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QPix: the professional choice
QPix 3 is the raster imaging plug-in of choice
of 4D developers doing professional imaging and
multimedia work. Since 1997, QPix keeps providing
more than features; it provides the quality and
dependability which 4D developers need and appreciate
in today's competitive business environment.
Powered by QuickTime, Apple's complete
technology for digital media on MacOS and Windows,
QPix is further enhanced by Escape's custom components
that integrate seamlessly with the QuickTime architecture.
QPix 3.2 is compatible with 4D 6.5 through 2004
on MacOS 9.2x/10.2x-10.4x and Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista.
Windows NT is not supported because Apple dropped
NT support
in QT6.
QPix 3.5 (bundle format, Universal Binary) is compatible with 4D 2004 and v11.2 or later on MacOS 10.4x or later and Windows XP/Vista.
Below is a partial list of QPix's amazing features. Download the distribution package for
complete examples and reusable 4D code:
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 Import
formats
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Imports
all file formats supported by QuickTime importers,
such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PICT, PNG, Photoshop,
and more.
Additional
support for Kodak PhotoCD, Scitex CT and
multi-page PDF (native on MasOS X, with
AFPL Ghostscript on Windows) via custom
importers developed by Escape.
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Image
acquisition
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Acquire
photos and video clips from digicams (videos on MacOS X only), captures from webcams
and camcorders, as well as traditional scanning
using a wide range of personal or high-end
document scanners with Automatic Document Feeder,
Transparency and Duplex options.
The acquisition protocols supported by QPix
are: PTP (Mac OS X Image Capture, Windows Image Acquisition - WIA), TWAIN, QuickTime Video Grabbing (MacOS) and Windows Video (Windows). |
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Image
transformations
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Rotate
(arbitrary angle), zoom (percent, fit, fill),
flip (horizontal, vertical, both), select rectangular
part, crop, set scroll offsets.
Apply
filters to images (see "Filters").
Lossless
rotation, flipping and mirroring of JPEG
images without opening the file (JPEG transcoding).
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Multi-page
TIFF/PDF generation
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Combines a series of source image files or 4D pictures into a multi-page TIFF or PDF file.
Works natively on MacOS X; on Windows APFL GhostScript is required.
Multi-page TIFF/PDF generation turns scanned pages into electronic documents that can be efficiently stored, distributed and visualized using a QPix area as document viewer.
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Metadata
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Reads TIFF, Exif, GPS, IPTC, and QuickTime metadata tags. |
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Information
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General
info: height, width, color depth, horz/vert
resolution
Frame
type: page, resolution, layer,
thumbnail.
Color
info: color space, color profile.
Compressed
picture info: codec used, depth,
quality. |
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Thumbnails
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Extracts
embedded thumnails from EXIF/JPEG and TIFF.
Creates
high-quality thumbnails (using
bicubic interpolation).
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Export
formats
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Exports
towards all file formats supported by QuickTime
exporters, such as JPEG, TIFF, PICT, PNG, JPEG
2000, and more. |
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Filters
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Supports
all installed QuickTime filters applicable
to still images, including brightness/contrast,
sharpen, blur, RGB and HSL balance, and many
more. |
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Plug-in
area features
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Customizable
area style (scrollable, various fixed styles)
Codeless
area setup with Advanced
Properties Dialog
Widgets:
area tools, zoom, multi-page
navigation
Tools:
pointer, hand, marquee, zoom.
Support
for 4D's drag and drop
Proportional
scrollbars and live scrolling
Area
menu bar with common functions
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