ImageEn History

ImageEn 4.3.1

Top Ten Enhancements

1. Added support for Delphi and C++ Builder XE4
2. PrintImagesToFile function allows an ImageEnMView to ouput a set of files (thumbnail sheets)
3. All ImageEn global settings are now centralized with the TIEImageEnGlobalSettings class
4. ImageEn actions can now be localized by setting MsgLanguage
5. ImageEnMView allows the selection of multiple regions using the Ctrl key
6. Added iexDicomRoutines helper unit for Dicom files
7. ImageEnMView now supports Explorer thumbnails when using AppendImage
8. Added translations: Chinese Traditional (Big5 Encoding) and Norwegian
9. DICOM decoder now can read nested tags
10. FillFromDirectory can now be cancelled by setting MIO.Aborting := True

 

ImageEn 4.3.0

Top Fifteen Enhancements

1. Now supports creation of 64bit applications in Delphi/CPP XE2 and XE3
2. 170 actions for ImageEnView, ImageEnMView and ImageEnVect to rapidly create UI without code

170 actions for ImageEnView, ImageEnMView and ImageEnVect

3. New TIESlippyMap class to perform basic geo-location (automatic display of GPS-EXIF points on a map)

TIESlippyMap class to perform basic geo-location

4. New methods to read and write IPTC fields
5. ImageEnMView will now display thumbnails for video files retrieved from Windows Explorer

ImageEnMView will now display thumbnails for video files retrieved from Windows Explorer

6. Improvements to OpenImageEnDialog, including better layout and larger preview options

Improvements to OpenImageEnDialog, including better layout and larger preview options

7. ImageEnView can now playback animated GIF and AVI files
8. New TImageEnView method to perform a smooth zoom (transitions to the new zoom, rather than displaying it immediately)
9. New helper file unit to add shortcut methods to TImageEnIO, TBitmap, as well as general image file functions
10. Improvements to the documentation (on-going)
11. Many methods of ImageEnVect now allow you to specify a parameter to apply action to all selected objects
12. Added functions to TIEBitmap: Rotate, Flip and Resample
13. Added translations for Arabic and Serbian
14. EXIF date properties now all offer TDateTime equivalents
15. Four new demos: Geo Maps, Actions, MView Actions and Vect Actions

 

ImageEn 4.1.4

» Beta release of 64bit support for Delphi and C++ Builder XE2 and XE3
» Optional DLL for 32bit applications to speed up file loading

 

ImageEn 4.1.3

» Added support for Delphi and C++ Builder XE3

 

ImageEn 4.1.2

Top Ten Enhancements

1. Images can now be automatically aligned to the center or either side, both horizontally and vertically
2. Easier sorting of files by name, text, etc, when using TImageEnMView
3. Rotation of Layer 0 is now supported when MouseInteract is miRotateLayers
4. Selected layer box and grips are displayed over all layers
5. Bounding box is displayed when rotating a layer
6. It is now possible to remove the last inserted selection point (when MouseInteract is miSelectPolygon)
7. DICOM: enhanced support for lossless-jpeg compression
8. Angle objects for TImageEnVect can now be defined in code
9. Added TIEAcquireParams.FindSourceByName to locate devices using only their name
10. Vectorial objects can now be drawn over Black/white images (Experimental feature)

 

ImageEn 4.1.0

Top Ten Enhancements

1. Now offers a generic interface to all acquisition sources, Twain, WIA and connected cameras and cards

Acquire from any source, Twain, WIA, Cameras, cards

2. Photos can now be acquired from connected cameras and cards (which appear as USB drives)
3. Support for much larger PDF creation through disk caching
4. TImageEnMView now offers a Seek method to quickly navigate loaded images and frames
5. TImageEnMView will automatically scroll when dragging items within it
6. TImageEnMView.FillFromDirectory can optionally add all supported video formats
7. Added TImageEnMView.SelectedImageAlwaysVisible property to force the selected image to remain visible
8. TSaveImageEnDialog can now be used without attaching it to a TImageEnIO (though in this configuration it will not provide user access to file parameters)
9. New selection option, iesoDisableOneClickDeselect, which prevents clearing of the selection when clicking on a TImageEnView
10. TImageEnView and TImageEnMView now expose the Touch property
   
Also includes a preview of XE2/64 bit support

 

ImageEn 4.0.2

Top Ten Enhancements

1. Delphi XE2 (32 bit) support
2. Support for the new IEVision Advanced Functionality add-on
3. New transition effects: Cube Rotate, Soft Wipe and Twist transitions
4. Insertion of transition frames with TImageEnMView and saving of transition frames to file with TImageEnProc
5. New helper units for advanced EXIF and IPTC handling, providing such functions as input/output of fields to string grids
6. Improved Open/Save dialogs including FilterDefault property for specifying a preferred image type
7. "Maintain Aspect Ratio" parameter for TImageEnProc.Resample and ResampleTo
8. ZoomIn and ZoomOut methods for quick implementation of zooming functionality
9. Overloaded versions of TImageEnMView.InsertImage for quicker insertion of images by bitmap or path
10. UnsharpMask now provides specification of Radius by double

 

ImageEn 4.0.1

Top Ten Enhancements

1. Full installer available to download all required packages and automatically register them
2. New Seek method to quickly navigate and load images within multi-frame formats such as TIFF, GIF, ICO and videos
3. Default file view for Open and Save dialogs can now be overridden to display thumbnails, full details, etc.
4. ImageEnMView automatically scrolls when making a drag selection (TrackMouseSelection = True)
5. All preview dialogs now use the Windows standard GUI font (if PreviewFont has not been overridden)
6. Preview button in Open and Save dialogs always launches a full size preview
7. All preview dialogs now use globals, iegPreviewImageBackgroundStyle and iegPreviewImageBackgroundColor, for image preview styling
8. Enhanced support for reading EXIF fields from Raw camera formats
9. Now TImageEnIO.LoadFromFile can load frames from WMV and MPEG formats
10. ImageEnView, ImageEnMView and ImageEnVect display themed borders if THEMED_BORDERS is defined in ie.inc

 

ImageEn 4.0.0

Top Five Enhancements

1. Images can be displayed and navigated using Coverflow-style animation

Coverflow-style image animation effect

2. Preview now available for printing of thumbnails

Preview of Thumbnail Printing

3. Revamped styling of all ImageEn dialogs

Improved print preview dialog

4. ImageEnMView now supports drag style selection

Drag to select thumbnails

5. Global Zoom Quality property now available to improve the preview of images in all dialogs