New Document Imaging Features in LEADTOOLS Version 19

Posted on 2014-12-17 by Walter

LEADTOOLS Version 19 is here! It is one of the most highly-anticipated and feature-packed releases ever. LEAD Technologies is once again raising the bar with unique and innovative imaging technologies, frameworks and solutions, and continues to prove why they are The World Leader in Imaging SDKs.

Since there are so many new features in this new release, we will highlight the new and improved technologies in each engine over the next few days. Today, we will be starting with the Document Imaging SDK Technology in LEADTOOLS, which is headlined by the new Document Viewer and Document Converter frameworks for .NET and HTML5/JavaScript.

New Documents SDK

Forms Recognition and Processing

OCR

  • Improved OCR accuracy across all languages including East Asian
  • Enhanced auto-zone algorithm
  • More efficient memory usage
  • Improved detection of foreground and background colors for text areas
  • New manual and automated perspective deskew algorithm improves the recognition of perspectival skewed images with 3D Deskew filtering

PDF

  • Across-the-board speed improvements
  • Load text, vector graphics and raster images
  • Enhanced rasterization and thumbnail generation
  • PDF Optimizer tool for reducing PDF document size
  • New WinRT PDF libraries
  • Added images extraction and decoding
  • Improvements to extraction of resources including fonts, bookmarks, metadata, etc.
  • New compression options including JPEG2000
  • Added support for extraction of Unicode text
  • New options for PDF document Initial View
  • Added AutoPrint functionality

Annotations

  • Multi-container annotations
  • New annotation and markup object types
    • New text-based review annotation types similar to Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word
    • Bates Stamp
    • Filled-in arrowhead
  • Auto-resize option for wrapped objects
  • Improved options for loading and saving annotations
  • Added ability to use Image Viewer Control’s Interactive Modes and Automated Annotations simultaneously

Barcode

Additional Document Updates

  • New document cleanup image processing functions
  • Improved support for Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

Click here for more information on all features within the LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Engine.

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LEADTOOLS Version 19 Coming Soon!

Posted on 2014-11-18 by Walter
LEADTOOLS V19 Icon

A new, major version of LEADTOOLS is right around the corner. Version 19 is packed full of incredible Document, Medical and Multimedia Imaging technology with many new features and enhancements across the board. Developers can do more than ever before with LEADTOOLS V19.

Document Imaging

  • Document and image viewers for all platforms
    • New SVG engine for smooth scrolling and zooming of documents
    • Search text and use annotations on any format
    • Multi-page lazy loading for large documents
  • Convert PDF & Office formats at 100% accuracy without the need for OCR
  • Improved OCR accuracy for all languages including East Asian
  • New barcode types: Aztec, MaxiCode & Micro QR
  • Structured and unstructured forms recognition and processing with OEM-ready forms applications (checks, passports, driver licenses, invoices)
  • PDF and Office format viewing, editing and conversion: convert hundreds of different file types to PDF, DOC/DOCX, RTF, HTML, XPS and more
  • Powerful PDF SDK is feature packed and includes page manipulation, optimize PDF, bookmarks and metadata; create PDF/A files, PDF annotations, image extraction and more
  • Zero-footprint HTML5/JavaScript UI controls & web services
  • Image cleanup and pre-processing

Medical Imaging

  • Comprehensive DICOM SDK supporting the latest specifications
  • PACS client and server components
  • Optional third-party cloud storage integration in the DICOM Storage Server
  • New HL7 SDK with decoders, listener service and MWL integration
  • Redesigned, highly customizable, cloud-enabled HTML5 / JavaScript zero-footprint medical viewer
  • Rich Client Medical Web Viewer (IE only)
  • Medical image processing
  • Medical annotations and collaboration tools
  • 3D volume construction and advanced visualization
  • Specialized 8-16 bit grayscale image display
  • OEM-ready applications with source code

Multimedia

  • H.265 with 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition
  • Capture, convert, stream and play audio and video
  • Hundreds of formats and codecs for DirectShow and Media Foundation
    • MPEG-2 Transport Stream, H.264, MPEG-4 & more
  • KLV metadata
  • UAV and UAS
  • Audio and video processing filters and transforms including overlays and motion detection
  • DICOM reading and writing

Imaging

  • Hundreds of file and image formats for loading, saving and compression
  • Thousands of image processing algorithms
  • New Image Viewer control for all platforms
  • Scan with TWAIN from the web

More to come in the following weeks! Sign up for our newsletter to get all the latest information regarding LEADTOOLS Version 19 sent directly to your inbox.

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LEAD Exhibiting at RSNA 2014 in Chicago

Posted on 2014-10-28 by Katie
RSNA 2014

To close out LEAD’s 2014 event calendar, we will once again be exhibiting at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. This year’s meeting is bound to be a historic event celebrating RSNA’s 100th year. If you are a software developer, IT admin, system integrator or radiologist this is an event you don’t want to miss. LEAD will be showing off its full line of medical imaging technology with high-level SDKs and OEM-ready solutions for DICOM, PACS, HL7, 3D Volume Rendering, Zero-footprint HTML5 viewers, and more

New features coming soon in Version 19

In addition to showcasing our current offering of award-winning medical imaging toolkits, we will be providing demonstrations of our soon-to-be-released LEADTOOLS Version 19. This new version will include new features spanning across both document and medical imaging. Major new version 19 features include:

  • PACS with Cloud Archive – The new LEADTOOLS DICOM Storage Server is hybrid storage enabled. In addition to SAN/NAS storage support, it includes options to utilize third-party cloud storage services such as EMC ATMOS, Microsoft Azure and other cloud services.
  • HTML5 Medical Viewer – New highly customizable HTML5/JavaScript Medical Viewer with user, user-group and admin level preferences. A feature-rich, zero-footprint, platform-independent web application for displaying DICOM images on any device from any PACS.
  • New HL7 SDK – Create, parse, send and receive HL7 messages. Integrates within Modality Worklist and PACS applications.
  • New Image Processing Functions – Medical-specific image processing functions with support for 8-16 bit extended grayscale and signed image data.
  • Document Normalization – Convert PDF and Office documents as well as raster images to a single, standard interchangeable format. New document to document converter allows conversion of all typical document file types into searchable PDF. Enhanced PDF support includes J2K compression, annotation, PDF attachments, digital signature and more.
  • Document Viewer – Display digital documents (PDF, Doc, etc.) and raster images alike with annotations, searchable text, bookmarks, thumbnails, infinite lossless zoom and more. The HTML5 / JavaScript viewer can also be hosted within SharePoint and cloud services.
  • Web Scanning and Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) – Build remote, distributed capture solutions. Scan and upload documents from a Web Browser or print remotely from any application to a network virtual printer.
  • Bates Stamp – Automatically identify, protect, timestamp and number documents for discovery, litigation and record keeping.

RSNA Information

November 30 – December 5, 2014
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Booth # 7707 (North Building, Hall B)
Schedule a meeting

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LEAD Exhibiting at Visual Studio Live! and Android Developer Conference

Posted on 2014-10-21 by Katie

Next month kicks off LEAD Technologies’ busy fall event schedule. In fact, we’re overachieving a little and doing two shows in the same week! Warm up with us in sunny Orlando, FL for Visual Studio Live! while also learning about the latest Document, Medical, & Multimedia imaging SDK technology we have to offer. Our booth is a must-see if you are developing applications requiring imaging technology such as OCR, Forms, Barcode, PDF, DICOM, PACS, Formats, Viewers, etc. In addition to showing off our current product offerings, we will have some special product announcements that you’ll just have to be at our booth to hear about.

Visual Studio Live! logo

Visual Studio Live!

November 17 – 21, 2014
Royal Pacific Resort at Universal
Orlando, FL
Booth # 110
Click here for a $600 early registration discount!
Schedule a meeting

On the west coast, LEAD will be setting up shop at the San Francisco Android Developer Conference. Come see the latest LEADTOOLS has to offer for Android developers. Our native C/C++ and Java libraries make it easy to add OCR, Barcode, DICOM, Image display and Image processing to your Android tablets and phone apps. In addition, we will be giving away a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 (16GB Black) to one lucky attendee who registers at our booth!

Android Developer Conference 2014

Android Developer Conference – San Francisco

November 18 – 21, 2014
Burlingame Hyatt Regency Hotel
San Francisco, CA
Booth # 603
Schedule a meeting

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How to Use Blank Page Detection on Scanned Documents

Posted on 2014-10-08 by Walter
Are all of these blank pages?

Blank page detection is an important step in most document imaging workflows. For example, it can be used to help end-users make sure they have their paper facing the correct way and inform them when they’ve done something wrong. For a more automated solution, blank pages can be removed to save on disk space and bandwidth.

However, the difficulty with blank page detection is that it can be a bit subjective. Humans can quickly perceive a blank page because we see that the page doesn’t have any text on it. But what does a computer do with a text-less page with lines, noise, borders and the like?

LEADTOOLS accounts for these discrepancies and provides an extremely accurate and configurable blank page detection algorithm. Its flags include options for detecting lines, noise, setting specific margins and more.


//create a new command
BlankPageDetectorCommand blankPageCom = new BlankPageDetectorCommand();
//default flags are DetectEmptyPage | DontIgnoreBleedThrough | DontDetectLinedPage | 
//                  DontUseActiveArea | UseDefaultMargins
blankPageCom.Flags = SetFlags(); 
blankPageCom.LeftMargin = (int)leftMarginUpDown.Value;
blankPageCom.RightMargin = (int)rightMarginUpDown.Value;
blankPageCom.TopMargin = (int)topMarginUpDown.Value;
blankPageCom.BottomMargin = (int)bottomMarginUpDown.Value;
blankPageCom.Run(viewer.Image);

MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Is Blank: {0}", blankPageCom.IsBlank));

For a complete example, check out the original forum post.

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