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Leadtools Getting Started

Summary

The Leadtools namespace provides libraries with properties, methods, events, structures and interfaces for building applications with LEADTOOLS SDKs. It is required in all applications.

.NET

Redistributables Paths

Path	Target Platform
<installdir>\Redist\DotNet\Win32	x86 .NET 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5
<installdir>\Redist\DotNet4\Win32	x86 .NET 4 or 4.5
<installdir>\Redist\DotNet\x64	x64 .NET 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5
<installdir>\Redist\DotNet4\x64	x64 .NET 4 or 4.5

Dependencies

Library	Description	Dependencies
Leadtools.dll	Core Library	-

Sample Programs

Description	Path	Details
Main imaging demo (Windows Forms)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet\<CS/VB>\MainDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display, image processing, scanning, and more.
Draw demo (Windows Forms)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet\<CS/VB>\DrawDemo	Demonstrates how to use the LEAD RasterImage as a drawing surface.
Magnify glass demo (Windows Forms)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet\<CS/VB>\MagnifyGlassDemo	Demonstrates all options and functionality of the LEADTOOLS Viewer Control’s Magnifying Glass feature.
Paint while load demo (Windows Forms)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet\<CS/VB>\PaintWhileLoadDemo	Demonstrates buffered painting of an image as the data is being loaded from an input file.
Image processing utility (Windows Forms)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet\<CS/VB>\ImageProcessingUtility	Demonstrates the wide array of Image Processing functions provide by LEADTOOLS.
Main imaging demo (WPF)	<installdir>\Examples\DotNet3\<CS/VB>\ProMainDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display, image processing, and more.

Supported File Formats

File Format	Description	Redistributables
See file formats listed in Leadtools.Codecs	See Leadtools.Codecs	See redistributables for Leadtools.Codecs

WinRT

Redistributables Paths

Path	Target Platform
<installdir>\Redist\WinRT8_1\Win32	x86 WinRT 8.1
<installdir>\Redist\WinRTPhone8_1\Win32	x86 Windows Phone 8.1
<installdir>\Redist\WinRT8_1\x64	x64 WinRT 8.1
<installdir>\Redist\WinRT8_1\ARM	ARM WinRT 8.1
<installdir>\Redist\WinRTPhone8_1\ARM	ARM Windows Phone 8.1

Dependencies

Library	Description	Dependencies
Leadtools.winmd Leadtools.dll	Core Library	Leadtools.Kernel.winmd Leadtools.Kernel.dll

Library

Description

Dependencies

Leadtools.winmd

Leadtools.dll

Core Library

Leadtools.Kernel.winmd

Leadtools.Kernel.dll

Sample Programs

Description	Path	Details
Main imaging demo (WinRT)	<installdir>\Examples\WinRT\<CS/JS>\MainDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display, image processing, scanning, and more.
Simple load and save demo (WinRT)	<installdir>\Examples\WinRT\<CS/JS>\SimpleLoadSaveDemo	Demonstrates basic image file import / export / display support.
Animation Demo (WinRT)	<installdir>\Examples\WinRT\CS\AnimationDemo	Demonstrates basic image file import / export / display support.
Image Processing demo (WinRT Phone)	<installdir>\Examples\WinRTPhone\CS\MainDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display and image processing.
Simple load and save demo (WinRT Phone)	<installdir>\Examples\ WinRTPhone \<CS/JS>\SimpleLoadSaveDemo	Demonstrates basic image file import / export / display support.

Supported File Formats

File Format	Description	Redistributables
See file formats listed in Leadtools.Codecs	See Leadtools.Codecs	See redistributables for Leadtools.Codecs

iOS/macOS

Redistributables Paths

Path	Target Platform
<installdir>\Bin<Version>\Xcode\iOS	iOS
<installdir>\Bin<Version>\Xcode\macOS	macOS

Dependencies

Library	Description	Dependencies
Leadtools.framework	Core Library	Leadtools.Kernel.framework

Sample Programs

Description	Path	Details
Image processing demo (iOS / macOS)	<installdir>\Examples\Xcode\<iOS / macOS>\IPDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display, image processing, scanning, and image processing.
Image Viewer Demo (iOS / macOS)	<installdir>\Examples\Xcode\<iOS / macOS>\ViewerDemo	Demonstrates features of the LEADTOOLS Image Viewer as well as basic image file import.
Simple Load Save demo (iOS)	<installdir>\Examples\Xcode\iOS\SimpleLoadSaveDemo	Demonstrates basic image file import / export / display support.

Supported File Formats

File Format	Description	Redistributables
See file formats listed in Leadtools.Codecs	See Leadtools.Codecs	See redistributables for Leadtools.Codecs

Java Android

Redistributables Paths

Path	Target Platform
<installdir>\Bin\Android\x86_64 (Android)	x86_64 Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\x86 (Android)	x86 Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\arm64-v8a (Android)	arm64-v8a Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\armeabi-v7a (Android)	armeabi-v7a Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\armeabi (Android)	armeabi Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\mips64 (Android)	mips64 Android
<installdir>\Bin\Android\mips (Android)	mips Android
<installdir>\Bin\CDLLVC10\Win32 (Windows)	x86 Windows
<installdir>\Bin\CDLLVC10\x64 (Windows)	x64 Windows
<installdir>\Bin\Lib\x86 (Linux)	x86 Linux
<installdir>\Bin\Lib\x64 (Linux)	x64 Linux

Dependencies

Library	Description	Dependencies
leadtools.jar	Core Library	libleadtools.so (Android) libltkrn.so (Linux) Ltkrnu.dll (Windows x86) Ltkrnx.dll (Windows x64)

Library

Description

Dependencies

leadtools.jar

Core Library

libleadtools.so (Android)

libltkrn.so (Linux)

Ltkrnu.dll (Windows x86)

Ltkrnx.dll (Windows x64)

Sample Programs

Description	Path	Details
Image processing demo (Android)	<installdir>\Examples\Android\ImageProcessingDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export, image display and image processing.
Viewer demo (Android)	<installdir>\Examples\Android\ViewerDemo	Demonstrates features of the LEADTOOLS Image Viewer as well as basic image file import.
Main demo (Java)	<installdir>\Examples\Java\MainDemo	Demonstrates core Raster / Document / Medical imaging functionality of LEADTOOLS, including image file import/export and image processing.