Hummingbird offers the most complete and capable image annotation engine in the imaging market. Only Hummingbird's annotation engine can read and write Eastman/Wang® annotations, read Watermark® annotations and convert them, and read Pixel Translations® annotations. Drop it into a Visual Basic application and implement it with total flexibility.

Hummingbird has taken the "sticky note" paradigm into the imaging environment with remarkable ease and sophistication. Now, with a few lines of code you can add many types of annotations to your images with speed and precise control.

Hummingbird's annotations are layered, and preserved in groups, so that they can be integrated with a security system and displayed only to authorized users. Annotations may be stored in the header data of a tiff file, or in a database. In either case, send the file with annotations to users for viewing. Display and print the file with or without annotations.

ImageBASIC Annotations include the following easy to use annotation types:

• Arrows - Add arrows to your image which are used to point to important information on the document. Choose from variety of line styles and colors.
• Bitmaps - Insert any BMP file as an annotation object. Set up your own in house library of custom annotations, and build them into your application.
• Line - Draw a straight line between two points on an image. Set the line's thickness, color, length and transparency
• Sticky Notes - Add an electronic "sticky note" to your image. You select the position and content of the note, which is viewed by simply clicking on the note icon.
• Freehand - Draw a line of any length or shape to your image. Circle a key piece of information.
• Highlight - Call attention to a rectangular region of an image with a transparent highlight. Just select the highlighted region, color, border color and shape.
• Redaction - Black out rectangular image portions, and set the color to your preference. Select the redaction color, as well as the border color.
• Text - Add text comments to the displayed image. Set the color, font type, font size and font style.

Hummingbird's annotation control is fully integrated with the ImageBASIC document handling controls, so that if you add or change an annotation in a multi-page file, the file will automatically be rebuilt before saving - a major time savings for the developer. With annotation controls like this, it's easy to see why Hummingbird is the leader in component imaging. Rapid application development tools from Hummingbird give you the power and flexibility to build your own customized imaging applications quickly and easily.