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Victor Image Processing Library -- What's New
August 19, 1996 . . . Victor Library for Windows version 4.11
New file handling functions have been added to the library:
- loadjpgfrombuffer
- Loads an image into a DIB from a JPEG-encoded memory buffer.
- jpeginfofrombuffer
- Retrieves JPEG image file data from a JPEG-encoded memory buffer.
- unlockLZW
- Enables LZW compression/decompression in the Victor Library. Proof of valid LZW license agreement with Unisys is required. This affects the use of the loadgif, savegif, savegifex functions for GIF file support. And it affects the use of loadtiff and savetiff only when using LZW compression, other types of TIFF image files are not involved here.
Unisys holds the patent rights to the LZW compression technology used in GIF and TIFF-LZW image files. The LZW license agreement is necessary if you wish to use this technology. This is true regardless of how you develop the LZW support, what library you use, or even if you write all the code yourself.
July 1, 1996 . . . Victor Library for Windows version 4.10
Enhancements to Victor for Windows and Victor for 32-bit Windows include:
- Rotation by any angle -- an image or an area of an image can now be rotated by any angle specified as a double-precision floating point number.
- New color reduction functions -- the new color reduction functions extend the capabilities of convertrgbtopal and matchcolorimage. These now can enable/disable diffusion scatter and permit the selection of color matching method.
- New display method with automatic color reduction -- Victor can assume complete responsibility for displaying your images. If your app is loading 24-bit RGB images while running in a 256- (or even 16-) color display mode Victor will use the best method to display the images.
- New Visual Basic example program that can load and save, display, scroll, and print an image with caption.
- Victor for 32-bit Windows now supports multithreaded applications.
January 1, 1996 . . . Victor Library for Windows version 4.05
Victor for Windows and Victor for 32-bit Windows are now shipping in version 4.05 with many new features:
- GIF file support expanded to load and save 1- through 8-bit, transparent, and interlaced images
- print multiple images and text on a single page
- improved 24-bit image display with optimum, standard, or specific palette
- accurate color image processing for palette color images
- load and save multipage TIFF images
Registered owners: your update notice is in the mail, but you can also call for special update and upgrade prices.
January 1, 1996 . . . Victor Library for Dos adds multipage TIFF support
Victor for Dos v 3.1 has been enhanced with the ability to save and load multiple images in a single TIFF file.
May 1, 1995 . . . Catenary Systems introduced Victor Image Processing Library v 4.0 for 32-bit Windows. This version of the library is for use in creating image-based applications running under any 32-bit Windows environment: Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 3.1 with Win32s.
This version of Victor has all the functionality of the Victor Library for Windows, but it does require a 32-bit language to create a 32-bit application.
For the retail price of Victor for 32-bit Windows, (optionally available with source code), see the ComponentSource CD.
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