VintaSoftAnnotation.NET Plug-in is the .NET annotation tool which allows you to markup and draw objects onto an TIFF, JPEG image or page of PDF document. The component can easily create and edit built-in or your own custom annotation types, merge them with image, save or load into/from XML, TIFF, PDF or JPEG file.

This program must be used together with VintaSoftImaging.NET SDK and is designed to extend its functionality.

Combination with VintaSoftPDF.NET Plug-in will ship advanced PDF document annotation functionality to your .NET program.

Features:

• Programming environments: .NET Framework 2.0 or higher

• This is a fully-managed .NET library to guarantee the fast working in .NET Framework

• Create an annotation collection associated with the image

• Add any number of annotations to annotation collection

• Includes control which represents independent panel with annotations

• Ability to customize built-in or create custom annotations in .NET

• Ability to build symmetrical annotations visually

• Ability to fully control interaction between annotation and mouse

• Save annotations to TIFF, PDF or JPEG file in VintasoftBinary format

• Save annotations to TIFF, PDF or JPEG file in XMP format from Adobe

• Save annotations to TIFF in WANG format

• Save annotations to an XML file in XMP format from Adobe

• Load annotations from an XML file

• Load annotations from TIFF, PDF or JPEG file

• Preview annotations in .NET Annotation Viewer using either Author or View mode

• Preview image thumbnails with annotations in .NET Annotated Thumbnail Viewer

• Ability to rotate image with annotations on custom angle

• Remove unnecessary annotations from the annotation collection

• Merge an image with an annotation collection

• Calculate length and angle on an image in pixel-to-pixel image scale mode

Individual annotation features:

• Move, resize, rotate and mirror annotations
• Change the background color of annotation, set transparency
• Add or remove border to/from annotation
• Edit text of text or rubber stamp annotation
• Change text parameters of text or rubber stamp annotation
• Use annotation rotation assistant, disallow rotation
• Use caps for Line annotations

Supported annotation types:

• Line - draws a line
• Lines - draws a polyline
• Freehand - draws a freehand line
• Ruler - draws line and calculates its length
• Rulers - draws some lines and calculates theirs overall length
• Angle - draws two lines and calculates angle between these lines
• Rectangle - draws a rectangle
• Square (rectangle with symmetry) - draws a square
• Highlight - draws a rectangle with color blending function
• Ellipse - draws an ellipse
• Circle (ellipse with symmetry) - draws a circle
• Polygon - draws a polygon
• Freehand polygon - draws a freehand polygon
• Embedded image - draws an image from internal source
• Referenced image - draws an image from external source
• Text - draws a text
• Free text - draws an editable text area and a leader polyline
• Link - draws a hyperlink
• Rubber stamp - draws a rubber stamp

Custom .NET image annotations:

• Triangle (VB.NET, C#) - draws a triangle
• Free Image (VB.NET, C#) - draws an image from internal source and a leader polyline

You can use this library in your programs written in any programming languages compatible with .NET technology.
VintaSoft Annotation .NET Plug-in was tested and has examples of use for:

• Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2005 / 2008 / 2010
• Microsoft Visual C# 2005 / 2008 / 2010
• ASP.NET 2005 / 2008 / 2010

System requirements:

.NET Framework / Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / Internet Explorer

Supported platforms:

Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008 / 7, 32-bit / 64-bit, .NET Framework 2.0 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0