A Document Conversion Tool by Black Ice Software

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in enables the conversion from different image formats to the popular PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) file format. Using the PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in, any color or monochrome image type supported by the Black Ice imaging toolkits can be converted into image PDF format. The current release includes 1-bit, 8-bit color, 8-bit grayscale and 24-bit color support.

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in provides easy to use, high level functions, which can be easily integrated into any new or existing application. Since it includes both a DLL and an OCX, PDF read and write capabilities can be accessed with a variety of programming languages, including C/C++, VB, Delphi, C#, VB .NET and more.

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in includes several sample applications with full source code. These sample applications demonstrate how to create and display image PDF files and can be used as a starting point for most applications.

Image PDF Write/Generation

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in enables the conversion of any image formats supported by the Document Imaging SDK/ActiveX into the popular PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) file format. Using the Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in, any color or monochrome image type supported by the Black Ice imaging toolkits can be converted into image PDF format. Generated PDF files can be compressed using a variety of available compression methods, and can be single or multi-page.

Image PDF Read/Display

Application developers can create and display image PDF files within their own applications using the Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in. The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in can display and decode image PDF files such as those created with the Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in or any of the Black Ice PDF Printer Drivers. Developers can recall specific pages from a multi page image PDF file for display.

Multiple bit depths supported

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in supports the following bit depths:

* 1 bit
* 8 bit
* 8 bit grayscale
* 24 bit

Multiple compression methods supported

The Image PDF SDK/ActiveX plug-in supports the following compression methods:

* No compression, the image is embedded inside the file without any compression
* CCITT for 1-bit images
* JPEG compression
* Runlength Compression
* Flate Compression

Operating Systems Supported:
32-bit Windows Server 2003 family, Vista, XP, 2000, NT 4.0 and ME/98/95.

Visual Studio 2005, and VB.NET 8.0 Support has also been added.

Requirement:
Included in the Document Imaging SDK/ActiveX or available as an add-on to the Image SDK/ActiveX

Licensing

The Black Ice Image PDF plugin is royalty free and is licensed per developed application, so you can incorporate them with your application without any additional license fees.

System Requirements

Included in the Document Imaging SDK/ActiveX or available as an add-on to the Image SDK/ActiveX