Changes from Version 14.5 to Version 15

This latest remaster of the LEADTOOLS family of imaging toolkits is packed with more updates and new features. This release offers new AJAX-enabled controls for developing interactive web applications, support for VB6 developers who want to take advantage of the LEADTOOLS V15 .NET Class Library, support for JPEG 2000 Part 2, improved documentation, new tutorials and much more.

Version 15 of this CLIB has changed from version 14.5 as follows:

LEADTOOLS Version 15 now supports both ANSI and UNICODE development in the same libraries.
LEADTOOLS now supports development for x64 platforms.
This release incorporates improved help navigation, dozens of new examples and tutorials, and hundreds of new and improved index entries. API and C++ Class Library Help now includes Advanced Search, a Favorites tab, and Locate, Products, and Support buttons.
The LICC and LColor classes have been moved to a new help file. All color conversion functionality is now documented in the LEADTOOLS Color Conversion C++ Class Library help (ltclrclibn.chm: Color Conversion .
Deskew Check functions were designed specifically to aid automation of bank check scanning, recognition and archiving. Its powerful, reliable automatic deskew features use a proprietary algorithm to detect bank check image orientation, and within milliseconds rotate it to horizontal or vertical.
Blank Page Detect functions are designed to help reduce disk storage and unnecessary processing of blank pages in document imaging applications. Can detect noisy, bleed through and lined blank pages with high precision and speed.
LEADTOOLS has added signed image support to 50 functions. Over half of all LEADTOOLS image functions now support both signed and unsigned images.
LEADTOOLS has added the following file support:

JPEG XR / Microsoft HD Photo file format (HDP).
Reading TIFF images with ZIP compression.
JPX (JPEG 2000 Part 2) support especially useful for document, medical, and satellite imagery archiving systems . All LEADTOOLS Raster Pro, Document Imaging, and Medical Imaging toolkits can read / parse JPX files. LEADTOOLS Document and Medical Imaging toolkits can also write / update JPX files.
XPS (XML Paper Specification), a new electronic document format supported natively by Office 2007 and Windows VISTA. For more information on XPS, refer to: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/default.mspx
MNG (Multiple Network Graphics) file support a multiple-image member of the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format family. It can contain animations, slide shows, or complex still frames, comprised of multiple PNG or JPEG Network Graphic (JNG) single-image datastreams.
PDF with CMYK data support LEADTOOLS now supports saving PDF files with CMYK data.
WPG/VWPG file support LEADTOOLS now supports both version 1 and version 2 of Word Perfect Graphics formats.

LEADTOOLS has enhanced the following file format support to improve performance:

Vector

CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile): This version adds raster, restricted text, polymarker,cell array, 3-point circular arc, and CGM objects.
DGN (Intergraph Format): Now supports symbology levels, with enhanced color and text rendering.
DWG (AutoCAD Format): Now supports DWG2004, leader objects, and directional (2D) extrusion, with an optimized block and entity parser; improved color, line type, block, and extent support; and enhanced polyline, circle, ellipse, arc, spline, multi-line, attribute, and raster object performance.
DXF (Drawing Interchange Format): This version includes an updated DXF parser; updates algorithms for drawing objects and adds extrusion support; improves the rendering of model and paper space; adds entity block rendering, multi-line objects, multi-line text objects, end arrows, and width and bulge values for polyline objects; and enhances performance for ellipse rotation, arc angles, hatchures, splines, and attributes.
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics): Now supports gradient brushes, hyperlinks, transformation matrices, and class styles, and enhances elliptical paths, arcs, text, and SVG objects.

Raster

PSD (Photoshop Format): Adds support for saving Unicode layer names, and enhances reading layers, masks, and alpha channels.

Example updates:

Implementing an Automated Annotation Program has been updated

Tutorial updates:

The following tutorials have been added:

Tutorials

Using the UNICODE version of LEADTOOLS in a non-UNICODE Application

Topic updates:

The following topics have been added:

A Special Note About Loading 12, 16 and 32-Bit Grayscale Images

Color Resolution Flag Values

Demo Programs

Deskewing

File Formats for Which Redirected IO is Not Supported

File Formats: Kodak Cineon Format (CIN)

File Formats: Kodak Photo CD and FlashPix Formats (PCD and FPX)

File Formats: Microsoft HD Photo File Format (HDP)

File Formats: NITF Format (NTF)

File Formats: XML Paper Specification (XPS)

Introduction: Image Processing

Introduction: Signed Images

Introduction: TWAIN Input

LEADTOOLS Documentation

NAPLPS Format (NAP)

Programming with JPEG 2000 Features

Sample Programs

Scanning Images Using TWAIN Devices

Changed or removed functions and structures:

ISIS Support is removed. Users can find fast scanning support, more reliability, and better industry support with our Fast TWAIN functionality.

NOTE: at the time of release, x64 TWAIN drivers were not available. As soon as x64 TWAIN drivers become available, LEADTOOLS will support 64-bit TWAIN.

The following functions have been removed:

LAnnotation::GetFillMode()

LAnnotation::SetFillMode()

LAnnContainer::HitTest

LBitmapBase::Combine

LBaseFile::LoadInfoCallBack

LBaseFile::EnableLoadInfoCallBack

LBaseFile::IsLoadInfoCallBackEnabled

LAnnToolBar::AddUserHandle

LAnnToolBar::GetUserHandle

LAnnToolBar::GetUserHandles

LAnnToolBar::ChangeUserHandle

LAnnToolBar::DeleteUserHandle

LAnnToolBar::EnumerateHandles

LAnnToolBar::EnumHandleCallBack

LFile::FreeICCProfile

LFile::FreeICCProfileExt

LFile::InitICCProfile

LFile::InitICCProfileExt

LFile::LoadICCProfile

LFile::LoadICCProfileExt

LFile::SaveICCProfile

LIsis::GetTagASCII

LIsis::GetTagASCIIChoice

LIsis::GetTagLongChoice

LIsis::GetTagShortChoice

LIsis::SetTagASCII
The following functions have been renamed:

LAnnotation::GetFillModeExt() renamed to LAnnotation::GetFillMode()

LAnnotation::SetFillModeExt() renamed to LAnnotation::SetFillMode()

LAnnContainer::HitTestExt renamed to LAnnContainer::HitTest

LBitmapBase::CombineExt renamed to LBitmapBase::Combine

LFile::LoadBitmap renamed to LFile::Load

LMemoryFile::LoadBitmap renamed toLMemoryFile::Load

LBitmapBase::CombineExt renamed to LBitmapBase::Combine

LBitmap::ChangeHueSatIntBitmap renamed to LBitmap::ChangeHueSatInt

LBitmap::IsRegMarkBitmap renamed to LBitmap::IsRegMark

LBitmap::MultiScaleEnhancementBitmap renamed to LBitmap::MultiScaleEnhancement

LFile::SaveBitmap renamed to LFile::Save

LMemoryFile::SaveBitmap renamed to LMemoryFile::Save
The following functions have been changed:

LChange::ChangeToDIB takes 1 new parameter

LAnnotation::GetFontName takes 1 new parameter

LAnnAudioClip::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnAutomation::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnButton::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnotation::GetHyperlink takes 1 new parameter

LAnnPoint::GetBitmap takes 1 new parameter

LAnnRTF::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnRuler::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnRuler::GetUnit takes 1 new parameter

LAnnStamp::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnText::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnVideo::GetText takes 1 new parameter

LAnnAutomation::GetUnit takes 1 new parameter
The following structures have been changed:

The LAYERINFO (takes 1 new parameter).

The FILETXTOPTIONS structure has 1 new member.

The FILEJ2KOPTIONS structure has 2 new member