ImageEn: A comprehensive suite of components for image editing, display and analysis!

ImageEn is an extensive component suite for image editing, display and analysis written in pure VCL code for Delphi and C++ Builder, and is also available for .NET.  Thousands of software developers use ImageEn to add powerful multimedia functionality to their applications.  Learn how easy it is to enhance your software with ImageEn!

 

ImageEn Features

ImageEn is the most powerful native image library available for Delphi and C++ Builder, and also available for .NET.  The library includes a complete suite of components to handle all aspects of image and editing, analysis and display.  Join thousands of other developers who rely on ImageEn to add professional multimedia functionality to their software.

 

 

Compatibility

Delphi and C++ Builder 5 - 7, 2005 - 2010, XE - XE8, 10 Seattle, 10.1 Berlin and 10.2 Tokyo (32/64 bit)

.NET 2.0 - 4.0.

 

File Operations

• Support for all common image formats
• Lossless JPEG rotation and cropping
• Loading and saving of digital camera (EXIF) fields in JPEG, TIFF, RAW and HD Photo files (without modifying the original image)

 
 

• Loading and saving of EXIF GPS fields

 

• Loading and saving of Adobe XMP fields from JPEG, TIFF, HD Photo and PSD files
• Raw camera support including access to internal thumbnails and other data fields
• Loading and saving of IPTC data (most commonly used by Photoshop) from JPEG and TIFF files (without modifying the original image)
• Quick reading of image properties (dimensions, color depth, etc) without loading image
• Image load and save dialogs which include a preview and relevant save settings

 

• Support for alpha channel in GIF, TIFF, PNG, ICO, CUR, TGA, PSD files
• Asynchronous loading and saving
• Support for Color Management Systems to process ICC profiles
• Load images directly from the internet (using http/ftp protocol)
• Encryption and decryption using a 128 bit key
• Support for other formats such as PDF, PS, JBIG, etc, via plug-ins

 

Image Display

Images can be automatically displayed "To-Fit" or with real time zoom. Sixteen quality settings are available to enhance its display (from fastest to best quality)

Images from digital cameras can be automatically displayed with the correct orientation

180 stunning image transition and Pan-Zoom effects

 

Display and navigate images using Coverflow-style animation

 

Measurement of lines, perimeters and areas

 

Layer and Vector Support             

 

Image, text, vector shape and poly-line layer editing

 

Many options including curves, rotation, grouping, transparency, soft-shadow, anti-alias and gradients

 

Over 100 built-in vector shapes

Component to preview layers of image

 

Component to view and edit layers of image

 

Load/save to PSD and export to PDF and SVG

 

Image Editing and Processing

 

Many selection types: rectangle, ellipse, polygon and "magic wand" (to instantly select a colored area) and other options (including selection intensity and feathering)

Other mouse interaction options include cropping, mouse wheel support and click-dragging to rotate, navigate and zoom the image

 

Interactive adjustment of perspective distortion

 

Clone tool to remove unwanted areas the image

 

Painting tool with many brush styles and options

 

Multilevel undo and redo

 

Easily manipulate and edit single and multi-page images in code using TIEBitmap and TIEMultiBitmap classes

 

Image resizing with sixteen quality filters including Triangle, Hermite, Bell, BSpline, Lanczos3, Mitchell, FastLinear, Bilinear and Bicubic

 

Many color adjustment facilities including contrast, HSL, HSV channel separation, RGB, histogram equalization, Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT), gamma correction, temperature and noise removal (using code or the built-in dialog)

 

Image effects including custom filters, bump map, lens, wave, morphing, Gaussian and motion blurring and sharpening (using code or the built-in dialog)

 

Image cropping, auto-cropping, flipping, rotation and resizing (using code or the built-in dialog)

 

Chromakey background removal

 

Edge and skew detection

 

Red-eye removal

Soft shadow and inner shadow effects

 

Conversion of color ranges, gray scale and negative

Supports a wide range of native pixel formats: 1 bit, 8 bit paletted, 8 bit grayscale, 16 bit grayscale, 24 bit RGB, 32 bit floating point, 24 bit CMYK, 48 bit RGB, CIELab

 

Image and Video Acquisition

Acquire images from Twain and WIA compatible scanners and cameras, and connected portable devices

 

Video capture and saving of multimedia using DirectShow and Microsoft Media Foundation. Supports all installed codecs and video capture cards

 

Capture from screen