BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Alternative to Imagelib Goto page 1, 2  Next          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Thirdparty Tools (General) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Kevin Guest Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 3:11 pm    Post subject: Alternative to Imagelib We are currently using Imagelib and are ready to switch to something else. I believe many of you have switched to ImageEn, can you tell me how difficult the switch was? How does the feature set compare? Has anyone switched from Imagelib to something besides ImageEn? Thanks, Kevin Back to top J. B. Ferguson Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Tony, ImageEn is a component suite for image processing, viewing and analysis. It can load and save from several image file formats, acquire from TWain scanners (single and multi pages), capture video, applies filters, merge images, select image regions (Magic Wand supported) and other. ImageEn allows you to include professional graphics software features in your applications. ImageEn works on Delphi 3, Delphi 4, Delphi 5, Delphi 6, Delphi 7, Delphi 2005, C++Builder 3, C++Builder 4, C++Builder 5 and C++Builder 6. http://www.hicomponents.com/nproducts.asp HTH... -- Regards, Jan Ferguson tony caduto wrote: Quote: What is ImageEn, do you have a link? I have heard of ImageLib but not ImageEn tony Back to top Brian Moelk Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Quote: We are currently using Imagelib and are ready to switch to something else. I believe many of you have switched to ImageEn, can you tell me how difficult the switch was? How does the feature set compare? Has anyone switched from Imagelib to something besides ImageEn? I evalutated ImageEn and Envision and chose Envision. I've been quite happy with Envision, it does everything I need. I had high hopes for ImageEn due to the recommendations on these NG's. I tried it first, but it felt a bit clunky to me and I couldn't get it to work as nicely as I could Envision's stuff. If ImageEn was good enough, I wouldn't have even bothered looking at Envision. As it stands now, I wouldn't look at anything else besides Envision. http://www.intervalsoftware.com/envision.html -- Brian Moelk [email]bmoelk (AT) NObrainSPAMendeavorHERE (DOT) com[/email] http://www.brainendeavor.com Back to top tony caduto Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Kevin wrote: Quote: We are currently using Imagelib and are ready to switch to something else. I believe many of you have switched to ImageEn, can you tell me how difficult the switch was? How does the feature set compare? Has anyone switched from Imagelib to something besides ImageEn? Thanks, Kevin What is ImageEn, do you have a link? I have heard of ImageLib but not ImageEn Back to top Roy M Klever Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Hi Tony, You can find ImageEn here: www.hicomponents.com Kind Regards Roy Magne Klever www.rmklever.com Back to top tony caduto Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib J. B. Ferguson wrote: Quote: http://www.hicomponents.com/nproducts.asp HTH... Thanks, I did not know about this product, it looks nice and the price is right :-) Back to top Paul Dolen Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Since I have never used ImageLib or ImageEn, I can't really give you the answer you want. But, I just thought I point out one other possible product. It is "Imaging Toolkit for Delphi" by MCM-Design: www.mcm-design.dk It is a lot cheaper than ImageLib, but still more expensive than ImageEn. Quote: We are currently using Imagelib and are ready to switch to something else. I believe many of you have switched to ImageEn, can you tell me how difficult the switch was? How does the feature set compare? Has anyone switched from Imagelib to something besides ImageEn? Back to top Mark Williams Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:41 am    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Hi Kevin, I've switched from ImageLib to ImageEn, but not to any other imaging toolkit. I did look at Envision when I decided to switch, but can't recall while I chose ImageEn over Envision. I suspect there was a lot more functionality with ImageEn. I still haven't replaced all the ImageLib in my apps, but I'm working on it. The bits I haven't yet replaced are the low level bits that require the imagelib dlls. These are the bits I'd really like to get shot of (hate those dlls!). Haven't looked at the low level stuff in ImageEn, but I understand its all there. I'm very pleased with ImageEn, whereas I was just frustrated with ImageLib. Cheers, Mark Back to top Mike Lischke Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Marcelo Carvalho wrote Quote: I was thinking eliminate any third party components to avoid the necessity to buy or upgrade it every new Delphi release. You might well use open source software for simple image loading. Try GraphicEx: www.soft-gems.net/GraphicEx.php. Mike -- www.soft-gems.net Back to top Marcelo Carvalho Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Hi, I use ImageLib since Delphi2 and I like it. Generally speaking, what would be the advantages of these mentioned libraries? (ImageEn, Envision, Imaging Toolkit) In the beginning ImageLib was necessary even for basic image tasks, as opening JPEG files that ware not supported. But now, for simple tasks as just opening images we can do directly using VCL. Is there any advantage to use such libraries for such simple tasks (just opening and viewing JPEG/GIF images) if compared to ImageLib or the VCL? I have an application in use for several years, and did not remove ImageLib yet. I was thinking eliminate any third party components to avoid the necessity to buy or upgrade it every new Delphi release. OTOH, I had to do it for ImageLib only once, when going from D2 to D4, since then it is working (D2006), at least for the basic features I use. ImageLib has a limitation when opening large image files, something larger than 3000 pixels wide. Do these libraries have such kind of limitation? What about the VCL? Thanks and regards, Marcelo Carvalho. "Kevin" <kevin (AT) no-spam-please (DOT) net> escreveu na mensagem news:43a429f2$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: We are currently using Imagelib and are ready to switch to something else. I believe many of you have switched to ImageEn, can you tell me how difficult the switch was? How does the feature set compare? Has anyone switched from Imagelib to something besides ImageEn? Thanks, Kevin Back to top Dean Hill Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Jens Gruschel wrote: Quote: The VCL has the same limitations than all other libraries relying on the WinAPI directly. Very large image sizes are only possible if you use some tiling machanism, but it's a lot harder to work on such tiled images (usually some kind of pixel streams are used to access them). What I don't understand is that many libraries don't make use of memory mapped files, which doesn't neccessarily allow to create larger images, but allows to create more images without trouble. ImageEn makes use of a custom TIEBitmap to overcome the memory issues (I think it can use memory mapped files). The standard TBitmap can also be used. Cheers Dean Back to top Jens Gruschel Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Quote: ImageLib has a limitation when opening large image files, something larger than 3000 pixels wide. Do these libraries have such kind of limitation? What about the VCL? The VCL has the same limitations than all other libraries relying on the WinAPI directly. Very large image sizes are only possible if you use some tiling machanism, but it's a lot harder to work on such tiled images (usually some kind of pixel streams are used to access them). What I don't understand is that many libraries don't make use of memory mapped files, which doesn't neccessarily allow to create larger images, but allows to create more images without trouble. Jens -- Jens Gruschel http://www.pegtop.net Back to top Jens Gruschel Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Quote: Is there any advantage to use such libraries for such simple tasks (just opening and viewing JPEG/GIF images) if compared to ImageLib or the VCL? Graphics32 and GraphicEx (by Mike Lischke) is a good free alternative to open and display (and manipulate to some degree) all kind of images. Jens -- Jens Gruschel http://www.pegtop.net Back to top Jens Gruschel Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Quote: ImageEn makes use of a custom TIEBitmap to overcome the memory issues (I think it can use memory mapped files). The standard TBitmap can also be used. I've never worked with ImageEn, that's why I wrote "many" libraries (not all of them). I wrote "I don't understand" because it's fairly simple to implement. I'm using my own library, which uses memory mapped files, too (and my own memory manager to map memory from scratch disks in a more or less smart way). Jens -- Jens Gruschel http://www.pegtop.net Back to top Dean Hill Guest Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Alternative to Imagelib Jens Gruschel wrote: Quote: I've never worked with ImageEn, that's why I wrote "many" libraries (not all of them). I wrote "I don't understand" because it's fairly Did not mean to hint that you meant anything untoward. I was just saying that ImageEn had what you were talking about. Quote: simple to implement. I'm using my own library, which uses memory mapped files, too (and my own memory manager to map memory from scratch disks in a more or less smart way). 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