LEAD Still Image Reader

The LEAD Still Image Reader allows DirectShow applications (such as Windows Media Player) to read a variety of still image file formats, including:

• Windows BMP
• Compuserve GIF
• TIFF
• PNG
• JPEG
• Exif
• LEAD CMP
• Kodak PCD
• Macintosh PICT
• And many more-

This filter can read both single page (still) files, and multi-page files including AVIs. Embedded audio streams in EXIF files are also supported, and can be streamed via a second audio pin. With this filter, you-ll be able to view images as video (also audio if available) using any DirectShow enabled system including of course the LEAD multimedia toolkit and the Windows media player. The filter offers the ability to control the stream speed by changing the frame rate; you can do that from the filter-s property page.

The Still Image Reader needs to be registered before it can be used. The filter requires LEADTOOLS raster DLLs (v16 or v15) to be present in the system folder or in a folder that is part of the system path. The following DLLs are needed:

- for v15: LTKRN15U.DLL, LTFIL15U.DLL, LTDIS15U.DLL and the file filters required for the particular file format you wish to support.

- for v16: LTKRNU.DLL, LTFILU.DLL, LTDISU.DLL and the file filters required for the particular file format you wish to support.

However, the filter DLL itself does not need to be copied into the system directory or the system path.

The filter is capable of loading any file format supported by LEADTOOLS Raster Imaging toolkit. You need to unlock raster still image support using the DirectShow Kernel before you can load the extra file formats not listed in the above list.

The filter, upon registration, associates itself with a group of file extensions so it will be used by DirectShow to stream these files. As the filter supports many more file formats, you can register other extensions for viewing by the filter using the register facility in the filter-s property page.

You will need a LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro license to use this filter.

All the functionality in the filter-s property page is available via the programming interface of the filter; ILTStlImgRd.

The property page can be brought up by the LEADTOOLS Multimedia toolkit using IltmmPlay::ShowDialog. It can also be brought up with the Media Player v6 by going to the File -> Properties menu, clicking on Advanced and then on Properties. Media Player v7 does not provide the ability to display the Reader Property Page.

LEAD Still Image Reader User Interface