Internet/Intranet Imaging

LEADTOOLS features a Net Aware ActiveX, COM objects and .NET classes for Internet/intranet applications. The ActiveX and COM include a BitmapDataPath feature, which allows images to be read from any URL. The ActiveX also includes an AnnDataPath feature, which allows LEADTOOLS annotation files to be loaded from any URL. LEADTOOLS includes support for Progressive JPEG, Progressive CMP, PNG and interlaced GIF, so you can display images as they are downloaded. GIF support also includes transparency, animation, and embedded text. The GIF code has support for 1 through 8 bits per pixel files. A FeedLoad function is included to allow image data to be displayed as it is being transmitted across the net, providing Internet programmers with the fastest way to begin painting the client’s screen. Examples for VB script and Java script are included to assist you in incorporating images into Internet applications.

LEADTOOLS lets you do the following when working with the Internet:

• [ActiveX, COM and VCL only] Use the ActiveX control's net-aware capabilities to load a bitmap asynchronously over the Internet. You can do this by specifying the URL in a single property.

• Control how data is fed to a load routine.

• Handle progressive reading and writing of JPEG and LEAD CMP files.

• Handle transparency, interlaced formatting, and text in GIF files.

• Create and maintain lists of bitmaps that are used for animation.

• Create and play animations, read and write animated GIF files, and read AVI files.

• Read and write most other image file formats that are transmitted on the Internet.