Version 4.2

• Ability to save processed and/or annotated images back to the source.
• Ability to switch source after saving images.
• Fixed bugs in TIFF, JBIG2, PDF codecs.
• Fixed bugs in multithreading.
• Demos have been updated.
• Some minor fixes.

Version 4.1

• Version of assemblies compiled under .NET 4.0 are available.
• Optimized memory usage when loading TIFF images with Packbits compression.
• Optimized TIFF file creation algorithm.
• Added opportunity to save image into TIFF file with Old JPEG compression.
• Added multithreading support in JPEG encoder.
• Added opportunity to use color blending for image processing.
• Fixed bug in ImageViewer: big image loading.
• Fixed bug in ImageViewer: synchronization while viewing, processing and saving image.
• Examples for Visual Studio 2010 have been created.
• Examples for Visual Studio 2005/2008 have been updated.
• Created new detailed SDK documentation with upgrading guide from version 3.x to 4.x.
• Some major and minor fixes.

Version 4.0

• Loading algorithm of TIFF files has been improved.
• Ability to save TIFF with Zip compression is added.
• Memory usage in saving algorithm of TIFF files has been optimized.
• Ability to specify rendering settings for vector decoders is added.
• Ability to load PDF documents is added (VintaSoftPDF.NET Plug-in necessary).
• Ability to convert PDF documents to BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, multipage TIFF files is added (VintaSoftPDF.NET Plug-in necessary).
• Ability to save images as PDF/A document is added (VintaSoftPDF.NET Plug-in necessary).
• Ability to decode and encode black-and-white JBIG2 standalone images or embedded into PDF document is added (VintaSoftJBIG2.NET Plug-in necessary).
• Ability to convert image file into black-and-white JBIG2 file and back is added (VintaSoftJBIG2.NET Plug-in necessary).
• Thumbnail rendering speed has been increased.
• Ability to customize the behavior of visual tools is added.
• Ability to use advanced print settings (selection, current page, range of pages) is added.
• Decoders hierarchy is changed.
• Encoders hierarchy is changed.
• Bug in the thumbnail selection algorithm has been fixed.
• Image Viewer Demo, Annotation Demo, Image Converter Demo, Multipage TIFF Demo, Print Demo are updated.
• PDF Reader Demo, PDF Editor Demo, Web PDF Reader Demo and JBIG2 Codec Demo are created.

Version 3.3

• Improved the drag-and-drop algorithm of the ThumbnailViewer.
• Improved the loading algorithm of TIFF files.
• Some minor fixes.

Version 3.2

• Added the ability to save grayscale images with JPEG compression to TIFF files.
• Fixed bug in drag-and-drop algorithm of the ThumbnailViewer.
• Fixed bug in CCITT compression algorithm of PDF encoder.
• Fixed bugs in JPEG decoder.
• Some minor fixes.

Version 3.1

• Optimized the memory management in the ThumbnailViewer.
• Thumbnail rendering algorithm has been optimized.
• Improved the loading algorithm of TIFF files with JPEG and LZW compression.
• Added the ability to create grayscale JPEG images.

Version 3.0

• New image processing functions: brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, luminance, gamma.
• Image processing functions are optimized.
• Ability to use the region of interest for some of image processing functions has been added.
• Thumbnail rendering algorithm has been optimized, now visible thumbnails have priority in rendering.
• Rotation algorithm has been optimized, now the image border is detected after rotation.
• Ability to disable drag-and-drop feature of the thumbnail viewer has been added.
• Ability to save separate image with annotations has been added.
• Improved the loading algorithm of TIFF files.
• Some major and minor fixes.
• Updated all examples/demos.

Version 2.2

• Added ability to use antialiasing in the image viewer.
• Added ability to disable buffering in the image viewer.
• Improved perfomance and stability of image processing functions with big images.
• Improved the loading algorithm of TIFF files.
• Other minor fixes.
• Updated the ImageViewer, MultiPageTiff and Print demos.

Version 2.1

• Vintasoft.Imaging.dll assembly now has 2 versions:
  
  
  • Bin\v2.0\Vintasoft.Imaging.dll file version features:
    
    
    • Version is compiled under .NET 2.0
    • Version can be used in x86, WOW64 and x64 modes
    • Version cannot be used in x64 mode
    • GDI32 functions are used to preview images in the image viewer
    • High speed of preview in the image viewer
  • Bin\v2.0\x64\Vintasoft.Imaging.dll file version features:
    
    
    • Version is compiled under .NET 2.0
    • Version can be used in x86 and WOW64 modes
    • GDI32 functions are NOT used to preview images in the image viewer
    • Speed of preview in the image viewer is less than speed of version which uses GDI32
  • Added ability to modify metadata of TIFF image.
  • Added ability to copy/paste selected part of image to any image in the image viewer.
  • Added ability to change color depth of the image (convert the image).
  • Added ability to overlay images.
  • Added new visual tool - Selection, which allows to select a part of image in the image viewer and copy the selection to Windows clipboard.
  • Added ability to get histogram of an image.
  • Added ability to control the image viewer using the code, namely, zoom an image, select a part of image, crop an image, drag and drop image.
  • Added ability to set the action buttons for visual tools.
  • Added event which is thrown when selection in the image viewer is changed.
  • Added event which is thrown when hovered thumbnail in the thumbnail viewer is changed. This event can be used if you want to add custom menus, for example Infragistics's menus, to the thumbnail viewer.
  • Improved the algorith of blank image detection.
  • Improved the loading algorithm of TIFF files.
  • Fixed bug of loading of WMF/EMF files.
  • Other major and minor fixes.
  • Added the WebStampImage demo. This demo shows how to stamp images uploaded to web server.
  • Updated the ImageViewer demo.
  
  

  Version 2.0

  • Opportunity to save/add images to PDF documents has been added.
  • Visual tools for image viewers have been created:
    
    
    • Magnifier - allows to magnify the image
    • Pan - allows to pan the image
    • Drag-n-drop - allows to select a part of image and drag the selection within the image
    • Crop selection - allows to select a part of image and crop the image using selection
    • Zoom - allows to zoom the image
    • Zoom selection - allows to select a part of image and zoom the selection
  • Opportunity to fully control the image loading, processing and saving processes has been added.
  • Documentation in Visual Studio .NET 2005 format has been created.
  • Thumbnail Viewer Demo has been created. This demo shows how to create thumbnail viewers with custom appearance.
  • Image Converter Demo has been created. This demo shows how to convert multipage TIFF files to PDF documents.
  • Despeckle, deskew and border detection algorithms have been improved.
  • Some bugs in the image viewer have been fixed.
  • Some bugs in the ImagePrintDocument control have been fixed.
  • Examples have been updated.
  • Demo applications for 32- and 64-bit systems have been created.
  • Other major and minor fixes.
  
  

  Version 1.1

  • 6 image preview modes are supported now:
    
    
    • Normal with screen resolution
    • Normal with image resolution
    • Best fit
    • Fit to width
    • Fit to height
    • Scale
  • Preview speed of the image viewer has been increased.
  • Images were printed with incorrect resolution in previous version. Now this bug is fixed.
  • Quality of thumbnail images have been increased.
  • Magnifier has been optimized.
  • Multi selection feature has been added to thumbnail viewer (thumbnails can be selected, moved, deleted).
  • New image processing functions have been added: resize, resample, change resolution.
  • Despeckle, deskew and border detection algorithms have been optimized.
  • LZW algorithm has been optimized. Reading speed of TIFF images with LZW compression has been increased.
  • Images with different X- and Y-resolutions are supported now.
  • Thumbnail images in the thumbnail viewer can have border now.
  • Focus on hover - image can be automatically selected when the mouse pointer remains over the associated thumbnailimage for a few seconds.
  • Examples have been updated.
  • Other major and minor fixes.
  
  

  Version 1.0

  • Load image from file or stream.
  • Load images from different files and/or streams into one image collection.
  • View images in scrollable and zoomable image viewer.
  • View thumbnail images in multi-threaded thumbnail viewer.
  • Process images: despeckle, deskew, border detection, blank page detection, rotation, mirror, crop, invert, color conversion.
  • Magnifier, zoom and select image tools.
  • Reorder images in thumbnail viewer by using drag-n-drop.
  • Direct work with multipage TIFF file, without temporary file.
  • Read metadata from TIFF file.
  • Read and write annotations from TIFF file.
  • Preview and print images.
  • Save image to file or stream.
  • Asynchronously save an image collection to file or stream as multipage TIFF file.
  • Split multipage TIFF file to many BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG or TIFF files.
  • Supported image file formats: BMP, EMF, EXIF, GIF, Icon, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, multipage TIFF, WMF.
  • Supported operations with multipage TIFF file: get, add, insert and delete image, pack file, read metadata, read and write annotations.
  • Supported TIFF image compressions: None, CCITT Group 3 and 4 fax, CCITT Rle, Packbits, LZW, Deflate, JPEG.