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Image Manipulation and Analysis - Image Processing

 

Introduction: Image Manipulation and Analysis

Why is the ability to manipulate images so important, and why are a wide variety of options for image manipulation so desirable? The reasons are as varied as the applications that are developed.

Sometimes, you start with an image that has some undesirable qualities. For example, if the original image is too flat, you may want to use one of the contrast enhancement functions to make permanent improvements.

At other times, you may need to make temporary changes for use on a particular monitor or printer. Using the ActiveX control or DLL functions, you can set the brightness, contrast, and gamma correction for the display of all images, without affecting the bitmaps.

Some image manipulations, such as edge-detection filters, are commonly used to analyze an image, rather than to improve it. For example, in an industrial quality-assurance application, defects in a machine part may be easier to detect if an image of the part is processed with an edge-detection filter. Similarly, the creation of a histogram (an array that charts the frequency of color usage in an image) can be of value in an analytical situation.

Edge detection and histogram creation can also be used as steps in improving an image. For example, creating a histogram is a necessary step, internally, in some of the contrast-improvement functions. Also, an image created with an edge detection filter can be combined with the original image to harden or soften the original's edges.

LEADTOOLS SDKs allow developers to add an extensive list (the widest in the industry) of image processing filters to their applications quickly and easily. LEADTOOLS includes functions with many options that give you the flexibility to make your images look as good as possible or ready them for analyzing. Whether you are working with medical images, scanned documents or digital , LEADTOOLS can help you display your images optimally.

 

Programming Interfaces

.NET Components
Silverlight Image Component
WCF Image Component
WF Image Component
WPF Imaging Component
DLL Components
Class Library Controls
ActiveX Interface
COM Components
VCL Components

Programming SDK

Imaging SDK
Raster Imaging SDK
Document Imaging SDK
Recognition Imaging SDK
Medical Imaging SDK
PACS Imaging SDK
Multimedia Imaging SDK
Vector Imaging SDK

Programming Languages

.NET Programming
C/C++ Programming
Visual Basic
Delphi Programming

Imaging Components

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Bitonal Imaging
Imaging Components Benefits
Best Compression Options
Forms Recognition
Image Annotation
Audio Compression
Image Compression
Document Clean-up
File Format
Image Processing
Video Compression
OCR/ICR/OMR
PDF
TWAIN Scanning

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