip
- IEImage: added SetChannelOffset method
- IEImage: added GetChannelOffset method
- IEImage: added DisplayContrast property (allows to set display contrast
without change the image)...
- IEImage: added Sharpen method
- IEImage: ImportMetaFile now accept WithAlpha parameter

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Re: ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.0

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:24:46 +0100

It sounds very interesting!
I'll check it in the next days. Can I use this
update with my current licence-File? (Version 1.5.2.4)

Kind regards
Klaus

ImageEn 2.1.2

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:02:16 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.2 - final release, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source
code owners.

VERSION 2.1.2

New features:
- Supported WIA also with C++Builder

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: fixed AV on reading thumbnails
- BUG: fixed problem saving EXIF info
- BUG: Wallis filter draws a frame

New classes, methods and properties:
- TImageEnView: added DrawVersion published property

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ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.0

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:12:05 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn ActiveX 1.6.0, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com .

What's new:

New features:

- support for Wang Imaging annotations (load/edit/save)

- Supported WIA devices (scanner and camera)

- Supported saving of EXIF in Jpeg and TIFF

- optimized DeleteTiffIm (speed up of about 25 times)

- Added Gamma correction preview dialog

- Added Sharpen preview dialog

- ImageEnX: added a "line with label" object

- ImageEnX: added a "multiline text box" (memo) object

- GIF: now ImageEn can write alpha channel automatically

- now magic wand also works with black/white images

- support for read/write of WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) file format

- WMF/EMF: supported alpha channel

- ImageEnX: supported curved text (text object)

- ImageEnX: now it is possible to move an object without using the central
grip

- ImageEnMultiX: added SoftShadow property

- ImageEnMultiX: added EnableAlphaChannel property

- ImageEnMultiX: added FillThumbnail property

- ImageEnX: SetMouseInteractProperty/GetMouseInteractProperty, added
"PUTLINELABEL" value

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, "KIND" property, added
LINELABEL (10) value

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, added "LABELBRUSHCOLOR"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, added "LABELBRUSHSTYLE"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, added "LABELPOSITION"
property

- ImageEnX: added SaveSelectionToFile method

- ImageEnX: added LoadSelectionFromFile method

- ImageEnX: added ResetPrinterSettings method

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "FONTLOCKED" property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "MEMOLINESPACE"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "MEMOBORDERCOLOR"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "MEMOBORDERSTYLE"
property

- ImageEnX: added IsTextEditMode property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "MEMOFIXEDHEIGHT"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty added "MEMOFORMATTEDSTRING"
property

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty, "KIND" property, added MEMO
(11) value

- ImageEnX: SetMouseInteractProperty/GetMouseInteractProperty, added
"PUTMEMO" value

- ImageEnMultiX: added MultiSelecting property

- ImageEnX: added SetAlphaValue method

- ImageEnX: added GetAlphaValue method

- ImageEnX, DoIPPreviews: added 'GAMMA' and 'SHARPEN' values

- TIFF: now can subdivide the image in strips when it is too large

- ImageEnX: added CalcOrientation

- ImageEnX: added CreateAVIFile method

- ImageEnX: added SaveToAVI method

- ImageEnX: SetObjectProperty/GetObjectProperty "TEXTALIGN", added "3" -
Justified text only for memo

- ImageEnX: added SetObjTextCurve method

- ImageEnX: added SetObjTextCurveShape method

- ImageEnX: added SetObjTextCurveFromPolyline method

- ImageEnMultiX.SaveToFileAVI: now accept codec as parameter

- ImageEnX: added ImagingAnnotClear method

- ImageEnX: added ImagingAnnotExportObjects method

- ImageEnX: added ImagingAnnotImportObjects method

- ImageEnX: added ImagingAnnotDrawObjects method

- ImageEnX: added UseCentralGrip property

- ImageEnX: added SetChannelOffset method (allows to set display luminosity
without change the image)

- ImageEnX: added GetChannelOffset method (allows to set display luminosity
without change the image)

- ImageEnX: added DisplayContrast property (allows to set display contrast
without change the image)

- ImageEnX: added Sharpen method

- ImageEnX: ImportMetaFile now accept WithAlpha parameter

- ImageEnX.Acquire: added "api" parameter

- ImageEnX.SelectAcquireSource: added "api" parameter

- ImageEnMultiX.Acquire: added "api" parameter

- ImageEnMultiX.SelectAcquireSource: added "api" parameter

- ImageEnX: added WIAShowDialog method

- ImageEnMultiX: added WIAShowDialog method

Fixed bugs:

- BUG: ImageEnMultiX, scrollbars do not have right theme

- BUG: ImageEnMultiX, GetImageOriginalWidth and Height hasn't right values
for first image

- BUG: wrong DPI when reading TIFF with Jpeg compression

- BUG, IPTC: fixed bug writing IPTC in a jpeg saved by PhotoShop 7

- BUG: fixed bug on writing hidden text

- BUG: HistAutoEqualize problem with images with less than 256 pixels

- BUG: some problems on printing

- BUG: in "advanced" dialog, cut the bottom dialog when "large fonts" are
selected

- BUG: Removed scrolling flickering with document images, when Zoom>100

- BUG: fixed bug on reading TIFF, 16bit gray scale, coming from non Intel
systems

- BUG: jpeg saving. Incorrect colors if setting colorspace<>YCbCr and APP14
is present

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Fabrizio

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ImageEnASP 2.0

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:08:02 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEnASP 2.0, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com .

What's new:

- support for Wang Imaging Annotations

- support for GIF and WBMP file formats

- support for TIFF-JPEG and TIFF-LZW compressions

- support for skew detection (document orientation)

- support for selections and new image processing methods

- support for hidden text

- support for soft shadow

- support for TWain scanners

- support for WIA scanners and cameras

- support for WBMP file format

- support for ICO file format

- added SkewDetect method

- added EqualizeHistogram

- added SelectRectRegion method

- added SelectCircRegion method

- added CancelSelection method

- added SelectMagicWand method

- added CropSelection method

- added ConvertToBlackWhite method

- added ConvertToColor method

- added WriteHiddenText method

- added ReadHiddenText method

- added Fill method

- added ExtractChannel method

- Open method: added ParamsOnly parameter

- added IsAborted method

- added AutoAdjustDPI property

- added InvertSelection method

- added SetSelectedPixelsColor method

- added DrawImagingAnnotations method

- added SoftShadow method

- added MergeAlpha method

- added Acquire method

- added SelectAcquireSource method

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ImageEn 2.1.1

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:04:05 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.1 - final release, available from
download section of www.hicomponents.com or at the control panel for source
code owners.

New features:
- support for Wang Imaging annotations (load/edit/save)
- Supported WIA devices (scanner and camera) - not for C++Builder
- TImageEnVect: now it is possible to move an object without using the
central grip
- Supported saving of EXIF in Jpeg and TIFF (Exif_Bitmap still not
supported)
- support for read/write of WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) file format
- Gamma correction preview
- support for registering of ImageEn formats in TPicture (TImage and VCL
open/save dialogs)
- TImageEnVect: supported multi-line (memo) objects
- TImageEnVect: supported curved text
- added Wallis and Median filters
- GIF: now ImageEn can write alpha channel automatically
- TImageEnView: now OnSelectionChange occurs also when user removes the
selection (single click)
- now magic wand also works with black/white images
- TImageEnIO.LoadFromFile, LoadFromFileFormat, LoadFromStreamFormat,
ParamsFromFileFormat, ParamsFromStreamFormat: now can load WBMP files
- TImageEnIO.SaveToFile,SaveToStream: now can save WBMP files
- TImageEnVect: now it is possible to create an highlight box object
- Dynamic and fast luminosity, contrast adjustment when displaying the image
- Dynamic and fast channels (R,G,B,A) selection when displaying the image
- TImageEnDBView, TImageEnDBVect: added support for ICO, JP2, J2K and WBMP
file formats
- added sharpen effect and preview
- WMF/EMF: supported alpha channel
- TIFF: now can subdivide the image in strips when it is too large

Fixed bugs:
- BUG: TImageEnView, when MouseInteract=[miScroll] the cursor is not
restored
- BUG: now TImageEnView.GradientEndColor works
- BUG: TImageEnMView, scrollbars do not have right theme
- BUG: TImageEnMView, ImageOriginalWidth and Height hasn't right values for
first image
- BUG: wrong DPI when reading TIFF with Jpeg compression
- BUG: now EXIF_Bitmap works
- BUG, IPTC: fixed bug writing IPTC in a jpeg saved by PhotoShop 7
- BUG: fixed bug on writing hidden text

New classes, methods and properties:
- THSVBox: added GetColorAt method
- TOpenImageEnDialog: added ShowAllFrames property
- added following classes TIETiffImage, TIEGifImage, TIEJpegImage,
TIEPCXImage, TIEBMPImage, TIEICOImage, TIEPNGImage, TIETGAImage,
TIEPXMImage, TIEJP2Image, TIEJ2KImage
to support registering in TPicture (TImage and VCL open/save dialogs)
- hyieutils unit: added IERegisterFormats and IEUnregiserFormats functions
- ie.inc: added IEREGISTERTPICTUREFORMATS define, to enable file formats
registering at design time (only source code owners)
- THistogramBox: added GrayColor property
- TImageEnProc: added MedianFilter method
- TImageEnProc: added WallisFilter method
- TImageEnIO.Params: added GIF_Action property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjFontLocked property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoLineSpace[] property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoBorderColor[] property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoBorderStyle[] property
- TImageEnProc: added CalcOrientation method
- TImageEnProc: added SkewDetectionFine method
- TImageEnMView: added GetTIEBitmap method (release is still done by
ReleaseBitmap)
- TImageEnMView: added SoftShadow property
- TImageEnVect: added IsEditMode method
- TImageEnIO: added CreateAVIFile method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToAVI method
- TImageEnMView: added EnableAlphaChannel property
- TImageEnMView: added BackgroundStyle property
- TImageEnMView: added SetChessboardStyle method
- TImageEnMView: added GradientEndColor property
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbnailsBackgroundStyle property
- TImageEnMView: added FillThumbnail property
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurve method
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurveShape method
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurveFromPolyline
- TImageEnMView: added OnImageIDRequestEx event
- imageenio: added ioWBMP constant
- imageenio: added ioAVI constant
- TIEBitmap: added WhiteValue and BlackValue properties
- TIEBitmap: added Pixels_ie32f[] property
- TImageEnIO.Params: added ImagingAnnot property (class TIEImagingAnnot)
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoFixedHeight[] property
- TImageEnVect: added GetMemoFormattedString method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjBoxHightlight[] property
- TImageEnView: added LockUpdate procedure
- TImageEnView: added UnLockUpdate procedure
- TImageEnVect: added UseCentralGrip property
- TIEBitmap: added ChannelOffset[] property (allows to set display
luminosity without change the image)
- TIEBitmap: added Contrast property (allows to set display contrast without
change the image)
- TImageEnProc: added Sharpen method
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbnailDisplayFilter property
- TImageEnVect: added OnBeforeVectorialChanged event
- TImageEnVEct: added ObjAutoUndo property
- TImageEnIO: added WIAParams property
- TImageEnMIO: added WIAParams property
- TIEBitmap: added Access property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjTextCurveCharRot property
- TImageEnVect: added DrawObjectsToBitmap method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFileWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamWBMP method

New/Changed parameters
- TImageEnProc.DoPreviews: added peGamma value for the new gamma correction
preview
- TImageEnVect.ObjKind[]: added iekMEMO value
- TImageEnVect.MouseInteractVt: added miPutMemo value
- TImageEnView.GetIdealZoom: now returns double instead of integer
- TImageEnVect: changed type of ObjTextAlign from TAlignment to TIEAlignment
- TIEBitmap, TIEPixelFormat: added ie32f format (32 bit - Single in Pascal)
- TIEBitmap.Fill: changed Value parameter from integer to double
- TIEBitmap.FillRect: changed Value parameter from integer to double
- TImageEnMIO.SaveToFileAVI: now accept codec as parameter
- TDataFieldImageFormat: added ifICO,ifJP2,ifJ2K,ifWBMP values
- TPreviewEffects: added peSharpen value
- TImageEnIO,TImageEn: ImportMetaFile now accept WithAlpha parameter
- TImageEnIO.Acquire: added "api" parameter
- TImageEnIO.SelectAcquireSource: added "api" parameter
- TImageEnMIO.Acquire: added "api" parameter
- TImageEnMIO.SelectAcquireSource: added "api" parameter

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Fabrizio

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Announce: ImageEn 2.1.1 - public beta 1

Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:25:48 +0100

We are pleased to announce ImageEn 2.1.1 - public beta 1, available only for
"source code owners".
You can download it from reserved page of www.hicomponents.com as
"iedevsrc.zip".

What's new:

- support for Wang Imaging annotations (load/edit/save)
- TImageEnVect: supported curved text
- now magic wand also works with black/white images
- support for read/write of WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) file format
- Supported saving of EXIF in Jpeg and TIFF (Exif_Bitmap still not
supported)
- support for registering of ImageEn formats in TPicture (TImage and VCL
open/save dialogs)
- TImageEnVect: supported multi-line (memo) objects
- TImageEnProc: added MedianFilter method
- TImageEnProc: added WallisFilter method
- TImageEnProc: added CalcOrientation method
- TImageEnProc: added SkewDetectionFine method
- TImageEnMView: added SoftShadow property
- TImageEnIO: added CreateAVIFile method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToAVI method
- TImageEnMView: added EnableAlphaChannel property
- GIF: now ImageEn can write alpha channel automatically
- TImageEnVect: now it is possible to create an highlight box object
- TImageEnVect: now it is possible to move an object without using the
central grip
- imageenio unit: added ioAVI constant
- THSVBox: added GetColorAt method
- TImageEnProc.DoPreviews: added peGamma value for the new gamma correction
preview
- TOpenImageEnDialog: added ShowAllFrames property
- added following classes TIETiffImage, TIEGifImage, TIEJpegImage,
TIEPCXImage, TIEBMPImage, TIEICOImage, TIEPNGImage, TIETGAImage,
TIEPXMImage, TIEJP2Image, TIEJ2KImage to support registering in TPicture
(TImage and VCL open/save dialogs)
- hyieutils unit: added IERegisterFormats and IEUnregiserFormats functions
- ie.inc: added IEREGISTERTPICTUREFORMATS define, to enable file formats
registering at design time (only source code owners)
- TImageEnVect.ObjKind[]: added iekMEMO value
- TImageEnVect.MouseInteractVt: added miPutMemo value
- THistogramBox: added GrayColor property
- TImageEnView.GetIdealZoom: now returns double instead of integer
- TImageEnIO.Params: added GIF_Action property
- TImageEnVect: ObjFontLocked property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoLineSpace[] property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoBorderColor[] property
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoBorderStyle[] property
- TImageEnMView: added GetTIEBitmap method (release is still done by
ReleaseBitmap)
- TImageEnVect: changed type of ObjTextAlign from TAlignment to TIEAlignment
- TImageEnVect: added IsEditMode method
- TImageEnMView: added BackgroundStyle property
- TImageEnMView: added SetChessboardStyle method
- TImageEnMView: added GradientEndColor property
- TImageEnMView: added ThumbnailsBackgroundStyle property
- TImageEnMView: added FillThumbnail property
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurve method
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurveShape method
- TImageEnVect: added SetObjTextCurveFromPolyline
- TImageEnVect: added ObjTextCurveCharRot property
- TImageEnVect: added DrawObjectsToBitmap method
- TImageEnView: now OnSelectionChange occurs also when user removes the
selection (single click)
- TImageEnMView: added OnImageIDRequestEx event
- imageenio: added ioWBMP value
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromFileWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added LoadFromStreamWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToFileWBMP method
- TImageEnIO: added SaveToStreamWBMP method
- TimageEnIO.LoadFromFile, LoadFromFileFormat, LoadFromStreamFormat,
ParamsFromFileFormat, ParamsFromStreamFormat: now can load WBMP files
- TImageEnIO.SaveToFile,SaveToStream: now can save WBMP files
- TIEBitmap: added WhiteValue and BlackValue properties
- TIEBitmap, TIEPixelFormat: added ie32f format (32 bit - Single in Pascal)
- TIEBitmap: added Pixels_ie32f[] property
- TIEBitmap.Fill: changed Value parameter from integer to double
- TIEBitmap.FillRect: changed Value parameter from integer to double
- TImageEnMIO.SaveToFileAVI: now accept codec as parameter
- TImageEnIO.Params: added ImagingAnnot property (class TIEImagingAnnot)
- TImageEnVect: added ObjMemoFixedHeight[] property
- TImageEnVect: added GetMemoFormattedString method
- TImageEnVect: added ObjBoxHightlight[] property
- TImageEnView: added LockUpdate procedure
- TImageEnView: added UnLockUpdate procedure
- TImageEnVect: added UseCentralGrip property

Fixed Bugs

- BUG: TImageEnView, when MouseInteract=[miScroll] the cursor is not
restored
- BUG: now TImageEnView.GradientEndColor works
- BUG: TImageEnMView, scrollbars do not have right theme
- BUG: TImageEnMView, ImageOriginalWidth and Height hasn't right values for
first image
- BUG: wrong DPI when reading TIFF with Jpeg compression
- BUG, IPTC: fixed bug writing IPTC in a jpeg saved by PhotoShop 7
- BUG: now EXIF_Bitmap works
- BUG: fixed bug on writing hidden text

Regards,
Fabrizio

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