Annotation

The Annotation SDK/ActiveX Plug-In is an add on to the Black Ice imaging toolkits. The Annotation Plug-In is a complete set of easy to use tools that enables software engineers to add annotation, drawing, text, graphics, images, signature, stamps and sticky notes to a document in a shorter timeframe. Primary applications include Document imaging,  Fax,  Medical Imaging, or COLD applications using  ‘C’, C++, Visual Basic, Delphi or .NET languages. 

The Annotation SDK/ActiveX Plug-In objects include vector graphics, text, bitmaps and user-defined objects. Any object can be used to create a link to any type of data or action. Built-in features include automatic handling of object creation, a customizable toolbar, pull-down menus for each object type, and more. Documents can be zoomed, panned and scrolled without losing programming control, allowing you to modify how Annotation works. Since the Annotation Plug-In is object oriented, all objects can be edited in many ways including resizing, moving, rotating, modifying font, deleting, moving to back or front, changing attributes and much more. They can be saved in the image permanently or saved as a separate file. Annotations can be added to both color and black & white images, and the developer may choose between low level or fully automated modes.

Annotation Plug-In Features:

• Hyperlink Annotations:  hyperlinks can be added to any annotation object, allowing a user click to launch an application or website, or send messages

• Voice Annotation objects

• Managed Undo feature

• Multi-layer annotation.

• Text object - similar to the Note object but the Text object has a transparent background and no frame around the text.  

• Rounded rectangle object - draws a rounded rectangle.

• Rubber stamp object - 30 prefabricated commonly used stamps, like “Paid”, “Faxed”, “Approved”, etc.

• Rubber Stamp and Bitmap objects.

• Metafile object - displays a metafile.

• Line and arrow with user selectable width and arrow type.

• Freehand object - draws freehand lines with the mouse with hot points.

• Draw Rectangle.

• Draw Ellipse.  

• Highlighter.

• White out.

• Note object.
  - Text alignment to left, right, and center.
  - User selectable font.
  - User selectable background color.

• create automated annotation.

• The Annotation can be permanently burned into an image, saved as a separate file, or saved in the TIFF header. 

• Annotation passwords providing security for every object.

• Resize and position any object 

• Print an object.

• Multi-page annotation support.

• Print the annotations with the image.